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Lineups and Summary
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Senators
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 17, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on May 17, 1921 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Mogridge |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Tommy Connolly 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Sam Rice | Center Fielder |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Bucky Harris | Second Baseman |
| Howie Shanks | Third Baseman |
| Frank O'Rourke | Shortstop |
| Patsy Gharrity | Catcher |
| George Mogridge | Pitcher |
| George McBride | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Ira Flagstead | Left Fielder |
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Ty Cobb | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 17, 1921
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Leonard
Judge hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Leonard
Lewis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Leonard
There goes Rice. The throw from Ainsmith and he is safe. Rice steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Leonard
Harris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mogridge
Young hits a line drive into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Leonard
Shanks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Leonard
O'Rourke bunts for an out with unknown description. Shanks moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gharrity vs. Leonard
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Shanks moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mogridge vs. Leonard
Mogridge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Mogridge
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Mogridge
Blue hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mogridge
Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Leonard
Judge hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Leonard
Lewis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Mogridge
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Mogridge
Leonard bunts towards the mound. Mogridge fields it and throws to first for the out. Ainsmith moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Mogridge
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shanks fields it and has Ainsmith trapped. There's the throw to Harris who throws back to Shanks who tags Ainsmith for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Leonard
Harris hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Leonard
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Leonard
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gharrity vs. Leonard
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Mogridge
Flagstead strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mogridge vs. Leonard
Mogridge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Leonard
Judge hits a ball on the ground, foul, for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Leonard
Lewis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Mogridge
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mogridge
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Mogridge
Ainsmith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Mogridge
Leonard is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Leonard
Harris hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Leonard
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mogridge
Young hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Leonard
O'Rourke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gharrity vs. Leonard
Gharrity bunts for an out with unknown description. O'Rourke moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mogridge vs. Leonard
Mogridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Leonard
Judge hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cobb, who is chasing the ball. Judge reaches third base with a triple. Flagstead throws the ball in to Ainsmith who tags Judge trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mogridge goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Mogridge
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Mogridge
Blue hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mogridge
Jones hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Rice. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ainsmith vs. Mogridge
Ainsmith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gharrity settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Leonard
Lewis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Leonard
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cobb who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Leonard
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodall vs. Mogridge
Larry Woodall pinch hits for Dutch Leonard.
Woodall hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mogridge
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judge scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cobb for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Oldham
Red Oldham now pitching.
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Oldham
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gharrity vs. Oldham
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mogridge vs. Oldham
Mogridge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Mogridge
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Mogridge
Blue takes first base on ball four. Flagstead moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Mogridge
Bobby Veach pinch hits for Bob Jones.
Veach strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ainsmith vs. Mogridge
Ainsmith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flagstead scores. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Mogridge
Sammy Hale pinch hits for Red Oldham.
Hale strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1921 -- WS1 at DET (D)
WS1 AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Joe Judge, 1b 4 0 1 1 Ralph Young, 2b 4 0 1 0
Duffy Lewis, lf 4 0 0 0 Donie Bush, ss 4 0 2 0
Sam Rice, cf 4 1 2 0 Ty Cobb, cf 4 0 0 0
Bing Miller, rf 4 0 2 1 Harry Heilmann, rf 4 0 1 0
Bucky Harris, 2b 4 0 0 0 Ira Flagstead, lf 4 1 0 0
Howie Shanks, 3b 4 0 1 0 Lu Blue, 1b 3 0 0 0
Frank O'Rourke, ss 3 0 2 0 Bob Jones, 3b 3 0 1 0
Patsy Gharrity, c 4 0 1 0 Bobby Veach, ph 1 0 0 0
George Mogridge, p 4 1 1 0 Eddie Ainsmith, c 3 0 2 1
Dutch Leonard, p 1 0 0 0
Larry Woodall, ph 1 0 0 0
Red Oldham, p 0 0 0 0
Sammy Hale, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 10 2 33 1 7 1
WS1 100 000 100 -- 2
DET 000 000 001 -- 1
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
George Mogridge (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 4
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Dutch Leonard (L) 8.0 9 2 2 0 2
Red Oldham 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
LOB -- WS1 7, DET 8
2B -- Bob Jones
3B -- Joe Judge, Bing Miller
SB -- Sam Rice
SH -- Frank O'Rourke, Dutch Leonard
T -- 2:01
A -- 0
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
