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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 23, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 23, 1921 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Slim Harriss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Wilson 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Right Fielder |
| Ivy Griffin | First Baseman |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Tillie Walker | Left Fielder |
| Frank Welch | Center Fielder |
| Cy Perkins | Catcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Second Baseman |
| Chick Galloway | Shortstop |
| Slim Harriss | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bassler | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Ty Cobb | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 23, 1921
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Leonard
Witt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Witt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Leonard
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Witt moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dugan vs. Leonard
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Witt scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welch vs. Leonard
Welch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Walker trying to get to home. Young throws to Bassler who tags Walker for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Harriss
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Harriss
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Harriss
Cobb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Witt throws the ball in to Griffin who tags Cobb trying to return to first, for the out. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Harriss
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Leonard
Perkins strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Leonard
Dykes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bassler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Leonard
Galloway hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bassler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Harriss
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Harriss
Blue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Harriss
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Witt. Jones reaches second base with a double. Blue goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bassler vs. Harriss
Bassler hits a fly ball into center field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Harriss
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harriss vs. Leonard
Harriss strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Leonard
Witt hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Leonard
Griffin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Leonard
There goes Griffin. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Harriss
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Harriss
Bush hits a line drive into center field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Harriss
Cobb hits a line drive into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Leonard
Dugan hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Leonard
Welch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Leonard
Perkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Leonard
There goes Perkins. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Harriss
Veach hits a line drive towards first. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Harriss
Heilmann hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Harriss
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway throws towards first, with the pitcher covering. Harriss fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Harriss. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Harriss
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Witt who is chasing the ball. Jones reaches third base with a triple. Blue scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bassler vs. Harriss
Bassler hits a fly ball into center field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Leonard
Dykes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Leonard
Galloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harriss vs. Leonard
Harriss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witt vs. Leonard
Witt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Harriss
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Harriss
Young hits a popup towards short. Galloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Harriss
Bush bunts in front of the plate. Perkins picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Perkins. Griffin throws it away. That's an error on Griffin. Bush moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Harriss
Cobb hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Leonard
Griffin bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Leonard
Dugan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Welch vs. Leonard
Welch hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perkins vs. Leonard
Perkins hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Harriss
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Harriss
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Harriss
Blue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Harriss
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Galloway fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bassler vs. Harriss
Bassler is walked intentionally. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leonard vs. Harriss
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Heilmann scores. Jones moves to third. Bassler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Harriss
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Griffin fields the ball and throws to Harriss covering. Safe. Jones scores. Bassler moves to third. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bush vs. Harriss
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Leonard
Dykes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Leonard
Galloway hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harriss vs. Leonard
Harriss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Harriss
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Harriss
Veach bunts towards third. Dugan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Harriss
Heilmann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Harriss
There goes Veach. The throw from Perkins and he is out, Dykes applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Leonard
Witt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Leonard
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Leonard
Dugan hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Harriss
Blue hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Harriss
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bassler vs. Harriss
There goes Jones. The throw from Perkins and he is out, Galloway applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Harriss
Bassler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Harriss
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Leonard
Welch hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Leonard
Perkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Leonard
Frank Brazill pinch runs for Cy Perkins.
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards second. Young scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1921 -- PHA at DET (D)
PHA AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Whitey Witt, rf 4 1 2 0 Ralph Young, 2b 4 0 2 1
Ivy Griffin, 1b 3 0 1 0 Donie Bush, ss 4 1 1 0
Joe Dugan, 3b 4 0 1 1 Ty Cobb, cf 4 0 1 0
Tilly Walker, lf 4 1 3 1 Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 1 0
Frank Welch, cf 4 0 1 0 Harry Heilmann, rf 4 1 1 0
Cy Perkins, c 4 0 2 0 Lu Blue, 1b 4 2 3 0
Frank Brazill, pr 0 0 0 0 Bob Jones, 3b 4 1 3 2
Jimmy Dykes, 2b 4 0 0 0 Johnny Bassler, c 3 0 1 0
Chick Galloway, ss 3 0 1 0 Dutch Leonard, p 4 0 1 1
Slim Harriss, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 11 2 35 5 14 4
PHA 100 100 000 -- 2
DET 010 112 00x -- 5
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Slim Harriss (L) 8.0 14 5 4 1 0
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Dutch Leonard (W) 9.0 11 2 2 0 7
E -- Slim Harriss, Cy Perkins, Ivy Griffin
DP -- DET 2
LOB -- PHA 5, DET 7
2B -- Whitey Witt, Bob Jones
3B -- Bob Jones
HR -- Tilly Walker
CS -- Ivy Griffin, Cy Perkins, Bobby Veach, Bob Jones
HBP -- by Dutch Leonard (Ivy Griffin)
T -- 1:57
A -- 0
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