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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 20, 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 August 20, 1921 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Rommel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 7,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Ollie Chill 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Right Fielder |
| Tillie Walker | Left Fielder |
| Cy Perkins | Catcher |
| Paul Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Dykes | Second Baseman |
| Emmet McCann | Shortstop |
| Ivy Griffin | First Baseman |
| Eddie Rommel | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Joe Sargent | Shortstop |
| Johnny Bassler | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Ty Cobb | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 20, 1921
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Leonard
Witt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Rommel
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Griffin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Rommel
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Rommel
Cobb hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Leonard
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Leonard
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Leonard
McCann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Rommel
Veach hits a line drive towards third. Dugan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Rommel
Heilmann hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Rommel
Blue hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Leonard
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rommel vs. Leonard
Rommel bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witt vs. Leonard
Witt strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
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 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sargent vs. Rommel
Sargent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rommel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Rommel
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Rommel
Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Rommel
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Leonard
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dugan for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Rommel
Jones hits a popup towards third. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Rommel
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rommel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Rommel
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rommel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Leonard
McCann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Leonard
Griffin bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. McCann moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rommel vs. Leonard
Rommel hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witt vs. Leonard
Witt hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Rommel
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Rommel
Blue hits a line drive into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sargent vs. Rommel
Sargent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bassler vs. Rommel
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rommel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a popup towards short. Sargent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Leonard
Perkins hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Leonard
There goes Johnson. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Rommel
Leonard hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Rommel
Young bunts towards the mound. Rommel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Rommel
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Rommel
Cobb hits a fly ball into right field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Leonard
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Leonard
Dykes bunts in front of the plate. Bassler picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bassler. Dykes moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCann vs. Leonard
McCann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to home to get Dykes. McCann moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Leonard
Griffin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Griffin reaches second base with a double. McCann scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rommel vs. Leonard
Rommel hits a line drive to center field. Cobb throws towards the plate. Bassler fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bassler. Griffin scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witt vs. Leonard
Witt hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Rommel
Veach hits a line drive towards first. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Rommel
Heilmann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Heilmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Rommel
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shorten vs. Rommel
Chick Shorten pinch hits for Joe Sargent.
Shorten hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heilmann scores. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bassler vs. Rommel
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rommel fields it and throws to first for the out. Shorten moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leonard vs. Rommel
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rommel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Ira Flagstead now playing shortstop.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Leonard
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Rommel
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Rommel
Jones bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Rommel
Cobb hits a popup, foul, towards first. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Rommel
Veach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heilmann vs. Rommel
Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Leonard
Dugan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Leonard
Dykes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Leonard
McCann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Rommel
Blue bunts towards third. Dugan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Rommel
Flagstead bunts towards the mound. Rommel fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bassler vs. Rommel
Bassler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blue scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Rommel
Red Oldham pinch runs for Johnny Bassler.
Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oldham moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Rommel
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oldham moves to third. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Rommel
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dugan. Oldham scores. Leonard moves to third. Young moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1921 -- PHA at DET (D)
PHA AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Whitey Witt, rf 4 0 0 0 Ralph Young, 2b 5 0 3 0
Tilly Walker, lf 3 0 1 0 Bob Jones, 3b 5 0 0 0
Cy Perkins, c 4 0 0 0 Ty Cobb, cf 4 0 0 0
Paul Johnson, cf 4 0 1 0 Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 1 0
Joe Dugan, 3b 4 0 0 0 Harry Heilmann, rf 3 1 1 0
Jimmy Dykes, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lu Blue, 1b 3 1 1 0
Emmett McCann, ss 4 1 1 0 Joe Sargent, ss 2 0 1 0
Ivy Griffin, 1b 2 1 2 1 Chick Shorten, ph 1 0 1 1
Eddie Rommel, p 2 0 1 0 Ira Flagstead, ss 0 0 0 0
Johnny Bassler, c 4 0 1 1
Red Oldham, pr 0 1 0 0
Dutch Leonard, p 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 7 1 35 3 11 2
PHA 000 000 200 -- 2
DET 000 000 102 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Eddie Rommel (L) 8.1 11 3 2 2 0
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Dutch Leonard (W) 9.0 7 2 0 1 4
E -- Johnny Bassler 2, Joe Dugan
DP -- PHA 1
LOB -- PHA 5, DET 10
2B -- Ivy Griffin, Harry Heilmann
CS -- Paul Johnson
SH -- Eddie Rommel, Ivy Griffin, Ira Flagstead
T -- 1:30
A -- 7500
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