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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 21, 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 21, 1921 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Slim Harriss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ollie Chill 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Right Fielder |
| Tillie Walker | Left Fielder |
| Ivy Griffin | First Baseman |
| Glenn Myatt | Catcher |
| Paul Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Dykes | Second Baseman |
| Chick Galloway | Shortstop |
| Slim Harriss | 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 |
| Ira Flagstead | Shortstop |
| Johnny Bassler | Catcher |
| Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
| Ty Cobb | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 21, 1921
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Ehmke
Witt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ehmke
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Ehmke
Griffin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Harriss
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Harriss
Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Harriss
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Ehmke
Myatt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ehmke
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Veach picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Veach. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dugan vs. Ehmke
Dugan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dykes vs. Ehmke
Dykes hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Galloway vs. Ehmke
Galloway hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Harriss
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Harriss
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Harriss
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Harriss
There goes Blue. The throw from Myatt and he is safe. Blue steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flagstead vs. Harriss
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harriss vs. Ehmke
Harriss strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Ehmke
Witt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Ehmke
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Witt moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Ehmke
Griffin 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 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Harriss
Bassler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Harriss
Ehmke 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--
Young vs. Harriss
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Harriss
Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Ehmke
Myatt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ehmke
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Ehmke
Dugan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Harriss
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Harriss
Veach 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--
Heilmann vs. Harriss
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards second. Dykes scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Ehmke
Dykes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Ehmke
Galloway hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harriss vs. Ehmke
Harriss hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Harriss
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Harriss
Flagstead bunts for an out with unknown description. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bassler vs. Harriss
Bassler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ehmke vs. Harriss
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway 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: ---
Witt vs. Ehmke
Witt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ehmke
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--
Griffin vs. Ehmke
Griffin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. Ehmke
Myatt takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Ehmke
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Harriss
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Galloway. Young moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Harriss
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Young moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Harriss
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to second for the out. Young scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Harriss
Veach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cobb moves to third. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heilmann vs. Harriss
Heilmann hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Harriss
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Harriss
Blue is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Harriss
Flagstead strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Ehmke
Dugan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Ehmke
Dykes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Ehmke
Galloway hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Harriss
Bassler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Bassler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ehmke vs. Harriss
Ehmke bunts for an out with unknown description. Bassler moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Harriss
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Harriss
The umpire calls a balk on Harriss Bassler scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Harriss
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cobb vs. Harriss
Cobb hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Ehmke
Zip Collins pinch hits for Slim Harriss.
Collins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Ehmke
Witt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ehmke
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Keefe
Dave Keefe now pitching.
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Keefe
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Keefe
Blue strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Ehmke
Griffin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Ehmke
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead misplays the ball. That's an error on Flagstead. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ehmke
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Ehmke
Dugan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1921 -- PHA at DET (D)
PHA AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Whitey Witt, rf 4 0 1 0 Ralph Young, 2b 3 1 1 0
Tillie Walker, lf 4 0 1 0 Bob Jones, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ivy Griffin, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ty Cobb, cf 4 1 0 1
Glenn Myatt, c 3 0 0 0 Bobby Veach, lf 4 1 2 0
Paul Johnson, cf 4 0 1 0 Harry Heilmann, rf 4 1 1 3
Joe Dugan, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lu Blue, 1b 2 0 1 0
Jimmy Dykes, 2b 3 0 0 0 Ira Flagstead, ss 2 0 0 0
Chick Galloway, ss 3 0 0 0 Johnny Bassler, c 3 1 2 0
Slim Harriss, p 2 0 0 0 Howard Ehmke, p 2 0 1 0
Zip Collins, ph 1 0 0 0
Dave Keefe, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 3 0 28 5 8 4
PHA 000 000 000 -- 0
DET 000 004 10x -- 5
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Slim Harriss (L) 7.0 8 5 5 3 1
Dave Keefe 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 4
E -- Bobby Veach, Chick Galloway, Ira Flagstead
DP -- PHA 2
LOB -- PHA 6, DET 4
2B -- Johnny Bassler
HR -- Harry Heilmann
SB -- Lu Blue
CS -- Lu Blue
SH -- Ira Flagstead, Howard Ehmke
HBP -- by Howard Ehmke (Joe Dugan)
Balk -- Slim Harriss
T -- 1:30
A -- 15000
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