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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 20, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Cunningham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Caldwell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| George Cunningham | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Gilhooley | Right Fielder |
| Lee Magee | Center Fielder |
| Joe Gedeon | Second Baseman |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Hugh High | Left Fielder |
| Roxy Walters | Catcher |
| Ray Caldwell | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1916
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Caldwell
Bush hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Caldwell
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Caldwell
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Caldwell
Cobb is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Cunningham
Gilhooley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cunningham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Cunningham
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Cunningham
Gedeon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Caldwell
Veach hits a line drive into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Caldwell
Heilmann hits a fly ball into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Caldwell
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Cunningham
Baker 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Cunningham
Pipp hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cobb who is chasing the ball. Pipp reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peckinpaugh vs. Cunningham
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
High vs. Cunningham
High 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
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Caldwell
Young hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanage vs. Caldwell
Stanage bunts towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Caldwell
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Caldwell
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Caldwell
Vitt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Cunningham
Walters hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caldwell vs. Cunningham
Caldwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilhooley vs. Cunningham
Gilhooley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilhooley is thrown out after the base hit. Caldwell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Magee vs. Cunningham
Magee 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
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Caldwell
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Caldwell
Veach hits a fly ball into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Caldwell
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Caldwell
Walters fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Walters. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Caldwell
Burns hits a popup towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Cunningham
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Cunningham
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Cunningham
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Cunningham
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to third. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
High vs. Cunningham
High hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baker scores. Pipp moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walters vs. Cunningham
There goes High. The throw from Stanage and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Pipp scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Cunningham
Walters 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
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Caldwell
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Gilhooley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Caldwell
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Peckinpaugh. Stanage moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Caldwell
Cunningham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Caldwell
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caldwell vs. Cunningham
Caldwell 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Cunningham
Gilhooley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Cunningham
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilhooley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gedeon vs. Cunningham
Gedeon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Cunningham
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Caldwell
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh misplays the ball. That's an error on Peckinpaugh. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Caldwell
Cobb strikes out. There goes Vitt. The throw from Walters to second, and Vitt is out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Caldwell
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Veach for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Cunningham
Pipp 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Cunningham
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Cunningham
High hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Caldwell
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Love
Slim Love now pitching.
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Love
Young takes first base on ball four. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanage vs. Fisher
Ray Fisher now pitching.
Stanage hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh catches it and throws to second to double up Heilmann. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Cunningham
Walters hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Cunningham
Fisher hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Cunningham
Gilhooley strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Fisher
Sam Crawford pinch hits for George Cunningham.
Crawford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Fisher
Frank Fuller pinch runs for Sam Crawford.
Bush bunts towards the mound. Fisher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fisher. Fuller moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vitt vs. Fisher
Vitt bunts towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. Fuller moves to third. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cobb vs. Fisher
Cobb strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Veach vs. Fisher
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Boland
Bernie Boland now pitching.
Magee 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Boland
Gedeon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Boland
Baker hits a popup towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Boland
Pipp hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Fisher
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fisher
George Harper pinch hits for George Burns.
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kavanagh vs. Fisher
Marty Kavanagh pinch hits for Ralph Young.
Kavanagh hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dubuc vs. Fisher
Jean Dubuc pinch hits for Oscar Stanage.
Dubuc hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1916 -- DET at NYA (D)
DET AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Donie Bush, ss 3 0 0 0 Frank Gilhooley, rf 3 0 1 0
Ossie Vitt, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lee Magee, cf 4 0 0 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 0 1 0 Joe Gedeon, 2b 2 0 0 0
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 0 0 Frank Baker, 3b 4 1 1 0
Harry Heilmann, rf 2 0 0 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 1 2 0
George Burns, 1b 3 0 0 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 3 0 0 0
George Harper, ph 1 0 1 0 Hugh High, lf 3 0 1 1
Ralph Young, 2b 2 1 0 0 Roxy Walters, c 3 0 0 0
Marty Kavanagh, ph 1 0 0 0 Ray Caldwell, p 2 0 1 0
Oscar Stanage, c 2 0 1 0 Slim Love, p 0 0 0 0
Jean Dubuc, ph 1 0 0 0 Ray Fisher, p 1 0 0 0
George Cunningham, p 2 0 1 1
Sam Crawford, ph 1 0 1 0
Frank Fuller, pr 0 0 0 0
Bernie Boland, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 5 1 29 2 6 1
DET 001 000 000 -- 1
NYA 000 200 00x -- 2
DET IP H R ER BB SO
George Cunningham (L) 7.0 6 2 1 2 2
Bernie Boland 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Ray Caldwell (W)* 6.0 3 1 0 2 2
Slim Love 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Ray Fisher (S) 2.2 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Wally Pipp, Roxy Walters, Oscar Stanage, Roger Peckinpaugh 2, Ray Fisher
DP -- NYA 2
LOB -- DET 7, NYA 6
3B -- Wally Pipp
SB -- Hugh High
CS -- Ossie Vitt
SH -- Oscar Stanage, Donie Bush, Ossie Vitt
T -- 1:47
A -- 25000
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