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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
July 17, 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 July 17, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Coveleski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shawkey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Red McKee | Catcher |
| Harry Coveleski | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Magee | Center Fielder |
| Hugh High | Left Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Charlie Mullen | First Baseman |
| Paddy Baumann | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gedeon | Second Baseman |
| Luke Boone | Third Baseman |
| Les Nunamaker | Catcher |
| Bob Shawkey | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
July 17, 1916
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Shawkey
Vitt 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Coveleski
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Coveleski
High hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullen vs. Coveleski
Mullen 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 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Shawkey
Burns hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Shawkey
There goes Cobb. The throw from Nunamaker and he is safe. Cobb steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Shawkey
Young hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumann vs. Coveleski
Baumann hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Coveleski
Gedeon 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: ---
Boone vs. Coveleski
Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nunamaker vs. Coveleski
There goes Boone. The throw from McKee and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKee vs. Shawkey
McKee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Shawkey
Coveleski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Shawkey
Vitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush hits a fly ball into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Coveleski
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nunamaker for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Coveleski
Shawkey 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Coveleski
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Magee for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mullen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heilmann for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shawkey
There goes Cobb. The throw from Nunamaker and he is out, Gedeon applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nunamaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Coveleski
High hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullen vs. Coveleski
Mullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumann vs. Coveleski
Baumann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mullen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gedeon vs. Coveleski
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shawkey
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Shawkey
Young bunts towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKee vs. Shawkey
McKee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mullen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKee for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coveleski vs. Shawkey
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Coveleski
Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nunamaker vs. Coveleski
Nunamaker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb who is chasing the ball. Nunamaker reaches third base with a triple. Boone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shawkey vs. Coveleski
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nunamaker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Coveleski
Magee bunts towards the mound. Coveleski fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Coveleski. Shawkey moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
High vs. Coveleski
High strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mullen vs. Coveleski
Mullen hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Shawkey
Vitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush hits a popup towards the mound. Shawkey catches it and throws to first to double up Vitt. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumann vs. Coveleski
Baumann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Coveleski
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Coveleski
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shawkey
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gedeon. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Shawkey
Sam Crawford pinch hits for Ralph Young.
Crawford hits a fly ball into right field. Baumann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Coveleski
Frank Fuller now playing second base.
Nunamaker hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Coveleski
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Coveleski
Magee hits a line drive towards first. Burns catches it and steps on first to double up Shawkey. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKee vs. Shawkey
McKee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Shawkey
George Harper pinch hits for Harry Coveleski.
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Shawkey
Vitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kavanagh vs. Shawkey
Marty Kavanagh pinch hits for Donie Bush.
Kavanagh hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Cunningham
Frank Fuller now playing shortstop. Marty Kavanagh now playing second base. George Cunningham now pitching.
High hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Cunningham
Peckinpaugh bunts in front of the plate. McKee fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullen vs. Cunningham
Mullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mullen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heilmann for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Shawkey
Burns 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
Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1916, game 1 -- DET at NYA (D)
DET AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Ossie Vitt, 3b 3 0 2 0 Lee Magee, cf 3 0 0 0
Donie Bush, ss 3 0 0 0 Hugh High, lf 4 0 2 0
Marty Kavanag, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 0 1 0
Harry Heilmann, rf 4 0 0 0 Charlie Mullen, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 0 3 0 Paddy Baumann, rf 3 0 1 0
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 0 0 Joe Gedeon, 2b 3 0 0 0
George Burns, 1b 4 0 1 0 Luke Boone, 3b 3 1 2 0
Ralph Young, 2b 1 0 0 0 Les Nunamaker, c 3 1 1 1
Sam Crawford, ph 1 0 0 0 Bob Shawkey, p 3 0 2 1
Frank Fuller, 2b-ss 0 0 0 0
Red McKee, c 3 0 0 0
Harry Coveleski, p 2 0 0 0
George Harper, ph 1 0 0 0
George Cunningham, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 6 0 30 2 9 2
DET 000 000 000 -- 0
NYA 000 020 00x -- 2
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Harry Coveleski (L) 7.0 8 2 2 0 1
George Cunningham 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Shawkey (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 2
E -- Harry Coveleski, Joe Gedeon
DP -- DET 2, NYA 1
LOB -- DET 6, NYA 5
3B -- Les Nunamaker
SB -- Ty Cobb
CS -- Luke Boone, Ty Cobb
SH -- Ralph Young, Lee Magee
T -- 1:45
A -- 0
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