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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 30, 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 August 30, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill James |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shawkey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Silk O'Loughlin 1B: Billy Evans 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Sam Crawford | Right Fielder |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Tubby Spencer | Catcher |
| Bill James | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Magee | Second Baseman |
| Hugh High | Left Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Fritz Maisel | Third Baseman |
| Rube Oldring | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Mullen | Right Fielder |
| Les Nunamaker | Catcher |
| Bob Shawkey | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 30, 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 center field. Oldring 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 ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee 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. James
Magee bunts towards third. Vitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. James
High bunts towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. James
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Magee moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pipp vs. James
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Magee scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maisel vs. James
Maisel hits a popup towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Shawkey
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crawford for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shawkey
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Shawkey
There goes Burns. The throw from Nunamaker and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Shawkey
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Shawkey, and towards Magee, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Shawkey
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maisel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. James
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. James fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullen vs. James
Mullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. James
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Shawkey
James 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. James moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vitt vs. Shawkey
Vitt bunts towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. James moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. James scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shawkey
There goes Cobb. The throw from Nunamaker and he is out, Peckinpaugh applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. James
Shawkey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. James
Magee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shawkey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
High vs. James
High strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. James
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shawkey moves to third. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pipp vs. James
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush can't make a play. That's a base hit. Shawkey scores. Magee moves to third. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maisel vs. James
Maisel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Magee scores. Peckinpaugh scores. Pipp moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oldring vs. Boland
Bernie Boland now pitching.
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt can't make a play. That's a base hit. Pipp scores. Maisel moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mullen vs. Boland
There goes Oldring. The throw from Spencer and he is safe. Oldring steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mullen vs. Boland
Mullen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nunamaker vs. Boland
There goes Maisel. The slide. Spencer applies the tag. Maisel is out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Oldring settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Shawkey
Crawford strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shawkey
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maisel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Boland
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Young. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shawkey vs. Boland
Shawkey bunts towards the mound. Boland fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boland. Nunamaker moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Magee vs. Boland
Magee hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
High vs. Boland
High hits a popup towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peckinpaugh vs. Boland
There go the runners. The throw from Spencer to Vitt. The throw back to home, and Nunamaker is out at the plate. Shawkey moves to second. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shawkey
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Shawkey
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Shawkey
Boland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Boland
Peckinpaugh hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Boland
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maisel vs. Boland
There goes Pipp. The throw from Spencer and he is safe. Pipp steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maisel vs. Boland
Maisel strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oldring vs. Boland
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oldring for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Shawkey
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush bunts towards the mound. Shawkey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crawford vs. Shawkey
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cobb scores. Veach moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Shawkey
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullen vs. Boland
Mullen hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Boland
Nunamaker 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, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Boland
Shawkey hits a popup towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shawkey
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Shawkey covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Harry Heilmann pinch hits for Tubby Spencer.
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Oldring settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Shawkey
George Harper pinch hits for Bernie Boland.
Harper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Cunningham
Red McKee now catching. George Cunningham 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, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Cunningham
High hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Cunningham
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Peckinpaugh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Cunningham
Pipp hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Shawkey
Vitt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nunamaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maisel can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maisel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Cunningham
Maisel hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Cunningham
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullen vs. Cunningham
Mullen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cunningham fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cunningham. Mullen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nunamaker vs. Cunningham
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Shawkey
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shawkey
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shawkey
Young strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1916 -- DET at NYA (D)
DET AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Ossie Vitt, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lee Magee, 2b 4 2 2 0
Donie Bush, ss 4 0 1 0 Hugh High, lf 3 0 0 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 1 3 1 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 1 2 0
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 1 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 1 3 2
Sam Crawford, rf 4 0 0 1 Fritz Maisel, 3b 4 0 1 2
George Burns, 1b 4 0 1 0 Rube Oldring, cf 4 0 1 1
Ralph Young, 2b 4 0 0 0 Charlie Mullen, rf 4 0 0 0
Tubby Spencer, c 2 0 0 0 Les Nunamaker, c 4 0 0 0
Harry Heilmann, ph 1 0 0 0 Bob Shawkey, p 3 1 1 0
Red McKee, c 0 0 0 0
Bill James, p 1 1 1 0
Bernie Boland, p 1 0 0 0
George Harper, ph 1 0 0 0
George Cunningham, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 34 5 10 5
DET 001 001 000 -- 2
NYA 104 000 00x -- 5
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Bill James (L) 2.1 7 5 5 0 1
Bernie Boland 3.2 2 0 0 0 2
George Cunningham 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Shawkey (W) 9.0 7 2 2 0 4
E -- Roger Peckinpaugh, Ralph Young, Bernie Boland, George Cunningham
LOB -- DET 5, NYA 6
2B -- Roger Peckinpaugh
SB -- George Burns, Rube Oldring, Wally Pipp
CS -- Ty Cobb, Fritz Maisel, Les Nunamaker
SH -- Hugh High, Ossie Vitt
T -- 1:56
A -- 6000
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