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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 31, 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 31, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willie Mitchell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Allen Russell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: Silk O'Loughlin 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 |
| Red McKee | Catcher |
| Willie Mitchell | 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 |
| Roxy Walters | Catcher |
| Allen Russell | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1916
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Russell
Vitt 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: ---
Bush vs. Russell
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: ---
Cobb vs. Russell
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russell fields it 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. Mitchell
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Mitchell
High hits a popup towards first. Burns catches it and throws to Young, who tags Magee for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Mitchell
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
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Russell
Veach is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Russell
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Russell
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maisel fields it and throws to first for the out. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Russell
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mullen. Young reaches second base with a double. Crawford scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKee vs. Russell
McKee 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 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Mitchell
Maisel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oldring vs. Mitchell
Oldring bunts towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out. Maisel moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullen vs. Mitchell
Mullen 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Mitchell
Walters strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Russell
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Russell
Vitt bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mitchell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Russell
Bush takes first base on ball four. Mitchell moves to third. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cobb vs. Russell
Cobb strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Veach vs. Russell
Veach takes first base on ball four. Mitchell scores. Vitt moves to third. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crawford vs. Russell
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields it and throws to home to get Vitt. Bush scores. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Russell
Burns is hit by the pitch. Veach moves to third. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Russell
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veach scores. Crawford scores. Burns moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McKee vs. Russell
McKee hits a popup into right field. Mullen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aragon vs. Mitchell
Angel Aragon pinch hits for Allen Russell.
Aragon hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Mitchell
Magee hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Mitchell
High hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Mogridge
George Mogridge now pitching.
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mogridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Mogridge
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh misplays the ball. That's an error on Peckinpaugh. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Mogridge
There goes Vitt. The throw from Walters and he is out, Maisel applying the tag. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb 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 4
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Mitchell
Pipp strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Mitchell
Maisel strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Mogridge
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Mogridge
Crawford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Mogridge
Burns hits a line drive into center field. Oldring picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Oldring. Crawford goes all the way around to score. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Mogridge
Young hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McKee vs. Mogridge
McKee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Mogridge
Mitchell 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 5
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Mitchell
Oldring hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullen vs. Mitchell
Mullen hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Mitchell
Walters hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mogridge vs. Mitchell
Mogridge strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Mogridge
Vitt hits a fly ball into right field. Mullen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Mogridge
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mogridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Mitchell
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Mitchell
High strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Mitchell
Pipp hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Love
Slim Love now pitching.
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, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Love
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Magee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Love
Young hits a fly ball into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Mitchell
Maisel hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Mitchell
Oldring hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullen vs. Mitchell
Mullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oldring moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walters vs. Mitchell
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. Oldring moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Love vs. Mitchell
Love strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKee vs. Love
McKee hits a fly ball into right field. Mullen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Love
Mitchell 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, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Love
Vitt 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, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Mitchell
Magee hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Mitchell
High bunts towards third. Vitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. High moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Mitchell
Pipp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crawford who is chasing the ball. Pipp reaches third base with a triple. High scores. Peckinpaugh goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maisel vs. Mitchell
Maisel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pipp scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oldring vs. Mitchell
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullen vs. Mitchell
Mullen hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Love
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Love
Cobb bunts towards the mound. Love fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Love
There goes Cobb. The throw from Walters and he is safe. Cobb steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Love
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Love
Veach hits a fly ball into right field. Mullen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Mitchell
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walters for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Mitchell
Walt Alexander pinch hits for Slim Love.
Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Mitchell
Magee hits a line drive towards third. Vitt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1916 -- DET at NYA (D)
DET AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Ossie Vitt, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lee Magee, 2b 5 0 1 0
Donie Bush, ss 4 1 2 0 Hugh High, lf 4 1 1 0
Ty Cobb, cf 5 0 1 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 2 1 1 0
Bobby Veach, lf 3 1 0 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 1 1 2
Sam Crawford, rf 3 3 0 1 Fritz Maisel, 3b 4 0 2 1
George Burns, 1b 3 1 1 0 Rube Oldring, cf 3 0 2 0
Ralph Young, 2b 4 0 2 3 Charlie Mullen, rf 4 0 1 0
Red McKee, c 4 0 1 1 Roxy Walters, c 4 0 0 0
Willie Mitchell, p 4 1 1 0 Allan Russell, p 0 0 0 0
Angel Aragon, ph 1 0 0 0
George Mogridge, p 1 0 0 0
Slim Love, p 1 0 0 0
Walt Alexander, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 8 6 34 3 9 3
DET 014 020 000 -- 7
NYA 000 000 030 -- 3
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Willie Mitchell (W) 9.0 9 3 3 2 6
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Allan Russell (L) 3.0 3 5 5 2 1
George Mogridge 3.0 4 2 1 1 0
Slim Love 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Roger Peckinpaugh, Rube Oldring
DP -- DET 1
LOB -- DET 6, NYA 7
2B -- Ralph Young
3B -- Wally Pipp
SB -- Ty Cobb
CS -- Ossie Vitt, Ty Cobb
SH -- Rube Oldring, Ossie Vitt
HBP -- by Allan Russell (Bobby Veach), by Allan Russell (George Burns)
T -- 1:42
A -- 3000
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