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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
June 4, 1917
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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 June 4, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Mogridge |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Barry McCormick 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: Tommy Connolly |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Tubby Spencer | Catcher |
| Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Magee | Center Fielder |
| Hugh High | Left Fielder |
| Fritz Maisel | Second Baseman |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Tim Hendryx | Right Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Les Nunamaker | Catcher |
| George Mogridge | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
June 4, 1917
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maisel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mogridge
Young 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: ---
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maisel 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. Ehmke
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. Ehmke
High 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Ehmke
Maisel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush 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. Mogridge
Veach 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: ---
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann hits a popup towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mogridge
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it 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: ---
Pipp vs. Ehmke
Pipp strikes out. Spencer drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pipp out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Ehmke
Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendryx vs. Ehmke
Hendryx hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Hendryx reaches second base with a double. Baker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Ehmke
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hendryx moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nunamaker vs. Ehmke
Nunamaker bunts for a double play. Hendryx scores. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Mogridge
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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mogridge
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Mogridge
Ehmke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendryx. Bush reaches second base with a double. There goes Ehmke trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mogridge vs. Ehmke
Mogridge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Ehmke
Magee 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: ---
High vs. Ehmke
High hits a popup in front of the plate. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mogridge
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Magee. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mogridge fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Mogridge
Veach takes first base on ball four. Young scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Mogridge
Burns hits a popup towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Ehmke
Maisel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Ehmke
Pipp 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: ---
Baker vs. Ehmke
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
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Mogridge
Vitt hits a fly ball into right field. Hendryx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mogridge
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Hendryx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Mogridge
Ehmke hits a fly ball into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Ehmke
Hendryx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Ehmke
Peckinpaugh is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Ehmke
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
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Mogridge
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bush scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veach vs. Mogridge
Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Love
Slim Love now pitching.
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Love
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Love vs. Ehmke
Love hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Ehmke
Magee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Ehmke
High hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maisel vs. Ehmke
Maisel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Love
Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Love
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Love
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Love
Love fires to first and picks off Bush. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Ehmke
Pipp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Ehmke
Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendryx vs. Ehmke
Hendryx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Ehmke
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Love
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Love
Cobb hits a line drive towards short. Peckinpaugh catches it and throws to first to double up Young. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Love
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Ehmke
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Love vs. Ehmke
Love hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Ehmke
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush misplays the ball. That's an error on Bush. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Ehmke
High is hit by the pitch. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maisel vs. Ehmke
Maisel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Magee scores. High moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pipp vs. Ehmke
Pipp hits a line drive into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Love
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Love
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Love
There goes Burns. The throw from Nunamaker and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vitt vs. Love
Vitt hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Love
Spencer hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Ehmke
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendryx vs. Ehmke
Hendryx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb. Hendryx reaches second base with a double. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peckinpaugh vs. Ehmke
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker scores. Hendryx moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nunamaker vs. Ehmke
Nunamaker hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hendryx tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caldwell vs. Ehmke
Ray Caldwell pinch hits for Slim Love.
Caldwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Ehmke
Magee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Caldwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
High vs. Jones
Deacon Jones now pitching.
High hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Caldwell scores. Magee moves to second. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1917 -- DET at NYA (D)
DET AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Donie Bush, ss 3 1 2 0 Lee Magee, cf 5 1 2 0
Ralph Young, 2b 4 2 3 0 Hugh High, lf 4 0 1 1
Ty Cobb, cf 4 1 1 1 Fritz Maisel, 2b 4 0 1 1
Bobby Veach, lf 2 0 0 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 0 0 0
Harry Heilmann, rf 4 1 1 2 Frank Baker, 3b 4 2 3 0
George Burns, 1b 4 0 1 0 Tim Hendryx, rf 4 2 2 1
Ossie Vitt, 3b 4 0 0 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 0 2 1
Tubby Spencer, c 4 0 0 0 Les Nunamaker, c 2 0 0 2
Howard Ehmke, p 3 0 1 0 George Mogridge, p 1 0 0 0
Deacon Jones, p 0 0 0 0 Slim Love, p 2 0 0 0
Ray Caldwell, ph 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 9 4 35 6 11 6
DET 000 104 000 -- 5
NYA 020 000 013 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke (L) 8.2 10 6 5 0 3
Deacon Jones 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
George Mogridge 5.1 7 5 5 1 1
Slim Love (W) 3.2 2 0 0 1 1
E -- Donie Bush
DP -- DET 1, NYA 1
LOB -- DET 3, NYA 6
2B -- Frank Baker, Tim Hendryx 2, Donie Bush, Ralph Young
HR -- Harry Heilmann
SB -- George Burns
SH -- Les Nunamaker
SF -- Bobby Veach, Les Nunamaker
HBP -- by Howard Ehmke (Hugh High)
WP -- George Mogridge
T -- 2:03
A -- 8000
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