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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 6, 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 August 6, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willie Mitchell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Mogridge |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Silk O'Loughlin 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 |
| Archie Yelle | Catcher |
| Willie Mitchell | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Hendryx | Right Fielder |
| Fritz Maisel | Second Baseman |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Armando Marsans | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Miller | Left Fielder |
| Roxy Walters | Catcher |
| George Mogridge | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 6, 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 short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Mogridge
Veach is hit by the pitch. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field. Hendryx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Mitchell
Hendryx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Veach throws the ball in to Young who tags Hendryx, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Mitchell
Maisel 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: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Mitchell
There goes Peckinpaugh. The throw from Yelle and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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: ---
Burns vs. Mogridge
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Mogridge
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Young reaches second base with a double. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yelle vs. Mogridge
Yelle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitchell vs. Mogridge
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns scores. Young moves to third. Yelle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vitt vs. Mogridge
Vitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young scores. There goes Yelle trying to get to home. Hendryx throws the ball in to Walters who tags Yelle who's trying to score from second, for the out. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mogridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Mitchell
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, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Mitchell
Marsans hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mitchell
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Mitchell
Walters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mogridge vs. Mitchell
Mogridge hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cobb who is chasing the ball. Mogridge reaches third base with a triple. Miller scores. Walters goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendryx vs. Mitchell
Hendryx hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Hendryx reaches second base with a double. Mogridge scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maisel vs. Mitchell
Maisel 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, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Mogridge
Veach is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Mogridge
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Mogridge
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Young reaches second base with a double. Heilmann scores. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yelle vs. Mogridge
Yelle hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mitchell vs. Mogridge
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Peckinpaugh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Mitchell
Pipp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Mitchell
Baker hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marsans vs. Mitchell
Marsans 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, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Mogridge
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mitchell
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Mitchell
Walters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mogridge vs. Mitchell
Mogridge hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach who is chasing the ball. Mogridge reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendryx vs. Mitchell
Hendryx hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Mogridge
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Mogridge
Burns bunts towards the mound. Mogridge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Mogridge
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yelle vs. Mogridge
Yelle hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Mitchell
Maisel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Maisel is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Mitchell
Pipp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann who is chasing the ball. Pipp reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Mitchell
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, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Mogridge
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Mogridge
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Mitchell
Marsans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Mitchell
Miller bunts for an out with unknown description. Marsans moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Mitchell
Walters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Marsans moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mogridge vs. Mitchell
Mogridge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marsans scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendryx vs. Mitchell
Hendryx takes first base on ball four. Mogridge moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maisel vs. Mitchell
Maisel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mogridge scores. Hendryx moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Mogridge
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards second. Maisel scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Mitchell
Pipp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Mitchell
Baker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Mitchell
Marsans hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mogridge
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Mogridge
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Mogridge
Tubby Spencer pinch hits for Archie Yelle.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. Mogridge
Ben Dyer pinch hits for Willie Mitchell.
Dyer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Cunningham
Tubby Spencer now catching. George Cunningham now pitching.
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Cunningham
Walters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mogridge vs. Cunningham
Mogridge hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendryx vs. Cunningham
Hendryx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Mogridge
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1917 -- DET at NYA (D)
DET AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Donie Bush, ss 5 0 0 0 Tim Hendryx, rf 4 0 2 1
Ossie Vitt, 3b 5 0 1 1 Fritz Maisel, 2b 4 0 2 1
Ty Cobb, cf 5 0 2 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 0 2 0
Bobby Veach, lf 3 0 0 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 0 1 0
Harry Heilmann, rf 4 1 2 0 Frank Baker, 3b 4 0 0 0
George Burns, 1b 4 1 4 0 Armando Marsans, cf 3 1 0 0
Ralph Young, 2b 4 1 2 1 Elmer Miller, lf 2 1 1 0
Archie Yelle, c 2 0 0 0 Roxy Walters, c 3 1 0 0
Tubby Spencer, ph-c 1 0 0 0 George Mogridge, p 4 2 3 3
Willie Mitchell, p 3 0 1 1
Benjamin Dyer, ph 1 0 0 0
George Cunningham, p 0 0 0 0
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37 3 12 3 32 5 11 5
DET 021 000 000 -- 3
NYA 030 002 00x -- 5
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Willie Mitchell (L) 7.0 11 5 5 3 0
George Cunningham 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
George Mogridge (W) 9.0 12 3 3 1 2
E -- Archie Yelle
DP -- NYA 1
LOB -- DET 9, NYA 8
2B -- Ralph Young 2, Elmer Miller, Tim Hendryx, Roger Peckinpaugh
3B -- George Mogridge 2, Wally Pipp
SB -- Roger Peckinpaugh
CS -- Fritz Maisel
SH -- Elmer Miller
HBP -- by George Mogridge (Bobby Veach)
T -- 1:50
A -- 3000
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