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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1918
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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 24, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bernie Boland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Happy Finneran |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Silk O'Loughlin 1B: Billy Evans 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Art Griggs | First Baseman |
| George Harper | Right Fielder |
| Babe Ellison | Second Baseman |
| Tubby Spencer | Catcher |
| Bernie Boland | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Gilhooley | Right Fielder |
| Bill Lamar | Center Fielder |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Jack Fournier | First Baseman |
| Ham Hyatt | Left Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Roxy Walters | Catcher |
| Happy Finneran | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1918
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Finneran
Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Lamar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Finneran
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Finneran fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Finneran
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Hyatt 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: ---
Gilhooley vs. Boland
Gilhooley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Boland
Lamar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Boland
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Finneran
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griggs vs. Finneran
Griggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Finneran
Harper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gilhooley. Harper reaches second base with a double. Griggs moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ellison vs. Finneran
Ellison hits a fly ball into right field. Gilhooley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Finneran
Spencer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boland vs. Finneran
Boland 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: ---
Pratt vs. Boland
Pratt 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Boland
Fournier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hyatt vs. Boland
Hyatt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Griggs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hyatt for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Finneran
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Finneran
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Finneran
Cobb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Finneran
Veach strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griggs vs. Finneran
Griggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Finneran
Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Gilhooley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Boland
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Boland
Walters 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finneran vs. Boland
Finneran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilhooley vs. Boland
Gilhooley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peckinpaugh scores. Finneran moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamar vs. Boland
Lamar hits a line drive towards third. Vitt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Boland
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finneran scores. There goes Gilhooley trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellison vs. Finneran
Ellison hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Finneran
Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hyatt. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boland vs. Finneran
Boland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Finneran fields it and has Spencer trapped. There's the throw to Pratt and over to Baker, who tags Spencer for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Finneran
Bush takes first base on ball four. Boland moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vitt vs. Finneran
Vitt takes first base on ball four. Boland moves to third. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cobb vs. Love
Slim Love now pitching.
Cobb hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Boland scores. Bush scores. Vitt moves to third. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Veach vs. Love
Veach hits a popup towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Boland
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Boland
Fournier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hyatt vs. Boland
Hyatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fournier moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Boland
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball towards left. Veach catches it and throws to second to double up Fournier. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griggs vs. Love
Griggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Love
Harper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellison vs. Love
Ellison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Boland
Walters strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Love vs. Boland
Love hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilhooley vs. Boland
Gilhooley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Gilhooley reaches second base with a double. Love moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lamar vs. Boland
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Love scores. Gilhooley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Boland
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ellison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Love
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Love
Boland strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Love
Bush hits a popup in front of the plate. Walters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Boland
Pratt hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Boland
Fournier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hyatt vs. Boland
Hyatt hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Boland
There goes Fournier. The throw from Spencer and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peckinpaugh vs. Boland
Peckinpaugh strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Love
Vitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Love
There goes Vitt. The throw from Walters and he is safe. Vitt steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Love
Cobb strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Love
Veach hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Walters throws to first for one, and Fournier throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Vitt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griggs vs. Love
Griggs hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Boland
Walters strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Love vs. Boland
Love hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Boland
Gilhooley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamar vs. Boland
Lamar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilhooley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Boland
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Griggs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baker for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Love
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellison vs. Love
Ellison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Love
Walters fires to first and picks off Ellison. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Love
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Boland
Pratt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Pratt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fournier vs. Boland
Fournier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Griggs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fournier for the out. Pratt moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hyatt vs. Boland
Hyatt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pratt scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Boland
Peckinpaugh 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, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Love
Boland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, 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, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Love
Vitt hits a fly ball into center field. Lamar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Boland
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hummel vs. Boland
John Hummel pinch hits for Slim Love.
Hummel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Griggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Boland
Gilhooley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1918, game 1 -- DET at NYA (D)
DET AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Donie Bush, ss 4 1 0 0 Frank Gilhooley, rf 5 0 3 1
Ossie Vitt, 3b 3 2 1 0 Bill Lamar, cf 4 0 1 1
Ty Cobb, cf 4 1 2 4 Frank Baker, 3b 4 0 1 1
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 1 0 Del Pratt, 2b 4 1 1 0
Art Griggs, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jack Fournier, 1b 3 0 1 0
George Harper, rf 4 0 1 0 Ham Hyatt, lf 4 0 1 1
Babe Ellison, 2b 4 0 1 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 1 1 0
Tubby Spencer, c 3 0 1 0 Roxy Walters, c 4 0 0 0
Bernie Boland, p 4 1 0 0 Happy Finneran, p 1 1 1 0
Slim Love, p 2 1 1 0
John Hummel, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 4 36 4 11 4
DET 002 200 100 -- 5
NYA 002 010 010 -- 4
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Bernie Boland (W) 9.0 11 4 4 1 3
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Happy Finneran (L) 3.2 6 4 4 3 2
Slim Love 5.1 2 1 0 1 3
E -- Tubby Spencer, Jack Fournier
DP -- DET 1
LOB -- DET 6, NYA 6
2B -- George Harper, Tubby Spencer, Frank Gilhooley, Del Pratt
HR -- Ty Cobb
SB -- Jack Fournier, Ossie Vitt
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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