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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 21, 1920
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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 21, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hooks Dauss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rip Collins |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 35,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Tommy Connolly 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | First Baseman |
| Chick Shorten | Right Fielder |
| Babe Pinelli | Third Baseman |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| Hooks Dauss | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Aaron Ward | Third Baseman |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Muddy Ruel | Catcher |
| Rip Collins | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 21, 1920
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Collins
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Collins
Bush bunts towards the mound. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Collins
Cobb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Collins
Veach hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Collins
Heilmann strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Dauss
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Dauss
Ruth 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, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Dauss
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Dauss
Dauss spins and fires to second and Young drops the ball. That's an error on Young. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lewis vs. Dauss
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Collins
Shorten hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinelli vs. Collins
Pinelli strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Collins
Stanage strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Dauss
Pipp hits a fly ball into right field. Shorten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Dauss
Bodie 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: ---
Ruel vs. Dauss
Ruel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauss vs. Collins
Dauss strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Collins
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Collins
Bush 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: ---
Cobb vs. Collins
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Collins
Veach hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Collins
There goes Veach. The throw from Ruel and he is safe. Veach steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Collins
Heilmann strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Dauss
Collins hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Stanage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Dauss
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Collins
Shorten hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinelli vs. Collins
Pinelli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shorten moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanage vs. Collins
Stanage hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dauss vs. Collins
Dauss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shorten scores. Pinelli moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Collins
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pinelli scores. Dauss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Collins
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Collins
Cobb 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
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Dauss
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Dauss
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Dauss
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Collins
Veach hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Veach reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Collins
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shorten vs. Collins
There goes Veach. The throw from Ruel and he is safe. Veach steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shorten vs. Collins
Shorten hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Veach scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinelli vs. Collins
Pinelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shorten moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanage vs. Collins
Stanage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dauss vs. Collins
Dauss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Dauss
Pipp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Dauss
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Dauss
Ruel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mogridge
George Mogridge now pitching.
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Cobb hits a popup in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Mogridge
Veach hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mogridge vs. Dauss
Mogridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pinelli. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mogridge moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Dauss
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. Mogridge moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruth vs. Dauss
Ruth hits a popup towards first. Heilmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pratt vs. Dauss
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Mogridge
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp juggles the ball. That's an error on Pipp. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinelli vs. Mogridge
Pinelli takes first base on ball four. Shorten moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanage vs. Mogridge
Stanage hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dauss vs. Mogridge
Dauss strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Mogridge
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bodie. Young reaches second base with a double. Shorten scores. Pinelli goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Mogridge
Bush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Young trying to get to home. Lewis throws the ball in to Ruel who tags Young, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Dauss
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Dauss
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 -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Dauss
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Mogridge
Fred Hofmann now catching.
Cobb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Mogridge
There goes Cobb. The throw from Hofmann and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Mogridge
Veach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cobb scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
There's a wild pitch. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Mogridge
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shorten vs. Mogridge
There goes Heilmann. The throw from Hofmann and he is safe. Heilmann steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shorten vs. Mogridge
Shorten hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinelli vs. Mogridge
Pinelli hits a popup, foul, towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofmann vs. Dauss
Hofmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dauss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Dauss
Bob Meusel pinch hits for George Mogridge.
Meusel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward hits a line drive into center field. Cobb picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cobb. Meusel goes all the way around to score. Ward moves all the way to home. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Dauss
Peckinpaugh hits a popup, foul, towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Dauss
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Dauss
Pratt hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. McGraw
Bob McGraw now pitching.
Stanage strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauss vs. McGraw
Dauss strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. McGraw
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. McGraw
Bush 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
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Dauss
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Dauss
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Dauss
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofmann vs. Dauss
Hofmann is hit by the pitch. Bodie moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vick vs. Dauss
Sammy Vick pinch hits for Bob McGraw.
Vick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bodie scores. Hofmann moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1920 -- DET at NYA (D)
DET AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Ralph Young, 2b 3 1 1 3 Aaron Ward, 3b 5 1 2 0
Donie Bush, ss 4 2 3 2 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 0 1 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 1 1 0 Babe Ruth, rf 3 0 0 0
Bobby Veach, lf 5 2 3 3 Del Pratt, 2b 4 0 2 0
Harry Heilmann, 1b 5 0 0 0 Duffy Lewis, lf 4 0 0 0
Chick Shorten, rf 5 2 2 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 3 0 1 0
Babe Pinelli, 3b 4 2 1 0 Ping Bodie, cf 4 1 0 0
Oscar Stanage, c 4 0 0 0 Muddy Ruel, c 2 0 0 0
Hooks Dauss, p 5 0 1 1 Fred Hofmann, c 1 0 0 0
Rip Collins, p 1 0 0 0
George Mogridge, p 1 0 0 0
Bob Meusel, ph 1 1 1 0
Bob McGraw, p 0 0 0 0
Sammy Vick, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 10 12 10 34 3 8 1
DET 002 212 210 -- 10
NYA 000 000 021 -- 3
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Hooks Dauss (W) 9.0 8 3 1 2 1
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Rip Collins (L) 5.0 6 5 5 5 6
George Mogridge 3.0 6 5 2 1 1
Bob McGraw 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Ralph Young, Wally Pipp 2, Babe Pinelli, Fred Hofmann, Ty Cobb
DP -- DET 2
LOB -- DET 10, NYA 7
2B -- Bobby Veach, Ralph Young
HR -- Donie Bush, Bobby Veach
SB -- Bobby Veach 2, Ty Cobb, Harry Heilmann
SH -- Donie Bush
HBP -- by Hooks Dauss (Fred Hofmann)
WP -- George Mogridge
T -- 2:25
A -- 35000
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