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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1921
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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, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Oldham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Ollie Chill 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ira Flagstead | Shortstop |
| Johnny Bassler | Catcher |
| Red Oldham | Pitcher |
| Ty Cobb | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chick Fewster | Center Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Aaron Ward | Second Baseman |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1921
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Blue reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Hoyt
Bush bunts in front of the plate. Schang fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cobb vs. Hoyt
Cobb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veach vs. Hoyt
There goes Cobb. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Cobb steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Veach vs. Hoyt
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blue scores. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Hoyt
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Oldham
Fewster hits a fly ball into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Oldham
Bassler fires to first and picks off Fewster. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Oldham
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Oldham
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hoyt
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Fewster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Hoyt
Flagstead hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Hoyt
Bassler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oldham vs. Hoyt
Oldham hits a fly ball into center field. Fewster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Oldham
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Oldham
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Oldham
Pipp strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue bunts for a single. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Hoyt
Bush bunts towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Hoyt
Cobb hits a fly ball into center field. Fewster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Hoyt
Veach hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Oldham
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Oldham
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Oldham
Hoyt strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Hoyt
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Fewster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hoyt
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Hoyt
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to Hoyt covering. Safe. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bassler vs. Hoyt
Bassler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones scores. Flagstead moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oldham vs. Hoyt
Oldham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flagstead moves to third. Bassler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flagstead scores. Bassler scores. Oldham moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Hoyt
Bush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ruth throws the ball in to Pipp who tags Bush trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Oldham scores. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cobb vs. Quinn
Jack Quinn now pitching.
Cobb strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Oldham
Fewster hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Oldham
Peckinpaugh hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Oldham
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Oldham
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Quinn
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Quinn
Heilmann hits a line drive into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Quinn
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Oldham
Meusel hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Oldham
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Oldham
Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bassler 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: ---
Flagstead vs. Quinn
Flagstead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bassler vs. Quinn
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oldham vs. Quinn
Oldham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Quinn
Blue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bassler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Quinn
Bush bunts towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Oldham
Schang hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quinn vs. Oldham
Quinn hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fewster vs. Oldham
Fewster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schang scores. Quinn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Oldham
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Oldham
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Oldham
Baker hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Oldham
Meusel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Quinn
Cobb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fewster who is chasing the ball. Cobb reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Quinn
Veach hits a line drive beyond first. Pipp can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Cobb scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Quinn
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Quinn
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Veach moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flagstead vs. Quinn
Flagstead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bassler vs. Quinn
Bassler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veach scores. There goes Flagstead trying to get to third. Meusel throws the ball in to Baker, who tags Flagstead for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Oldham
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pipp for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Oldham
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Oldham
Schang takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quinn vs. Oldham
Quinn strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldham vs. Quinn
Oldham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Quinn
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Quinn
Bush bunts towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Quinn
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Quinn
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Veach for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Oldham
Fewster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Oldham
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. Fewster moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Oldham
Ruth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Oldham
Baker hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cobb who is chasing the ball. Baker reaches third base with a triple. Fewster scores. Peckinpaugh goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Middleton
Jim Middleton now pitching.
Meusel hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cobb, who is chasing the ball. Meusel reaches third base with a triple. Baker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pipp vs. Middleton
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meusel scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Middleton
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Middleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Middleton
Schang is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hawks vs. Middleton
Chicken Hawks pinch hits for Jack Quinn.
Hawks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hawks for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Bob Shawkey now pitching.
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to Shawkey covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Shawkey
Flagstead hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Flagstead reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bassler vs. Shawkey
Bassler is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shorten vs. Shawkey
Chick Shorten pinch hits for Jim Middleton.
Shorten hits a fly ball for an out. Jones scores. Bassler moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Holling
Carl Holling now pitching.
Fewster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Holling
Peckinpaugh bunts towards the mound. Holling fields it and throws to first for the out. Fewster moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Holling
Ruth is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Holling
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. Fewster moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Holling
Mike McNally pinch runs for Home Run Baker.
There goes McNally. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Bush applying the tag. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1921 -- DET at New York (D)
DET AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lu Blue, 1b 6 1 5 2 Fewster C, cf 3 2 2 1
Donie Bush, 2b 2 0 1 1 Peckinpaugh R, ss 3 1 0 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 1 1 0 Ruth B, lf 3 1 1 3
Bobby Veach, lf 5 1 1 2 Baker H, 3b 5 1 1 2
Harry Heilmann, rf 5 0 0 0 McNally M, pr 0 0 0 0
Bob Jones, 3b 5 2 2 0 Meusel B, rf 4 1 1 1
Ira Flagstead, ss 4 1 3 0 Pipp W, 1b 4 0 1 1
Johnny Bassler, c 3 1 2 2 Ward A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Red Oldham, p 4 2 2 1 Schang W, c 2 1 1 0
Jim Middleton, p 0 0 0 0 Hoyt W, p 1 0 0 0
Chick Shorten, ph 1 0 0 0 Quinn J, p 2 1 1 0
Carl Holling, p 0 0 0 0 Hawks C, ph 1 0 0 0
Shawkey B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 17 8 32 8 8 8
DET 100 400 211 -- 9
New York 000 004 040 -- 8
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Red Oldham 7.1 6 7 7 4 3
Jim Middleton (W) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Carl Holling (S) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W 3.2 8 5 5 2 0
Quinn J 4.1 7 3 3 1 2
Shawkey B (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
LOB -- DET 10, New York 5
2B -- Lu Blue, Ira Flagstead
3B -- Ty Cobb, Baker H, Meusel B
HR -- Ruth B, Red Oldham
SB -- Ty Cobb
CS -- McNally M
SH -- Donie Bush 3, Peckinpaugh R
T -- 2:15
A -- 25000
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