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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1922
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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 15, 1922 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1922 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1922 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shawkey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Topper Rigney | Shortstop |
| Johnny Bassler | Catcher |
| Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
| Ty Cobb | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Center Fielder |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Smith | Right Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Aaron Ward | Second Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Bob Shawkey | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1922
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones 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, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cobb scores. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. Shawkey
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it 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: ---
Witt vs. Ehmke
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Ehmke
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ehmke
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Ehmke
Pipp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Ehmke
Schang hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it 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: ---
Rigney vs. Shawkey
Rigney bunts towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Shawkey
Bassler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Shawkey
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. Bassler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ehmke
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ehmke
Scott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shawkey
There goes Cobb. The throw from Schang and he is out, Ward applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Ehmke
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Ehmke
Witt hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Ehmke
Dugan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ehmke
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Shawkey
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Shawkey
Rigney strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Shawkey
Bassler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Shawkey
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Ehmke
Pipp hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Ehmke
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Ehmke
Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bassler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel who is chasing the ball. Blue reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward has Blue trapped. There's the throw to Schang and over to Dugan, who tags Blue for the out. Cobb moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ehmke
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shawkey vs. Ehmke
Shawkey bunts towards first. Blue fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witt vs. Ehmke
Witt bunts towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Shawkey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dugan vs. Ehmke
Dugan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Ehmke
Smith 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, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Shawkey
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Shawkey
Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Ehmke
Pipp 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: ---
Schang vs. Ehmke
Schang hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Shawkey
Bassler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Shawkey
Ehmke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a popup towards third. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ehmke
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ehmke
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Scott is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Ehmke
Shawkey hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach bunts towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. Shawkey
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cobb moves to third. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rigney vs. Shawkey
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bassler vs. Shawkey
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Ehmke
Witt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Ehmke
Dugan bunts towards first. Blue scoops it up and throws to first, with Cutshaw covering, for the out. Witt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Ehmke
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Ehmke
Pipp hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Shawkey
Ehmke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cobb for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Ehmke
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schang for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Bassler settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bassler. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ehmke
Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bassler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ehmke
Scott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shawkey vs. Ehmke
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Oldham
Red Oldham now pitching. Norm McMillan pinch hits for Whitey Witt.
Bassler throws to second, with Rigney covering, and has Scott trapped. There's the throw to Jones who tags Scott for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Shawkey
Norm McMillan now playing center field.
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Shawkey
Cutshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Shawkey
There goes Cutshaw. The throw from Schang and he is out, Ward applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Oldham
McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Oldham
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Oldham
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1922 -- DET at New York (D)
DET AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lu Blue, 1b 5 0 1 0 Witt W, cf 3 0 1 0
Bob Jones, 3b 5 0 0 0 McMillan N, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 1 2 0 Dugan J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 3 0 Smith E, rf 5 1 1 1
Harry Heilmann, rf 4 0 1 1 Pipp W, 1b 4 0 2 0
George Cutshaw, 2b 5 0 1 0 Schang W, c 4 0 0 0
Topper Rigney, ss 3 0 0 0 Meusel B, lf 4 1 1 1
Johnny Bassler, c 4 0 3 0 Ward A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Howard Ehmke, p 4 0 1 0 Scott E, ss 4 0 3 0
Red Oldham, p 0 0 0 0 Shawkey B, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 1 12 1 37 2 11 2
DET 100 000 000 0 -- 1
New York 000 000 001 1 -- 2
2 outs when winning run was scored.
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke 8.2 10 1 0 1 4
Red Oldham (L) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shawkey B (W) 10.0 12 1 1 3 3
E -- Johnny Bassler
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- DET 11, New York 8
3B -- Lu Blue
HR -- Meusel B, Smith E
CS -- Ty Cobb, George Cutshaw
SH -- Bobby Veach, Dugan J
T -- 2:35
A -- 15000
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