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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 7, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 7, 1916 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 7, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Coveleski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Elmer Myers |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Tommy Connolly 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| Harry Coveleski | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Walsh | Right Fielder |
| Lee King | Shortstop |
| Amos Strunk | First Baseman |
| Wally Schang | Left Fielder |
| Nap Lajoie | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Pick | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Mitterling | Center Fielder |
| Billy Meyer | Catcher |
| Elmer Myers | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 7, 1916
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Myers
Vitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Myers
There goes Vitt. The throw from Meyer and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Myers
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Myers
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cobb vs. Myers
Cobb hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Myers
Veach hits a fly ball into left field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Coveleski
Walsh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Coveleski
King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Coveleski
Strunk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Strunk reaches second base with a double. Heilmann throws the ball in to Vitt who tags Strunk trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Myers
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Myers
Young bunts towards third. Pick fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanage vs. Myers
Stanage strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coveleski vs. Myers
Coveleski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Myers
Vitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coveleski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Myers
Bush takes first base on ball four. Coveleski moves to third. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heilmann vs. Myers
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Coveleski
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Coveleski
Lajoie 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, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Coveleski
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pick for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Myers
Cobb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Myers
Veach bunts for a double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Myers
Burns hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Myers
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanage vs. Myers
There goes Young. The throw from Meyer and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanage vs. Myers
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards short. King scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterling vs. Coveleski
Mitterling hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Coveleski
Meyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Coveleski
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Myers
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Myers
Vitt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walsh who is chasing the ball. Vitt reaches third base with a triple. Coveleski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Myers
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heilmann vs. Myers
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to home to get Vitt. Bush moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Myers
Mike Murphy now catching.
Cobb bunts towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to third. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Veach vs. Myers
Veach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Coveleski
Walsh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Coveleski
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Coveleski
Strunk hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Coveleski
Schang strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Myers
Burns hits a fly ball towards center. Mitterling settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mitterling. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Myers
Young bunts towards third. Pick fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanage vs. Myers
Stanage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coveleski vs. Myers
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanage moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vitt vs. Myers
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Coveleski
Lajoie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Coveleski
Pick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lajoie moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitterling vs. Coveleski
Mitterling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Young. Lajoie scores. Pick moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Coveleski
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Coveleski
Myers hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walsh vs. Coveleski
Walsh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Myers
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Myers
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Myers
Cobb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Myers
Veach hits a fly ball into left field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Myers
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. King scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Coveleski
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Coveleski
Strunk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Coveleski
Schang hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strunk moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lajoie vs. Coveleski
Lajoie hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stanage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pick vs. Coveleski
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns juggles the ball. That's an error on Burns. Strunk moves to third. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitterling vs. Coveleski
Mitterling strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Myers
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanage vs. Myers
There goes Young. The throw from Murphy and he is out, Lajoie applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Myers
Stanage hits a fly ball into right field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Myers
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards short. King fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Myers
Vitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coveleski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bush vs. Myers
There's a wild pitch. Coveleski scores. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Myers
Bush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vitt moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heilmann vs. Myers
There goes Bush. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Bush steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heilmann vs. Myers
There's a wild pitch. Vitt scores. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Myers
Heilmann hits a fly ball towards right. Walsh settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Walsh. Bush scores. Heilmann moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Myers
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. King scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Coveleski
Murphy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stanage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Coveleski
Myers 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 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Coveleski
Walsh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach who is chasing the ball. Walsh reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
King vs. Coveleski
King hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann who is chasing the ball. King reaches third base with a triple. Walsh scores. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strunk vs. Coveleski
Strunk strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Williams
Marsh Williams now pitching.
Veach hits a line drive towards third. Pick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Williams
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Williams
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanage vs. Williams
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Coveleski
Schang hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lajoie vs. Coveleski
Lajoie hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Coveleski
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterling vs. Coveleski
Mitterling hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Williams
Coveleski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Williams
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Williams
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Williams
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. King fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Coveleski
Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Coveleski
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Coveleski
Walsh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1916 -- DET at PHA (D)
DET AB R H RBI PHA AB R H RBI
Ossie Vitt, 3b 5 2 3 1 Jimmy Walsh, rf 4 1 2 0
Donie Bush, ss 3 1 1 0 Lee King, ss 4 0 1 1
Harry Heilmann, rf 5 0 0 0 Amos Strunk, 1b 4 0 2 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 1 3 2 Wally Schang, lf 4 0 2 0
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 0 0 Nap Lajoie, 2b 4 1 1 0
George Burns, 1b 5 3 2 1 Charlie Pick, 3b 4 0 1 0
Ralph Young, 2b 1 0 1 0 Ralph Mitterling, cf 4 0 0 0
Oscar Stanage, c 5 0 1 1 Billy Meyer, c 1 0 0 0
Harry Coveleski, p 5 2 3 1 Mike Murphy, c 3 0 1 0
Elmer Myers, p 3 0 0 0
Marsh Williams, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 9 14 6 36 2 10 1
DET 211 110 300 -- 9
PHA 000 010 100 -- 2
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Harry Coveleski (W) 9.0 10 2 1 1 5
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Elmer Myers (L) 7.0 14 9 7 5 4
Marsh Williams 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
E -- Billy Meyer, Ralph Mitterling, Ralph Young, George Burns, Jimmy Walsh
DP -- DET 2, PHA 1
LOB -- DET 12, PHA 8
2B -- Amos Strunk
3B -- Ossie Vitt, Jimmy Walsh, Lee King
HR -- Ty Cobb, George Burns
SB -- Ossie Vitt, Ralph Young, Donie Bush
CS -- Ralph Young
SH -- Ralph Young 2, Bobby Veach, Ty Cobb
WP -- Elmer Myers 2
T -- 1:40
A -- 3000
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