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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 18, 1920
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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 May 18, 1920 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Perry |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: George Moriarty 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 |
| Ira Flagstead | Right Fielder |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Dykes | Second Baseman |
| Fred Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Tillie Walker | Left Fielder |
| George Burns | Right Fielder |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| Ivy Griffin | First Baseman |
| Cy Perkins | Catcher |
| Chick Galloway | Shortstop |
| Scott Perry | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 18, 1920
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Perry
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Perry
Bush bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Perry
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Perry
Veach hits a popup towards first. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Ehmke
Dykes is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Ehmke
Thomas bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Dykes moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Ehmke
The ball gets by Stanage for a passed ball. Dykes moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Ehmke
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush misplays the ball. That's an error on Bush. Dykes scores. Thomas moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Ehmke
Burns hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strunk vs. Ehmke
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and has Thomas trapped. Ehmke throws to third, and Jones tags Thomas for the out. Walker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Ehmke
Griffin 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 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Perry
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Perry
Flagstead bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Perry
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanage vs. Perry
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway misplays the ball. That's an error on Galloway. Heilmann scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Perry
Ehmke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Ehmke reaches third base with a triple. Stanage goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Perry
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Ehmke
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Ehmke
Galloway hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Ehmke
Perry hits a fly ball into right field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Perry
Bush hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Perry
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Perry
Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Ehmke
Dykes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Ehmke
Thomas hits a popup in front of the plate. Stanage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ehmke
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Ehmke
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Perry
Heilmann hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Perry
Flagstead hits a popup in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Perry
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes misplays the ball. That's an error on Dykes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanage vs. Perry
Stanage hits a fly ball into right field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Ehmke
Strunk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Ehmke
Griffin hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Stanage fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Ehmke
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galloway vs. Ehmke
Galloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Perry
Ehmke hits a fly ball into right field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Perry
Young hits a popup towards the mound. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Perry
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Ehmke
Perry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Ehmke
Dykes bunts towards first. Heilmann scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Ehmke
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Ehmke
Walker hits a popup in front of the plate. Stanage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Ehmke
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Perry
Cobb strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Perry
Veach hits a popup towards short. Galloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Perry
Heilmann hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Perry
Flagstead hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Ehmke
Strunk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Ehmke
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Ehmke
Perkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burrus vs. Ehmke
Glenn Myatt pinch runs for Cy Perkins. Dick Burrus pinch hits for Chick Galloway.
Burrus hits a fly ball into right field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Witt vs. Ehmke
Whitey Witt pinch hits for Scott Perry.
Witt hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Keefe
Dave Keefe now pitching. Whitey Witt now playing shortstop. Glenn Myatt now catching.
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanage vs. Keefe
There goes Jones. The throw from Myatt and he is out, Thomas applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Keefe
Stanage hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Keefe
Ehmke hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Ehmke
Dykes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Ehmke
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ehmke
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heilmann scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ehmke
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Keefe
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Keefe
Bush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Keefe
Cobb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strunk who is chasing the ball. Cobb reaches third base with a triple. Bush goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Martin
Pat Martin now pitching.
There goes Cobb, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Cobb steals home. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Martin
Veach strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Martin
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Martin
Flagstead hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Martin
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Ehmke
Strunk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Ehmke
Griffin hits a popup towards first. Heilmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. Ehmke
Myatt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Strunk moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kinney vs. Ehmke
Walt Kinney pinch hits for Pat Martin.
Kinney hits a fly ball into right field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witt vs. Ehmke
Witt takes first base on ball four. Strunk moves to third. Myatt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dykes vs. Ehmke
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Rommel
Eddie Rommel now pitching.
Stanage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Rommel
Ehmke bunts towards the mound. Rommel fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanage moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Rommel
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strunk. Young reaches second base with a double. Stanage scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Rommel
Bush hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burns who is chasing the ball. Bush reaches third base with a triple. Young scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cobb vs. Rommel
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bush scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Rommel
Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Ehmke
Thomas hits a popup in front of the plate. Stanage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ehmke
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ehmke
Burns hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1920 -- DET at PHA (D)
DET AB R H RBI PHA AB R H RBI
Ralph Young, 2b 5 1 2 1 Jimmy Dykes, 2b 3 2 1 1
Donie Bush, ss 4 2 2 1 Fred Thomas, 3b 3 0 0 0
Ty Cobb, cf 5 1 1 2 Tillie Walker, lf 5 0 1 0
Bobby Veach, lf 5 0 0 0 George Burns, rf 5 0 0 0
Harry Heilmann, 1b 4 2 3 1 Amos Strunk, cf 3 0 2 0
Ira Flagstead, rf 3 0 1 0 Ivy Griffin, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bob Jones, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cy Perkins, c 3 0 1 0
Oscar Stanage, c 3 2 0 0 Glenn Myatt, pr-c 1 0 1 0
Howard Ehmke, p 3 0 1 1 Chick Galloway, ss 2 0 0 0
Dick Burrus, ph 1 0 0 0
Dave Keefe, p 0 0 0 0
Pat Martin, p 0 0 0 0
Walt Kinney, ph 1 0 0 0
Eddie Rommel, p 0 0 0 0
Scott Perry, p 1 0 0 0
Whitey Witt, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 11 6 33 2 6 1
DET 020 001 023 -- 8
PHA 100 000 100 -- 2
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke (W) 9.0 6 2 1 4 1
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Scott Perry (L) 6.0 4 3 1 0 1
Dave Keefe 1.1 3 2 2 0 0
Pat Martin 0.2 2 0 0 0 2
Eddie Rommel 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
E -- Donie Bush, Chick Galloway, Jimmy Dykes
LOB -- DET 5, PHA 11
2B -- Bob Jones, Ralph Young
3B -- Howard Ehmke, Ty Cobb, Donie Bush
HR -- Harry Heilmann, Jimmy Dykes
SB -- Ty Cobb
CS -- Bob Jones
SH -- Donie Bush, Fred Thomas, Ira Flagstead, Jimmy Dykes, Howard Ehmke
HBP -- by Howard Ehmke (Jimmy Dykes)
PB -- Oscar Stanage
T -- 1:54
A -- 0
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