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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 28, 1921
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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 28, 1921 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 28, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Middleton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Rommel |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Frank Wilson 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Second Baseman |
| Chick Shorten | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Ira Flagstead | Shortstop |
| Johnny Bassler | Catcher |
| Joe Sargent | Third Baseman |
| Jim Middleton | Pitcher |
| Ty Cobb | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Dykes | Second Baseman |
| Frank Welch | Center Fielder |
| Tillie Walker | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Walker | First Baseman |
| Cy Perkins | Catcher |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Chick Galloway | Shortstop |
| Eddie Rommel | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 28, 1921
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Rommel
Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Rommel
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Rommel
Shorten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Rommel
Veach 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 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Middleton
Witt hits a fly ball into center field. Shorten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Middleton
Dykes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Middleton
Welch hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Middleton
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Rommel
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Rommel
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Rommel
Bassler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sargent vs. Rommel
Sargent hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bassler moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Middleton vs. Rommel
Middleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Middleton
Walker hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Middleton
Perkins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Middleton
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sargent fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Rommel
Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Rommel
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 -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Rommel
Shorten hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Middleton
Galloway hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rommel vs. Middleton
Rommel bunts towards first. Blue juggles the ball. That's an error on Blue. Galloway moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witt vs. Middleton
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. Galloway moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dykes vs. Middleton
Dykes hits a popup towards short. Flagstead catches it and throws to third to double up Galloway. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Rommel
Veach hits a popup, foul, towards first. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Rommel
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Rommel
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bassler vs. Rommel
Bassler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flagstead moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sargent vs. Rommel
Sargent hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Witt who is chasing the ball. Sargent reaches third base with a triple. Flagstead scores. Bassler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Middleton vs. Rommel
Middleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blue vs. Rommel
Blue 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 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Middleton
Welch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sargent fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Middleton
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Middleton
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perkins vs. Middleton
Perkins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dugan vs. Middleton
Middleton fires to first and picks off Walker. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Rommel
Bush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker throws the ball in to Galloway who tags Bush trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Rommel
Shorten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Rommel
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shorten moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Rommel
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flagstead vs. Rommel
Flagstead hits a fly ball into right field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Middleton
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sargent fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Middleton
Galloway hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Middleton, and towards Bush, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rommel vs. Middleton
Rommel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush misplays the ball. That's an error on Bush. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witt vs. Middleton
Witt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rommel moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dykes vs. Middleton
Dykes 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, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Rommel
Bassler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sargent vs. Rommel
Sargent hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Middleton vs. Rommel
Middleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bassler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Rommel
Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Rommel
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bush for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Middleton
Welch hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Middleton
Walker hits a line drive towards third. Sargent reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Middleton
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Rommel
Shorten hits a line drive 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: ---
Veach vs. Rommel
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Veach for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Rommel
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Middleton
Perkins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Shorten. Perkins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dugan vs. Middleton
Dugan bunts towards the mound. Middleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Perkins moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Galloway vs. Middleton
Galloway hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Perkins scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rommel vs. Middleton
Rommel bunts towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rommel for the out. Galloway moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witt vs. Middleton
Witt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dykes vs. Middleton
Dykes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Rommel
Flagstead hits a fly ball into center field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Rommel
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bassler for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sargent vs. Rommel
Sargent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Middleton
Welch hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bassler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Middleton
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Middleton
Walker hits a popup towards short. Flagstead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Rommel
Ty Cobb pinch hits for Jim Middleton.
Cobb 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, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Rommel
Blue hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Rommel
Bush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shorten vs. Rommel
Shorten hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Parks
Slicker Parks now pitching.
Perkins hits a line drive into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Parks
Dugan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galloway vs. Parks
Galloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sargent fields it and throws to first for the out. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rommel vs. Parks
Rommel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witt vs. Parks
Witt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Shorten. Witt reaches second base with a double. Dugan scores. Rommel moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/28/1921, game 1 -- DET at PHA (D)
DET AB R H RBI PHA AB R H RBI
Lu Blue, 1b 5 0 0 0 Whitey Witt, rf 4 0 2 1
Donie Bush, 2b 5 0 2 0 Jimmy Dykes, 2b 4 1 1 1
Chick Shorten, cf 5 0 2 0 Frank Welch, cf 4 0 0 0
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 0 0 Tilly Walker, lf 3 0 0 0
Harry Heilmann, rf 3 0 0 0 Johnny Walker, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ira Flagstead, ss 4 1 1 0 Cy Perkins, c 4 1 1 0
Johnny Bassler, c 3 1 2 0 Joe Dugan, 3b 3 1 1 0
Joe Sargent, 3b 4 0 2 2 Chick Galloway, ss 4 0 2 1
Jim Middleton, p 2 0 1 0 Eddie Rommel, p 1 0 0 0
Ty Cobb, ph 1 0 0 0
Slicker Parks, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 10 2 31 3 8 3
DET 000 200 000 -- 2
PHA 100 000 101 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Jim Middleton 8.0 6 2 2 2 2
Slicker Parks (L) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Eddie Rommel (W) 9.0 10 2 2 3 2
E -- Lu Blue, Donie Bush
DP -- DET 1
LOB -- DET 10, PHA 8
2B -- Cy Perkins, Whitey Witt
3B -- Joe Sargent
HR -- Jimmy Dykes
SH -- Eddie Rommel 2, Joe Dugan
T -- 1:45
A -- 0
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