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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 8, 1927
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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 September 8, 1927 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lil Stoner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Heinie Manush | Center Fielder |
| Bob Fothergill | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Tavener | Shortstop |
| Larry Woodall | Catcher |
| Lil Stoner | Pitcher |
| George Moriarty | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
| Walt French | Right Fielder |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | First Baseman |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 8, 1927
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Grove
Blue hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hale settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hale. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Grove
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Grove
McManus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Stoner
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Stoner
Hale 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: ---
French vs. Stoner
French hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Woodall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Stoner
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tavener. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Stoner
There goes Cobb. The throw from Woodall and he is out, Tavener applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Grove
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Grove
Manush hits a line drive into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Grove
Fothergill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tavener vs. Grove
Tavener strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Stoner
Cochrane hits a fly ball towards center. Manush settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Manush. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykes vs. Stoner
Dykes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jacobson vs. Stoner
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Stoner
Boley hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodall vs. Grove
Woodall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stoner vs. Grove
Stoner hits a fly ball into right field. French settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Grove
Blue hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dykes 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: ---
Grove vs. Stoner
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Stoner
Bishop hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Woodall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Stoner
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus can't make a play. That's a base hit. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
French vs. Stoner
French hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Stoner
There's a wild pitch. Bishop scores. French moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Stoner
Cobb hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Grove
McManus strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Grove
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Stoner
Cochrane hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Stoner
Dykes hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Stoner
Jacobson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Woodall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Grove
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Grove
Fothergill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Manush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tavener vs. Grove
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale can't make a play. That's a base hit. Manush scores. Fothergill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodall vs. Grove
Woodall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dykes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodall for the out. Fothergill moves to third. Tavener moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stoner vs. Grove
Stoner strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blue vs. Grove
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Stoner
Boley hits a fly ball into center field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Stoner
Grove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Stoner
There goes Grove. The throw from Woodall and he is safe. Grove steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bishop vs. Stoner
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grove moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hale vs. Stoner
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus can't make a play. That's a base hit. Grove scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
French vs. Stoner
French hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hale moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Stoner
Cobb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Cobb reaches second base with a double. Hale scores. French goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Stoner
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dykes vs. Stoner
There's a wild pitch. Cobb moves to third. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dykes vs. Stoner
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Grove
McManus hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Grove
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Grove
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Stoner
Jacobson hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Stoner
Boley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Stoner
Grove hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Stoner
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bishop for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Grove
Fothergill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Grove
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodall vs. Grove
Woodall hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. French settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warner vs. Grove
Jack Warner pinch hits for Lil Stoner.
Warner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Holloway
Ken Holloway now pitching.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holloway fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Holloway
French hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Holloway
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Grove
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Grove
There's a wild pitch. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Grove
McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Grove
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Holloway
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Holloway
Dykes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cochrane moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacobson vs. Holloway
Jacobson hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cochrane tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Holloway
Boley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dykes moves to third. Boley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grove vs. Holloway
Grove hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dykes tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bishop vs. Holloway
Bishop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Holloway
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Grove
Manush strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Grove
Fothergill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tavener vs. Grove
Tavener strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodall vs. Grove
Woodall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fothergill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bassler vs. Grove
Johnny Bassler pinch hits for Ken Holloway.
Bassler takes first base on ball four. Fothergill moves to third. Woodall moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wingo vs. Grove
Al Wingo pinch hits for Lu Blue.
Wingo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1927 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Blue L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bishop M, 2b 5 1 2 1
Wingo A, ph 1 0 0 0 Hale S, 3b 5 2 3 2
Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 1 0 French W, rf 4 1 1 0
McManus M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cobb T, cf 4 0 1 2
Heilmann H, rf 4 0 0 0 Cochrane M, c 2 1 0 0
Manush H, cf 4 1 1 0 Dykes J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Fothergill B, lf 3 0 2 0 Jacobson B, lf 3 0 0 1
Tavener J, ss 4 0 2 1 Boley J, ss 4 1 1 0
Woodall L, c 4 0 1 0 Grove L, p 3 2 2 2
Stoner L, p 2 0 0 0
Warner J, ph 1 0 0 0
Holloway K, p 0 0 0 0
Bassler J, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 7 1 34 9 11 8
Detroit 000 010 000 -- 1
Philadelphia 101 031 03x -- 9
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Stoner L (L) 6.0 8 6 6 1 1
Holloway K 2.0 3 3 3 1 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (W) 9.0 7 1 1 3 8
E -- Hale S, Tavener J, Manush H
LOB -- Detroit 9, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Cobb T
HR -- Hale S, Grove L
SB -- Grove L
CS -- Cobb T
SF -- Jacobson B, Grove L
WP -- Stoner L 2, Grove L
T -- 1:45
A -- 0
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