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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 2, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 2, 1917 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hooks Dauss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Weilman |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Center Fielder |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| Hooks Dauss | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Austin | Third Baseman |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Duke Kenworthy | Second Baseman |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Right Fielder |
| Armando Marsans | Center Fielder |
| Hank Severeid | Catcher |
| Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
| Carl Weilman | Pitcher |
| Fielder Jones | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 2, 1917
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Weilman
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Weilman
Young hits a line drive into left field. Shotton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Shotton. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Weilman
Cobb is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Weilman
Veach hits a popup towards short. Lavan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Weilman
Heilmann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shotton. Heilmann reaches second base with a double. Young scores. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Weilman
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Dauss
Shotton hits a line drive beyond third. Vitt can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Dauss
Austin hits a line drive into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Dauss
Sisler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Sisler reaches second base with a double. Shotton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kenworthy vs. Dauss
Kenworthy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dauss has Shotton trapped. There's the throw to Vitt and over to Stanage, who tags Shotton for the out. Sisler moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacobson vs. Dauss
There go the runners. The throw from Stanage to Young covering second. The throw back to home, and Sisler is out at the plate. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Weilman
Vitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanage vs. Weilman
Stanage bunts towards the mound. Weilman fields it and throws to first for the out. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauss vs. Weilman
Dauss hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Weilman
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Dauss
Jacobson hits a line drive into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Dauss
Marsans hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Dauss
Severeid hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Weilman
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Weilman
Cobb hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Weilman
Veach bunts towards third. Austin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to third. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heilmann vs. Groom
Bob Groom now pitching.
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Groom fields it and throws to home to get Young. Cobb moves to third. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. Groom
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kenworthy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Dauss
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groom vs. Dauss
Groom strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Dauss
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Dauss
Shotton is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Groom
Vitt hits a fly ball into left field. Shotton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Groom
Stanage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauss vs. Groom
Dauss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Austin vs. Dauss
Austin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Dauss
Sisler hits a line drive into center field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenworthy vs. Dauss
Kenworthy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Groom
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Groom
Young strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Groom
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kenworthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Groom
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Veach for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Dauss
Jacobson hits a line drive into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Dauss
Marsans hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Dauss
Severeid hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Groom
Heilmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Groom
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sisler. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vitt vs. Groom
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Groom fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Groom. Heilmann moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanage vs. Groom
Stanage hits a fly ball into right field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dauss vs. Groom
Del Pratt now playing second base.
Dauss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Dauss
Lavan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groom vs. Dauss
Groom hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Dauss
Shotton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Dauss
There goes Shotton. The throw from Stanage and he is safe. Shotton steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Austin vs. Dauss
Austin strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Groom
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Groom
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Groom
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Dauss
Sisler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Dauss
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dauss fields it and throws to first for the out. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jacobson vs. Dauss
Jacobson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marsans vs. Dauss
Marsans 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, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Groom
Veach is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Groom
The ball gets by Severeid for a passed ball. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Groom
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Groom
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vitt vs. Groom
Vitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Veach scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanage vs. Groom
Stanage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Dauss
Severeid hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sloan vs. Dauss
Tod Sloan pinch hits for Doc Lavan.
Sloan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Dauss
Ernie Johnson pinch runs for Tod Sloan. Ward Miller pinch hits for Bob Groom.
Miller hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shotton vs. Dauss
Shotton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rumler vs. Dauss
William Rumler pinch hits for Jimmy Austin.
Rumler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dauss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauss vs. Hamilton
Ernie Johnson now playing shortstop. Earl Hamilton now pitching. Gene Paulette now playing third base.
Dauss hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Hamilton
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hamilton
Young bunts towards third. Paulette fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Paulette. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Hamilton
for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Dauss
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dauss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Dauss
Pratt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Dauss
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsans vs. Dauss
Marsans hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1917 -- DET at SLA (D)
DET AB R H RBI SLA AB R H RBI
Donie Bush, ss 5 0 1 0 Burt Shotton, lf 3 0 2 0
Ralph Young, 2b 5 1 2 0 Jimmy Austin, 3b 3 0 0 0
Ty Cobb, rf 4 0 1 0 William Rumler, ph 1 0 0 0
Bobby Veach, lf 3 1 1 0 Gene Paulette, 3b 0 0 0 0
Harry Heilmann, cf 4 0 2 1 George Sisler, 1b 4 0 3 0
George Burns, 1b 4 0 0 0 Duke Kenworthy, 2b 2 0 0 0
Ossie Vitt, 3b 4 0 2 1 Del Pratt, 2b 2 0 0 0
Oscar Stanage, c 3 0 0 0 Baby Doll Jacobs, rf 4 0 0 0
Hooks Dauss, p 4 0 0 0 Armando Marsans, cf 4 0 0 0
Hank Severeid, c 3 0 0 0
Doc Lavan, ss 2 0 0 0
Tod Sloan, ph 0 0 0 0
Ernie Johnson, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Carl Weilman, p 0 0 0 0
Bob Groom, p 2 0 0 0
Ward Miller, ph 1 0 1 0
Earl Hamilton, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 9 2 31 0 6 0
DET 100 000 010 -- 2
SLA 000 000 000 -- 0
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Hooks Dauss (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 4
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Carl Weilman (L)* 2.0 6 1 1 1 0
Bob Groom 6.0 3 1 0 0 2
Earl Hamilton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Burt Shotton, George Sisler, Bob Groom, Gene Paulette
DP -- SLA 2
LOB -- DET 10, SLA 6
2B -- Harry Heilmann, George Sisler
SB -- Burt Shotton
CS -- George Sisler, Burt Shotton
SH -- Oscar Stanage
HBP -- by Bob Groom (Bobby Veach)
PB -- Hank Severeid
T -- 1:54
A -- 2000
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
