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Tigers 11 @ Senators 6
Griffith Stadium
August 17, 1916

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 17, 1916 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 11 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 17, 1916 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 11 H: 20 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 11
Hits: 20
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 6 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherBill James  
Losing PitcherJoe Boehling  
SaveHarry Coveleski  
Game Winning RBIDonie Bush 

Game Info

DateAugust 17, 1916 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherHooks Dauss  
Home Starting PitcherHarry Harper  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 46 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Tommy Connolly
1B: Ollie Chill
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ossie Vitt  Third Baseman 
Donie Bush  Shortstop 
Ty Cobb  Center Fielder 
Bobby Veach  Left Fielder 
Sam Crawford  Right Fielder 
George Burns  First Baseman 
Ralph Young  Second Baseman 
Tubby Spencer  Catcher 
Hooks Dauss  Pitcher 
Hughie Jennings  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ray Morgan  Second Baseman 
Clyde Milan  Center Fielder 
Eddie Foster  Third Baseman 
Sam Rice  Right Fielder 
Howie Shanks  First Baseman 
Charlie Jamieson  Left Fielder 
John Henry  Catcher 
George McBride  Shortstop 
Harry Harper  Pitcher 
Clark Griffith  Manager 

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Griffith Stadium
August 17, 1916

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         Game of 8/17/1916, game 1 -- DET at WS1 (D)

  DET                AB  R  H RBI    WS1                AB  R  H RBI
Ossie Vitt, 3b        5  1  1  0   Ray Morgan, 2b        3  2  1  0   
Donie Bush, ss        6  2  4  3   Clyde Milan, cf       5  2  4  2   
Ty Cobb, cf           6  2  3  2   Eddie Foster, 3b      4  0  0  0   
Bobby Veach, lf       6  1  4  1   Sam Rice, rf          4  0  1  1   
Sam Crawford, rf      6  1  3  1   Howie Shanks, 1b      3  1  1  1   
George Burns, 1b      4  0  2  2   Charlie Jamieson, lf  5  0  1  0   
Ralph Young, 2b       4  1  0  0   John Henry, c         3  0  0  0   
Tubby Spencer, c      4  1  2  0   Eddie Ainsmith, c     1  0  0  0   
George Harper, pr     0  1  0  0   George McBride, ss    4  0  0  1   
Del Baker, c          0  0  0  0   Harry Harper, p       1  1  1  0   
Hooks Dauss, p        1  0  0  0   Danny Moeller, ph     0  0  0  0   
Jean Dubuc, p         2  0  1  0   Doc Ayers, p          0  0  0  0   
Bill James, p         0  0  0  0   Rip Williams, ph      1  0  0  0   
Harry Heilmann, ph    0  1  0  0   Jim Shaw, p           0  0  0  0   
Harry Coveleski, p    0  0  0  0   Patsy Gharrity, ph    1  0  0  0   
                                   Jack Bentley, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Joe Boehling, p       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44 11 20  9                        36  6  9  5

DET              001 120 110 5 -- 11
WS1              003 000 012 0 --  6

  DET                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hooks Dauss           2.2  5  3  3  0  0
Jean Dubuc            2.1  1  0  0  3  1
Bill James (W)        4.0  3  3  1  5  1
Harry Coveleski (S)   1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  WS1                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Harry Harper          5.0 11  4  3  2  2
Doc Ayers             2.0  3  1  0  0  0
Jim Shaw              1.0  3  1  1  0  0
Jack Bentley          1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Joe Boehling (L)      1.0  3  5  1  2  1

E -- Donie Bush, Charlie Jamieson, Ralph Young, Clyde Milan, Howie Shanks
DP -- DET 1, WS1 1
LOB -- DET 9, WS1 9
2B -- Clyde Milan
SB -- Sam Crawford, Clyde Milan, Ty Cobb
CS -- Sam Rice, Danny Moeller, Ray Morgan
SH -- Howie Shanks, George Burns, Bill James
WP -- Jean Dubuc
PB -- John Henry 2
T -- 2:46
A -- 0

    

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