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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 21, 1917
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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 September 21, 1917 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bernie Boland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Harper |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 986 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Babe Ellison | First Baseman |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| Bernie Boland | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Menosky | Left Fielder |
| Joe Leonard | First Baseman |
| Clyde Milan | Center Fielder |
| Sam Rice | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Foster | Third Baseman |
| Ray Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Howie Shanks | Shortstop |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Harry Harper | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 21, 1917
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Harper
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Harper
Vitt hits a line drive into right field. Rice picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rice. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Harper
Cobb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bush scores. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Harper
Veach bunts towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. Vitt moves to third. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heilmann vs. Harper
There's a wild pitch. Vitt scores. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Harper
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cobb scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellison vs. Harper
Ellison hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rice who is chasing the ball. Ellison reaches third base with a triple. Heilmann goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Harper
Young hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanage vs. Harper
Stanage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boland vs. Harper
Boland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Boland
Menosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Boland
Leonard strikes out. There goes Menosky. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milan vs. Boland
Milan hits a popup towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Boland
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ellison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Harper
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Harper
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Harper
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Menosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Boland
Foster hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Boland
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shanks vs. Boland
Shanks hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Boland
Ainsmith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Harper
Veach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Harper
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellison vs. Harper
The ball gets by Ainsmith for a passed ball. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellison vs. Harper
Ellison strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Harper
Young hits a line drive towards short. Shanks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Boland
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menosky vs. Boland
Menosky strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Boland
Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Boland
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Harper
Stanage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boland vs. Harper
Boland bunts for an out with unknown description. Stanage moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Harper
Bush hits a ball on the ground that hits Stanage. Stanage is out and Bush is safe at first. There goes Stanage trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Harper
Bush is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Boland
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Boland
Foster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Boland
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Harper
Vitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Harper
Cobb bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Vitt moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Harper
Veach strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Harper
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Vitt moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellison vs. Harper
Ellison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Menosky who is chasing the ball. Ellison reaches third base with a triple. Vitt scores. Heilmann goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Harper
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Boland
Shanks hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Boland
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Boland
Harper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Harper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menosky vs. Boland
Bill Murray pinch runs for Harry Harper.
Menosky hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Craft
Molly Craft now pitching.
Stanage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Craft
Boland hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Craft
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Boland
Leonard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Boland
Milan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Boland
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Craft
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Craft
Cobb bunts for an out with unknown description. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Craft
Veach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vitt scores. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Craft
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellison vs. Craft
Ellison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Shanks. Veach moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Craft
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Boland
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Boland
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shanks vs. Boland
Shanks hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Boland
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Craft
Patsy Gharrity now catching.
Stanage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Craft
Boland hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Craft
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Boland
Craft hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Boland
Menosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Boland
Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Menosky moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Milan vs. Boland
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boland fields it and throws to first for the out. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Boland
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menosky scores. Leonard moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Boland
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Craft
Vitt hits a popup towards short. Shanks misplays the ball. That's an error on Shanks. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Craft
Cobb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Craft
Veach hits a line drive towards the mound. Craft catches it and throws to second to double up Vitt. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Craft
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craft fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Boland
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Boland
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gharrity vs. Boland
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1917 -- DET at WS1 (D)
DET AB R H RBI WS1 AB R H RBI
Donie Bush, ss 3 1 1 0 Mike Menosky, lf 3 1 1 0
Ossie Vitt, 3b 4 3 2 0 Joe Leonard, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ty Cobb, cf 3 1 2 1 Clyde Milan, cf 4 0 0 0
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 2 1 Sam Rice, rf 4 0 1 1
Harry Heilmann, rf 5 2 1 1 Eddie Foster, 3b 4 0 1 0
Babe Ellison, 1b 4 0 2 3 Ray Morgan, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ralph Young, 2b 4 0 0 0 Howie Shanks, ss 4 0 0 0
Oscar Stanage, c 2 0 0 0 Eddie Ainsmith, c 3 0 0 0
Bernie Boland, p 3 0 0 0 Patsy Gharrity, c 1 0 0 0
Harry Harper, p 2 0 2 0
Bill Murray, pr 0 0 0 0
Molly Craft, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 10 6 34 1 6 1
DET 400 020 100 -- 7
WS1 000 000 010 -- 1
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Bernie Boland (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 3
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Harry Harper (L) 5.0 7 6 6 5 3
Molly Craft 4.0 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Sam Rice, Babe Ellison, Howie Shanks 2
DP -- WS1 2
LOB -- DET 7, WS1 7
2B -- Harry Harper
3B -- Babe Ellison 2
SB -- Mike Menosky
CS -- Donie Bush
SH -- Bobby Veach, Bernie Boland, Ty Cobb 2
WP -- Harry Harper
PB -- Eddie Ainsmith
T -- 1:29
A -- 986
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