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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 22, 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 22, 1917 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 22, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 22, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Walter Johnson |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 9,864 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Billy Evans 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 |
| Howard Ehmke | 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 |
| Walter Johnson | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 22, 1917
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Johnson
Vitt hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Johnson
Cobb is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Ehmke
Menosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Ehmke
Leonard hits a popup towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Ehmke
Milan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Johnson
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leonard fields the ball and throws to Johnson covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Johnson
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellison vs. Johnson
Ellison hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ehmke
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Ehmke
Morgan bunts towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shanks vs. Ehmke
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ainsmith vs. Ehmke
Ainsmith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Johnson
Stanage hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Johnson
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Johnson
Vitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Johnson
Cobb hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Milan is chasing the ball. Cobb rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Johnson
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ehmke
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Ehmke
Menosky hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Ehmke
Leonard hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Johnson
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellison vs. Johnson
Ellison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanage vs. Johnson
Stanage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Ehmke
Milan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ehmke
Foster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Johnson
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Johnson
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Johnson
Cobb strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ehmke
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Ehmke
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt juggles the ball. That's an error on Vitt. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Ehmke
Ainsmith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ehmke
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Johnson
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Johnson
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellison vs. Johnson
Ellison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Johnson
Young bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Heilmann scores. Ellison moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanage vs. Johnson
Stanage is hit by the pitch. Ellison moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ehmke vs. Johnson
Ehmke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Ehmke
Menosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Ehmke
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Leonard for the out. Menosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milan vs. Ehmke
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellison scoops it up and throws to first, with Ehmke covering, for the out. Menosky moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Johnson
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Johnson
Cobb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Johnson
There goes Cobb. The throw from Ainsmith and he is safe. Cobb steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Johnson
Veach hits a fly ball into left field. Menosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Johnson
There goes Cobb. The throw from Ainsmith and he is safe. Cobb steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Johnson
Heilmann strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ehmke
Foster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ehmke
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Ehmke
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellison vs. Johnson
Ellison strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Johnson
Stanage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Ehmke
Ainsmith hits a popup towards first. Ellison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ehmke
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt juggles the ball. That's an error on Vitt. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menosky vs. Ehmke
Menosky takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Ehmke
Leonard strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milan vs. Ehmke
Milan hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Johnson
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Johnson
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ehmke
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. Ehmke
Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Ehmke
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shanks vs. Ehmke
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/22/1917 -- DET at WS1 (D)
DET AB R H RBI WS1 AB R H RBI
Donie Bush, ss 5 1 2 0 Mike Menosky, lf 3 0 1 0
Ossie Vitt, 3b 5 1 1 0 Joe Leonard, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 1 2 3 Clyde Milan, cf 3 0 0 0
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 1 0 Sam Rice, rf 4 0 0 0
Harry Heilmann, rf 4 1 1 0 Eddie Foster, 3b 4 0 2 0
Babe Ellison, 1b 3 0 1 0 Ray Morgan, 2b 3 0 0 0
Ralph Young, 2b 3 0 0 1 Howie Shanks, ss 4 0 0 0
Oscar Stanage, c 3 0 0 0 Eddie Ainsmith, c 3 0 0 0
Howard Ehmke, p 4 0 1 0 Walter Johnson, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 9 4 31 0 3 0
DET 003 001 000 -- 4
WS1 000 000 000 -- 0
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 2
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Walter Johnson (L) 9.0 9 4 4 1 5
E -- Ossie Vitt 2
DP -- WS1 1
LOB -- DET 7, WS1 7
HR -- Ty Cobb
SB -- Ty Cobb 2
SH -- Ray Morgan, Ralph Young
HBP -- by Walter Johnson (Oscar Stanage)
T -- 1:35
A -- 9864
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