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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 27, 1918
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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 May 27, 1918 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bernie Boland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doc Ayers |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 2,140 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Billy Evans 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Lee Dressen | First Baseman |
| Frank Walker | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| Bernie Boland | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Right Fielder |
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Eddie Foster | Third Baseman |
| Clyde Milan | Center Fielder |
| Howie Shanks | Left Fielder |
| Ray Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Doc Ayers | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 27, 1918
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Ayers
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Ayers
Vitt bunts towards the mound. Ayers fields it and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Ayers
Veach hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan catches it and throws to second with Lavan covering, to double up Bush. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Boland
Shotton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Boland
Judge hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Boland
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Boland
Milan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ayers
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Ayers
Dressen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ayers
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Boland
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Boland
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavan vs. Boland
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - 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 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Ayers
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Ayers
Stanage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Ayers
Boland hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayers vs. Boland
Ayers hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Boland
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Boland
Judge hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Judge reaches second base with a double. Heilmann throws the ball in to Vitt who tags Judge trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Shotton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 4
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Ayers
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Ayers
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Ayers
Veach hits a fly ball into right field. Shotton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Boland
Milan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Milan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shanks vs. Boland
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Boland
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavan vs. Boland
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ayers
Heilmann hits a fly ballHeilmann hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Shanks is chasing the ball. Heilmann rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Ayers
Dressen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ayers
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Ayers
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanage vs. Ayers
There goes Young. The throw from Ainsmith and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanage vs. Ayers
Stanage hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Boland
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayers vs. Boland
Ayers strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Boland
Shotton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Ayers
Frank Schulte now playing left field.
Boland hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Ayers
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Ayers
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Boland
Judge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Boland
Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Judge moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milan vs. Boland
Milan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Judge moves to third. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schulte vs. Boland
Schulte hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Judge tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Boland
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to third. Milan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lavan vs. Boland
Lavan hits a line drive beyond third. Vitt can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Foster scores. Milan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ainsmith vs. Boland
Ainsmith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Ainsmith reaches third base with a triple. Milan scores. Lavan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ayers vs. Boland
Ayers 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, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Ayers
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ayers
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Ayers
Dressen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Ayers
Walker hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of Milan. Walker reaches second base with a double. Dressen moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Ayers
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Shotton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Jones
Deacon Jones now pitching.
Shotton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Jones
Judge bunts for an out with unknown description. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Jones
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shotton scores. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milan vs. Jones
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schulte vs. Jones
Schulte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Jones
There goes Schulte. The throw from Stanage and he is safe. Schulte steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Jones
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Ayers
Stanage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Ayers
Ben Dyer pinch hits for Deacon Jones.
Dyer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Ayers
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Ayers
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Cunningham
George Cunningham now pitching.
Lavan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Cunningham
Ainsmith bunts for an out with unknown description. Lavan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ayers vs. Cunningham
Ayers strikes out. There goes Lavan. The throw from Stanage and Lavan is out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Ayers
Veach hits a fly ball into right field. Shotton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ayers
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Milan. Heilmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dressen vs. Ayers
Dressen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan. Heilmann scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Ayers
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dressen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Ayers
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanage vs. Ayers
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walker moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yelle vs. Ayers
Archie Yelle pinch hits for George Cunningham.
Yelle hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Young moves to third. Stanage moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bush vs. Ayers
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Stanage moves to third. Yelle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vitt vs. Ayers
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1918 -- DET at WS1 (D)
DET AB R H RBI WS1 AB R H RBI
Donie Bush, ss 4 0 2 1 Burt Shotton, rf 3 2 1 0
Ossie Vitt, 3b 4 0 0 0 Joe Judge, 1b 3 1 2 1
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 0 0 Eddie Foster, 3b 4 2 2 1
Harry Heilmann, rf 4 2 2 1 Clyde Milan, cf 4 1 2 0
Lee Dressen, 1b 3 0 0 0 Howie Shanks, lf 2 0 0 0
Frank Walker, cf 4 1 2 0 Frank Schulte, lf 1 0 1 2
Ralph Young, 2b 3 1 0 0 Ray Morgan, 2b 4 0 1 0
Oscar Stanage, c 4 0 1 0 Doc Lavan, ss 4 1 2 1
Bernie Boland, p 2 0 0 0 Eddie Ainsmith, c 3 0 1 2
Deacon Jones, p 0 0 0 0 Doc Ayers, p 4 0 0 0
Ben Dyer, ph 1 0 0 0
George Cunningham, p 0 0 0 0
Archie Yelle, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 3 32 7 12 7
DET 000 010 003 -- 4
WS1 001 004 20x -- 7
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Bernie Boland (L) 6.0 8 5 5 1 1
Deacon Jones 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
George Cunningham 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Doc Ayers (W) 9.0 8 4 3 3 1
E -- Ralph Young, Ray Morgan
DP -- DET 1, WS1 1
LOB -- DET 7, WS1 5
2B -- Joe Judge, Clyde Milan, Frank Walker, Harry Heilmann
3B -- Eddie Ainsmith
HR -- Harry Heilmann
SB -- Ralph Young, Frank Schulte
CS -- Doc Lavan
SH -- Ossie Vitt, Joe Judge, Eddie Ainsmith
SF -- Frank Schulte
T -- 1:44
A -- 2140
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