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Browns
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 5, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns, played on May 5, 1916 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Plank |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Cunningham |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 5,519 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Silk O'Loughlin 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Johnson | Shortstop |
| Ward Miller | Right Fielder |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Armando Marsans | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Grover Hartley | Catcher |
| Eddie Plank | Pitcher |
| Fielder Jones | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Marty Kavanagh | Right Fielder |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Second Baseman |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Ralph Young | Shortstop |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| George Cunningham | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 5, 1916
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Cunningham
Shotton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heilmann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Cunningham
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Cunningham
Miller bunts towards the mound. Cunningham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Shotton moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisler vs. Cunningham
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cunningham fields it and throws to home to get Shotton. Johnson moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pratt vs. Cunningham
Pratt hits a fly ball into right field. Kavanagh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson tags and scores. Miller tags and moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marsans vs. Cunningham
Marsans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller scores. Sisler moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Deal vs. Cunningham
Sisler is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Plank
Vitt hits a fly ball into left field. Shotton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kavanagh vs. Plank
Kavanagh hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Plank
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Cunningham
Deal hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartley vs. Cunningham
Hartley hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plank vs. Cunningham
Plank hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Plank
Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Plank
Heilmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Plank
Burns bunts towards the mound. Plank fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Cunningham
Shotton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cunningham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cunningham
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Cunningham
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Cunningham
Sisler bunts, foul, towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pratt vs. Cunningham
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pratt vs. Cunningham
Pratt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marsans vs. Cunningham
Marsans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stanage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Plank
Young hits a popup, foul, towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Plank
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops it up and throws to first, with Plank covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Plank
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Plank
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Plank fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Cunningham
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartley vs. Cunningham
Hartley hits a popup towards short. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plank vs. Cunningham
Plank hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cunningham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kavanagh vs. Plank
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Plank
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Plank
Veach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Plank
There goes Veach. The throw from Hartley and he is safe. Veach steals second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Plank
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Cunningham
Shotton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cunningham
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Cunningham
There goes Johnson. The throw from Stanage and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Cunningham
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Cunningham
Sisler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Plank
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Plank
Young bunts for an out with unknown description. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanage vs. Plank
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cunningham vs. Plank
Cunningham strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Cunningham
Pratt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Cunningham
Marsans strikes out. Stanage drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Marsans out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Cunningham
Deal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Plank
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kavanagh vs. Plank
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Plank
Cobb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Plank
Veach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shotton. Veach reaches second base with a double. Cobb goes all the way around to score. Veach moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Plank
Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartley vs. Cunningham
Hartley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plank vs. Cunningham
Plank hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Hartley moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shotton vs. Cunningham
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Cunningham
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Hartley moves to third. Plank moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Cunningham
Miller hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Stanage fields it and tags Hartley for the out. Plank moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisler vs. Cunningham
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heilmann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Plank
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Plank
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanage vs. Plank
Stanage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dalton vs. Plank
Jack Dalton pinch hits for George Cunningham.
There goes Young. The throw from Hartley and he is out, Pratt applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Boland
Bernie Boland now pitching.
Pratt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Boland
Marsans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Boland
There goes Marsans. The throw from Stanage and he is safe. Marsans steals second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Deal vs. Boland
Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartley vs. Boland
Hartley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubuc vs. Plank
Jean Dubuc pinch hits for Bernie Boland.
Dubuc hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Plank
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kavanagh vs. Plank
for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plank vs. James
Bill James now pitching.
Plank takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shotton vs. James
Shotton takes first base on ball four. Plank moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. James
Johnson bunts towards the mound. James fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on James. Plank moves to third. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crandall vs. McTigue
Bill McTigue now pitching. Doc Crandall pinch hits for Ward Miller.
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it and throws to home to get Plank. Shotton moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisler vs. McTigue
Jimmy Austin pinch runs for Doc Crandall.
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it and throws to home to get Shotton. Johnson moves to third. Austin moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pratt vs. McTigue
There go the runners. All runners are safe. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pratt vs. McTigue
Pratt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marsans vs. McTigue
Marsans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Austin scores. Sisler scores. Pratt moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Deal vs. Boehler
George Boehler now pitching.
for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Plank
Jack Tobin now playing right field.
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Plank fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Plank
Veach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Plank
Heilmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Plank
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veach scores. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Plank
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heilmann tags and scores. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Plank
Sam Crawford pinch hits for Oscar Stanage.
There goes Burns. The throw from Hartley and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Plank
There goes Burns. The throw from Hartley and he is safe. Burns steals third. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crawford vs. Plank
Crawford hits a popup, foul, towards third. Deal settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Deal. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crawford vs. Plank
Crawford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Plank
George Maisel pinch runs for Sam Crawford. Donie Bush pinch hits for George Boehler.
Bush takes first base on ball four. Maisel moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vitt vs. Plank
Frank Fuller pinch runs for Donie Bush.
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1916 -- SLA at DET (D)
SLA AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Burt Shotton, lf 4 0 1 0 Ossie Vitt, 3b 5 0 0 0
Ernie Johnson, ss 1 2 1 0 Marty Kavanagh, rf 4 0 0 0
Ward Miller, rf 4 1 2 0 Ty Cobb, cf 4 1 1 0
Doc Crandall, ph 1 0 0 0 Bobby Veach, lf 3 1 2 1
Jimmy Austin, pr 0 1 0 0 Harry Heilmann, 2b 4 1 1 0
Jack Tobin, rf 0 0 0 0 George Burns, 1b 4 1 1 1
George Sisler, 1b 5 1 0 0 Ralph Young, ss 2 0 1 1
Del Pratt, 2b 2 0 0 1 Oscar Stanage, c 3 0 0 0
Armando Marsans, cf 5 0 3 3 Sam Crawford, ph 1 0 1 1
Charlie Deal, 3b 5 0 1 0 George Maisel, pr 0 0 0 0
Grover Hartley, c 3 0 0 0 George Cunningham, p 1 0 0 0
Eddie Plank, p 3 0 1 0 Jack Dalton, ph 0 0 0 0
Bernie Boland, p 0 0 0 0
Jean Dubuc, ph 1 0 0 0
Bill James, p 0 0 0 0
Bill McTigue, p 0 0 0 0
George Boehler, p 0 0 0 0
Donie Bush, ph 0 0 0 0
Frank Fuller, pr 0 0 0 0
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33 5 9 4 32 4 7 4
SLA 200 000 003 -- 5
DET 000 001 003 -- 4
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Eddie Plank (W) 9.0 7 4 3 3 1
DET IP H R ER BB SO
George Cunningham (L) 7.0 7 2 2 5 2
Bernie Boland 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Bill James* 0.0 0 3 0 2 0
Bill McTigue 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
George Boehler 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Ernie Johnson, Bill James, Charlie Deal
DP -- DET 1
LOB -- SLA 11, DET 6
2B -- Bobby Veach
SB -- Ward Miller, Ernie Johnson 3, Bobby Veach, Armando Marsans, George Sisler, Jimmy Austin, George Burns 2
CS -- Ralph Young
SH -- Ralph Young, Ernie Johnson
SF -- Del Pratt, Ralph Young
T -- 2:12
A -- 5519
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