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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 23, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 23, 1916 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Cunningham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Marsh Williams |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 1,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Dick Nallin 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 |
| George Cunningham | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Walsh | Right Fielder |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| Wally Schang | Left Fielder |
| Nap Lajoie | Second Baseman |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Lee McElwee | Third Baseman |
| Val Picinich | Catcher |
| Marsh Williams | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 23, 1916
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Williams
Vitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Williams
Bush takes first base on ball four. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Williams
Cobb bunts for a single. Vitt moves to third. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Veach vs. Williams
There's a wild pitch. Vitt scores. Bush scores. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Williams
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards third. McElwee fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McElwee. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crawford vs. Williams
Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cobb tags and scores. Veach tags and moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Sheehan
Tom Sheehan now pitching.
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Veach moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Sheehan
Young bunts towards the mound. Sheehan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Veach scores. Burns moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Sheehan
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Sheehan
Cunningham strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Cunningham
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Cunningham
Walsh hits a popup towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Sheehan
Vitt hits a fly ball into left field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Sheehan
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bush for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Sheehan
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheehan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Cunningham
Lajoie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Lajoie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Cunningham
McInnis hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McElwee vs. Cunningham
McElwee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Sheehan
Veach hits a line drive towards short. Witt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Sheehan
Crawford hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sheehan
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Cunningham
Picinich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheehan vs. Cunningham
Sheehan bunts for an out with unknown description. Picinich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witt vs. Cunningham
Witt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walsh vs. Cunningham
Walsh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Sheehan
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walsh. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Sheehan
Spencer bunts towards the mound. Sheehan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sheehan. Young moves to third. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cunningham vs. Sheehan
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vitt vs. Sheehan
Vitt hits a fly ball into right field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Sheehan
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Sheehan
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Cunningham
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cunningham juggles the ball. That's an error on Cunningham. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Cunningham
McInnis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lajoie moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McElwee vs. Cunningham
McElwee strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Sheehan
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Sheehan
Crawford hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sheehan
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Sheehan
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Witt. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Sheehan
Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Cunningham
Picinich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheehan vs. Cunningham
Sheehan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witt vs. Cunningham
Witt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walsh vs. Cunningham
Walsh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Sheehan
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Sheehan
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Sheehan
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Crawford. Schang reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lajoie vs. Cunningham
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Cunningham
for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Sheehan
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Sheehan
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Sheehan
Crawford hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McElwee vs. Cunningham
McElwee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Cunningham
Picinich hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheehan vs. Cunningham
Sheehan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sheehan
Burns hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Sheehan
Young bunts towards the mound. Sheehan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Sheehan
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Sheehan
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schang. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vitt vs. Sheehan
Vitt bunts towards the mound. Sheehan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cunningham moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bush vs. Sheehan
Bush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cunningham scores. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Sheehan
Cobb bunts towards third. McElwee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vitt moves to third. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Veach vs. Sheehan
Veach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vitt scores. Bush scores. Cobb moves to third. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crawford vs. Sheehan
There goes Cobb, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Cobb steals home. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Sheehan
for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Cunningham
Witt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Cunningham
Walsh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang takes first base on ball four. Strunk moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lajoie vs. Cunningham
Lajoie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strunk scores. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McInnis vs. Cunningham
McInnis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb. McInnis reaches second base with a double. Schang scores. Lajoie goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pick vs. Cunningham
Charlie Pick pinch hits for Lee McElwee.
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cunningham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sheehan
Charlie Pick now playing third base.
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Sheehan
Young bunts towards the mound. Sheehan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Sheehan
Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Cunningham
Picinich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowe vs. Cunningham
Harland Rowe pinch hits for Tom Sheehan.
Rowe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Cunningham
Witt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1916 -- DET at PHA (D)
DET AB R H RBI PHA AB R H RBI
Ossie Vitt, 3b 3 2 1 1 Whitey Witt, ss 5 0 0 0
Donie Bush, ss 4 2 1 1 Jimmy Walsh, rf 4 0 0 0
Ty Cobb, cf 5 2 2 0 Amos Strunk, cf 4 1 1 0
Bobby Veach, lf 5 1 1 2 Wally Schang, lf 3 1 1 0
Sam Crawford, rf 4 0 0 1 Nap Lajoie, 2b 4 1 2 1
George Burns, 1b 5 1 3 1 Stuffy McInnis, 1b 4 0 2 2
Ralph Young, 2b 5 1 4 1 Lee McElwee, 3b 3 0 0 0
Tubby Spencer, c 5 0 1 0 Charlie Pick, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
George Cunningham, p 3 1 1 0 Val Picinich, c 4 0 2 0
Marsh Williams, p 0 0 0 0
Tom Sheehan, p 2 0 0 0
Harland Rowe, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 10 14 7 35 3 8 3
DET 400 100 050 -- 10
PHA 000 000 030 -- 3
DET IP H R ER BB SO
George Cunningham (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 4
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Marsh Williams (L) 0.1 1 4 3 2 0
Tom Sheehan 8.2 13 6 6 1 1
E -- Lee McElwee, Tom Sheehan, George Cunningham, Whitey Witt
DP -- PHA 1
LOB -- DET 7, PHA 7
2B -- Nap Lajoie, Ralph Young, Wally Schang, George Cunningham, Stuffy McInnis
HR -- George Burns
SB -- Ty Cobb
SH -- Tom Sheehan
SF -- Sam Crawford, Ossie Vitt
WP -- Marsh Williams
T -- 1:50
A -- 1500
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