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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 9, 1921
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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 June 9, 1921 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| 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 | 11,643 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Billy Evans 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Joe Sargent | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Bassler | Catcher |
| Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
| Ty Cobb | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Bucky Harris | Second Baseman |
| Sam Rice | Center Fielder |
| Frank Brower | Right Fielder |
| Bing Miller | Left Fielder |
| Howie Shanks | Third Baseman |
| Patsy Gharrity | Catcher |
| Frank O'Rourke | Shortstop |
| Walter Johnson | Pitcher |
| George McBride | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 9, 1921
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Johnson
Blue hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Johnson
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Ehmke
Judge hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ehmke
Harris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice 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--
Brower vs. Ehmke
There goes Rice. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Bush applying the tag. 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 for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Johnson
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones 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: ---
Brower vs. Ehmke
Brower hits a line drive towards short. Bush reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ehmke
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Shanks vs. Ehmke
Shanks takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Gharrity vs. Ehmke
Gharrity takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to third. Shanks moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Rourke vs. Ehmke
O'Rourke hits a fly ball towards left. Veach settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Veach. Miller tags and scores. Shanks tags and moves to third. Gharrity tags and moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Ehmke
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Judge vs. Ehmke
Judge hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sargent vs. Johnson
Sargent strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Johnson
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Rourke misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Rourke. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Johnson
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bassler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Johnson
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bassler scores. Blue moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Johnson
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judge fields the ball and throws to Johnson covering. Safe. Blue scores. There goes Bush trying to get to third. Harris throws to Shanks who tags Bush for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ehmke
Harris hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brower vs. Ehmke
Brower hits a popup, foul, towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Ehmke
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Johnson
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Johnson
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Rourke picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on O'Rourke. Heilmann moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sargent vs. Johnson
Sargent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bassler vs. Johnson
Bassler hits a fly ball towards left. Miller catches it and throws to home to double up Heilmann. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Ehmke
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gharrity vs. Ehmke
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Ehmke
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Johnson
Ehmke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rice. Ehmke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Johnson
Blue bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ehmke moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shanks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Johnson
Cobb hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Brower who is chasing the ball. Cobb reaches third base with a triple. Ehmke scores. Bush goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Johnson
Veach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cobb scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Johnson
Heilmann hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rice. Heilmann reaches second base with a double. Veach goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rice. Jones reaches second base with a double. Heilmann scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sargent vs. Erickson
Eric Erickson now pitching.
Sargent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bassler vs. Erickson
Bassler takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to third. Sargent moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ehmke vs. Erickson
Ehmke hits a fly ball towards center field. Rice fields the ball and throws to third. Shanks drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Shanks. Jones tags and scores. Sargent tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blue vs. Erickson
Blue takes first base on ball four. Bassler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bush vs. Erickson
Bush hits a popup, foul, towards third. Shanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Ehmke
Erickson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Ehmke
Judge hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ehmke
Harris hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Erickson
Cobb hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Erickson
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Erickson
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Erickson
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sargent vs. Erickson
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sargent vs. Erickson
Gharrity fires to second and picks off Jones for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 9 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brower vs. Ehmke
Brower hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ehmke
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 9 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sargent vs. Erickson
Sargent hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bassler vs. Erickson
Bassler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Erickson
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sargent moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Erickson
Blue hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sargent moves to third. Ehmke moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bush vs. Erickson
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sargent tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Erickson
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 10 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Ehmke
Shanks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb who is chasing the ball. Shanks reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gharrity vs. Ehmke
Gharrity hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shanks tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Ehmke
O'Rourke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Ehmke
Erickson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Erickson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judge vs. Ehmke
Judge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Ehmke
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Erickson scores. Judge moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Judge scores. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brower vs. Ehmke
Brower hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Brower reaches second base with a double. Harris scores. Rice goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Ehmke
Miller is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shanks vs. Ehmke
Shanks hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Erickson
Veach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Erickson
Heilmann hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Erickson
Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sargent vs. Erickson
Sargent hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gharrity vs. Ehmke
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Ehmke
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Ehmke
Erickson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Erickson
Bassler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Erickson
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Erickson
Blue bunts for an out with unknown description. Ehmke moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Erickson
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ehmke moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Erickson
Cobb hits a line drive towards first. Judge reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Ehmke
Judge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Ehmke
Harris hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brower vs. Ehmke
Brower hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sargent misplays the ball. That's an error on Sargent. Judge moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Ehmke
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1921 -- DET at WS1 (D)
DET AB R H RBI WS1 AB R H RBI
Lu Blue, 1b 3 1 2 0 Joe Judge, 1b 4 1 1 0
Donie Bush, ss 5 1 2 2 Bucky Harris, 2b 5 1 2 1
Ty Cobb, cf 6 2 3 3 Sam Rice, cf 4 1 2 1
Bobby Veach, lf 5 1 2 1 Frank Brower, rf 5 0 1 2
Harry Heilmann, rf 4 1 1 1 Bing Miller, lf 4 1 1 0
Bob Jones, 3b 5 1 3 1 Howie Shanks, 3b 3 1 1 0
Joe Sargent, 2b 3 1 1 0 Patsy Gharrity, c 2 0 0 1
Johnny Bassler, c 4 1 0 0 Frank O'Rourke, ss 3 0 0 1
Howard Ehmke, p 4 1 3 1 Walter Johnson, p 1 0 0 0
Eric Erickson, p 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 10 17 9 34 6 9 6
DET 002 061 100 -- 10
WS1 010 000 500 -- 6
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke (W) 9.0 9 6 6 4 1
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Walter Johnson (L) 4.1 9 8 6 3 1
Eric Erickson 4.2 8 2 2 3 2
E -- Bobby Veach, Frank O'Rourke 2, Howie Shanks, Joe Sargent
DP -- DET 1, WS1 1
LOB -- DET 11, WS1 8
2B -- Howard Ehmke, Harry Heilmann, Bob Jones, Eric Erickson, Frank Brower
3B -- Ty Cobb, Howie Shanks
SB -- Bob Jones, Ty Cobb
CS -- Sam Rice
SH -- Lu Blue
SF -- Frank O'Rourke, Howard Ehmke, Donie Bush, Patsy Gharrity
HBP -- by Howard Ehmke (Bing Miller)
T -- 2:45
A -- 11643
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