Tigers @ Yankees
July 17, 1916

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Tigers 0 6 1
Yankees 2 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 0 6 1
Yankees 2 9 1

George Burns Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .306
OBP .333 .330
At Bats 3 268
Hits 1 82
• Singles 1 63
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 49

Bob Shawkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 7 2
Close
Polo Grounds - July 17, 1916
Out
Bob Shawkey
Les Nunamaker
Charlie Mullen
Joe Gedeon
Luke Boone
Roger Peckinpaugh
Hugh High
Lee Magee
Paddy Baumann
George Burns
 
Ty Cobb
 

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 0 6 1 6
New York Yankees 2 9 1 5
Winning Pitcher Bob Shawkey
Losing Pitcher Harry Coveleski
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Les Nunamaker
Attendance
Time of Game 1 hour 45 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cobb moves to second.
Top 9 Cobb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mullen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heilmann for the out.
Bottom 8 Mullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Peckinpaugh bunts in front of the plate. McKee fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Frank Fuller now playing shortstop. Marty Kavanagh now playing second base. George Cunningham now pitching. High hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Marty Kavanagh pinch hits for Donie Bush. Kavanagh hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Vitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 George Harper pinch hits for Harry Coveleski. Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McKee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Magee hits a line drive towards first. Burns catches it and steps on first to double up Shawkey.
Bottom 7 Shawkey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Frank Fuller now playing second base. Nunamaker hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sam Crawford pinch hits for Ralph Young. Crawford hits a fly ball into right field. Baumann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gedeon.
Top 7 Veach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Baumann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Heilmann strikes out.
Top 6 Bush hits a popup towards the mound. Shawkey catches it and throws to first to double up Vitt.
Top 6 Vitt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Mullen hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 High strikes out.
Bottom 5 Magee bunts towards the mound. Coveleski fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Coveleski. Shawkey moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Shawkey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nunamaker scores.
Bottom 5 Nunamaker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb who is chasing the ball. Nunamaker reaches third base with a triple. Boone goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McKee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mullen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKee for the out. Burns moves to third.
Top 5 Young bunts towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second.
Top 5 Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Baumann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mullen moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 High hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Veach hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nunamaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Cobb. The throw from Nunamaker and he is out, Gedeon applying the tag.
Top 4 Cobb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mullen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heilmann for the out.
Bottom 3 Magee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Magee for the out.
Bottom 3 Shawkey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nunamaker for the out.
Top 3 Bush hits a fly ball into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Vitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Coveleski strikes out.
Top 3 McKee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Boone. The throw from McKee and he is out, Young applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gedeon hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Baumann hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Young hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Cobb. The throw from Nunamaker and he is safe. Cobb steals second.
Top 2 Burns hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cobb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mullen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 High hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Magee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bush hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Vitt hits a fly ball into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.