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August 9, 1923

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Tigers 11 14 2
Yankees 3 10 3
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Tigers 11 14 2
Yankees 3 11 3

Whitey Witt Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .342
OBP .750 .412
At Bats 4 398
Hits 3 136
• Singles 3 112
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 46
RBI’s 0 36

Bert Cole Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 1
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Yankee Stadium - August 9, 1923
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Single
Bert Cole
Johnny Bassler
Lu Blue
Fred Haney
Bob Jones
Topper Rigney
Heinie Manush
Ty Cobb
Harry Heilmann
Whitey Witt
Hinkey Haines
 
 
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Witt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haines moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hinkey Haines pinch hits for George Pipgras. Haines takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Cole strikes out.
Top 9 Bassler takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mike Gazella now playing shortstop. George Pipgras now pitching. Haney hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Schang hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Gazella pinch hits for Everett Scott. Gazella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Pipp hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Heilmann. Pipp moves to second.
Top 8 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Manush hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Witt. Manush reaches second base with a double. Cobb scores.
Top 8 Cobb hits a line drive into right field. Meusel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Blue scores. Jones goes all the way around to score. Cobb moves to third.
Top 8 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Blue hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Witt, who is chasing the ball. Blue reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bob Meusel now playing right field. Bassler hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Meusel pinch hits for Elmer Smith. Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ruth takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Bert Cole now pitching. Witt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Haney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp has Heilmann trapped. There's the throw to Schang and over to Dugan, who tags Heilmann for the out. Haney moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Heilmann hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Witt who is chasing the ball. Heilmann reaches third base with a triple. Jones scores. Cobb goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Carl Mays now pitching. Manush hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to Hoyt covering. Safe. Jones moves to third.
Top 7 Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Witt. Jones reaches second base with a double. Veach scores. Blue goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 7 Blue bunts in front of the plate. Schang fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schang. Veach moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Bobby Veach pinch hits for Syl Johnson. Veach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hoyt hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Schang hits a ball on the ground towards second. Haney can't make a play. That's a base hit. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 6 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Pipp. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Rigney applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bassler for the out.
Top 6 Rigney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Haney hits a line drive towards the mound. Hoyt reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Bottom 5 Ruth takes first base on ball four. Witt moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dugan hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Witt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Manush strikes out. There goes Cobb. The throw from Schang to Scott, and Cobb is out.
Top 5 Cobb hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Jones hits a line drive into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Schang strikes out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Blue bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bassler hits a line drive towards short. Scott reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into center field. Cobb picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cobb. Witt scores. Dugan scores. Ruth goes all the way around to score. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ruth hits a line drive beyond first. Blue can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Witt moves to third. Dugan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Witt moves to second.
Bottom 3 Witt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hoyt strikes out.
Bottom 3 Schang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Haney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heilmann moves to second.
Top 3 Heilmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Manush scores.
Top 3 Manush hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Witt who is chasing the ball. Manush reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ward strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pipp hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Blue takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Bassler. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Bassler steals second.
Top 2 Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bassler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rigney scores.
Top 2 Rigney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth who is chasing the ball. Rigney reaches third base with a triple. Haney scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Haney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hoyt. Manush scores. Haney moves to second.
Top 2 Heilmann strikes out.
Top 2 Manush hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Manush reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 There goes Ruth. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Rigney applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Ruth takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Dugan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Witt hits a line drive into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blue hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.