Tigers @ Athletics
May 5, 1928

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Bottom 8 R H E
Tigers 5 8 0
Athletics 4 11 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Tigers 5 8 0
Athletics 6 12 1

Tris Speaker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .241
OBP .500 .292
At Bats 3 58
Hits 1 14
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 4
RBI’s 0 8

Elam Vangilder Season Stats

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1 1 0
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Shibe Park - May 5, 1928
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Home Run
Elam Vangilder
Larry Woodall
Marty McManus
Charlie Gehringer
Jack Warner
Jackie Tavener
Bob Fothergill
Harry Rice
Harry Heilmann
Tris Speaker
Ty Cobb
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Speaker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Cobb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bishop hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mule Haas pinch hits for Rube Walberg. Haas hits a ball on the ground towards first. McManus scoops it up and throws to first, with Vangilder covering, for the out.
Top 8 Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McManus scores. Heilmann moves to second.
Top 8 Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McManus moves to third.
Top 8 Rice bunts towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. McManus moves to second.
Top 8 McManus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Boley hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hale hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 7 Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Tavener strikes out.
Top 7 Vangilder strikes out.
Top 7 Woodall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cobb. Woodall reaches second base with a double. Fothergill scores.
Top 7 Warner strikes out.
Top 7 Fothergill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Fothergill reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Cochrane hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Hauser hits a popup towards first. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Speaker hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gehringer hits a popup towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McManus tags and scores.
Top 6 Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cobb. Rice reaches second base with a double. McManus moves to third.
Top 6 McManus takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Tavener hits a fly ball into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Tavener fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vangilder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Walberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boley strikes out.
Top 5 Vangilder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Woodall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Warner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Elam Vangilder now pitching. Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller takes first base on ball four. Speaker scores. Hauser moves to third. Cochrane moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cochrane takes first base on ball four. Cobb scores. Speaker moves to third. Hauser moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hauser is hit by the pitch. Cobb moves to third. Speaker moves to second.
Bottom 4 Speaker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cobb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fothergill. Cobb reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards first. McManus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bishop for the out.
Bottom 4 Walberg hits a popup in front of the plate. Woodall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fothergill hits a popup in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley misplays the ball. That's an error on Boley.
Top 4 Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Boley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to home to get Cochrane. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Cochrane hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rice who is chasing the ball. Cochrane reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Hauser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McManus strikes out.
Top 3 Tavener hits a popup in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Speaker hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards first. McManus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cobb for the out. Boley moves to third. Bishop moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bishop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hale scores. Boley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Walberg strikes out.
Bottom 2 Boley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hale moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Woodall hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Warner hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Gehringer tags and scores.
Top 2 Fothergill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gehringer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speaker who is chasing the ball. Gehringer reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Heilmann hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cochrane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speaker scores. Hauser moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hauser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Speaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fothergill. Speaker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McManus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Tavener strikes out.