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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1920-08-22 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 37000 · 2:46

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 11–9. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 4th. Howard Ehmke earned the win and Doc Ayers picked up the save. Ty Cobb went 5-for-6 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	1	2	4	0	1	0	1	1	11	17
NYA	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	4	0	9	10

W: Howard Ehmke L: Jack Quinn SV: Doc Ayers

Umpires — HP: Tommy Connolly · 1B: Dick Nallin · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ralph Young	4	2	1	0	2	0
Donie Bush	3	3	2	0	1	0
Ty Cobb	6	2	5	2	0	0
Bobby Veach	4	1	0	2	0	0
Harry Heilmann	5	1	4	2	0	0
Chick Shorten	2	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Jones	2	0	2	1	0	0
Oscar Stanage	4	0	0	0	0	2
Howard Ehmke	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ira Flagstead	2	0	0	0	1	0
Sammy Hale	1	0	1	2	0	0
Babe Pinelli	2	1	0	0	0	0
Doc Ayers	1	0	1	1	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roger Peckinpaugh	3	3	1	1	2	1
Wally Pipp	4	2	1	0	1	0
Babe Ruth	3	0	0	2	2	1
Del Pratt	3	0	1	2	1	0
Duffy Lewis	4	0	1	2	1	0
Ping Bodie	5	1	1	0	0	2
Aaron Ward	5	1	2	2	0	1
Muddy Ruel	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jack Quinn	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Shore	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Meusel	1	0	1	0	0	0
Sammy Vick	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howard Ehmke	7.0	10	6	6
Red Oldham	0.1	0	1	0
Doc Ayers	1.2	0	0	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Quinn	3.1	9	1	1
Hank Thormahlen	0.1	2	1	0
Ernie Shore	4.1	5	1	1
Bob Shawkey	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ralph Young: W
Donie Bush: 13/SH.1-2
Ty Cobb: S7.2-H
Bobby Veach: 8
Harry Heilmann: 9/9D

Bot 1

Roger Peckinpaugh: W
Wally Pipp: S7.1-3;B-2(TH)
Babe Ruth: IW
Del Pratt: 9/SF.3-H
Duffy Lewis: W.2-3;1-2
Ping Bodie: K/C
Aaron Ward: S5.3-H;2-3;1-2
Muddy Ruel: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Chick Shorten: D7/7L
Bob Jones: S1/BG.2-H(E1/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-2
Oscar Stanage: 13/SH.2-3
Howard Ehmke: K
Ralph Young: 5/P

Bot 2

Jack Quinn: K
Roger Peckinpaugh: 2/FL
Wally Pipp: 9/9D

Top 3

Donie Bush: S7
Ty Cobb: S9.1-3
Bobby Veach: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Harry Heilmann: S1.1-2
Chick Shorten: 8
Bob Jones: D9.2-H;1-3
Oscar Stanage: 3

Bot 3

Babe Ruth: K
Del Pratt: 43
Duffy Lewis: 63

Top 4

Howard Ehmke: 63
Ralph Young: S7/6
Donie Bush: S4.1-2
Ty Cobb: S.2-H;1-2
Bobby Veach: 9/9D.2-3
Harry Heilmann: S7/5.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Ira Flagstead: W
Sammy Hale: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3(TH);B-2
Oscar Stanage: K

Bot 4

Ping Bodie: T/89D
Aaron Ward: 63.3-H
Muddy Ruel: 8
Ernie Shore: 53

Top 5

Howard Ehmke: 53
Ralph Young: 43
Donie Bush: 53

Bot 5

Roger Peckinpaugh: D7
Wally Pipp: 31.2-3
Babe Ruth: 31.3-H
Del Pratt: S8
Duffy Lewis: 3/P

Top 6

Ty Cobb: D6
Bobby Veach: 8.2-3
Harry Heilmann: D9.3-H
Ira Flagstead: 63
Babe Pinelli: 63

Bot 6

Ping Bodie: 63
Aaron Ward: K
Muddy Ruel: S5
Ernie Shore: K/C

Top 7

Oscar Stanage: 43
Howard Ehmke: 13
Ralph Young: 6/P/7S

Bot 7

Roger Peckinpaugh: K
Wally Pipp: W
Babe Ruth: 43.1-2
Del Pratt: W
Duffy Lewis: S7.2-H;1-2
Ping Bodie: 53

Top 8

Donie Bush: W
Ty Cobb: S9.1-3
Bobby Veach: 9/SF.3-H
Harry Heilmann: CS2(24)
Harry Heilmann: S9
Ira Flagstead: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Aaron Ward: S8
Muddy Ruel: S9.1-2
Bob Meusel: S6.2-3;1-2
Roger Peckinpaugh: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Wally Pipp: 7
Babe Ruth: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Del Pratt: E6/G.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1
Duffy Lewis: 5(2)/FO.3-H(UR);1-2
Ping Bodie: K

Top 9

Babe Pinelli: E6
Oscar Stanage: K/C
Doc Ayers: D/78D.1-H(UR)
Ralph Young: W
Donie Bush: 23/SH.2-3;1-2
Ty Cobb: 7

Bot 9

Aaron Ward: 4/P
Muddy Ruel: 43
Sammy Vick: K

Notes & reviews

Looked like Peckinpaugh had ball (where's Ward?) in time for out on Cobb but Nallin called safe. Several bottles &lemons thrown. Police swoop in, at least 1 fan arrested
Pratt spiked on right wrist by Cobb on CS2

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