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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1920-08-24 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 16000 · overcast, rain · 2:20

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 5–3. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 3rd. Doc Ayers earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Doc Ayers L: Bob Shawkey SV: (none)

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	3	2	0	0	2	2
Donie Bush	2	0	0	0	1	1
Ty Cobb	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bobby Veach	4	1	1	2	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	0	1	2	0	0
Chick Shorten	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Jones	3	1	1	0	1	0
Eddie Ainsmith	4	0	0	0	0	2
Doc Ayers	4	0	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

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

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doc Ayers	9.0	10	3	7

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Shawkey	8.0	3	4	4
Rip Collins	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ralph Young: W
Donie Bush: W.1-2
Ty Cobb: 6/P
Bobby Veach: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Harry Heilmann: S5.3-H;2-3
Chick Shorten: 43

Bot 1

Roger Peckinpaugh: 63
Wally Pipp: 63
Babe Ruth: 5/FL

Top 2

Bob Jones: 7/7D
Eddie Ainsmith: K
Doc Ayers: 43

Bot 2

Del Pratt: E4/G.B-1
Duffy Lewis: S9.1-3
Ping Bodie: K+CS2(2463)/DP.3XH(3E2)(UR)
Aaron Ward: K

Top 3

Ralph Young: W
Donie Bush: 53/SH.1-2
Ty Cobb: W
Bobby Veach: T/89D.2-H;1-H
Harry Heilmann: 53.3-H
Chick Shorten: E4
Bob Jones: S8.1-2
Eddie Ainsmith: 63

Bot 3

Muddy Ruel: S7
Bob Shawkey: K
Roger Peckinpaugh: S/89S.1-2
Wally Pipp: 7
Babe Ruth: W.2-3;1-2
Del Pratt: 3/L

Top 4

Doc Ayers: 53
Ralph Young: K
Donie Bush: K

Bot 4

Duffy Lewis: K
Ping Bodie: 63
Aaron Ward: 9

Top 5

Ty Cobb: 43
Bobby Veach: 9
Harry Heilmann: 9

Bot 5

Muddy Ruel: 63
Bob Shawkey: W
Roger Peckinpaugh: S9.1-2
Wally Pipp: S8.2-H;1-2
Babe Ruth: S9.2-H;1-3
Del Pratt: OA.3XH(32);1-2
Del Pratt: 23

Top 6

Chick Shorten: 43
Bob Jones: 43
Eddie Ainsmith: 7

Bot 6

Duffy Lewis: S8
Ping Bodie: S9.1-2
Aaron Ward: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Muddy Ruel: K
Bob Shawkey: 9

Top 7

Doc Ayers: 2/FL
Ralph Young: K
Donie Bush: 9

Bot 7

Roger Peckinpaugh: 5/P
Wally Pipp: W
Babe Ruth: 43.1-2
Del Pratt: 6/P

Top 8

Ty Cobb: 43
Bobby Veach: 5/FL
Harry Heilmann: 43

Bot 8

Duffy Lewis: S7
Ping Bodie: 2/FL
Aaron Ward: 7
Muddy Ruel: S8.1-2
Bob Meusel: K

Top 9

Chick Shorten: 6/L
Bob Jones: W
Eddie Ainsmith: K+SB2
Doc Ayers: S1.2-H(E1/TH)(UR);B-2
Ralph Young: 2/FL

Bot 9

Roger Peckinpaugh: 5/P
Wally Pipp: 8/7
Babe Ruth: K

Notes & reviews

attendees include several thousand sailors of Atlantic fleet and several hundred kids from Mount Reta orphanage--both brought their bands Light shower starts
would've been K TP!
Pratt hit on knee by Shorten's ball, stays in limping
Pipp tried SBH on pickoff throw to first
Cobb ran way into LF to catch fly misjudged by Veach

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