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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1920-07-22 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:41

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 3–1. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 3rd. Slim Harriss earned the win. Bobby Veach went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Slim Harriss L: Doc Ayers SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Billy Evans · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ralph Young	4	0	0	0	0	0
Donie Bush	3	0	2	0	1	0
Chick Shorten	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Veach	4	1	2	1	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ira Flagstead	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Jones	4	0	1	0	0	0
Oscar Stanage	4	0	1	0	0	0
Doc Ayers	2	0	0	0	0	2
Sammy Hale	1	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Woodall	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Witt	3	2	2	0	1	0
Jimmy Dykes	3	1	1	0	0	1
Tillie Walker	2	0	1	1	2	0
Frank Welch	4	0	1	2	0	0
Fred Thomas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cy Perkins	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ivy Griffin	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chick Galloway	4	0	1	0	0	0
Slim Harriss	3	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doc Ayers	6.0	8	2	2
Frank Okrie	2.0	0	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Slim Harriss	9.0	8	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ralph Young: 53
Donie Bush: S/4
Chick Shorten: 46(1)/FO
Bobby Veach: 3/G

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: 8/F
Jimmy Dykes: K
Tillie Walker: 2/FL

Top 2

Harry Heilmann: 63
Ira Flagstead: W
Bob Jones: 64(1)/FO
Oscar Stanage: S7.1-2
Doc Ayers: K

Bot 2

Frank Welch: 3/FL
Fred Thomas: S8
Cy Perkins: SB2#
Cy Perkins: FC6.2X3(654);B-3(E4/TH)#
Ivy Griffin: 6/P

Top 3

Ralph Young: 7/F
Donie Bush: 53
Chick Shorten: K

Bot 3

Chick Galloway: 63
Slim Harriss: K
Whitey Witt: S7
Jimmy Dykes: S7.1-2
Tillie Walker: W.2-3;1-2
Frank Welch: S/6.3-H;2-H;1-2
Fred Thomas: 13

Top 4

Bobby Veach: S8
Harry Heilmann: 64(1)/FO#
Ira Flagstead: 9/F
Bob Jones: S4/1.1-3(E4/TH);B-2#
Oscar Stanage: 8/L

Bot 4

Cy Perkins: 63
Ivy Griffin: S8
Chick Galloway: 7/F#
Slim Harriss: 46(1)/FO

Top 5

Doc Ayers: K
Ralph Young: 7/F
Donie Bush: S/4
Chick Shorten: 8/F

Bot 5

Whitey Witt: D8
Jimmy Dykes: 54/SH.2-3
Tillie Walker: S8.3-H
Frank Welch: E5.1-2#
Fred Thomas: 4/P
Cy Perkins: 9/F

Top 6

Bobby Veach: HR/9
Harry Heilmann: 5/FL
Ira Flagstead: 2
Bob Jones: 5/FL

Bot 6

Ivy Griffin: 3/G
Chick Galloway: S9
Slim Harriss: 53/SH.1-2
Whitey Witt: W
Jimmy Dykes: 8/F

Top 7

Oscar Stanage: 63
Sammy Hale: T8
Ralph Young: 6/P
Donie Bush: W
Chick Shorten: 7/L

Bot 7

Tillie Walker: W
Frank Welch: 3/P
Fred Thomas: 3/P
Cy Perkins: SB2
Cy Perkins: 9/F

Top 8

Bobby Veach: 7/F
Harry Heilmann: S7
Ira Flagstead: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Ivy Griffin: 8/F
Chick Galloway: 2/FL
Slim Harriss: K

Top 9

Bob Jones: E4/G
Oscar Stanage: 9/F
Larry Woodall: 46(1)3/GDP