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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1920-07-23 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:19

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 4–1. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 7th. Eddie Rommel earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Eddie Rommel L: Dutch Leonard 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	3	0	1	0	1	0
Donie Bush	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chick Shorten	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Veach	3	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ira Flagstead	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Jones	4	1	1	0	0	0
Larry Woodall	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dutch Leonard	2	0	2	1	0	0
Sammy Hale	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

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

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Leonard	7.0	5	1	5
Frank Okrie	1.0	2	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Rommel	9.0	6	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ralph Young: W
Donie Bush: K
Chick Shorten: CS2(26)
Chick Shorten: K

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: D9
Jimmy Dykes: 3/SH.2-3
Tillie Walker: 2/P
Frank Welch: K

Top 2

Bobby Veach: 4/L
Harry Heilmann: 13
Ira Flagstead: 53

Bot 2

Fred Thomas: 7/L
Cy Perkins: 2/FL
Ivy Griffin: 5/P

Top 3

Bob Jones: S9
Larry Woodall: 23/SH.1-2
Dutch Leonard: D7.2-H
Ralph Young: 53
Donie Bush: K

Bot 3

Chick Galloway: D/78
Eddie Rommel: 53/SH.2-3
Whitey Witt: 7/SF.3-H
Jimmy Dykes: S8
Tillie Walker: CS2(24)

Top 4

Chick Shorten: D9
Bobby Veach: 13/SH.2-3
Harry Heilmann: K
Ira Flagstead: 7/F

Bot 4

Tillie Walker: K
Frank Welch: 5/P
Fred Thomas: 43

Top 5

Bob Jones: 43
Larry Woodall: S8
Dutch Leonard: S7.1-2
Ralph Young: 8/F
Donie Bush: 53

Bot 5

Cy Perkins: 7/F
Ivy Griffin: 53
Chick Galloway: 8/F

Top 6

Chick Shorten: 43
Bobby Veach: 3/G
Harry Heilmann: 53

Bot 6

Eddie Rommel: K
Whitey Witt: K
Jimmy Dykes: K

Top 7

Ira Flagstead: 8/F
Bob Jones: 4/P
Larry Woodall: 53

Bot 7

Tillie Walker: W
Frank Welch: FC1.1X2(1E6);B-1
Fred Thomas: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Cy Perkins: 5/FL
Ivy Griffin: 62(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Chick Galloway: D9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Eddie Rommel: 53

Top 8

Sammy Hale: 53
Ralph Young: S9
Donie Bush: 54(1)/FO
Chick Shorten: E8/F.1-3(E5)
Bobby Veach: 13

Bot 8

Whitey Witt: S7
Jimmy Dykes: 13/SH.1-2
Tillie Walker: S7.2-H
Frank Welch: 8/F
Fred Thomas: SB2
Fred Thomas: K

Top 9

Harry Heilmann: 8/F
Ira Flagstead: W
Bob Jones: 5/P
Larry Woodall: 6(1)/FO