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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1920-07-24 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:29

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–0. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 8th. Howard Ehmke earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Howard Ehmke L: Scott Perry SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ralph Young	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Jones	3	1	0	0	1	0
Chick Shorten	2	0	0	2	1	0
Bobby Veach	4	0	1	1	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ira Flagstead	4	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Pinelli	4	1	1	0	0	0
Oscar Stanage	4	1	3	0	0	0
Howard Ehmke	4	1	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Whitey Witt	4	3	0	0
Jimmy Dykes	3	0	0	0
Tillie Walker	4	1	0	1
Frank Welch	4	1	0	1
Fred Thomas	3	0	1	1
Cy Perkins	4	1	0	1
Ivy Griffin	4	0	0	0
Chick Galloway	3	1	1	0
Scott Perry	3	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howard Ehmke	9.0	7	2	4

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Perry	9.0	7	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ralph Young: 5/FL
Bob Jones: 43
Chick Shorten: 43

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: S8
Jimmy Dykes: 34/SH.1-2
Tillie Walker: S/5.2-3
Frank Welch: K
Fred Thomas: 3/P

Top 2

Bobby Veach: 3/P
Harry Heilmann: K
Ira Flagstead: 3/P

Bot 2

Cy Perkins: K
Ivy Griffin: 13
Chick Galloway: S8
Scott Perry: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Babe Pinelli: 43
Oscar Stanage: 9/F
Howard Ehmke: 7/F

Bot 3

Whitey Witt: S8
Jimmy Dykes: 3/G.1-2
Tillie Walker: FC5.2X3(5)
Frank Welch: S8.1-2
Fred Thomas: K

Top 4

Ralph Young: K
Bob Jones: 7/F
Chick Shorten: 8/F

Bot 4

Cy Perkins: 13
Ivy Griffin: 43
Chick Galloway: 4/P

Top 5

Bobby Veach: 6/P
Harry Heilmann: 63
Ira Flagstead: 53

Bot 5

Scott Perry: 9/F
Whitey Witt: S9
Jimmy Dykes: 54(1)/FO
Tillie Walker: K

Top 6

Babe Pinelli: 53
Oscar Stanage: D7
Howard Ehmke: S7.2-3
Ralph Young: 8/F
Bob Jones: W.1-2
Chick Shorten: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bobby Veach: 5/FL

Bot 6

Frank Welch: 63
Fred Thomas: 2/FL
Cy Perkins: 2

Top 7

Harry Heilmann: 9/F
Ira Flagstead: 8/F
Babe Pinelli: 9/F

Bot 7

Ivy Griffin: 43
Chick Galloway: W
Scott Perry: 4/P
Whitey Witt: 6/P

Top 8

Oscar Stanage: S7
Howard Ehmke: FC3/BG.1-2(E3/TH)
Ralph Young: PO2(26)
Ralph Young: S9.1-2
Bob Jones: E3/G.2-H(E3/TH)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Chick Shorten: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
Bobby Veach: S9.2-H(UR)
Harry Heilmann: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Jimmy Dykes: 6/L
Tillie Walker: 53
Frank Welch: 5/P

Top 9

Ira Flagstead: 13
Babe Pinelli: D7
Oscar Stanage: S4.2-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR);BX2(36)#
Howard Ehmke: K

Bot 9

Fred Thomas: W
Cy Perkins: S/5.1-2
Ivy Griffin: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Chick Galloway: 64(1)3/GDP