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Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

1921-09-07 · Day game · League Park IV · Att: 7000 · 2:00

Cleveland Indians defeated Detroit Tigers 5–4. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 3rd. Jim Bagby earned the win and Ray Caldwell picked up the save. Harry Heilmann went 5-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	14
CLE	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0		5	11

W: Jim Bagby L: Jim Middleton SV: Ray Caldwell

Umpires — HP: Brick Owens · 1B: Bill Dinneen · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ralph Young	4	0	0	0	1	1
Bob Jones	5	0	1	0	0	1
Ty Cobb	4	2	1	0	1	0
Bobby Veach	4	0	1	0	1	1
Harry Heilmann	5	1	5	2	0	0
Lu Blue	3	1	2	0	2	0
Herm Merritt	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Bassler	5	0	2	0	0	1
Jim Middleton	1	0	1	2	0	0
Chick Shorten	1	0	0	0	0	0
Red Oldham	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bert Cole	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Jamieson	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Wambsganss	5	1	2	0	0	0
Tris Speaker	4	2	1	0	1	0
Elmer Smith	2	1	2	1	0	0
Larry Gardner	5	1	2	2	0	0
Joe Sewell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Doc Johnston	2	0	1	0	0	0
Steve O'Neill	2	0	1	0	2	0
Jim Bagby	3	0	0	0	0	0
Smoky Joe Wood	2	0	0	0	1	0
George Burns	2	0	2	1	0	0
George Uhle	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Middleton	3.0	6	0	1
Red Oldham	5.0	5	5	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Bagby	5.0	10	1	2
George Uhle	3.1	4	3	1
Ray Caldwell	0.2	0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ralph Young: K
Bob Jones: D9
Ty Cobb: 8/89
Bobby Veach: 8

Bot 1

Charlie Jamieson: K
Bill Wambsganss: 53
Tris Speaker: E6/TH
Elmer Smith: S9.1-3(E9)
Larry Gardner: D9.3-H(UR);1-3
Joe Sewell: 7/L

Top 2

Harry Heilmann: S7
Lu Blue: D9.1-3
Herm Merritt: 3/P
Johnny Bassler: 6/FL
Jim Middleton: D/78.3-H;2-H
Ralph Young: 43

Bot 2

Doc Johnston: 43
Steve O'Neill: D/89
Jim Bagby: 9
Charlie Jamieson: 3/G

Top 3

Bob Jones: 2/FL
Ty Cobb: S9
Bobby Veach: PO1(E4).1-3
Bobby Veach: K
Harry Heilmann: D9.3-H
Lu Blue: W
Herm Merritt: 8

Bot 3

Bill Wambsganss: E4/TH
Tris Speaker: S.1-3
Elmer Smith: D.3-H(UR);1-3
Larry Gardner: 43.3-H;2-3
Joe Sewell: WP.3-H
Joe Sewell: 43
Doc Johnston: D9
Steve O'Neill: 8

Top 4

Johnny Bassler: D
Chick Shorten: 43
Ralph Young: 8/L
Bob Jones: 31

Bot 4

Jim Bagby: 7
Charlie Jamieson: 43
Bill Wambsganss: S7
Tris Speaker: W.1-2
Smoky Joe Wood: 6/L

Top 5

Ty Cobb: 9
Bobby Veach: 31
Harry Heilmann: S8
Lu Blue: 5/FL

Bot 5

Larry Gardner: E6/G
Joe Sewell: 53/SH.1-2
George Burns: D7.2-H(UR)
Steve O'Neill: W
Jim Bagby: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Charlie Jamieson: 43

Top 6

Herm Merritt: S7
Johnny Bassler: S9/G.1-3
Red Oldham: 3/P
Ralph Young: SB2
Ralph Young: W
Bob Jones: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Bill Wambsganss: 7
Tris Speaker: 9
Smoky Joe Wood: W
Larry Gardner: 7/78

Top 7

Ty Cobb: 63
Bobby Veach: S9
Harry Heilmann: S4/BR.1X2(4)
Lu Blue: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
Herm Merritt: 13

Bot 7

Joe Sewell: W
George Burns: CS2(24)
George Burns: S8
Steve O'Neill: W.1-2
George Uhle: K
Charlie Jamieson: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Johnny Bassler: 63
Red Oldham: 3/FL
Ralph Young: 9

Bot 8

Bill Wambsganss: D7
Tris Speaker: 7
Smoky Joe Wood: 6/P
Larry Gardner: S6.2-3
Joe Sewell: 3/P

Top 9

Bob Jones: K
Ty Cobb: W
Bobby Veach: W.1-2
Harry Heilmann: S7.2-H;1-2
Lu Blue: W.2-3;1-2
Bert Cole: K
Johnny Bassler: K

Notes & reviews

Cobb gets into rundown after being picked off; 2bman's throw goes into dugout allowing Cobb to advance to 3B
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