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Washington Senators @
Detroit Tigers
1921-05-16 Β· Day game Β· Tiger Stadium Β· Att: 6000 Β· 2:10
Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 17β11. Detroit Tigers put up 6 in the 4th. Bert Cole earned the win. Harry Heilmann went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 15 | |
| DET | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
W: Bert Cole L: Al Schacht SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Tommy Connolly Β· 1B: George Moriarty Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: (none) Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Washington Senators β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Judge | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Duffy Lewis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Rice | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Frank Brower | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bucky Harris | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Howie Shanks | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank O'Rourke | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Patsy Gharrity | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Shaw | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Schacht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bing Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tony Brottem | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Courtney | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Ellerbe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ralph Young | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Donie Bush | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ty Cobb | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Heilmann | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Chick Shorten | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Lu Blue | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Johnny Bassler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bert Cole | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Woodall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Senators β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Shaw | 3.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
Al Schacht | 2.2 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Harry Courtney | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Middleton | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Bert Cole | 7.1 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Joe Judge: 8/F8XD
- Duffy Lewis: T8/F78XDW
- Sam Rice: 9/F9DW/SF.3-H
- Frank Brower: T9/F9LD
- Bucky Harris: BK.3-H
- Bucky Harris: 53
Bot 1
- Ralph Young: 99
- Donie Bush: S6/G56
- Ty Cobb: S4/G34.1-2
- Harry Heilmann: HR/F78XD.2-H;1-H
- Chick Shorten: 13
- Lu Blue: S8.B-2(E8)
- Bob Jones: S9/TH2.2-H(UR)
- Johnny Bassler: S8.1-2
- Jim Middleton: 13
Top 2
- Howie Shanks: 7/L
- Frank O'Rourke: K
- Patsy Gharrity: S7/G5
- Jim Shaw: D7/G5L.1-3
- Joe Judge: T/L78D.3-H;2-H
- Duffy Lewis: D/78.3-H
- Sam Rice: W
- Frank Brower: S8.2-H;1-3
- Bucky Harris: 8
Bot 2
- Ralph Young: W
- Donie Bush: 4/LDP.1X1(43)
- Ty Cobb: 43
Top 3
- Howie Shanks: D8/F78XDW
- Frank O'Rourke: FC1/TH3.2-3
- Patsy Gharrity: 9/SF.3-H
- Jim Shaw: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Harry Heilmann: S6/L
- Chick Shorten: W.1-2
- Lu Blue: 64(1)/FO
- Bob Jones: S49/G.2-H;1-3
- Johnny Bassler: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Joe Judge: 99
- Duffy Lewis: 99
- Sam Rice: 99
Bot 4
- Bert Cole: D8/78
- Ralph Young: W
- Donie Bush: W.2-3;1-2
- Ty Cobb: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Harry Heilmann: SB2
- Harry Heilmann: W
- Chick Shorten: D7/78.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Lu Blue: PO2(26)
- Lu Blue: T8/78
- Bob Jones: 3/G.3-H
- Johnny Bassler: 4/P
Top 5
- Frank Brower: S
- Bucky Harris: 99
- Howie Shanks: 99
- Frank O'Rourke: 99
Bot 5
- Bert Cole: 99
- Ralph Young: 99
- Donie Bush: 99
Top 6
- Patsy Gharrity: 99
- Al Schacht: 99
- Joe Judge: S
- Duffy Lewis: S.1-2
- Sam Rice: 13
Bot 6
- Ty Cobb: D8/F8S
- Harry Heilmann: 6/P
- Chick Shorten: T9/F9D.2-H;B-H(E6/THH)
- Lu Blue: 43
- Bob Jones: S8
- Johnny Bassler: S8.1-3
- Bert Cole: T8/F8XD.3-H;1-H
- Ralph Young: 7/F7DW
Top 7
- Bing Miller: 99
- Bucky Harris: 99
- Howie Shanks: D
- Frank O'Rourke: 99
Bot 7
- Donie Bush: S5/G.B-2(E5/TH1)
- Ty Cobb: T7/7L.2-H
- Harry Heilmann: 8/L8XD/SF.3-H
- Ira Flagstead: 99
- Lu Blue: K
Top 8
- Tony Brottem: 99
- Harry Courtney: S4/L.B-2(E4/TH1)
- Joe Judge: D9.2-H
- Duffy Lewis: 9/F
- Sam Rice: W
- Bing Miller: W.2-3;1-2
- Bucky Harris: T9/G3L.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Howie Shanks: 3/P
Bot 8
- Joe Sargent: S6/G6M.B-2(E6/TH1)
- Larry Woodall: PO2(16)
- Larry Woodall: 13
- Bert Cole: 63
Top 9
- Frank O'Rourke: 99
- Tony Brottem: 99
- Frank Ellerbe: 53/G56S
Notes & reviews
- To the flagpole
- Middleton dropped ball during his windup
- Jones: spectacular stop
- Over LCF scoreboard
- Rice fumbled
- Bad hop over Jones
- Lewis: great catch
- O'Rourke: great stop but wild peg
- Jones: great play
- Sargent: good play























