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Cleveland Guardians @ Detroit Tigers

1921-05-30 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 21000 · 2:08

Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Indians 9–5. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 3rd. Jim Middleton earned the win. Ty Cobb went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	12
DET	0	0	4	0	2	0	3	0		9	16

W: Jim Middleton L: Jim Bagby SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Hildebrand · 1B: Dick Nallin · 2B: (none) · 3B: Frank Wilson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Jamieson	4	1	3	1	1	0
Doc Johnston	5	1	2	1	0	0
Jack Graney	4	0	0	0	1	0
Elmer Smith	5	0	1	1	0	1
Larry Gardner	4	2	1	0	1	0
Joe Sewell	4	0	0	0	1	0
Riggs Stephenson	5	1	3	2	0	1
Pinch Thomas	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Bagby	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	0
George Burns	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ralph Young	5	1	1	0	0
Donie Bush	5	1	2	0	0
Ty Cobb	5	2	4	2	0
Bobby Veach	4	1	0	1	1
Harry Heilmann	5	3	3	2	0
Bob Jones	4	1	2	1	0
Lu Blue	3	0	2	2	1
Johnny Bassler	3	0	2	0	1
Jim Middleton	2	0	0	1	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Jim Bagby	4.1	9	1
Ray Caldwell	2.2	5	2
Ted Odenwald	1.0	2	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Middleton	9.0	12	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Jamieson: 43
Doc Johnston: D9
Jack Graney: 7
Elmer Smith: K

Bot 1

Ralph Young: 63
Donie Bush: 9
Ty Cobb: D8
Bobby Veach: 9

Top 2

Larry Gardner: 43
Joe Sewell: 4/P
Riggs Stephenson: 63

Bot 2

Harry Heilmann: 63
Bob Jones: 31
Lu Blue: W
Johnny Bassler: S9.1-3
Jim Middleton: 7

Top 3

Pinch Thomas: 13
Jim Bagby: 31
Charlie Jamieson: D8
Doc Johnston: 13

Bot 3

Ralph Young: S9
Donie Bush: S7.1-2
Ty Cobb: D9.2-H;1-3
Bobby Veach: 43.3-H;2-3
Harry Heilmann: D8.3-H
Bob Jones: 3/G
Lu Blue: S7.2-H
Johnny Bassler: 7

Top 4

Jack Graney: W
Elmer Smith: 8
Larry Gardner: 64(1)/FO
Joe Sewell: 8

Bot 4

Jim Middleton: 7
Ralph Young: 9
Donie Bush: 3/G

Top 5

Riggs Stephenson: K
Pinch Thomas: 7/FL
Jim Bagby: S9
Charlie Jamieson: W.1-2
Doc Johnston: 5(2)/FO

Bot 5

Ty Cobb: HR/8
Bobby Veach: 13
Harry Heilmann: HR/7
Bob Jones: S8
Lu Blue: 64(1)/FO
Johnny Bassler: CS2(24)

Top 6

Jack Graney: 7
Elmer Smith: D8
Larry Gardner: 7/FL
Joe Sewell: 7

Bot 6

Johnny Bassler: D7
Jim Middleton: 4E1/SH.2-3
Ralph Young: 6/P
Donie Bush: 4(B)43(1)/DP

Top 7

Riggs Stephenson: S8
Pinch Thomas: S7.1-2
Ray Caldwell: 9
Charlie Jamieson: S8.2-H;1-2
Doc Johnston: 31.2-3;1-2
Jack Graney: 4/P

Bot 7

Ty Cobb: 6/7
Bobby Veach: W
Harry Heilmann: S8.1-2
Bob Jones: S8.2-H;1-2
Lu Blue: D8.2-H;1-3
Johnny Bassler: W
Jim Middleton: 9/SF.3-H
Ralph Young: 9

Top 8

Elmer Smith: 43
Larry Gardner: S8
Joe Sewell: W.1-2
Riggs Stephenson: S7.2-H;1-2
Pinch Thomas: 7
George Burns: 6/P

Bot 8

Donie Bush: S8
Ty Cobb: S8.1-2
Bobby Veach: 4(1)3/GDP.2-3
Harry Heilmann: 7

Top 9

Charlie Jamieson: D9
Doc Johnston: D8.2-H
Jack Graney: 43.2-3
Elmer Smith: 53.3-H
Larry Gardner: W
Joe Sewell: E3.1-2
Riggs Stephenson: D7.2-H(UR);1-3
Pinch Thomas: 13