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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1921-07-14 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 1:37

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 6–4. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 9th. Slim Harriss earned the win and Eddie Rommel picked up the save. Bobby Veach went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	6	10
DET	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	6

W: Slim Harriss L: Howard Ehmke SV: Eddie Rommel

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Whitey Witt	5	1	2	1	0
Jimmy Dykes	5	0	1	0	1
Frank Welch	5	0	1	0	0
Tillie Walker	4	1	2	1	0
Johnny Walker	4	0	0	0	0
Cy Perkins	4	0	1	0	1
Joe Dugan	4	0	0	0	0
Chick Galloway	4	2	1	0	0
Slim Harriss	3	0	1	0	0
Frank Brazill	1	1	1	1	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	3	0	0	0	1	0
Donie Bush	4	1	1	0	0	1
Chick Shorten	3	2	1	0	1	0
Bobby Veach	4	1	2	4	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Jones	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Bassler	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ralph Young	3	0	0	0	0	1
Howard Ehmke	3	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Slim Harriss	8.0	5	3	4
Eddie Rommel	1.0	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howard Ehmke	9.0	10	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whitey Witt: 63
Jimmy Dykes: 63
Frank Welch: 2/FL

Bot 1

Lu Blue: 9
Donie Bush: K
Chick Shorten: S7.B-2(E7)
Bobby Veach: S.2-H(UR)
Harry Heilmann: CS2(26)

Top 2

Tillie Walker: D
Johnny Walker: FC3.2X3(35);B-1
Cy Perkins: K
Joe Dugan: PO1(E2).1-2
Joe Dugan: 8

Bot 2

Harry Heilmann: 7
Bob Jones: 13
Johnny Bassler: 7

Top 3

Chick Galloway: 7
Slim Harriss: 3/G
Whitey Witt: S
Jimmy Dykes: S8.1-H(E8)(NR)(UR);B-2
Frank Welch: 63

Bot 3

Ralph Young: K/C
Howard Ehmke: 13
Lu Blue: W
Donie Bush: CS2(26)

Top 4

Tillie Walker: 8
Johnny Walker: 8
Cy Perkins: 7

Bot 4

Donie Bush: 43
Chick Shorten: 8
Bobby Veach: 9

Top 5

Joe Dugan: 53
Chick Galloway: S
Slim Harriss: FC6.1-2;B-1
Whitey Witt: 46(1)/FO.2-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR)
Jimmy Dykes: K

Bot 5

Harry Heilmann: 7
Bob Jones: 43
Johnny Bassler: W
Ralph Young: 4/FL

Top 6

Frank Welch: 7
Tillie Walker: HR
Johnny Walker: 5/P
Cy Perkins: 6

Bot 6

Howard Ehmke: K
Lu Blue: 4/L
Donie Bush: S
Chick Shorten: W.1-2
Bobby Veach: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Harry Heilmann: K

Top 7

Joe Dugan: 99
Chick Galloway: 99
Slim Harriss: S
Whitey Witt: 99

Bot 7

Bob Jones: 99
Johnny Bassler: S
Ralph Young: 99
Howard Ehmke: 99

Top 8

Jimmy Dykes: 99
Frank Welch: S
Tillie Walker: 99
Johnny Walker: 99

Bot 8

Lu Blue: 99
Donie Bush: 99
Chick Shorten: 99

Top 9

Cy Perkins: S8
Joe Dugan: E4/TH2.1-2
Chick Galloway: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Frank Brazill: S9.2-H;1-3
Whitey Witt: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
Jimmy Dykes: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Frank Welch: SBH(UR);SB2
Frank Welch: 99

Bot 9

Bobby Veach: 99
Harry Heilmann: S
Bob Jones: 99
Johnny Bassler: 99

Notes & reviews

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