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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers

1921-08-24 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 6000 · 2:05

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 15–1. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 3rd. Bert Cole earned the win. Harry Heilmann went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	9
DET	2	1	3	3	1	2	3	0		15	18

W: Bert Cole L: Walter Johnson SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Judge	5	0	3	0	0	0
Donie Bush	5	0	1	0	0	0
Clyde Milan	3	1	1	0	2	0
Bing Miller	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bucky Harris	4	0	0	1	0	0
Howie Shanks	4	0	2	0	0	1
Earl Smith	4	0	0	0	0	1
Val Picinich	3	0	1	0	1	0
Walter Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Acosta	2	0	0	0	0	1
Patsy Gharrity	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ralph Young	4	1	1	1	1	0
Bob Jones	5	3	2	0	1	0
Ty Cobb	5	4	4	1	1	0
Bobby Veach	5	1	2	2	0	0
Harry Heilmann	5	2	3	6	0	0
Lu Blue	2	2	2	1	3	0
Ira Flagstead	3	1	2	1	0	0
Larry Woodall	5	1	1	1	0	1
Bert Cole	4	0	1	0	1	0
Herm Merritt	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walter Johnson	2.0	5	4	1
Jose Acosta	4.1	12	2	0
Al Schacht	1.2	1	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bert Cole	9.0	9	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Judge: 99
Donie Bush: 99
Clyde Milan: D7
Bing Miller: 53

Bot 1

Ralph Young: 99/P
Bob Jones: E5/TH.B-2
Ty Cobb: S8/G.2-H(UR);B-2(E2)
Bobby Veach: S9.2-H(UR)
Harry Heilmann: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Bucky Harris: 99
Howie Shanks: K/C
Earl Smith: K/C

Bot 2

Lu Blue: W
Ira Flagstead: 13/SH.1-2
Larry Woodall: K
Bert Cole: W
Ralph Young: W.2-3;1-2
Bob Jones: PO3(E2).3-H(UR);2-3;1X3(75)

Top 3

Val Picinich: 9/F
Walter Johnson: K+E2/TH.B-1
Joe Judge: S9.1-3
Donie Bush: FC1.3XH(15);1-2;B-1
Clyde Milan: W.2-3;1-2
Bing Miller: 8/F

Bot 3

Bob Jones: S8/G
Ty Cobb: D/F89.1-3
Bobby Veach: E6/P.3-3;2-2
Harry Heilmann: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Lu Blue: W.2-3;1-2
Ira Flagstead: 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3
Larry Woodall: FC5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Bert Cole: 9/F

Top 4

Bucky Harris: 99/G
Howie Shanks: S
Earl Smith: 99(1)/FO
Val Picinich: 99(1)/FO

Bot 4

Ralph Young: S8
Bob Jones: 99/G.1-2
Ty Cobb: W
Bobby Veach: 8/F
Harry Heilmann: D7.2-H;1-H
Lu Blue: S8.2-H;B-2(THH)
Ira Flagstead: S8.2-3
Larry Woodall: SB2
Larry Woodall: 4/L

Top 5

Jose Acosta: 99
Joe Judge: S
Donie Bush: 99
Clyde Milan: 99

Bot 5

Bert Cole: 99
Ralph Young: 99
Bob Jones: S
Ty Cobb: S.1-2
Bobby Veach: S.2-H;1-2
Harry Heilmann: 99

Top 6

Bing Miller: W
Bucky Harris: 99/P
Howie Shanks: D.1-3
Earl Smith: 3(B)/L/DP.3XH(642)

Bot 6

Lu Blue: S1/G
Ira Flagstead: S5/BG.1X3(365);B-2
Larry Woodall: D7/F78D.2-H
Bert Cole: E4.2-3
Ralph Young: 9/SF.3-H
Bob Jones: 99

Top 7

Val Picinich: D7
Jose Acosta: K
Joe Judge: 99
Donie Bush: 99

Bot 7

Ty Cobb: S1/G
Bobby Veach: 8/F8D
Harry Heilmann: HR/7.1-H
Lu Blue: W
Herm Merritt: SB2
Herm Merritt: 3/G.2-3
Larry Woodall: WP.3-H
Larry Woodall: 99

Top 8

Clyde Milan: W
Bing Miller: D/78.1-3
Bucky Harris: 63.3-H
Howie Shanks: 99
Earl Smith: 99

Bot 8

Bert Cole: S
Ralph Young: 64(1)3/GDP
Bob Jones: W
Ty Cobb: 99(1)/FO

Top 9

Val Picinich: W
Patsy Gharrity: 64(1)3/GDP
Joe Judge: S6/G
Donie Bush: S8.1-2
Clyde Milan: 8/F

Notes & reviews

Young was out at 3B before Cole crossed the plate
Ball got away from Picinich after strikeout.
Jones and Cobb had to hold bases on error by Bush.
2bman Harris dropped popup in shallow right field but got force out at 2B (no error was charged even though Veach scored from 3B on the misplay)
1bman Blue caught line drive and tried to double-off Shanks at 2B; SS Flagstead dropped the throw and it rolled to 2bman Young who threw out Miller trying to score from 3B
Blue rounded second too far and could not get back to bag.
Off the scoreboard wall.
Major league debut of Herm Merritt

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