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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1921-07-28 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:10

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 9–2. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 7th. Red Oldham earned the win. Harry Heilmann went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Red Oldham L: Dave Keefe SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	4	0	1	0	2	0
Donie Bush	3	1	1	0	0	0
Ty Cobb	5	1	2	1	0	0
Bobby Veach	6	1	2	0	0	0
Harry Heilmann	5	2	3	4	1	0
Ira Flagstead	4	2	2	1	0	0
Larry Woodall	3	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Sargent	3	2	2	3	2	1
Red Oldham	5	0	2	0	0	1
Ralph Young	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Witt	4	1	3	1	0	0
Jimmy Dykes	5	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Welch	4	0	0	0	1	0
Tillie Walker	2	0	1	0	3	0
Johnny Walker	5	0	0	0	0	1
Cy Perkins	2	0	0	1	1	0
Joe Dugan	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chick Galloway	4	0	2	0	0	0
Dave Keefe	3	0	1	0	0	0
Lena Styles	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Johnson	1	1	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Oldham	9.0	9	5	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Keefe	6.0	11	3	2
Harvey Freeman	3.0	5	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lu Blue: W
Donie Bush: 53/SH.1-2
Ty Cobb: 3/G.2-3
Bobby Veach: 7

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: S
Jimmy Dykes: 9
Frank Welch: W.1-2
Tillie Walker: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Walker: K
Cy Perkins: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Joe Dugan: K

Top 2

Harry Heilmann: S7
Ira Flagstead: 4/P
Larry Woodall: S.1-2
Joe Sargent: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 2

Chick Galloway: 8
Dave Keefe: 13
Whitey Witt: S
Jimmy Dykes: 5/P

Top 3

Red Oldham: S
Lu Blue: S.1-2
Donie Bush: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Ty Cobb: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Bobby Veach: 6/P

Bot 3

Frank Welch: 43
Tillie Walker: W
Johnny Walker: 6/P
Cy Perkins: 8

Top 4

Harry Heilmann: HR/7
Ira Flagstead: HP
Larry Woodall: 24/SH.1-2
Joe Sargent: HR/7.2-H
Red Oldham: K
Lu Blue: 7

Bot 4

Joe Dugan: K
Chick Galloway: S
Dave Keefe: S.1-2
Whitey Witt: 6(1)/FO.2-3
Jimmy Dykes: 53

Top 5

Donie Bush: S7
Ty Cobb: 34/SH.1-2
Bobby Veach: 2/FL
Harry Heilmann: IW
Ira Flagstead: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Larry Woodall: 63

Bot 5

Frank Welch: 53
Tillie Walker: S7
Johnny Walker: 5/P
Cy Perkins: 8

Top 6

Joe Sargent: W
Red Oldham: 46(1)/FO
Lu Blue: 8
Donie Bush: 9

Bot 6

Joe Dugan: 53
Chick Galloway: S8
Dave Keefe: 4/P
Whitey Witt: S7.1-2
Jimmy Dykes: 9

Top 7

Ty Cobb: S/BG
Bobby Veach: S/BG.1-2
Harry Heilmann: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Ira Flagstead: E6/TH
Larry Woodall: 13/SH.1-2
Joe Sargent: S8.2-H(UR)
Red Oldham: FC5/TH2.1-2;B-1
Lu Blue: PO1(E2).2-3;1-2
Lu Blue: 6/P
Ralph Young: HP
Ty Cobb: 43

Bot 7

Frank Welch: 63
Tillie Walker: 63
Johnny Walker: 63

Top 8

Bobby Veach: S
Harry Heilmann: 4(1)3/GDP
Ira Flagstead: D9
Larry Woodall: 3/G

Bot 8

Lena Styles: 63
Joe Dugan: 8
Chick Galloway: 6/P

Top 9

Joe Sargent: W
Red Oldham: S9.1-2
Lu Blue: W.2-3;1-2
Ralph Young: 6/P
Ty Cobb: S4.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bobby Veach: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Harry Heilmann: 7

Bot 9

Paul Johnson: T8
Whitey Witt: 9/SF.3-H
Jimmy Dykes: S8
Frank Welch: 4/P
Tillie Walker: W.1-2
Johnny Walker: 5(2)/FO

Notes & reviews

Bush ejected by 3B umpire Nallin for arguing check swing call (between innings)

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