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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1921-07-29 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:35

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 18–6. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 2nd. Howard Ehmke earned the win and Bert Cole picked up the save. Harry Heilmann went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	3	5	0	0	0	4	1	5	0	18	19
PHA	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	6	10

W: Howard Ehmke L: Bob Hasty SV: Bert Cole

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	5	4	1	0	0	0
Donie Bush	4	2	1	0	1	0
Ty Cobb	4	3	3	4	1	0
Bobby Veach	6	2	2	2	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	3	3	3	1	0
Ira Flagstead	5	1	4	3	0	0
Johnny Bassler	4	1	3	1	0	0
Joe Sargent	4	0	0	1	1	1
Howard Ehmke	4	2	2	1	0	0
Bert Cole	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Witt	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jimmy Dykes	4	2	1	1	1	0
Paul Johnson	5	1	1	1	0	1
Tillie Walker	4	1	2	1	1	0
Ivy Griffin	4	1	1	0	0	0
Cy Perkins	2	0	1	0	0	0
Emmet McCann	4	0	2	2	0	0
Chick Galloway	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Hasty	1	0	0	0	0	0
Harvey Freeman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lena Styles	2	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Welch	1	1	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howard Ehmke	6.0	5	2	2
Bert Cole	3.0	5	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Hasty	2.0	6	1	0
Harvey Freeman	6.0	12	3	1
Lefty Wolf	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lu Blue: E6
Donie Bush: S/BG.1-2
Ty Cobb: E3/SH/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Bobby Veach: 7
Harry Heilmann: IW
Ira Flagstead: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1X3(95)
Johnny Bassler: 2/FL

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: 63
Jimmy Dykes: 4/P
Paul Johnson: K

Top 2

Joe Sargent: 9
Howard Ehmke: S
Lu Blue: E6.1-2
Donie Bush: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Ty Cobb: D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Bobby Veach: S/BG.2-3
Harry Heilmann: HR/7.3-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Ira Flagstead: 7

Bot 2

Tillie Walker: W
Ivy Griffin: 46(1)/FO
Cy Perkins: S.1-3
Emmet McCann: S.3-H;1-2
Chick Galloway: 5(2)/FO.1-3(E5/TH)
Bob Hasty: 53

Top 3

Johnny Bassler: S8
Joe Sargent: PO1(14)
Joe Sargent: W
Howard Ehmke: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Whitey Witt: 31
Jimmy Dykes: W
Paul Johnson: 8
Tillie Walker: 63

Top 4

Lu Blue: 3/G
Donie Bush: 4/P
Ty Cobb: 8

Bot 4

Ivy Griffin: S8
Cy Perkins: 3(B)36(1)/GDP
Emmet McCann: 13

Top 5

Bobby Veach: 3/FL
Harry Heilmann: 63
Ira Flagstead: S9.BX2(94)

Bot 5

Chick Galloway: 13
Harvey Freeman: 3/G
Whitey Witt: 23/BG

Top 6

Johnny Bassler: S9.B-3(E9)
Joe Sargent: 4/P
Howard Ehmke: S.3-H(UR)
Lu Blue: HP.1-2
Donie Bush: 43.2-3;1-2
Ty Cobb: S7.3-H;2-H;B-3(E2/TH)
Bobby Veach: PO3(E2).3-H(UR)
Bobby Veach: 43

Bot 6

Jimmy Dykes: E6/TH.B-2
Paul Johnson: S.2-2
Tillie Walker: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Ivy Griffin: FC6.1X2(6E4);2-3;B-1
Lena Styles: K
Emmet McCann: 43.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Chick Galloway: E5/TH.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
Harvey Freeman: 43

Top 7

Harry Heilmann: S8
Ira Flagstead: S.1-2
Johnny Bassler: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Joe Sargent: 63.3-H;2-3
Howard Ehmke: 8

Bot 7

Whitey Witt: K
Jimmy Dykes: 9
Paul Johnson: 8

Top 8

Lu Blue: D
Donie Bush: W
Ty Cobb: SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH);1-3
Ty Cobb: W
Bobby Veach: CS2(24)
Bobby Veach: HR/9.3-H
Harry Heilmann: S.B-2(E4/TH)
Ira Flagstead: S7.2-H(UR);B-3(E2)
Johnny Bassler: D.3-H(UR)
Joe Sargent: WP.2-3
Joe Sargent: K
Bert Cole: 3/G

Bot 8

Tillie Walker: S8
Ivy Griffin: 64(1)/FO
Lena Styles: 9
Emmet McCann: S8.1-2
Chick Galloway: 4/P

Top 9

Lu Blue: 7
Donie Bush: 43
Ty Cobb: S7
Bobby Veach: 53

Bot 9

Frank Welch: S
Whitey Witt: S/BG.1-2
Jimmy Dykes: D9.2-H;1XH(942);B-3(TH)
Paul Johnson: 43.3-H
Tillie Walker: 2/FL