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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers
1922-09-20 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 2:42
New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 6–5. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 5th. Bob Shawkey earned the win and Bullet Joe Bush picked up the save. Bob Meusel went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
W: Bob Shawkey L: Howard Ehmke SV: Bullet Joe Bush
Umpires — HP: Brick Owens · 1B: Billy Evans · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whitey Witt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Dugan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Babe Ruth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Wally Pipp | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Meusel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Wally Schang | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Aaron Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Everett Scott | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Shawkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lu Blue | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Jones | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ty Cobb | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Veach | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Fothergill | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 George Cutshaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Topper Rigney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Bassler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Howard Ehmke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Haney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Shawkey | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
 Bullet Joe Bush | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Ehmke | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whitey Witt: 9
- Joe Dugan: 8
- Babe Ruth: 3/G
Bot 1
- Lu Blue: 7
- Bob Jones: 7/FL
- Ty Cobb: 63
Top 2
- Wally Pipp: W
- Bob Meusel: 54(1)3/GDP
- Wally Schang: 7
Bot 2
- Bobby Veach: E6/G
- Bob Fothergill: 4(1)/FO
- George Cutshaw: CS2(26)
- George Cutshaw: 8
Top 3
- Aaron Ward: HP
- Everett Scott: 14/SH.1-2
- Bob Shawkey: K
- Whitey Witt: W
- Joe Dugan: 5/FL
Bot 3
- Topper Rigney: 8
- Johnny Bassler: 8
- Howard Ehmke: 43
Top 4
- Babe Ruth: S9/L
- Wally Pipp: 34/SH.1-2
- Bob Meusel: W
- Wally Schang: K
- Aaron Ward: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Lu Blue: S8/L
- Bob Jones: S3/BG.1-2
- Ty Cobb: 1/BG/SH.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Veach: IW
- Bob Fothergill: T9/89D.3-H;2-H;1-H
- George Cutshaw: 1/BG/SH.3-H
- Topper Rigney: 7
Top 5
- Everett Scott: D7/F78D
- Bob Shawkey: HP
- Whitey Witt: 7/L
- Joe Dugan: K
- Babe Ruth: W.2-3;1-2
- Wally Pipp: D/L78XDW.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Bob Meusel: S.2-H
- Wally Schang: 43
Bot 5
- Johnny Bassler: 9
- Howard Ehmke: 9
- Lu Blue: 7
Top 6
- Aaron Ward: 53
- Everett Scott: T9
- Bob Shawkey: S9.3-H
- Whitey Witt: 6/P
- Joe Dugan: S7.1-2
- Babe Ruth: K/C
Bot 6
- Bob Jones: 9/L
- Ty Cobb: S7
- Bobby Veach: 7
- Bob Fothergill: S8.1-3;B-2(TH3)
- George Cutshaw: 2/FL
Top 7
- Wally Pipp: 7
- Bob Meusel: 9
- Wally Schang: T8
- Aaron Ward: HP
- Everett Scott: 8
Bot 7
- Topper Rigney: 7
- Johnny Bassler: 63
- Howard Ehmke: E6/G
- Lu Blue: 4(1)/FO
Top 8
- Bob Shawkey: S8
- Whitey Witt: 3/BP
- Joe Dugan: 2
- Babe Ruth: 8/F
Bot 8
- Bob Jones: S9
- Ty Cobb: 8/F
- Bobby Veach: D7/G5L.1-H
- Bob Fothergill: 3/FL
- George Cutshaw: 63/G6MS
Top 9
- Wally Pipp: 9
- Bob Meusel: HR/F7D
- Wally Schang: 8
- Aaron Ward: W
- Everett Scott: SB2
- Everett Scott: 63
Bot 9
- Danny Clark: 3/G
- Johnny Bassler: W
- Fred Haney: 4/P
- Lu Blue: 3/G
Notes & reviews
- Shawkey tagged Cobb
- Shawkey tagged Cutshaw
- Shawkey hit on his right wrist
- Over LF wall
- Shawkey left with injured right wrist