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Cleveland Guardians @ Detroit Tigers

1923-09-29 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 2:05

Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Indians 3–0. Earl Whitehill earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Earl Whitehill L: George Uhle SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ducky Holmes · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: (none) · 3B: Brick Owens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Charlie Jamieson	1	0	2	0
Joe Connolly	4	0	0	0
Tris Speaker	4	1	0	0
Joe Sewell	4	0	0	0
Riggs Stephenson	3	0	0	0
Rube Lutzke	2	0	0	0
Ray Knode	2	0	0	1
Steve O'Neill	2	0	1	0
George Uhle	3	1	0	0
Bill Wambsganss	1	0	0	1
Wally Shaner	1	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Jones	3	0	2	1	0	0
Ty Cobb	4	0	0	0	0	0
Heinie Manush	4	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Heilmann	3	2	2	0	1	0
Del Pratt	3	0	1	0	0	0
Topper Rigney	4	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Bassler	3	0	1	1	1	0
Earl Whitehill	3	1	2	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Uhle	8.0	9	3	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hooks Dauss	0.0	0	1	0
Earl Whitehill	9.0	2	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Jamieson: W
Joe Connolly: 3/FL
Tris Speaker: 3/FL
Joe Sewell: 43

Bot 1

Lu Blue: W
Bob Jones: 13/SH.1-2
Ty Cobb: 7/FL
Heinie Manush: PB.2-3
Heinie Manush: 3/G

Top 2

Riggs Stephenson: E7/L
Rube Lutzke: 9/F
Ray Knode: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Harry Heilmann: W
Del Pratt: 3/BG/SH.1-2
Topper Rigney: 43.2-3
Johnny Bassler: 43

Top 3

Steve O'Neill: E5/TH1.B-2
George Uhle: 9/DP.2X2(96)
Charlie Jamieson: W
Joe Connolly: CS2(24)

Bot 3

Earl Whitehill: S/G5
Lu Blue: 46(1)/FO
Bob Jones: S9.1-3
Ty Cobb: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
Heinie Manush: 3/G

Top 4

Joe Connolly: 53
Tris Speaker: S6/G
Joe Sewell: E6/G.1-2
Riggs Stephenson: 8/F8D.2-3
Rube Lutzke: OA.3XH(2)

Bot 4

Harry Heilmann: S8
Del Pratt: 53.1-2
Topper Rigney: 8/F8S
Johnny Bassler: S7.2-H;BX2(74)

Top 5

Rube Lutzke: 63
Ray Knode: K
Steve O'Neill: 4/P

Bot 5

Earl Whitehill: S9
Lu Blue: 8/F8XD
Bob Jones: D7/78XDW.1-H
Ty Cobb: 63.2-3
Heinie Manush: 9/F9LDF/FL

Top 6

George Uhle: 3/P
Charlie Jamieson: HP
Joe Connolly: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Harry Heilmann: 9/F9D
Del Pratt: 2/FL
Topper Rigney: 53

Top 7

Tris Speaker: 7/FL
Joe Sewell: 9/F
Riggs Stephenson: 3/FL

Bot 7

Johnny Bassler: W
Earl Whitehill: E2/TH1/SH.1-2
Lu Blue: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Jones: FC4.3XH(42);2-3;B-2
Ty Cobb: 53

Top 8

Bill Wambsganss: K23
Wally Shaner: K
Steve O'Neill: W
George Uhle: D7.1-3
Charlie Jamieson: 63

Bot 8

Heinie Manush: 3/L
Harry Heilmann: S7
Del Pratt: S/G6.1-2
Topper Rigney: S9.2-H;1-3
Johnny Bassler: FC1/BG.3XH(125);1-2
Earl Whitehill: K

Top 9

Joe Connolly: 9/F
Tris Speaker: 2/FL
Joe Sewell: 7/F

Notes & reviews

Whitehill would have a shutout by modern rules, but not in 1923
Umpire Holmes stopped the game and ruled Cobb was using an illegal bat. The bat was thrown out of the game. Cobb sub- mitted the bat to Umpire Owens, picked up 3 other bats and came to the plate, but asked that he be given a chance to go to his locker for another.

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