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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1925-07-14 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 1:40

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 12–4. Philadelphia Athletics put up 4 in the 5th. Lefty Grove earned the win. Al Simmons went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	1	0	2	1	4	1	3	0	0	12	20
DET	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	7

W: Lefty Grove L: Dutch Leonard SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Bill Dinneen · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tommy Connolly · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jimmy Dykes	6	0	2	0	0
Bill Lamar	5	2	3	1	0
Frank Welch	5	1	2	1	1
Bing Miller	5	1	3	2	1
Al Simmons	5	3	2	3	0
Sammy Hale	5	1	4	2	0
Chick Galloway	4	1	1	1	0
Cy Perkins	4	1	2	2	0
Lefty Grove	5	2	1	0	2

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Les Burke	4	2	1	0	1	0
Frank O'Rourke	4	0	2	2	1	0
Bob Fothergill	4	0	2	0	1	0
Ty Cobb	2	0	0	1	1	0
Harry Heilmann	4	1	2	0	0	0
Lu Blue	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Tavener	4	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Bassler	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch Leonard	2	1	0	0	1	2
Heinie Manush	1	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Woodall	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Haney	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	9.0	7	5	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Leonard	9.0	20	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Dykes: 7/L
Bill Lamar: S6/G
Frank Welch: 8/L
Bing Miller: D8.1-H;BX3(8615)

Bot 1

Les Burke: 63
Frank O'Rourke: 3/G
Bob Fothergill: S9
Ty Cobb: 43

Top 2

Al Simmons: 53
Sammy Hale: 43
Chick Galloway: 43

Bot 2

Harry Heilmann: S5/G
Lu Blue: 5/P
Jackie Tavener: K
Johnny Bassler: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Cy Perkins: HR/F7D
Lefty Grove: S9
Jimmy Dykes: S57/G.1-2
Bill Lamar: 5/P
Frank Welch: S9.2-H;1-3;BX2(96)
Bing Miller: K

Bot 3

Dutch Leonard: K
Les Burke: W
Frank O'Rourke: W.1-2
Bob Fothergill: S6/G.2-3;1-2
Ty Cobb: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Harry Heilmann: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Al Simmons: HR/F78XD+
Sammy Hale: S7
Chick Galloway: 13/SH.1-2
Cy Perkins: FC1.2X3(1)
Lefty Grove: K

Bot 4

Lu Blue: 53
Jackie Tavener: 3/G
Johnny Bassler: 8/L

Top 5

Jimmy Dykes: 5/L
Bill Lamar: S6/G
Frank Welch: S8.1-3
Bing Miller: S7.3-H;1-2
Al Simmons: T9.2-H;1-H
Sammy Hale: S8.3-H
Chick Galloway: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Dutch Leonard: W
Les Burke: S8.1-2
Frank O'Rourke: D8.2-H;1-H
Bob Fothergill: W
Ty Cobb: 8/F
Harry Heilmann: 9/F
Lu Blue: 13

Top 6

Cy Perkins: E5/P5D
Lefty Grove: 16(1)/FO
Jimmy Dykes: S8.1-2
Bill Lamar: S8.2-H(UR);1-3;B-2(TH)
Frank Welch: 2/P/FL
Bing Miller: 6/P

Bot 6

Jackie Tavener: 53
Johnny Bassler: 43
Dutch Leonard: K

Top 7

Al Simmons: E8/L.B-2
Sammy Hale: T7.2-H(UR)
Chick Galloway: T/89.3-H
Cy Perkins: S7.3-H
Lefty Grove: K
Jimmy Dykes: 9/F
Bill Lamar: 43

Bot 7

Les Burke: 53
Frank O'Rourke: 7/F
Bob Fothergill: 53

Top 8

Frank Welch: K
Bing Miller: S8
Al Simmons: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Heinie Manush: 9/F
Harry Heilmann: S8
Lu Blue: SB2
Lu Blue: E6/G.2-H(NR)(UR)
Jackie Tavener: 63.1-2
Larry Woodall: 8/F

Top 9

Sammy Hale: D7
Chick Galloway: 8/F
Cy Perkins: HP
Lefty Grove: 16(1)/FO
Jimmy Dykes: 8/L

Bot 9

Fred Haney: 63
Les Burke: 53
Frank O'Rourke: S7
Bob Fothergill: 7/F

Notes & reviews

Over LF fence
Over the high LCF scoreboard and out of the stadium, landing in the front yard of a residence. One of the longest hits ever seen at Navin Field.

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