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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1925-08-08 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · 2:05

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 9–3. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 4th. Earl Whitehill earned the win. Harry Heilmann went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Earl Whitehill L: Sad Sam Jones SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dick Nallin · 1B: George Moriarty · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Ormsby · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Tavener	5	0	1	1	0	1
Les Burke	3	2	1	0	2	0
Ty Cobb	5	1	1	1	0	0
Heinie Manush	5	2	2	1	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	1	2	3	0	0
Lu Blue	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Jones	3	2	2	0	1	0
Johnny Bassler	2	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Whitehill	4	0	2	2	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earle Combs	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ernie Johnson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Babe Ruth	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Meusel	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lou Gehrig	3	1	0	1	1	1
Howie Shanks	4	0	0	0	0	0
Benny Bengough	4	0	2	0	0	0
Pee-Wee Wanninger	2	0	0	1	0	1
Sad Sam Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Marquis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Paschal	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Dugan	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	9.0	6	2	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sad Sam Jones	5.0	9	1	1
Jim Marquis	4.0	3	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jackie Tavener: K/C
Les Burke: W
Ty Cobb: WP.1-3
Ty Cobb: 43.3-H
Heinie Manush: 13

Bot 1

Earle Combs: 5/L
Ernie Johnson: 7/F
Babe Ruth: S9/9D
Bob Meusel: 2/FL

Top 2

Harry Heilmann: 43
Lu Blue: 43
Bob Jones: 63

Bot 2

Lou Gehrig: W
Howie Shanks: 6/P
Benny Bengough: S9.1-3
Pee-Wee Wanninger: 7/SF.3-H;1-2
Sad Sam Jones: HP
Earle Combs: 6/L

Top 3

Johnny Bassler: 43
Earl Whitehill: S8
Jackie Tavener: 7/F
Les Burke: S7/7S.1X3(75)

Bot 3

Ernie Johnson: 43
Babe Ruth: W
Bob Meusel: S8.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Lou Gehrig: 43.3-H;2-3
Howie Shanks: 7/F7D

Top 4

Ty Cobb: 3/G
Heinie Manush: D7
Harry Heilmann: T9/L.2-H
Lu Blue: S8/G46.3-H
Bob Jones: S4/G.1-2
Johnny Bassler: 43.2-3;1-2
Earl Whitehill: S7.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH)
Jackie Tavener: 63

Bot 4

Benny Bengough: 43
Pee-Wee Wanninger: 43
Sad Sam Jones: 5/P25F/FL

Top 5

Les Burke: 5/FL
Ty Cobb: S7/G5L
Heinie Manush: T8.1-H
Harry Heilmann: 9/SF.3-H
Lu Blue: 3/G

Bot 5

Earle Combs: 43
Ernie Johnson: S9
Babe Ruth: 3/P
Bob Meusel: 2/P2F/FL

Top 6

Bob Jones: S8/L
Johnny Bassler: 23/SH.1-2
Earl Whitehill: 13/G23.2-3
Jackie Tavener: 3/G

Bot 6

Lou Gehrig: K
Howie Shanks: 7/F
Benny Bengough: D8
Pee-Wee Wanninger: K

Top 7

Les Burke: W
Ty Cobb: 8/F
Heinie Manush: 43.1-2
Harry Heilmann: D8/89.2-H
Lu Blue: 7/L7S

Bot 7

Jim Marquis: 8/F
Earle Combs: T8/L
Ernie Johnson: 3/G.3-H
Babe Ruth: 31

Top 8

Bob Jones: W
Johnny Bassler: 13/SH.1-2
Earl Whitehill: 5/P/FL
Jackie Tavener: T9/F9D.2-H
Les Burke: 63

Bot 8

Bob Meusel: 63/G56
Lou Gehrig: 43
Howie Shanks: 5/FL

Top 9

Ty Cobb: 8/F
Heinie Manush: 8/F
Harry Heilmann: 63

Bot 9

Benny Bengough: 43
Ben Paschal: 7/F7D
Joe Dugan: 8/F

Notes & reviews

To RF terrace
Hit on the left arm and ribs, knocking him down. Trainer Doc Woods gave him aid.
Liner escaped Ruth
Off Johnson's glove
Running catch in front of NYA dugout
Cobb tripped/fell rounding 1B, costing him a double
Picked it off the pavilion screen
Debut game for Jim Marquis
Great 1-handed shoestring catch
Past Cobb
Over Ruth
Knocked it down; threw him out from deep SS

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