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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1925-07-30 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:05

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 9–0. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 1st. Sam Gray earned the win. Sammy Hale went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
PHA	3	2	0	2	0	0	1	1		9	15

W: Sam Gray L: Earl Whitehill SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Topper Rigney	4	1	0	1
Frank O'Rourke	4	1	0	1
Al Wingo	4	2	0	0
Ty Cobb	4	1	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	2	0	0
Lu Blue	4	2	0	0
Bob Jones	4	1	0	0
Johnny Bassler	1	0	1	1
Johnny Neun	1	0	0	1
Ed Wells	2	0	0	1
Larry Woodall	2	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Dykes	5	3	3	1	0	0
Bill Lamar	4	1	2	0	0	1
Frank Welch	0	2	0	2	3	0
Al Simmons	5	0	2	1	0	1
Sammy Hale	5	1	3	3	0	1
Bing Miller	4	1	3	1	0	0
Chick Galloway	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mickey Cochrane	3	1	0	0	1	1
Sam Gray	3	0	1	1	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	2.0	6	1	2
Ed Wells	6.0	9	3	4

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Gray	9.0	10	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Topper Rigney: K
Frank O'Rourke: S/P3D
Al Wingo: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Jimmy Dykes: S8
Bill Lamar: D9.1-3
Frank Welch: 7/L78/SF.3-H
Al Simmons: 63.2-3
Sammy Hale: HR8/L89D/IPHR.3-H
Bing Miller: S8
Chick Galloway: K

Top 2

Ty Cobb: 8/L78D
Harry Heilmann: S8/F8S-
Lu Blue: 54(1)/FO
Bob Jones: 13

Bot 2

Mickey Cochrane: W
Sam Gray: 34/SH.1-2
Jimmy Dykes: S7.2-H
Bill Lamar: S9.1-3
Frank Welch: 9/F/SF.3-H;1-2
Al Simmons: K

Top 3

Johnny Bassler: W
Johnny Neun: K
Topper Rigney: 9/F
Frank O'Rourke: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Sammy Hale: K
Bing Miller: S4/G
Chick Galloway: S9.1-3
Mickey Cochrane: SB2
Mickey Cochrane: K
Sam Gray: K

Top 4

Al Wingo: 6/P
Ty Cobb: S9
Harry Heilmann: S9.1-3
Lu Blue: 8/F
Bob Jones: 43

Bot 4

Jimmy Dykes: S7
Bill Lamar: 13/SH.1-2
Frank Welch: W
Al Simmons: S7.2-H;1-2
Sammy Hale: S1/G.2-3;1-2
Bing Miller: 7/F/SF.3-H
Chick Galloway: 3/P/FL

Top 5

Johnny Bassler: K
Ed Wells: K
Topper Rigney: S7
Frank O'Rourke: 43

Bot 5

Mickey Cochrane: 7/F
Sam Gray: 2/P/FL
Jimmy Dykes: 63

Top 6

Al Wingo: S9
Ty Cobb: 36(1)1/GDP
Harry Heilmann: 3/P/FL

Bot 6

Bill Lamar: 13
Frank Welch: W
Al Simmons: WP.1-2
Al Simmons: 5/P/FL
Sammy Hale: 9/F

Top 7

Lu Blue: S7
Bob Jones: 46(1)/FO
Larry Woodall: K
Ed Wells: 46(1)/FO

Bot 7

Bing Miller: D7
Chick Galloway: 7/F
Mickey Cochrane: 43.2-3
Sam Gray: S9.3-H
Jimmy Dykes: 4/P

Top 8

Topper Rigney: 53
Frank O'Rourke: K
Al Wingo: S7
Ty Cobb: WP.1-2
Ty Cobb: 8/F

Bot 8

Bill Lamar: K
Frank Welch: W
Al Simmons: S8.1-3
Sammy Hale: CS2(24)#
Sammy Hale: S8.3-H
Bing Miller: 2/P/FL

Top 9

Harry Heilmann: 53
Lu Blue: D7
Bob Jones: S7.2-3
Larry Woodall: 46(1)3/GDP#

Notes & reviews

Texas Leaguer
Running catch
Just out of Cobb's reach. The throw-in was lost in short CF; by the time O'Rourke found it and fired it home, Hale had scored standing up.
Long sprinting catch that looking impossible even when it's going on.

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