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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1926-09-20 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 1:33

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 8–0. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 7th. Eddie Rommel earned the win. Chick Galloway went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Eddie Rommel L: Lil Stoner SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Dykes	4	2	2	1	1	0
Walt French	5	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Lamar	3	0	1	1	0	0
Sammy Hale	5	0	0	1	0	0
Al Simmons	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Poole	4	1	0	0	0	0
Mickey Cochrane	4	2	2	0	0	0
Chick Galloway	4	1	3	2	0	0
Eddie Rommel	4	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Metzler	2	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lu Blue	4	0	0	1
Heinie Manush	4	1	0	0
Bob Fothergill	4	1	0	0
Al Wingo	2	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	3	0	0	0
Jack Warner	3	0	0	0
Jackie Tavener	3	0	0	1
Larry Woodall	3	0	0	0
Lil Stoner	2	0	0	0
Johnny Bassler	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Rommel	9.0	2	1	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lil Stoner	8.0	10	1	1
Augie Johns	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Dykes: D/78
Walt French: S/BG.2-2
Bill Lamar: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Sammy Hale: 6/P
Al Simmons: 43

Bot 1

Lu Blue: 99
Heinie Manush: 99
Bob Fothergill: 99

Top 2

Jim Poole: 99
Mickey Cochrane: 99
Chick Galloway: 99

Bot 2

Al Wingo: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 99
Jack Warner: 99

Top 3

Eddie Rommel: 99
Jimmy Dykes: W
Walt French: FC3.1X2(3E6);B-1
Bill Lamar: S9.2-H(UR);1-3
Sammy Hale: 99(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Al Simmons: 63

Bot 3

Jackie Tavener: K
Larry Woodall: 99
Lil Stoner: E5
Lu Blue: 63

Top 4

Jim Poole: 99
Mickey Cochrane: 99
Chick Galloway: S
Eddie Rommel: 99(1)/FO

Bot 4

Heinie Manush: 99
Bob Fothergill: S
Al Wingo: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Jimmy Dykes: 99
Walt French: 99
Bill Lamar: 99

Bot 5

Charlie Gehringer: 99
Jack Warner: 99
Jackie Tavener: 99

Top 6

Sammy Hale: 99
Al Simmons: 99
Jim Poole: 99

Bot 6

Larry Woodall: 99
Lil Stoner: 99
Lu Blue: 99

Top 7

Mickey Cochrane: S
Chick Galloway: S.1-2
Eddie Rommel: K
Jimmy Dykes: S7.2-H;1-H(E7/TH2)(NR)(UR);B-H(NR)(UR)
Walt French: 8
Alex Metzler: 8

Bot 7

Heinie Manush: S
Bob Fothergill: 7/FL
Al Wingo: W.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 99
Jack Warner: 99

Top 8

Sammy Hale: 8
Al Simmons: D7
Jim Poole: E9/F.2-H(NR)
Mickey Cochrane: D9.1-3
Chick Galloway: S8.3-H(UR);2-H
Eddie Rommel: WP.1-2
Eddie Rommel: 8
Jimmy Dykes: 7

Bot 8

Jackie Tavener: 99
Larry Woodall: 99
Johnny Bassler: 99

Top 9

Walt French: 99
Alex Metzler: 99
Sammy Hale: 99

Bot 9

Lu Blue: K
Heinie Manush: 99/F
Bob Fothergill: 7

Notes & reviews

Tavener muffs Blue's throw
Fothergill's throw to second is wild
Metzler may have come in earlier instead of pinch hitting

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