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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1926-09-20 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 1:58

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–2. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 1st. Ed Wells earned the win and Augie Johns picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Ed Wells L: Sam Gray SV: Augie Johns

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Dykes	5	0	2	0	0	0
Frank Welch	4	0	1	0	1	0
Alex Metzler	2	1	0	0	3	0
Sammy Hale	3	0	0	0	1	1
Al Simmons	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jim Poole	2	0	0	1	0	0
Cy Perkins	3	0	1	1	1	1
Chick Galloway	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sam Gray	3	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Sigafoos	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Wambsganss	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	3	2	1	1	1	1
Heinie Manush	3	1	2	1	1	0
Bob Fothergill	3	1	0	0	0	1
Al Wingo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Gehringer	3	0	2	1	0	0
Jack Warner	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jackie Tavener	3	1	1	0	0	1
Clyde Manion	1	0	0	0	1	1
Ed Wells	1	0	0	0	0	0
Augie Johns	2	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Gray	8.0	8	3	5

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Wells	3.0	1	3	0
George Smith	1.2	1	2	2
Augie Johns	4.1	4	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Dykes: 63#
Frank Welch: 2#
Alex Metzler: 3#

Bot 1

Lu Blue: W
Heinie Manush: SB2
Heinie Manush: W
Bob Fothergill: FC1/SH.2-H(E1/TH)(UR)(NR);1-H(UR)(NR);B-3
Al Wingo: K
Charlie Gehringer: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
Jack Warner: S8
Jackie Tavener: K/C

Top 2

Sammy Hale: 53
Al Simmons: W
Jim Poole: 43/G.1-2
Cy Perkins: S8.2-H
Chick Galloway: 3/L

Bot 2

Clyde Manion: W
Ed Wells: 56(1)/FO/BG
Lu Blue: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Lu Blue: K/C
Heinie Manush: 6/F

Top 3

Sam Gray: 7
Jimmy Dykes: 4/P
Frank Welch: 5/FL

Bot 3

Bob Fothergill: 4/P
Al Wingo: 9
Charlie Gehringer: S7
Jack Warner: CS2(24)

Top 4

Alex Metzler: W
Sammy Hale: W.1-2
Al Simmons: 63.2-3;1-2
Jim Poole: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Cy Perkins: K

Bot 4

Jack Warner: 8/F8D
Jackie Tavener: 63
Clyde Manion: K

Top 5

Chick Galloway: K
Sam Gray: 7
Jimmy Dykes: S8
Frank Welch: W.1-2
Alex Metzler: W.2-3;1-2
Sammy Hale: K

Bot 5

Augie Johns: 7
Lu Blue: 9/F9D
Heinie Manush: S8
Bob Fothergill: K

Top 6

Al Simmons: 63
Jim Poole: 31
Cy Perkins: 143

Bot 6

Al Wingo: 8
Charlie Gehringer: 6/P
Jack Warner: S2/BG
Jackie Tavener: CS2(26)

Top 7

Chick Galloway: S7
Sam Gray: 56(1)/FO
Jimmy Dykes: 3/P
Frank Welch: S7.1-2
Alex Metzler: W.2-3;1-2
Sammy Hale: 5/FL

Bot 7

Jackie Tavener: S8
Clyde Manion: 3/SH.1-2
Augie Johns: 13
Lu Blue: T/78.2-H
Heinie Manush: S6.3-H
Bob Fothergill: 6/L

Top 8

Al Simmons: S7
Frank Sigafoos: 64(1)3/GDP
Cy Perkins: W
Chick Galloway: WP.1-2
Chick Galloway: 3/FL

Bot 8

Al Wingo: 43
Charlie Gehringer: D9.BX3(945)
Jack Warner: 63

Top 9

Bill Wambsganss: 63
Jimmy Dykes: S9
Frank Welch: 5/FL
Alex Metzler: 2/FL#

Notes & reviews

Gray threw to 3B but nobody was covering the base
8 balls in a row for two walks and 2-0 count on Simmons

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