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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1926-09-21 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 1:45

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 1st. Howard Ehmke earned the win. Al Simmons went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	11
DET	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5

W: Howard Ehmke L: Rudy Kneisch 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	5	0	2	0	0	0
Frank Welch	5	1	2	0	0	1
Tom Jenkins	4	1	1	0	0	0
Sammy Hale	3	0	0	0	1	0
Al Simmons	4	1	3	2	0	0
Jim Poole	4	0	1	0	0	1
Cy Perkins	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chick Galloway	4	0	1	1	0	0
Howard Ehmke	3	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howard Ehmke	9.0	5	2	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rudy Kneisch	9.0	11	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Dykes: 7/L
Frank Welch: S9/F
Tom Jenkins: 1E3.1-2
Sammy Hale: 31/G.2-3;1-2
Al Simmons: D7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Jim Poole: 63

Bot 1

Lu Blue: 43
Heinie Manush: 7
Bob Fothergill: 7

Top 2

Cy Perkins: 3/P
Chick Galloway: S9
Howard Ehmke: 21/SH.1-2
Jimmy Dykes: S6.2XH(62)

Bot 2

Al Wingo: 53
Charlie Gehringer: W
Jack Warner: S9.1-2
Jackie Tavener: 7
Larry Woodall: 8

Top 3

Frank Welch: 63
Tom Jenkins: 7/L
Sammy Hale: W
Al Simmons: S/BR.1X2(4)

Bot 3

Rudy Kneisch: 1/G
Lu Blue: 63
Heinie Manush: 31

Top 4

Jim Poole: 43
Cy Perkins: 43
Chick Galloway: 3/G

Bot 4

Bob Fothergill: 5/L
Al Wingo: S7
Charlie Gehringer: 7/L
Jack Warner: HP.1-2
Jackie Tavener: D8.2-H;1-H;B-3(E2)
Larry Woodall: 43

Top 5

Howard Ehmke: 8
Jimmy Dykes: S7
Frank Welch: D7.1-3
Tom Jenkins: FC1.3XH(1521);2-3;B-1
Sammy Hale: 8/F

Bot 5

Rudy Kneisch: K
Lu Blue: W
Heinie Manush: 7/F7D
Bob Fothergill: 63

Top 6

Al Simmons: S7
Jim Poole: K/C
Cy Perkins: D7.1-3
Chick Galloway: 63.3-H;2-3
Howard Ehmke: 3/P

Bot 6

Al Wingo: 43
Charlie Gehringer: 43
Jack Warner: S7
Jackie Tavener: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Jimmy Dykes: 3/FL
Frank Welch: K
Tom Jenkins: S7
Sammy Hale: PB.1-2
Sammy Hale: 6/P

Bot 7

Johnny Neun: 53
Rudy Kneisch: K
Lu Blue: 63

Top 8

Al Simmons: 9
Jim Poole: S8
Cy Perkins: 9
Chick Galloway: 6/P

Bot 8

Heinie Manush: 5/FL
Bob Fothergill: 8
Al Wingo: 8

Top 9

Howard Ehmke: 63
Jimmy Dykes: 2/FL
Frank Welch: 8/F8D

Bot 9

Charlie Gehringer: S7
Jack Warner: 34/SH.1-2
Jackie Tavener: 8/F
Johnny Bassler: 7/F