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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1927-09-17 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:50

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 8–4. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 3rd. Josh Billings earned the win and Ken Holloway picked up the save. Marty McManus went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Josh Billings L: Danny MacFayden SV: Ken Holloway

Umpires — HP: Brick Owens · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	5	1	2	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	5	1	3	1	0	0
Heinie Manush	4	1	1	1	1	1
Harry Heilmann	4	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Fothergill	4	1	2	1	1	0
Marty McManus	5	1	1	4	0	0
Jackie Tavener	4	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Bassler	3	1	1	0	1	0
Josh Billings	3	1	1	0	0	1
Ken Holloway	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Rothrock	5	1	2	0	0	0
Billy Rogell	4	1	2	0	1	0
Ira Flagstead	3	0	1	1	1	0
Bill Regan	5	1	1	2	0	1
Cleo Carlyle	4	0	1	1	1	1
Jack Tobin	5	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Todt	3	0	0	0	0	1
Fred Hofmann	2	0	0	0	0	0
Danny MacFayden	0	1	0	0	2	0
Buddy Myer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Shaner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Moore	0	0	0	0	1	0
Red Rollings	1	0	1	0	0	0
Grover Hartley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Josh Billings	4.2	5	5	1
Ken Holloway	4.1	4	1	3

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny MacFayden	6.0	11	4	1
Frank Bennett	2.0	1	1	1
Del Lundgren	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lu Blue: 7
Charlie Gehringer: S
Heinie Manush: W.1-2
Harry Heilmann: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Jack Rothrock: S
Billy Rogell: W.1-2
Ira Flagstead: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Bill Regan: T8.3-H;2-H
Cleo Carlyle: D8.3-H
Jack Tobin: 43
Phil Todt: 13

Top 2

Bob Fothergill: S
Marty McManus: SB2
Marty McManus: 8
Jackie Tavener: 2/P
Johnny Bassler: W
Josh Billings: K

Bot 2

Fred Hofmann: 7
Danny MacFayden: W
Jack Rothrock: 7
Billy Rogell: S8.1-3(E8)
Ira Flagstead: D7.3-H;1-3
Bill Regan: K

Top 3

Lu Blue: S9
Charlie Gehringer: 8
Heinie Manush: 9
Harry Heilmann: S9.1-3
Bob Fothergill: W.1-2
Marty McManus: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Jackie Tavener: 3

Bot 3

Cleo Carlyle: 13
Jack Tobin: 7
Phil Todt: 5/P

Top 4

Johnny Bassler: S7
Josh Billings: S7.1-2
Lu Blue: OA.2-3(E2/TH)
Lu Blue: 8/L
Charlie Gehringer: S6.3-H;1-2
Heinie Manush: S8.2-H;1-H(E6/TH);B-2
Harry Heilmann: SB3
Harry Heilmann: 63
Bob Fothergill: S9.3-H(UR)
Marty McManus: CS2(24)

Bot 4

Fred Hofmann: 7
Danny MacFayden: W
Jack Rothrock: 36(1)/FO
Billy Rogell: 8

Top 5

Marty McManus: 53
Jackie Tavener: E1
Johnny Bassler: 46(1)/FO
Josh Billings: E6.1-2
Lu Blue: 53

Bot 5

Ira Flagstead: W
Bill Regan: 8
Cleo Carlyle: W.1-2
Jack Tobin: 43.2-3;1-2
Phil Todt: HP
Buddy Myer: K

Top 6

Charlie Gehringer: S
Heinie Manush: 4/P
Harry Heilmann: W.1-2
Bob Fothergill: SB3;SB2
Bob Fothergill: 8
Marty McManus: 43

Bot 6

Wally Shaner: 8
Jack Rothrock: 53
Billy Rogell: S
Ira Flagstead: 7

Top 7

Jackie Tavener: W
Johnny Bassler: 3/G.1-2
Ken Holloway: 3/P
Lu Blue: PO2(26)

Bot 7

Bill Regan: 31
Cleo Carlyle: K
Jack Tobin: 53

Top 8

Lu Blue: D
Charlie Gehringer: FC6.2X3(645)
Heinie Manush: K
Harry Heilmann: 9

Bot 8

Phil Todt: K
Bill Moore: W
Red Rollings: S.1-2
Jack Rothrock: S.2-3;1-2
Billy Rogell: 7
Ira Flagstead: 8

Top 9

Bob Fothergill: 63
Marty McManus: 5/P
Jackie Tavener: 43

Bot 9

Bill Regan: 7
Cleo Carlyle: 8
Jack Tobin: S
Grover Hartley: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Rothrock cuts off throw and throws wildly to second try to get Manush

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