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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers

1927-08-21 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 30000 · 2:21

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 11–4. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 7th. Josh Billings earned the win. Harry Heilmann went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	10
DET	0	0	3	1	1	0	5	1		11	13

W: Josh Billings L: Hod Lisenbee SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Rice	4	0	1	1	1	1
Bucky Harris	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tris Speaker	5	0	2	0	0	1
Goose Goslin	4	1	0	0	1	1
Earl McNeely	5	0	1	0	0	0
Muddy Ruel	4	2	3	1	1	0
Ossie Bluege	3	0	0	0	2	1
Bobby Reeves	5	1	2	1	0	1
Hod Lisenbee	2	0	0	0	1	1
Bennie Tate	1	0	1	1	0	0
Walter Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Warner	5	1	1	0	0	1
Lu Blue	4	2	3	1	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	3	3	0	0	2	0
Harry Heilmann	4	2	3	2	1	0
Heinie Manush	5	0	1	0	0	2
Bob Fothergill	4	1	2	2	0	1
Marty McManus	3	1	1	2	0	0
Merv Shea	4	0	1	2	0	0
Josh Billings	4	1	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hod Lisenbee	7.0	11	4	3
Bobby Burke	1.0	2	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Josh Billings	9.0	10	6	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sam Rice: 99
Bucky Harris: 99
Tris Speaker: K

Bot 1

Jack Warner: 99
Lu Blue: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 99

Top 2

Goose Goslin: W
Earl McNeely: 13.1-2
Muddy Ruel: D7/G.2-H
Ossie Bluege: 4/P
Bobby Reeves: S7.2-H
Hod Lisenbee: W.1-2
Sam Rice: S.2-H;1-2
Bucky Harris: 99

Bot 2

Harry Heilmann: 99
Heinie Manush: 6/F78S
Bob Fothergill: D
Marty McManus: 99

Top 3

Tris Speaker: E3/G.B-1#
Goose Goslin: 99
Earl McNeely: PO1(99)#
Earl McNeely: S
Muddy Ruel: 99

Bot 3

Merv Shea: 99
Josh Billings: 99
Jack Warner: 6E3.B-1
Lu Blue: W.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: W.2-3;1-2
Harry Heilmann: D9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Heinie Manush: E1/G13.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;B-1
Bob Fothergill: 99

Top 4

Ossie Bluege: W
Bobby Reeves: S.1-3
Hod Lisenbee: K
Sam Rice: W.1-2
Bucky Harris: 99/P
Tris Speaker: 99/G

Bot 4

Marty McManus: 99
Merv Shea: 99
Josh Billings: S
Jack Warner: S.1-2
Lu Blue: S.2-H;1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 99

Top 5

Goose Goslin: 99
Earl McNeely: 99
Muddy Ruel: S
Ossie Bluege: SB2
Ossie Bluege: K

Bot 5

Harry Heilmann: W
Heinie Manush: S9.1-3
Bob Fothergill: K
Marty McManus: 4/F9S/SF.3-H
Merv Shea: PO1(99)#

Top 6

Bobby Reeves: 99
Hod Lisenbee: 99
Sam Rice: 99

Bot 6

Merv Shea: 99
Josh Billings: 99
Jack Warner: K

Top 7

Bucky Harris: 99
Tris Speaker: S
Goose Goslin: 99
Earl McNeely: 99

Bot 7

Lu Blue: D9
Charlie Gehringer: W
Harry Heilmann: S/BG.2-3;1-2
Heinie Manush: K
Bob Fothergill: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3(E8);B-1
Marty McManus: S7.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Merv Shea: DGR/F7.3-H;2-H
Josh Billings: OA.2X3(99)#
Josh Billings: 99

Top 8

Muddy Ruel: S
Ossie Bluege: W.1-2
Bobby Reeves: K
Bennie Tate: S.2-H;1-2
Sam Rice: K
Walter Johnson: 8/L

Bot 8

Jack Warner: 99
Lu Blue: S
Charlie Gehringer: 46(1)/FO
Harry Heilmann: S7.1XH(6E2)(NR)(UR);B-1
Heinie Manush: K

Top 9

Tris Speaker: D
Goose Goslin: K
Earl McNeely: E6/G.2-3;B-1
Muddy Ruel: W.1-2
Ossie Bluege: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Bobby Reeves: 13

Notes & reviews

Special ground rules in place for over-flow crowd on field.
Harris made a great catch with his back to the infield.
Into the crowd.
Heilmann run back to first base by Reeves, then Ruel dropped Reeves' throw home allowing Gehringer to score

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