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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers

1927-08-22 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 1:38

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 4–2. Sam Gibson earned the win. Harry Heilmann went 3-for-3 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Sam Gibson L: Bump Hadley SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earl McNeely	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Rice	4	0	0	1	0	0
Tris Speaker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Goose Goslin	3	0	1	0	1	0
Muddy Ruel	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bucky Harris	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ossie Bluege	3	1	1	0	1	2
Bobby Reeves	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bump Hadley	3	1	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bump Hadley	8.0	8	2	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Gibson	9.0	5	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earl McNeely: 9
Sam Rice: 13
Tris Speaker: D9
Goose Goslin: 63

Bot 1

Jack Warner: T8
Lu Blue: S1.3-3
Charlie Gehringer: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Harry Heilmann: S7.1-3
Heinie Manush: W.1-2
Bob Fothergill: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Muddy Ruel: 53
Bucky Harris: W
Ossie Bluege: K
Bobby Reeves: SB2
Bobby Reeves: 53

Bot 2

Marty McManus: S/78
Merv Shea: 3/SH.1-2
Sam Gibson: CS3(15)
Sam Gibson: 7

Top 3

Bump Hadley: 63
Earl McNeely: 13
Sam Rice: 5

Bot 3

Jack Warner: 2/FL
Lu Blue: 9
Charlie Gehringer: 5/FL

Top 4

Tris Speaker: 2/FL
Goose Goslin: W
Muddy Ruel: 9
Bucky Harris: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Harry Heilmann: S8
Heinie Manush: 9
Bob Fothergill: 63.1-2
Marty McManus: D7.2-H
Merv Shea: W
Sam Gibson: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Ossie Bluege: S7
Bobby Reeves: 2/FL
Bump Hadley: S9.1-2
Earl McNeely: E7.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Sam Rice: 43.3-H(UR);2-3
Tris Speaker: 9

Bot 5

Jack Warner: 63
Lu Blue: 3/G
Charlie Gehringer: 43

Top 6

Goose Goslin: S8
Muddy Ruel: 2/FL/BP
Bucky Harris: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Harry Heilmann: D7
Heinie Manush: 3/G.2-3
Bob Fothergill: 7/SF.3-H
Marty McManus: 9

Top 7

Ossie Bluege: K
Bobby Reeves: 6
Bump Hadley: 63

Bot 7

Merv Shea: 53
Sam Gibson: 53
Jack Warner: K

Top 8

Earl McNeely: 6
Sam Rice: 7/L
Tris Speaker: 3/G

Bot 8

Lu Blue: T9
Charlie Gehringer: 34/G
Harry Heilmann: 9/SF.3-H
Heinie Manush: 4

Top 9

Goose Goslin: 4
Muddy Ruel: S7
Bucky Harris: 7
Ossie Bluege: W.1-2
Bobby Reeves: 63