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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1917-07-31 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 2253 · 100°F, sunny, dry · 2:18

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 8–4. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 8th. Deacon Jones earned the win and Bernie Boland picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Deacon Jones L: Bert Gallia SV: Bernie Boland

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Donie Bush	5	1	1	0	1	1
Ossie Vitt	4	0	1	2	0	0
Ty Cobb	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Veach	2	1	0	0	1	0
Harry Heilmann	5	0	2	0	0	0
George Harper	4	0	0	0	1	0
Ralph Young	4	3	3	0	1	0
Oscar Stanage	2	1	2	1	0	0
Hooks Dauss	0	0	0	0	1	0
Deacon Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0
Archie Yelle	1	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bernie Boland	0	0	0	1	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Judge	4	1	1	0	1	1
Eddie Foster	3	1	0	0	2	0
Clyde Milan	5	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Rice	5	0	2	2	0	0
Eddie Ainsmith	3	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Leonard	2	1	0	0	2	0
Mike Menosky	4	1	1	0	0	0
George McBride	2	0	1	1	1	0
Doc Ayers	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bert Gallia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Patsy Gharrity	1	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hooks Dauss	4.0	4	2	4
Deacon Jones	3.0	1	2	0
Bernie Boland	2.0	2	2	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doc Ayers	6.0	5	3	0
Bert Gallia	3.0	6	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Donie Bush: W
Ossie Vitt: 13/SH.1-2
Ty Cobb: 9/L
Bobby Veach: 7/F

Bot 1

Joe Judge: S7
Eddie Foster: W.1-2
Clyde Milan: 43.2-3;1-2
Sam Rice: D7/G5L.3-H;2-H
Eddie Ainsmith: CS3(25)
Eddie Ainsmith: K

Top 2

Harry Heilmann: 8/F
George Harper: 8/F
Ralph Young: S5/G
Oscar Stanage: S8/8S.1-2
Hooks Dauss: W.2-3;1-2
Donie Bush: E4/P4MD.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Ossie Vitt: 6/L

Bot 2

Joe Leonard: 43
Mike Menosky: S3/G
George McBride: S8/G6M.1-3
Doc Ayers: 13/SH.3-3;1-2
Joe Judge: K

Top 3

Ty Cobb: S7
Bobby Veach: 4/P
Harry Heilmann: SB2
Harry Heilmann: 9/F
George Harper: 9/F

Bot 3

Eddie Foster: 43
Clyde Milan: 8/F8
Sam Rice: 8/F

Top 4

Ralph Young: S8
Oscar Stanage: HP.1-2
Hooks Dauss: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Donie Bush: 8/F8S
Ossie Vitt: 7/F7D

Bot 4

Eddie Ainsmith: K
Joe Leonard: W
Mike Menosky: E8/F.1-3;B-2(E8/TH3)
George McBride: 8/L8D/SF.3-H(UR)
Doc Ayers: SB3
Doc Ayers: OA.3-H(E5/TH)(UR)
Doc Ayers: K

Top 5

Ty Cobb: 99
Bobby Veach: HP
Harry Heilmann: CS2(99)
Harry Heilmann: 99

Bot 5

Joe Judge: 99
Eddie Foster: 99
Clyde Milan: 99

Top 6

George Harper: W
Ralph Young: 46(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH1)
Oscar Stanage: S8.2-H(UR)
Deacon Jones: 7/F
Donie Bush: 164(1)/FO

Bot 6

Sam Rice: S
Eddie Ainsmith: 99/SH.1-2
Joe Leonard: 3/L.2-3(E3/TH2)
Mike Menosky: 3/G

Top 7

Ossie Vitt: 99
Ty Cobb: 99
Bobby Veach: HP
Harry Heilmann: D48/G4M.1-H(E8/THH)(NR)(UR);B-3
George Harper: 99

Bot 7

George McBride: W
Bert Gallia: 99/SH.1-2
Joe Judge: 99/G.2-3
Eddie Foster: W
Clyde Milan: 31

Top 8

Ralph Young: W
Archie Yelle: 5E3/SH.1-2
Bob Jones: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Donie Bush: S/BG.2-3;1-2
Ossie Vitt: WP.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Ossie Vitt: S/L89.3-H;2-H
Ty Cobb: 99/FL
Bobby Veach: W.1-2
Harry Heilmann: S6/G.2XH(62);1-2

Bot 8

Sam Rice: 99
Eddie Ainsmith: 99
Joe Leonard: W
Mike Menosky: 99

Top 9

George Harper: 99
Ralph Young: S5.B-2(E5/TH1)
Archie Yelle: S.2-3
Bernie Boland: 99/SF.3-H(UR)
Donie Bush: K

Bot 9

George McBride: 99/G
Patsy Gharrity: S7
Joe Judge: SB2
Joe Judge: W
Eddie Foster: 9/F9S
Clyde Milan: S/P6MS.2-3;1-2
Sam Rice: 8/L8XD

Notes & reviews

While Vitt argued with Ump Connolly on the decision at 3B, 3B Coach Altrock asked Vitt for the ball. Altrock side- stepped Vitt's toss and let it roll to the stands. Since time out had not been called, Menosky was allowed to score.

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