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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1929-09-20 · Day game · Shibe Park · 10 innings · Att: 2000 · 2:04

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 2–1. Bill Shores earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	8

W: Bill Shores L: Whit Wyatt SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Brick Owens · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bick Campbell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	5	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	0	0	1	1
John Stone	4	0	1	0	1	0
Dale Alexander	5	1	1	0	0	1
Harry Rice	3	0	1	0	1	0
Marty McManus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Akers	3	0	1	1	1	0
Pinky Hargrave	4	0	0	0	0	1
Whit Wyatt	4	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bud Morse	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bevo LeBourveau	2	0	1	0	3	0
Eric McNair	5	1	3	0	0	0
Al Simmons	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	3	1	1	0	1	1
Homer Summa	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rudy Miller	2	0	0	1	1	0
Cloy Mattox	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Shores	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Cronin	1	0	0	0	0	1
Walt French	1	0	1	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whit Wyatt	9.1	8	5	5

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Shores	10.0	6	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Johnson: 7
Charlie Gehringer: K
John Stone: S9
Dale Alexander: 53

Bot 1

Bud Morse: 43
Bevo LeBourveau: W
Eric McNair: S5/G.1-3(E5/TH1);B-2
Al Simmons: 4/P
Jimmie Foxx: 53

Top 2

Harry Rice: 7
Marty McManus: 6/P
Bill Akers: W
Pinky Hargrave: K23

Bot 2

Homer Summa: 53
Rudy Miller: W
Cloy Mattox: 4/P
Bill Shores: K

Top 3

Whit Wyatt: S5/G
Roy Johnson: 16(1)3/GDP
Charlie Gehringer: 5/FL

Bot 3

Bud Morse: 13
Bevo LeBourveau: W
Eric McNair: S8/8S.1-2
Al Simmons: 2/FL
Jimmie Foxx: K

Top 4

John Stone: 7/FL
Dale Alexander: D8
Harry Rice: W
Marty McManus: 5/FL
Bill Akers: S7.2-H;1-2
Pinky Hargrave: 43

Bot 4

Homer Summa: 5/FL
Rudy Miller: 63
Cloy Mattox: 63

Top 5

Whit Wyatt: E5/TH
Roy Johnson: 46(1)/FO
Charlie Gehringer: 9
John Stone: SB2
John Stone: W
Dale Alexander: K

Bot 5

Bill Shores: 63
Bud Morse: 9
Bevo LeBourveau: S1/G.B-2(E1/TH1)
Eric McNair: 4/P

Top 6

Harry Rice: 43
Marty McManus: 8
Bill Akers: 6/FL

Bot 6

Al Simmons: 63
Jimmie Foxx: W
Homer Summa: S9.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Rudy Miller: FC6.3-H;2-3
Cloy Mattox: K
Bill Shores: CSH(242)

Top 7

Pinky Hargrave: 3/P
Whit Wyatt: 8
Roy Johnson: D8
Charlie Gehringer: W
John Stone: FLE2
John Stone: 5/P

Bot 7

Bill Shores: 43
Bud Morse: 13
Bevo LeBourveau: 8

Top 8

Dale Alexander: 8
Harry Rice: S9
Marty McManus: 8
Bill Akers: 8

Bot 8

Eric McNair: S7
Al Simmons: 14(1)3/GDP
Jimmie Foxx: D/F8S
Homer Summa: 3/G

Top 9

Pinky Hargrave: 3/L
Whit Wyatt: 1/G
Roy Johnson: 4/P

Bot 9

Jim Cronin: K
Cloy Mattox: S9
Bill Shores: K
Bud Morse: 43

Top 10

Charlie Gehringer: 63
John Stone: 3/G
Dale Alexander: 3/G

Bot 10

Bevo LeBourveau: W
Eric McNair: 64(1)/FO
Walt French: SB2
Walt French: S7.2-H

Notes & reviews

Eric McNair's ML debut (PHA/SS).
Foxx beat throw to plate
Attempted double steal
This sub likely took place at the start of the inning
High fly dropped safely between Akers and Rice
Leaping catch

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