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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1935-08-21 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 26000 · 1:46

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 3–2. Elden Auker earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Elden Auker L: Johnny Welch SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Firpo Marberry · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Moriarty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dusty Cooke	5	1	2	0	0	0
Mel Almada	4	0	1	1	0	0
Roy Johnson	4	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	4	0	2	0	0	1
Dib Williams	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ski Melillo	4	0	0	1	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	2	0	0	0
Moe Berg	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Welch	3	0	1	0	0	1
Rick Ferrell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bing Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Fox	1	1	1	1	3	0
Jo-Jo White	4	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	1	2	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	3	0	0	1	1	0
Goose Goslin	3	0	1	1	0	0
Ray Hayworth	4	0	1	0	0	1
Marv Owen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Rogell	3	1	1	0	0	0
Elden Auker	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Welch	8.0	6	4	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elden Auker	9.0	11	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dusty Cooke: 99
Mel Almada: 99
Roy Johnson: 99

Bot 1

Pete Fox: W
Jo-Jo White: 99/FL
Charlie Gehringer: S9.1-3
Hank Greenberg: 63/G.3-H;1-2
Goose Goslin: 99

Top 2

Joe Cronin: S
Dib Williams: 99
Ski Melillo: 99
Babe Dahlgren: 99

Bot 2

Ray Hayworth: K
Marv Owen: 99
Billy Rogell: 99

Top 3

Moe Berg: 4/F
Johnny Welch: D8
Dusty Cooke: S8.2-3
Mel Almada: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Elden Auker: 99
Pete Fox: W
Jo-Jo White: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 99

Top 4

Roy Johnson: S7
Joe Cronin: S7.1-3
Dib Williams: 13/SH.3-3;1-2
Ski Melillo: 13.3-H;2-3
Babe Dahlgren: 99

Bot 4

Hank Greenberg: 99
Goose Goslin: S8.B-2(E8)
Ray Hayworth: S.2-3
Marv Owen: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Moe Berg: 99
Johnny Welch: K
Dusty Cooke: D7
Mel Almada: S8.2-H
Roy Johnson: 99

Bot 5

Billy Rogell: S3
Elden Auker: K+SB2
Pete Fox: D7.2-H
Jo-Jo White: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 99

Top 6

Joe Cronin: K
Dib Williams: 99
Ski Melillo: 43

Bot 6

Hank Greenberg: 99
Goose Goslin: HP
Ray Hayworth: 99
Marv Owen: 99

Top 7

Babe Dahlgren: S
Moe Berg: S.1-2
Johnny Welch: 2/BP
Dusty Cooke: 9.2-3
Mel Almada: 9

Bot 7

Billy Rogell: 99
Elden Auker: 99
Pete Fox: W
Jo-Jo White: SB2
Jo-Jo White: 99

Top 8

Roy Johnson: S9
Joe Cronin: 99/G.1-2
Dib Williams: W
Ski Melillo: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Charlie Gehringer: T9
Hank Greenberg: W
Goose Goslin: 63.3-H;1-2
Ray Hayworth: 99
Marv Owen: 99

Top 9

Babe Dahlgren: S1
Rick Ferrell: 63.1-2
Bing Miller: 4/L
Dusty Cooke: 3/G

Notes & reviews

Auker has both runners trapped between bases, but fakes a throw to third before throwing to first, which lets runners advance
Welch does not cover first on roller to Dahlgren

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