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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1915-07-20 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 2489 · 1:52

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 6–5. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 2nd. Bill Steen earned the win and Hooks Dauss picked up the save. George Burns went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bill Steen L: Tom Knowlson SV: Hooks Dauss

Umpires — HP: Dick Nallin · 1B: Bill Dinneen · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Thomas Healy	3	1	0	0	2	0
Jimmy Walsh	4	1	3	0	0	0
Amos Strunk	4	1	2	1	0	0
Wally Schang	2	1	0	0	2	1
Nap Lajoie	4	1	2	1	0	0
Stuffy McInnis	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Lapp	4	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Kopf	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tom Knowlson	3	0	0	0	0	3
Harry Davis	1	0	0	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ossie Vitt	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ralph Young	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ty Cobb	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sam Crawford	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bobby Veach	2	2	1	0	2	0
George Burns	4	1	1	2	0	3
Donie Bush	2	0	1	1	1	0
Oscar Stanage	4	0	0	1	0	0
Bill Steen	3	1	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Knowlson	8.0	7	4	4

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Steen	8.2	8	5	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Thomas Healy: 13
Jimmy Walsh: S8
Amos Strunk: S7.1-2
Wally Schang: CS3(25).1-2
Wally Schang: W
Nap Lajoie: PO1(E1).2-H(UR);1-3
Nap Lajoie: 9

Bot 1

Ossie Vitt: 53
Ralph Young: 9
Ty Cobb: K

Top 2

Stuffy McInnis: 63
Jack Lapp: 43
Larry Kopf: 7

Bot 2

Sam Crawford: 43
Bobby Veach: W
George Burns: HR/7.1-H
Donie Bush: W
Oscar Stanage: SB2
Oscar Stanage: 7
Bill Steen: 4/P

Top 3

Tom Knowlson: K
Thomas Healy: 8
Jimmy Walsh: 53

Bot 3

Ossie Vitt: 8
Ralph Young: 53
Ty Cobb: S7
Sam Crawford: 3/FL

Top 4

Amos Strunk: 4/L
Wally Schang: W
Nap Lajoie: PO1(E1).1-3
Nap Lajoie: D7.3-H
Stuffy McInnis: 8
Jack Lapp: FC5.2X3(5)

Bot 4

Bobby Veach: 4/P
George Burns: K
Donie Bush: 9

Top 5

Larry Kopf: 3/G
Tom Knowlson: K
Thomas Healy: 7

Bot 5

Oscar Stanage: 9
Bill Steen: S7
Ossie Vitt: S8.1-2
Ralph Young: 43.2-3;1-2
Ty Cobb: WP.3-H;2-3
Ty Cobb: E6/TH.3-H(NR)(UR)
Sam Crawford: CS2(26)

Top 6

Jimmy Walsh: D8
Amos Strunk: S6.2-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
Wally Schang: 43.2-3
Nap Lajoie: 2/FL
Stuffy McInnis: 8

Bot 6

Sam Crawford: W
Bobby Veach: W.1-2
George Burns: K
Donie Bush: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Oscar Stanage: 53.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bill Steen: 7

Top 7

Jack Lapp: 43
Larry Kopf: 43
Tom Knowlson: K

Bot 7

Ossie Vitt: 13
Ralph Young: S1
Ty Cobb: 43.1-2
Sam Crawford: 63

Top 8

Thomas Healy: W
Jimmy Walsh: S.1-3
Amos Strunk: 6(1)/FO.3-H
Wally Schang: CS2(26)
Wally Schang: K

Bot 8

Bobby Veach: T8
George Burns: K/C
Donie Bush: 43/SH.3-H
Oscar Stanage: 6/P

Top 9

Nap Lajoie: S9
Stuffy McInnis: 3/FL
Jack Lapp: S.1-2
Larry Kopf: W.2-3;1-2
Harry Davis: 65(2)/FO.3-H;1-2
Thomas Healy: W.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Walsh: OA.3XH(1)

Notes & reviews

pitch bounced off catcher and rebounded toward mound; Kopf tried to score but Dauss retrieved ball and tagged him out just before he reached home plate

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