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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Browns

1915-09-05 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · 1:50

Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Browns 6–5. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 3rd. Bill James earned the win and Red Oldham picked up the save. George Sisler went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	11
SLA	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	12

W: Bill James L: George Sisler SV: Red Oldham

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ossie Vitt	4	1	3	0	1	0
Donie Bush	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ty Cobb	5	2	0	1	0	1
Sam Crawford	5	0	1	1	0	0
Bobby Veach	4	1	2	2	1	0
George Burns	5	1	2	1	0	0
Marty Kavanagh	4	0	0	0	1	0
Oscar Stanage	4	0	2	1	0	0
Bill James	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jean Dubuc	0	0	0	0	1	0
Red Oldham	1	0	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burt Shotton	4	2	2	0	1	0
Ivan Howard	4	0	1	0	0	0
Del Pratt	3	0	2	4	0	0
Tillie Walker	4	0	1	0	0	1
Baby Doll Jacobson	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Leary	4	0	2	0	0	1
Doc Lavan	3	1	2	0	1	0
Hank Severeid	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Sisler	4	2	2	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill James	5.0	6	2	2
Red Oldham	4.0	6	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Sisler	9.0	11	5	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ossie Vitt: 99
Donie Bush: 99
Ty Cobb: E6/TH
Sam Crawford: SB2
Sam Crawford: S9.2-H(UR)
Bobby Veach: 8

Bot 1

Burt Shotton: S8
Ivan Howard: SB2
Ivan Howard: 99/SH.2-3
Del Pratt: 9/SF.3-H
Tillie Walker: K

Top 2

George Burns: S7
Marty Kavanagh: 54(1)3/GDP
Oscar Stanage: D/89
Bill James: 63

Bot 2

Baby Doll Jacobson: 99
John Leary: K
Doc Lavan: 99

Top 3

Ossie Vitt: T/89
Donie Bush: W
Ty Cobb: FC3/THH.3-H;1-2;B-1
Sam Crawford: 13.2-3;1-2
Bobby Veach: S9.3-H;2-H
George Burns: D7.1-H
Marty Kavanagh: 8.2-3
Oscar Stanage: S7.3-H
Bill James: 99(1)/FO

Bot 3

Hank Severeid: 99
George Sisler: HR/9
Burt Shotton: E3
Ivan Howard: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Ossie Vitt: S
Donie Bush: 99/SH.1-2
Ty Cobb: K/C
Sam Crawford: 3/G

Bot 4

Del Pratt: S
Tillie Walker: FLE2#
Tillie Walker: 99
Baby Doll Jacobson: 99
John Leary: S.1X3(99)

Top 5

Bobby Veach: W
George Burns: 99
Marty Kavanagh: 99
Oscar Stanage: 99

Bot 5

Doc Lavan: W
Hank Severeid: 7
George Sisler: S8.1-3
Burt Shotton: W.1-2
Ivan Howard: 4/P
Del Pratt: D7.3-H;2-H;1-H;BX3(75)

Top 6

Jean Dubuc: W
Ossie Vitt: S8.1-2
Donie Bush: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Ty Cobb: CS3(25).1-2
Ty Cobb: 99

Bot 6

Tillie Walker: 99
Baby Doll Jacobson: 99
John Leary: S
Doc Lavan: S.1-3
Hank Severeid: 99

Top 7

Sam Crawford: 99
Bobby Veach: 99
George Burns: 99

Bot 7

George Sisler: 99
Burt Shotton: 99
Ivan Howard: S
Del Pratt: 99

Top 8

Marty Kavanagh: W
Oscar Stanage: 99
Red Oldham: S.1-2
Ossie Vitt: W.2-3;1-2
Donie Bush: 99
Ty Cobb: 99

Bot 8

Tillie Walker: S
Baby Doll Jacobson: 99
John Leary: 99
Doc Lavan: S.1-3
Hank Severeid: 99

Top 9

Sam Crawford: 99
Bobby Veach: D
George Burns: 99
Marty Kavanagh: 99

Bot 9

George Sisler: 99
Burt Shotton: S3
Ivan Howard: 64(1)/FO
Del Pratt: CS2(26)