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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1916-09-17 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 20705 · 2:15

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 6–5. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 1st. Harry Coveleski earned the win. Harry Heilmann went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
PHA	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	5	12
DET	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	6	7

W: Harry Coveleski L: Bullet Joe Bush SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dick Nallin · 1B: Silk O'Loughlin · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Witt	6	1	1	0	0	1
Roy Grover	4	0	1	0	0	0
Amos Strunk	5	1	3	1	0	0
Wally Schang	5	1	1	0	0	1
Stuffy McInnis	5	1	2	2	0	0
Charlie Pick	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Brown	4	1	2	1	0	0
Raymond Haley	4	0	1	0	1	0
Bullet Joe Bush	5	0	0	1	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ossie Vitt	1	2	1	0	3	0
Donie Bush	3	1	0	0	0	0
Ty Cobb	2	2	1	2	2	0
Bobby Veach	4	1	2	1	0	0
Sam Crawford	3	0	1	0	2	0
Harry Heilmann	4	0	1	3	0	1
Ralph Young	4	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Stanage	4	0	1	0	0	1
Harry Coveleski	4	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bullet Joe Bush	9.2	7	7	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Coveleski	10.0	12	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whitey Witt: E1/G.B-1
Roy Grover: 13/SH.1-2
Amos Strunk: S9.2-H(UR);BX2(96)
Wally Schang: 99

Bot 1

Ossie Vitt: W
Donie Bush: 99(1)/FO
Ty Cobb: W.1-2
Bobby Veach: DGR/L9D.2-H;1-3
Sam Crawford: W
Harry Heilmann: DGR/L8D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Ralph Young: FC1.3XH(125);2-3;B-2
Oscar Stanage: 1/P

Top 2

Stuffy McInnis: 99
Charlie Pick: 99
Jim Brown: DGR/9D
Raymond Haley: 99

Bot 2

Harry Coveleski: 99
Ossie Vitt: W
Donie Bush: CS2(99)#
Donie Bush: 99

Top 3

Bullet Joe Bush: 99
Whitey Witt: S
Roy Grover: 99
Amos Strunk: 99

Bot 3

Ty Cobb: 99
Bobby Veach: 99
Sam Crawford: 99

Top 4

Wally Schang: 99
Stuffy McInnis: 99
Charlie Pick: W
Jim Brown: SB2
Jim Brown: 99

Bot 4

Harry Heilmann: K
Ralph Young: 99
Oscar Stanage: S
Harry Coveleski: 99

Top 5

Raymond Haley: 99
Bullet Joe Bush: 99
Whitey Witt: K

Bot 5

Ossie Vitt: HP
Donie Bush: 13/SH.1-2
Ty Cobb: SB3
Ty Cobb: 7/F/SF/THH.3-H
Bobby Veach: S
Sam Crawford: S.1-2
Harry Heilmann: 99(1)/FO

Top 6

Roy Grover: 99
Amos Strunk: S
Wally Schang: FC5.1X2(5E4);B-1
Stuffy McInnis: D.2-H(UR);1-H
Charlie Pick: 99/F
Jim Brown: S.2-H(UR)
Raymond Haley: OA.1X2(2E4)
Raymond Haley: W
Bullet Joe Bush: K

Bot 6

Ralph Young: 99
Oscar Stanage: 99
Harry Coveleski: 99

Top 7

Whitey Witt: 99
Roy Grover: S5/G.B-3(E5/TH1)
Amos Strunk: S6/L.3-3
Wally Schang: SB2
Wally Schang: FLE2#
Wally Schang: K
Stuffy McInnis: 7/F

Bot 7

Ossie Vitt: W
Donie Bush: 13/SH.1-2
Ty Cobb: DGR/L8XD.2-H
Bobby Veach: SB3
Bobby Veach: 6E3.3-3;B-1
Sam Crawford: SB2
Sam Crawford: FC1.3XH(12);2-3;B-1
Harry Heilmann: CSH(12).1-2

Top 8

Charlie Pick: S/G
Jim Brown: FC2/SH.1-3(E2/TH2);B-2
Raymond Haley: FC5.3XH(52);2-3;B-1
Bullet Joe Bush: 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Whitey Witt: 99

Bot 8

Harry Heilmann: 99
Ralph Young: 99
Oscar Stanage: K

Top 9

Roy Grover: 99
Amos Strunk: 99
Wally Schang: S
Stuffy McInnis: S.1-2
Charlie Pick: 43

Bot 9

Harry Coveleski: 99
Ossie Vitt: S
Donie Bush: 99(1)/FO
Ty Cobb: CS2(26)

Top 10

Jim Brown: 99
Raymond Haley: S8/8S
Bullet Joe Bush: 99/G.1-2
Whitey Witt: 43/G34

Bot 10

Ty Cobb: W
Bobby Veach: 53/SH.1-3
Sam Crawford: IW
Harry Heilmann: 8/F8XD/SF.3-H

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