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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1916-05-09 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 4500 · 2:30

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 16–2. Detroit Tigers put up 8 in the 2nd. George Cunningham earned the win and Bernie Boland picked up the save. Ty Cobb went 2-for-5 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	8	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	16	12
PHA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3

W: George Cunningham L: Jack Nabors SV: Bernie Boland

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Donie Bush	2	3	0	0	3	0
Ossie Vitt	4	2	1	1	3	0
Ty Cobb	5	2	2	4	1	0
Sam Crawford	4	2	1	0	2	0
Harry Heilmann	5	2	3	3	1	0
George Burns	4	1	2	2	0	1
Ralph Young	4	1	0	1	2	1
Oscar Stanage	4	1	1	1	1	1
George Cunningham	1	1	1	1	1	0
Bernie Boland	1	1	1	1	3	0
Frank Fuller	1	0	0	0	1	0
Del Baker	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Witt	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jimmy Walsh	2	1	0	0	3	1
Amos Strunk	3	0	0	0	2	0
Rube Oldring	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nap Lajoie	4	0	0	1	0	0
Stuffy McInnis	3	1	1	0	1	0
Charlie Pick	2	0	0	0	2	0
Wally Schang	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Stellbauer	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mike Murphy	3	0	0	0	1	0
Carl Ray	3	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Cunningham	2.1	0	6	0
Bernie Boland	6.2	3	6	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Nabors	1.0	4	3	0
Harry Weaver	1.0	2	3	0
Carl Ray	7.0	6	12	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Donie Bush: W
Ossie Vitt: PO1(E1).1-2
Ossie Vitt: S1/BG.2-H(E1/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-3
Ty Cobb: 7(B)/DP.3X3(735)
Sam Crawford: 43

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: 43
Jimmy Walsh: W
Amos Strunk: 4/L
Rube Oldring: SB2
Rube Oldring: W
Nap Lajoie: 5/P

Top 2

Harry Heilmann: S7
George Burns: S5/BG.1-2
Ralph Young: W.2-3;1-2
Oscar Stanage: S6.3-H;2-3;1-2
George Cunningham: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Donie Bush: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Ossie Vitt: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ty Cobb: D8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Sam Crawford: W
Harry Heilmann: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
George Burns: 7/SF.3-H
Ralph Young: W.1-2
Oscar Stanage: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Stuffy McInnis: 53
Charlie Pick: W
Wally Schang: W.1-2
Bill Stellbauer: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

George Cunningham: D/89
Donie Bush: W
Ossie Vitt: 6/P
Ty Cobb: W.2-3;1-2
Sam Crawford: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Harry Heilmann: 54(1)/FO

Bot 3

Whitey Witt: 7/L
Jimmy Walsh: W
Amos Strunk: W.1-2
Mike Murphy: W.2-3;1-2
Nap Lajoie: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Stuffy McInnis: W.1-2
Charlie Pick: 3/G

Top 4

George Burns: S7
Ralph Young: 46(1)/FO
Oscar Stanage: CS2(26)
Oscar Stanage: K23

Bot 4

Carl Ray: K
Bill Stellbauer: D9
Whitey Witt: 43.2-3
Jimmy Walsh: W
Amos Strunk: W.1-2
Mike Murphy: 4/P

Top 5

Bernie Boland: W
Donie Bush: W.1-2
Ossie Vitt: W.2-3;1-2
Ty Cobb: D9.3-H;2-H;1XH(942);B-3(TH)
Sam Crawford: W
Harry Heilmann: D9.3-H;1-3
George Burns: E9/SF.3-H;2-3;B-2
Ralph Young: FC6.3-H(UR);2X3(654);B-1
Oscar Stanage: W.1-2
Bernie Boland: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Donie Bush: 8

Bot 5

Nap Lajoie: 2/FL
Stuffy McInnis: 7
Charlie Pick: W
Carl Ray: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Ossie Vitt: W
Ty Cobb: 8
Sam Crawford: S9.1-3
Harry Heilmann: SB2
Harry Heilmann: W
George Burns: K
Ralph Young: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
Oscar Stanage: 5/FL

Bot 6

Bill Stellbauer: 9
Whitey Witt: 43
Jimmy Walsh: 43

Top 7

Bernie Boland: W
Frank Fuller: 13.1-2
Ossie Vitt: 8/L
Ty Cobb: 43

Bot 7

Amos Strunk: 5/FL
Mike Murphy: 63
Nap Lajoie: 6/P

Top 8

Sam Crawford: 63
Harry Heilmann: E6
George Burns: 8(B)3(1)/FDP

Bot 8

Stuffy McInnis: S5/BG
Charlie Pick: 63.1-2
Carl Ray: 3/FL
Bill Stellbauer: T8.2-H
Whitey Witt: W
Jimmy Walsh: K

Top 9

Ralph Young: K
Del Baker: 53
Bernie Boland: W
Frank Fuller: W.1-2
Ossie Vitt: 54(1)/FO

Bot 9

Amos Strunk: 7
Mike Murphy: 63
Nap Lajoie: 7