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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1916-07-07 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 3000 · 1:40

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 9–2. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 7th. Harry Coveleski earned the win. Ty Cobb went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	2	1	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	9	14
PHA	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	10

W: Harry Coveleski L: Elmer Myers SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ossie Vitt	5	2	3	1	1	0
Donie Bush	3	1	1	0	3	1
Harry Heilmann	5	0	0	0	1	1
Ty Cobb	4	1	3	2	0	0
Bobby Veach	4	0	0	0	0	1
George Burns	5	3	2	1	0	0
Ralph Young	1	0	1	0	2	0
Oscar Stanage	5	0	1	1	0	1
Harry Coveleski	5	2	3	1	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Walsh	4	1	2	0	1	0
Lee King	4	0	1	1	0	0
Amos Strunk	4	0	2	0	0	1
Wally Schang	4	0	2	0	0	2
Nap Lajoie	4	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Pick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ralph Mitterling	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Meyer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Myers	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Murphy	3	0	1	0	0	1
Marsh Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Coveleski	9.0	10	1	5

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Myers	7.0	14	5	4
Marsh Williams	2.0	0	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ossie Vitt: W
Donie Bush: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Donie Bush: K
Harry Heilmann: K
Ty Cobb: HR/7.3-H
Bobby Veach: 7/F

Bot 1

Jimmy Walsh: S
Lee King: 16(1)3/GDP
Amos Strunk: D9.BX3(945)

Top 2

George Burns: S8
Ralph Young: 53/SH.1-2
Oscar Stanage: K
Harry Coveleski: S7.2-H
Ossie Vitt: S9.1-2
Donie Bush: W.2-3;1-2
Harry Heilmann: 13

Bot 2

Wally Schang: K
Nap Lajoie: 43
Charlie Pick: 3/G

Top 3

Ty Cobb: S8
Bobby Veach: 23/SH/DP.1X3(35)
George Burns: HR/7
Ralph Young: S9
Oscar Stanage: SB2
Oscar Stanage: 63

Bot 3

Ralph Mitterling: 3/F
Billy Meyer: 4/F
Elmer Myers: 13

Top 4

Harry Coveleski: S5
Ossie Vitt: T9.1-H
Donie Bush: W
Harry Heilmann: FC1.3XH(12);1-2
Ty Cobb: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Bobby Veach: K

Bot 4

Jimmy Walsh: W
Lee King: 4/F
Amos Strunk: 8/F
Wally Schang: K

Top 5

George Burns: E8/F.B-2
Ralph Young: 53/SH.2-3
Oscar Stanage: S9.3-H(UR)
Harry Coveleski: 43.1-2
Ossie Vitt: 13

Bot 5

Nap Lajoie: S8
Charlie Pick: S9.1-2
Ralph Mitterling: FC4.2-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR);1-2
Mike Murphy: K
Elmer Myers: 4/FL
Jimmy Walsh: 13

Top 6

Donie Bush: 13
Harry Heilmann: W
Ty Cobb: S7.1-2
Bobby Veach: 7/F
George Burns: 63

Bot 6

Lee King: 53
Amos Strunk: S9
Wally Schang: S7.1-2
Nap Lajoie: 2/FL
Charlie Pick: E3/G.2-3;1-2
Ralph Mitterling: K

Top 7

Ralph Young: W
Oscar Stanage: CS2(24)
Oscar Stanage: 9/F
Harry Coveleski: S6
Ossie Vitt: S8.1-3
Donie Bush: WP.3-H;1-2
Donie Bush: S7.2-3
Harry Heilmann: SB2
Harry Heilmann: WP.3-H;2-3
Harry Heilmann: E9/F.3-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Ty Cobb: 63

Bot 7

Mike Murphy: 2/FL
Elmer Myers: 43
Jimmy Walsh: T7
Lee King: T9.3-H
Amos Strunk: K

Top 8

Bobby Veach: 5/L
George Burns: 4/F
Ralph Young: W
Oscar Stanage: 13

Bot 8

Wally Schang: S7
Nap Lajoie: 6/F
Charlie Pick: 43.1-2
Ralph Mitterling: 7/F

Top 9

Harry Coveleski: K
Ossie Vitt: 53
Donie Bush: W
Harry Heilmann: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Mike Murphy: S7
Marsh Williams: 16(1)3/GDP
Jimmy Walsh: 53