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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1916-07-08 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 5000 · 1:41

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 3–2. Bill James earned the win. George Burns 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	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	9
PHA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6

W: Bill James L: Jack Nabors SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Walsh	3	0	2	0	1	0
Lee King	3	1	0	0	1	0
Red Lanning	3	1	2	0	1	1
Wally Schang	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nap Lajoie	3	0	1	2	0	0
Charlie Pick	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ralph Mitterling	3	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Meyer	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Nabors	3	0	0	0	0	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill James	9.0	6	3	6

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Nabors	9.0	9	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ossie Vitt: S9
Donie Bush: 13.1-2
Harry Heilmann: PO2(E1).2-3
Harry Heilmann: S8.3-H
Ty Cobb: 46(1)/FO
Bobby Veach: PO1(13)

Bot 1

Jimmy Walsh: S8
Lee King: 13.1-2
Red Lanning: SB3
Red Lanning: W
Wally Schang: 7/F
Nap Lajoie: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Bobby Veach: 5/FL
George Burns: 8/F
Ralph Young: S7
Oscar Stanage: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Charlie Pick: 5/L
Ralph Mitterling: 8/F
Billy Meyer: 13

Top 3

Oscar Stanage: 53
Bill James: K
Ossie Vitt: 7/F

Bot 3

Jack Nabors: K
Jimmy Walsh: 9/L
Lee King: 63

Top 4

Donie Bush: 63
Harry Heilmann: E6/G.B-1
Ty Cobb: 9/F
Bobby Veach: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Red Lanning: D7
Wally Schang: 53/SH.2-3
Nap Lajoie: 13/SH.3-H
Charlie Pick: K

Top 5

George Burns: HR/7
Ralph Young: 43
Oscar Stanage: K
Bill James: K

Bot 5

Ralph Mitterling: FLE2
Ralph Mitterling: 13
Billy Meyer: K
Jack Nabors: K

Top 6

Ossie Vitt: K
Donie Bush: W
Harry Heilmann: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Jimmy Walsh: W
Lee King: 1/P
Red Lanning: SB2
Red Lanning: PO2(16)
Red Lanning: S9
Wally Schang: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Ty Cobb: S7
Bobby Veach: 2/FL
George Burns: S4.1-2
Ralph Young: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Oscar Stanage: 6/F

Bot 7

Nap Lajoie: 7/F
Charlie Pick: 8/F
Ralph Mitterling: 9/F

Top 8

Bill James: K
Ossie Vitt: K
Donie Bush: 8/F

Bot 8

Billy Meyer: 7/F
Jack Nabors: K
Jimmy Walsh: S7.BX2(76)

Top 9

Harry Heilmann: 7/F
Ty Cobb: S6
Bobby Veach: S8.1-H;B-2(TH)
George Burns: FC4.2X3(45)
Ralph Young: S8.1-2
Oscar Stanage: SB3;SB2
Oscar Stanage: 8/L

Bot 9

Lee King: W
Red Lanning: K
Wally Schang: 7/F
Nap Lajoie: D7.1-H
Charlie Pick: S4.2XH(42)