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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1916-08-22 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 4000 · sunny · 1:45

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 1–0. Bullet Joe Bush earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bullet Joe Bush L: Bill James SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dick Nallin · 1B: Bill Dinneen · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Ossie Vitt	1	0	3	0
Donie Bush	3	0	1	0
Ty Cobb	4	2	0	0
Bobby Veach	3	1	1	0
Sam Crawford	4	0	0	1
George Burns	4	0	0	1
Ralph Young	4	1	0	0
Red McKee	3	1	1	0
Bill James	2	0	0	1
Harry Heilmann	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Witt	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jimmy Walsh	3	1	0	0	1	0
Amos Strunk	3	0	2	1	1	0
Wally Schang	3	0	2	0	1	0
Nap Lajoie	3	0	1	0	0	0
Stuffy McInnis	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lee McElwee	3	0	1	0	1	0
Val Picinich	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bullet Joe Bush	4	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill James	8.0	7	5	4

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bullet Joe Bush	9.0	5	6	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ossie Vitt: W
Donie Bush: 99(1)/FO
Ty Cobb: S6/L.1-2
Bobby Veach: 5/P
Sam Crawford: PB.2-3;1-2
Sam Crawford: 2/FL

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: 99
Jimmy Walsh: 99
Amos Strunk: W
Wally Schang: SB2
Wally Schang: 7/FL

Top 2

George Burns: 99
Ralph Young: S
Red McKee: CS2(26)
Red McKee: 9/F9D

Bot 2

Nap Lajoie: S
Stuffy McInnis: 99/SH.1-2
Lee McElwee: 9/L
Val Picinich: K

Top 3

Bill James: 99
Ossie Vitt: W
Donie Bush: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Bullet Joe Bush: 99
Whitey Witt: 99
Jimmy Walsh: 99

Top 4

Ty Cobb: 99
Bobby Veach: S
Sam Crawford: 99
George Burns: K

Bot 4

Amos Strunk: 99
Wally Schang: S
Nap Lajoie: 99
Stuffy McInnis: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Stuffy McInnis: K

Top 5

Ralph Young: 8/F
Red McKee: W
Bill James: 99/SH.1-2
Ossie Vitt: 9/F9D

Bot 5

Lee McElwee: 99
Val Picinich: S8/8S
Bullet Joe Bush: K
Whitey Witt: WP.1-2#
Whitey Witt: W
Jimmy Walsh: 5

Top 6

Donie Bush: 99
Ty Cobb: S
Bobby Veach: SB2
Bobby Veach: W
Sam Crawford: FC3/G34.2XH(32);1-2;B-1
George Burns: 99

Bot 6

Amos Strunk: S/G
Wally Schang: S/G.1-2
Nap Lajoie: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Stuffy McInnis: 6/P
Lee McElwee: IW
Val Picinich: 63

Top 7

Ralph Young: E4/G+.B-1
Red McKee: S9.1X3(95)
Bill James: WP.1-2
Bill James: K
Ossie Vitt: W
Donie Bush: W.2-3;1-2
Ty Cobb: 53

Bot 7

Bullet Joe Bush: 99
Whitey Witt: 99
Jimmy Walsh: W
Amos Strunk: SB2
Amos Strunk: D7/7L.2-H
Wally Schang: WP.2-3#
Wally Schang: W
Nap Lajoie: SB2
Nap Lajoie: 99

Top 8

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

Bot 8

Stuffy McInnis: 99
Lee McElwee: S
Val Picinich: 99
Bullet Joe Bush: K

Top 9

Ralph Young: 99
Red McKee: 99
Harry Heilmann: K/C