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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1917-09-20 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 4389 · 1:44

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 1–0. Willie Mitchell earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Willie Mitchell L: Babe Ruth SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jimmy Walsh	2	0	2	0
Jack Barry	3	1	1	0
Del Gainer	4	1	0	0
Duffy Lewis	4	1	0	0
Tillie Walker	3	1	0	0
Everett Scott	4	1	0	0
Mike McNally	4	0	0	0
Sam Agnew	2	0	1	1
Babe Ruth	3	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willie Mitchell	9.0	5	4	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Babe Ruth	9.0	6	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Donie Bush: 43
Ossie Vitt: 13
Ty Cobb: K

Bot 1

Jimmy Walsh: 43
Jack Barry: 4/P
Del Gainer: S7
Duffy Lewis: CS2(24)

Top 2

Bobby Veach: S8
Harry Heilmann: 43.1-2
George Burns: 8/L
Ralph Young: HP
Oscar Stanage: 43

Bot 2

Duffy Lewis: S8
Tillie Walker: 34/SH.1-2
Everett Scott: 43.2-3
Mike McNally: 2/FL

Top 3

Willie Mitchell: 63
Donie Bush: 7
Ossie Vitt: W
Ty Cobb: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Sam Agnew: K
Babe Ruth: 4/P
Jimmy Walsh: W
Jack Barry: W.1-2
Del Gainer: 13

Top 4

Ty Cobb: 7
Bobby Veach: S7
Harry Heilmann: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 4

Duffy Lewis: 99
Tillie Walker: 99
Everett Scott: 99

Top 5

George Burns: 99
Ralph Young: 99
Oscar Stanage: 99

Bot 5

Mike McNally: 99
Sam Agnew: W
Babe Ruth: K
Jimmy Walsh: 8/L89

Top 6

Willie Mitchell: 99
Donie Bush: 99
Ossie Vitt: 99

Bot 6

Jack Barry: S
Del Gainer: 99
Duffy Lewis: 99
Tillie Walker: 99

Top 7

Ty Cobb: S56
Bobby Veach: K+CS2(26)/DP
Harry Heilmann: W
George Burns: S7.1-2
Ralph Young: S9.2-H;1XH(921)

Bot 7

Everett Scott: 99
Mike McNally: 99
Sam Agnew: 99

Top 8

Oscar Stanage: 99
Willie Mitchell: 99
Donie Bush: 99

Bot 8

Babe Ruth: 99
Jimmy Walsh: W
Jack Barry: 99
Del Gainer: 99

Top 9

Ossie Vitt: S
Ty Cobb: 63.1-2
Bobby Veach: 8/DP.2X3(86)

Bot 9

Duffy Lewis: 99
Tillie Walker: D9/89.BX3(945)
Everett Scott: S9
Mike McNally: 99

Notes & reviews

Game started 20 minutes late due to rain
2 hour rain delay
RF Walsh's throw got past catcher Agnew who retrieved ball and threw to pitcher Ruth who tagged out Burns trying to score from 1st
Second game of scheduled double-header was called off after 2 innings due to darkness

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