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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1917-05-31 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 5000 · cloudy · 1:33

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 2–0. Willie Mitchell earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Willie Mitchell L: Ray Caldwell SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lee Magee	4	1	0	1
Elmer Miller	4	1	0	0
Fritz Maisel	2	0	1	1
Wally Pipp	4	2	0	1
Angel Aragon	4	1	0	1
Tim Hendryx	3	0	1	0
Roger Peckinpaugh	3	0	0	0
Roxy Walters	3	1	0	0
Ray Caldwell	3	1	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willie Mitchell	9.0	7	2	6

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Caldwell	9.0	8	4	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Donie Bush: 7/F
Ralph Young: S8
Ty Cobb: 9/F
Bobby Veach: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Lee Magee: 53
Elmer Miller: 53
Fritz Maisel: K

Top 2

Bobby Veach: W
Harry Heilmann: S7.1-2
George Burns: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Ossie Vitt: W
Tubby Spencer: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Willie Mitchell: 13

Bot 2

Wally Pipp: S9
Angel Aragon: 46(1)3/GDP
Tim Hendryx: W
Roger Peckinpaugh: CS2(26)

Top 3

Donie Bush: 63
Ralph Young: 53
Ty Cobb: S2/G
Bobby Veach: 6/P

Bot 3

Roger Peckinpaugh: 8/F
Roxy Walters: S/G
Ray Caldwell: SB2
Ray Caldwell: K/C
Lee Magee: 53

Top 4

Harry Heilmann: S/G
George Burns: 23/SH.1-2
Ossie Vitt: S/BG.2-3
Tubby Spencer: 13.1-2
Willie Mitchell: 63

Bot 4

Elmer Miller: S8
Fritz Maisel: 13/SH.1-2
Wally Pipp: K
Angel Aragon: S9.2XH(92)

Top 5

Donie Bush: 5/P
Ralph Young: S3/G
Ty Cobb: CS2(24)
Ty Cobb: 63

Bot 5

Tim Hendryx: 8/L
Roger Peckinpaugh: 63
Roxy Walters: 2/FL

Top 6

Bobby Veach: S
Harry Heilmann: W.1-2
George Burns: 7/FL
Ossie Vitt: 9/F
Tubby Spencer: S9.2-H;1-2#
Willie Mitchell: 99

Bot 6

Ray Caldwell: K
Lee Magee: S
Elmer Miller: 99/P
Fritz Maisel: 99/P

Top 7

Donie Bush: W
Ralph Young: 5(B)3(1)/DP/BP
Ty Cobb: 99

Bot 7

Wally Pipp: 99
Angel Aragon: 99
Tim Hendryx: 99

Top 8

Bobby Veach: 99
Harry Heilmann: 4/P
George Burns: 99

Bot 8

Roger Peckinpaugh: 99
Roxy Walters: 99
Ray Caldwell: S/BG
Lee Magee: K

Top 9

Ossie Vitt: 99
Tubby Spencer: 7
Willie Mitchell: 99

Bot 9

Elmer Miller: 99
Fritz Maisel: W
Wally Pipp: S8.1-3
Angel Aragon: K
Tim Hendryx: 7