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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1917-06-04 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 8000 · 2:03

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 6–5. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 9th. Slim Love earned the win. Harry Heilmann went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	5	9
NYA	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	11

W: Slim Love L: Howard Ehmke SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Lee Magee	5	1	2	0	0
Hugh High	4	0	1	1	0
Fritz Maisel	4	0	1	1	0
Wally Pipp	4	0	0	0	1
Home Run Baker	4	2	3	0	0
Tim Hendryx	4	2	2	1	0
Roger Peckinpaugh	4	0	2	1	1
Les Nunamaker	2	0	0	2	0
George Mogridge	1	0	0	0	1
Slim Love	2	0	0	0	0
Ray Caldwell	1	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howard Ehmke	8.2	10	0	3
Deacon Jones	0.0	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Mogridge	5.1	7	1	1
Slim Love	3.2	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Donie Bush: 43
Ralph Young: 7/F
Ty Cobb: 43

Bot 1

Lee Magee: 63
Hugh High: 63
Fritz Maisel: 63

Top 2

Bobby Veach: 7/F
Harry Heilmann: 3/P
George Burns: 53

Bot 2

Wally Pipp: K23#
Home Run Baker: D7
Tim Hendryx: D7.2-H
Roger Peckinpaugh: S6/G.2-3
Les Nunamaker: 13/SH/DP.3-H;1X3(35)

Top 3

Ossie Vitt: 63
Tubby Spencer: 3/FL
Howard Ehmke: S9
Donie Bush: D9.1XH(932)

Bot 3

George Mogridge: K
Lee Magee: 8/F
Hugh High: 2/P

Top 4

Ralph Young: D8
Ty Cobb: 13.2-3
Bobby Veach: W+WP.3-H(NR)
Harry Heilmann: K
George Burns: 3/P

Bot 4

Fritz Maisel: 5/FL
Wally Pipp: 63
Home Run Baker: 43

Top 5

Ossie Vitt: 9/F
Tubby Spencer: 9/F
Howard Ehmke: 7/F

Bot 5

Tim Hendryx: 53
Roger Peckinpaugh: K/C
Les Nunamaker: 43

Top 6

Donie Bush: S5/G
Ralph Young: S9.1-2
Ty Cobb: S8.2-H;1-3
Bobby Veach: 8/SF.3-H
Harry Heilmann: HR/7.1-H
George Burns: K
Ossie Vitt: 99/G

Bot 6

Slim Love: 99
Lee Magee: S
Hugh High: 99
Fritz Maisel: 99

Top 7

Tubby Spencer: 99
Howard Ehmke: 99
Donie Bush: W
Ralph Young: PO1(13)#

Bot 7

Wally Pipp: 99
Home Run Baker: S
Tim Hendryx: 99
Roger Peckinpaugh: 99

Top 8

Ralph Young: S
Ty Cobb: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Bobby Veach: 99

Bot 8

Les Nunamaker: 99
Slim Love: 99
Lee Magee: E6
Hugh High: HP.1-2
Fritz Maisel: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Wally Pipp: 8/L

Top 9

Harry Heilmann: 99
George Burns: S
Ossie Vitt: SB2
Ossie Vitt: 99/P
Tubby Spencer: 99/P

Bot 9

Home Run Baker: S9
Tim Hendryx: D.1-3
Roger Peckinpaugh: S7.3-H;2-3
Les Nunamaker: 8/SF.3-H
Ray Caldwell: 64(1)/FO
Lee Magee: S.1-2
Hugh High: S7.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Yankees manager Donovan ejected by 3B umpire Connolly for arguing that Tigers pitcher Ehmke illegally blew a little tap by Peckinpaugh down the third base line foul

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