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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1917-07-28 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:06

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–3. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 9th. Harry Coveleski earned the win and Bill James picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	9
PHA	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	12

W: Harry Coveleski L: Bullet Joe Bush SV: Bill James

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Donie Bush	5	1	2	1	0	1
Ossie Vitt	4	1	0	0	1	0
Ty Cobb	4	1	1	0	1	2
Bobby Veach	4	0	3	1	1	0
Harry Heilmann	4	0	1	2	1	1
George Harper	5	1	0	0	0	0
Ralph Young	3	0	1	0	1	0
Oscar Stanage	3	1	1	1	1	1
Bernie Boland	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0
George Burns	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ira Flagstead	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Jamieson	5	0	2	0	0	1
Amos Strunk	4	0	0	0	1	0
Ping Bodie	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Bates	5	1	1	0	0	0
Stuffy McInnis	4	1	1	0	1	0
Billy Meyer	4	1	3	0	0	0
Joe Dugan	3	0	3	1	0	0
Roy Grover	2	0	0	0	1	1
Bullet Joe Bush	4	0	1	1	0	0
Wally Schang	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bernie Boland	4.0	7	0	2
George Cunningham	2.0	3	1	0
Harry Coveleski	2.0	2	0	0
Bill James	1.0	0	2	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bullet Joe Bush	9.0	9	6	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Donie Bush: 9/F
Ossie Vitt: 43
Ty Cobb: K

Bot 1

Charlie Jamieson: K23
Amos Strunk: 8/F
Ping Bodie: 8/F

Top 2

Bobby Veach: S7
Harry Heilmann: W.1-2
George Harper: 2/FL
Ralph Young: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Oscar Stanage: PO2(16)

Bot 2

Ray Bates: 53
Stuffy McInnis: 13
Billy Meyer: S7
Joe Dugan: S9.1-2
Roy Grover: K

Top 3

Oscar Stanage: 8/F
Bernie Boland: 9/F
Donie Bush: S8
Ossie Vitt: 9/F

Bot 3

Bullet Joe Bush: 163
Charlie Jamieson: S8
Amos Strunk: 7/F
Ping Bodie: 8/F

Top 4

Ty Cobb: S3/G
Bobby Veach: SB2
Bobby Veach: 9/F.2-3
Harry Heilmann: K
George Harper: 6/P

Bot 4

Ray Bates: E6/G
Stuffy McInnis: S6.1-2
Billy Meyer: OA.2XH(26E5)(UR);1-2
Billy Meyer: S7.2-3
Joe Dugan: S9.3-H;1-2
Roy Grover: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
Bullet Joe Bush: S9.3-H;2-2
Charlie Jamieson: 84(2)/DP.1X2(4)

Top 5

Ralph Young: W
Oscar Stanage: W.1-2
Bob Jones: 7/F
Donie Bush: K
Ossie Vitt: 9/F

Bot 5

Amos Strunk: 63
Ping Bodie: S8
Ray Bates: 2/FL
Stuffy McInnis: 63

Top 6

Ty Cobb: 31
Bobby Veach: S9
Harry Heilmann: 9/F
George Harper: 31

Bot 6

Billy Meyer: S3/G
Joe Dugan: 3/SH.1-2
Roy Grover: W
Bullet Joe Bush: 3/FL
Charlie Jamieson: S7.2XH(72);1-2

Top 7

Ralph Young: S6
Oscar Stanage: K
George Burns: 4(1)/FO
Donie Bush: 8/F

Bot 7

Amos Strunk: 5/FL
Ping Bodie: 9/F
Ray Bates: S8
Stuffy McInnis: 13

Top 8

Ossie Vitt: 53
Ty Cobb: K
Bobby Veach: D9
Harry Heilmann: 63

Bot 8

Billy Meyer: 7/F
Joe Dugan: S8.B-2(E8)
Roy Grover: 6/P
Bullet Joe Bush: 3/L

Top 9

George Harper: E5/G.B-2
Ralph Young: 63
Oscar Stanage: S9.2-H(UR)
Ira Flagstead: 2/FL
Donie Bush: WP.1-2
Donie Bush: S8.2-H(UR)
Ossie Vitt: W.1-2
Ty Cobb: WP.2-3;1-2
Ty Cobb: W
Bobby Veach: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Harry Heilmann: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
George Harper: SB2
George Harper: 31

Bot 9

Charlie Jamieson: E6/TH
Amos Strunk: W.1-2
Ping Bodie: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Ray Bates: 5/FL
Stuffy McInnis: W
Wally Schang: 9/F

Notes & reviews

Bates broke for 3rd when picked off 2nd and came around to score when 3Bman Vitt mishandled SS Bush's throw
Cobb let an easy flyball drop and threw to 2bman Young who tagged Dugan and then touched 2nd base to force out Bush for a double-play

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