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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1918-07-27 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 2000 · 1:48

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 5–3. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 1st. Mule Watson earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Mule Watson L: Bill James SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Jamieson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Merlin Kopp	2	2	0	0	3	0
Tillie Walker	5	1	2	1	0	3
George Burns	4	2	3	1	1	0
Larry Gardner	3	0	1	1	1	0
Wickey McAvoy	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jimmy Dykes	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Dugan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mule Watson	4	0	1	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Donie Bush	2	2	0	0	2	0
Bob Jones	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Veach	4	1	1	2	0	0
Marty Kavanagh	4	0	1	0	0	1
George Harper	3	0	1	0	1	0
Frank Walker	4	0	0	1	0	0
Jack Coffey	2	0	0	0	0	1
Oscar Stanage	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill James	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ossie Vitt	2	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mule Watson	9.0	5	3	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill James	9.0	9	5	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Jamieson: 3/G
Merlin Kopp: W
Tillie Walker: D7.1-H
George Burns: S6.2-3
Larry Gardner: S8.3-H;1-2
Wickey McAvoy: E2/TH/BG.2-H(NR)(UR);1X3(325)
Jimmy Dykes: 6/P

Bot 1

Donie Bush: W
Bob Jones: S9.1-3
Bobby Veach: 36(1)/FO.3-H
Marty Kavanagh: S7.1-3(E7);B-2
George Harper: W
Frank Walker: 63.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Jack Coffey: K

Top 2

Joe Dugan: 2/FL
Mule Watson: S7
Charlie Jamieson: 5/FL
Merlin Kopp: 1E3.1-2
Tillie Walker: K

Bot 2

Oscar Stanage: 4/P
Bill James: S4
Donie Bush: 9/FL
Bob Jones: 46(1)/FO

Top 3

George Burns: S8
Larry Gardner: 43.1-2
Wickey McAvoy: 13/DP/SH.2XH(32)

Bot 3

Bobby Veach: 3/G
Marty Kavanagh: 13
George Harper: S3
Frank Walker: 8/F

Top 4

Jimmy Dykes: 5E3
Joe Dugan: 3/FL
Mule Watson: 2/FL
Charlie Jamieson: HP.1-2
Merlin Kopp: W.2-3;1-2
Tillie Walker: K

Bot 4

Jack Coffey: 63
Oscar Stanage: 2/P
Bill James: 63

Top 5

George Burns: W
Larry Gardner: 99/SH.1-2
Wickey McAvoy: 99
Jimmy Dykes: 99

Bot 5

Donie Bush: 99
Bob Jones: 99
Bobby Veach: 99

Top 6

Joe Dugan: 99
Mule Watson: 99
Charlie Jamieson: 99

Bot 6

Marty Kavanagh: K
George Harper: 99
Frank Walker: 99

Top 7

Merlin Kopp: 99
Tillie Walker: S
George Burns: WP.1-2
George Burns: 2/FL
Larry Gardner: IW
Wickey McAvoy: 53

Bot 7

Ossie Vitt: 99
Oscar Stanage: 99
Bill James: 99

Top 8

Jimmy Dykes: D
Joe Dugan: 99/SH.2-3
Mule Watson: K
Charlie Jamieson: 4/P

Bot 8

Donie Bush: W
Bob Jones: 99/SH.1-2
Bobby Veach: WP.2-3
Bobby Veach: S7.3-H
Marty Kavanagh: 99/FL
George Harper: 99/F

Top 9

Merlin Kopp: W
Tillie Walker: K/BF
George Burns: D7.1-H
Larry Gardner: 63.2-3
Wickey McAvoy: S6.3-H
Jimmy Dykes: CS2(99)

Bot 9

Frank Walker: 53
Ossie Vitt: 5/P
Oscar Stanage: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

Start of game delayed 15 minutes due to rain

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