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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1918-08-22 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 1:50

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 5–3. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 6th. Slim Love earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Slim Love L: George Cunningham SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Billy Evans · 1B: Silk O'Loughlin · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Donie Bush	5	0	0	0	0	1
Ossie Vitt	4	1	1	0	1	0
Deacon Jones	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Veach	4	1	1	0	0	2
Art Griggs	3	0	2	1	1	0
George Harper	4	0	1	2	0	1
Babe Ellison	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tubby Spencer	4	0	0	0	0	2
George Cunningham	2	0	0	0	2	1
Ty Cobb	3	1	1	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Gilhooley	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Lamar	3	0	0	0	0	0
Home Run Baker	4	2	2	1	0	0
Del Pratt	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Fournier	2	1	1	1	1	0
Ham Hyatt	3	0	1	1	1	0
Roger Peckinpaugh	2	0	0	2	0	0
Truck Hannah	3	0	0	0	0	2
Slim Love	3	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Cunningham	8.0	8	2	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Slim Love	9.0	7	4	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Donie Bush: K
Ossie Vitt: 43
Deacon Jones: K

Bot 1

Frank Gilhooley: 9/F
Bill Lamar: 43
Home Run Baker: 8/F

Top 2

Bobby Veach: 13
Art Griggs: 13
George Harper: 8/F

Bot 2

Del Pratt: 13
Jack Fournier: 43
Ham Hyatt: 43

Top 3

Babe Ellison: D7
Tubby Spencer: 2/FL
George Cunningham: W
Donie Bush: 6/P
Ossie Vitt: W.2-3;1-2
Ty Cobb: K

Bot 3

Roger Peckinpaugh: 1/P
Truck Hannah: K
Slim Love: S8
Frank Gilhooley: 8/F

Top 4

Bobby Veach: K
Art Griggs: S8
George Harper: K
Babe Ellison: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Bill Lamar: 43
Home Run Baker: 2/FL
Del Pratt: 63

Top 5

Tubby Spencer: 9/F
George Cunningham: 53
Donie Bush: 7/L

Bot 5

Jack Fournier: S4
Ham Hyatt: S6.1-3;B-2(TH)
Roger Peckinpaugh: FC6.3-H;2X3(6546);B-2
Truck Hannah: K
Slim Love: 5/FL

Top 6

Ossie Vitt: S8.B-2(E8)
Ty Cobb: 43.2-3
Bobby Veach: K
Art Griggs: W
George Harper: D9.3-H;1-3
Babe Ellison: 63

Bot 6

Frank Gilhooley: S3/BG.B-2(E1)
Bill Lamar: 13/SH.2-3
Home Run Baker: S9.3-H
Del Pratt: S5.1-2
Jack Fournier: W.2-3;1-2
Ham Hyatt: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Roger Peckinpaugh: FC5/SH.3-H;2X3(65);1-2#
Truck Hannah: 6/P

Top 7

Tubby Spencer: K
George Cunningham: W
Donie Bush: 9/F
Ossie Vitt: 46(1)/FO

Bot 7

Slim Love: 8/L
Frank Gilhooley: S3/BG
Bill Lamar: 8/F
Home Run Baker: CS2(26)

Top 8

Ty Cobb: S6/G
Bobby Veach: S4.1-3
Art Griggs: D7/G5.3-H;1-3
George Harper: 43.3-H;2-3
Babe Ellison: 53
Tubby Spencer: K

Bot 8

Home Run Baker: D9
Del Pratt: 3/SH.2-3
Jack Fournier: 9/SF.3-H
Ham Hyatt: 43

Top 9

George Cunningham: K23
Donie Bush: 6/L
Ossie Vitt: 9