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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1919-07-16 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 14 innings · 2:57

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–4. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 6th. Howard Ehmke earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
PHA	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	13
DET	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	11

W: Howard Ehmke L: Scott Perry SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ollie Chill · 1B: Bill Dinneen · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Witt	6	0	2	0	0	0
Fred Thomas	6	1	1	0	1	1
Tillie Walker	7	1	1	1	0	1
Amos Strunk	4	1	2	0	2	0
George Burns	6	0	2	0	0	0
Merlin Kopp	5	0	1	1	1	1
Joe Dugan	6	1	1	0	0	0
Wickey McAvoy	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jing Johnson	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Burrus	1	0	1	0	0	0
Walt Kinney	1	0	0	1	0	0
Cy Perkins	2	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Perry	2	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Donie Bush	4	0	0	0	2	0
Ralph Young	6	1	1	1	1	0
Ty Cobb	5	1	2	0	1	0
Bobby Veach	5	2	1	2	1	1
Harry Heilmann	5	0	0	0	0	0
Chick Shorten	6	0	2	1	0	0
Ben Dyer	5	0	1	0	1	1
Eddie Ainsmith	6	1	2	0	0	0
Howard Ehmke	6	0	2	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jing Johnson	8.0	7	6	0
Scott Perry	5.2	4	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howard Ehmke	14.0	13	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whitey Witt: 13
Fred Thomas: T/89
Tillie Walker: D/89.3-H
Amos Strunk: S8.2-3
George Burns: 6/P
Merlin Kopp: SBH;SB2
Merlin Kopp: W
Joe Dugan: 7/F

Bot 1

Donie Bush: W
Ralph Young: 16(1)/FO/BG
Ty Cobb: 31.1-2
Bobby Veach: 43

Top 2

Wickey McAvoy: 63
Jing Johnson: 8/F
Whitey Witt: 7/F

Bot 2

Harry Heilmann: 63
Chick Shorten: D/78
Ben Dyer: S7.2-3
Eddie Ainsmith: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Fred Thomas: W
Tillie Walker: 3/BP
Amos Strunk: CS2(26)
Amos Strunk: W
George Burns: 54(1)/FO

Bot 3

Howard Ehmke: 53
Donie Bush: W
Ralph Young: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Merlin Kopp: 3/G
Joe Dugan: 5/L
Wickey McAvoy: K

Bot 4

Ty Cobb: S7
Bobby Veach: 46(1)3/GDP
Harry Heilmann: 13

Top 5

Jing Johnson: S
Whitey Witt: 99
Fred Thomas: 99
Tillie Walker: 99

Bot 5

Chick Shorten: 99
Ben Dyer: 99
Eddie Ainsmith: 99

Top 6

Amos Strunk: W
George Burns: S.1-2
Merlin Kopp: S.2-H;1-2
Joe Dugan: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Wickey McAvoy: 99

Bot 6

Howard Ehmke: 99
Donie Bush: 99
Ralph Young: W
Ty Cobb: W.1-2
Bobby Veach: D.2-H;1-H
Harry Heilmann: E6/TH.2-3;B-1
Chick Shorten: SBH;SB2
Chick Shorten: PO2(26)

Top 7

Jing Johnson: 99
Whitey Witt: 99
Fred Thomas: 99

Bot 7

Chick Shorten: 99
Ben Dyer: W
Eddie Ainsmith: S.1-2
Howard Ehmke: S.2-3;1-2
Donie Bush: 99
Ralph Young: 99

Top 8

Tillie Walker: 99
Amos Strunk: 99
George Burns: D
Merlin Kopp: 99

Bot 8

Ty Cobb: 63
Bobby Veach: W
Harry Heilmann: 99/SH.1-2
Chick Shorten: S.2-H
Ben Dyer: 99

Top 9

Joe Dugan: S
Dick Burrus: S.1-3
Walt Kinney: 99(1)/FO.3-H
Whitey Witt: 99/SH.1-2
Fred Thomas: K

Bot 9

Eddie Ainsmith: 99
Howard Ehmke: 99
Donie Bush: 99

Top 10

Tillie Walker: K
Amos Strunk: S
George Burns: 99
Merlin Kopp: E5.1-2#
Joe Dugan: 99

Bot 10

Ralph Young: 99
Ty Cobb: E7/F.B-2#
Bobby Veach: 8(B)6(2)/FDP

Top 11

Cy Perkins: 99
Scott Perry: S
Whitey Witt: D.1-3
Fred Thomas: OA.3X3(25)
Fred Thomas: 99

Bot 11

Harry Heilmann: 99
Chick Shorten: 99
Ben Dyer: K

Top 12

Tillie Walker: 99
Amos Strunk: 99
George Burns: 99

Bot 12

Eddie Ainsmith: E6#
Howard Ehmke: 99
Donie Bush: 99
Ralph Young: 99

Top 13

Merlin Kopp: K
Joe Dugan: 99
Cy Perkins: 99

Bot 13

Ty Cobb: D
Bobby Veach: K
Harry Heilmann: FLE2#
Harry Heilmann: FC.2X3(99);B-1#
Chick Shorten: SB2
Chick Shorten: SB3
Chick Shorten: 99

Top 14

Scott Perry: 99
Whitey Witt: S
Fred Thomas: 99
Tillie Walker: 99

Bot 14

Ben Dyer: 7/FL
Eddie Ainsmith: S
Howard Ehmke: S.1-2
Donie Bush: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Ralph Young: S.3-H;2-3

Notes & reviews

Perry started to plate on short PB; Ainsmith recovered ball and threw Perry out returning to 3rd.

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