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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1919-08-09 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:30

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–4. Dutch Leonard earned the win. Fred Thomas 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	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	5	8
PHA	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	5

W: Dutch Leonard L: Scott Perry SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Donie Bush	4	2	1	0	1
Ralph Young	2	1	0	0	2
Ty Cobb	4	0	2	1	0
Bobby Veach	4	0	2	1	1
Harry Heilmann	4	1	2	0	0
Chick Shorten	3	0	0	0	0
Bob Jones	2	1	0	1	2
Eddie Ainsmith	4	0	0	0	0
Dutch Leonard	3	0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Merlin Kopp	3	1	0	0	1	1
Fred Thomas	4	1	1	2	0	0
Tillie Walker	4	1	1	0	0	0
George Burns	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Burrus	4	0	1	0	0	1
Whitey Witt	3	0	1	0	0	0
Terry Turner	4	0	0	0	0	1
Cy Perkins	2	1	1	0	1	0
Scott Perry	2	0	0	0	0	1
Wickey McAvoy	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Leonard	9.0	5	2	5

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Perry	9.0	8	6	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Donie Bush: 8/F
Ralph Young: 43
Ty Cobb: S1
Bobby Veach: PO1(134)

Bot 1

Merlin Kopp: 7/F
Fred Thomas: 8/F
Tillie Walker: 5/FL

Top 2

Bobby Veach: S7
Harry Heilmann: S1/BG.1-2
Chick Shorten: FC1/TH3/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Bob Jones: 12(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
Eddie Ainsmith: 8/L

Bot 2

George Burns: 9/F
Dick Burrus: S1
Whitey Witt: 46(1)/FO
Terry Turner: E4/G.1X3(45)

Top 3

Dutch Leonard: 13
Donie Bush: S6
Ralph Young: W.1-2
Ty Cobb: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Bobby Veach: S3.3-H;2-3
Harry Heilmann: CSH(242)

Bot 3

Cy Perkins: D7/78
Scott Perry: FC1/TH3.2XH(1E5)(NR)(UR);B-1
Merlin Kopp: 54(1)/FO
Fred Thomas: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Harry Heilmann: T9
Chick Shorten: 7/F
Bob Jones: FC3/TH3.3-H;B-1
Eddie Ainsmith: 6(1)/FO
Dutch Leonard: 4/P

Bot 4

Tillie Walker: S9
George Burns: SB2
George Burns: 4/P
Dick Burrus: K
Whitey Witt: S6.2-3
Terry Turner: PO3(E2).3-H(UR)
Terry Turner: 2/FL

Top 5

Donie Bush: W
Ralph Young: 53/SH.1-2
Ty Cobb: 43.2-3
Bobby Veach: W
Harry Heilmann: 5E3.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Chick Shorten: 43

Bot 5

Cy Perkins: W
Scott Perry: 34/SH.1-2
Merlin Kopp: K
Fred Thomas: 63

Top 6

Bob Jones: W
Eddie Ainsmith: 54(1)/FO
Dutch Leonard: 3/SH.1-2
Donie Bush: 13

Bot 6

Tillie Walker: 13
George Burns: 7/F
Dick Burrus: 53

Top 7

Ralph Young: W
Ty Cobb: D7/78.1-H;BX3(765)
Bobby Veach: 9/F
Harry Heilmann: 4/P

Bot 7

Whitey Witt: 13
Terry Turner: K
Cy Perkins: 7/F

Top 8

Chick Shorten: 63
Bob Jones: W
Eddie Ainsmith: 7/F
Dutch Leonard: S8.1XH(E8)(853E4)(NR)(UR);B-2
Donie Bush: 9/F

Bot 8

Scott Perry: K
Merlin Kopp: W
Fred Thomas: HR8/L8/IPHR.1-H
Tillie Walker: 5/FL
George Burns: 63

Top 9

Ralph Young: 3/G
Ty Cobb: 2/FL
Bobby Veach: 8/F

Bot 9

Dick Burrus: 63
Wickey McAvoy: K
Terry Turner: 9/F

Notes & reviews

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