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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox
1920-08-17 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 6200 · 2:00
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 3–1. Howard Ehmke earned the win. Bobby Veach went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
W: Howard Ehmke L: Harry Harper SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Billy Evans · 1B: Bill Dinneen · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ralph Young | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Donie Bush | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ty Cobb | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Veach | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Heilmann | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ira Flagstead | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Babe Pinelli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Oscar Stanage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Howard Ehmke | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ossie Vitt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Cliff Brady | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Menosky | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Hooper | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Stuffy McInnis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Hendryx | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wally Schang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Everett Scott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Harry Harper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Benn Karr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike McNally | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roxy Walters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eddie Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Ehmke | 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Harper | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ralph Young: W
- Donie Bush: 7/F
- Ty Cobb: 3/P
- Bobby Veach: D/78D.1-H
- Harry Heilmann: 99
Bot 1
- Ossie Vitt: 99
- Cliff Brady: K
- Mike Menosky: 99
Top 2
- Ira Flagstead: 99
- Babe Pinelli: 99
- Oscar Stanage: 99
Bot 2
- Harry Hooper: W
- Stuffy McInnis: 99/SH.1-2
- Tim Hendryx: W
- Wally Schang: SB3;SB2
- Wally Schang: W
- Everett Scott: 99
- Harry Harper: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Top 3
- Howard Ehmke: D
- Ralph Young: 99/SH.2-3
- Donie Bush: W
- Ty Cobb: 3/LDP.1X1(3)
Bot 3
- Ossie Vitt: W
- Cliff Brady: 54(1)3/GDP
- Mike Menosky: S
- Harry Hooper: 99
Top 4
- Bobby Veach: 99
- Harry Heilmann: W
- Ira Flagstead: 99
- Babe Pinelli: 99
Bot 4
- Stuffy McInnis: 99
- Tim Hendryx: S
- Wally Schang: CS2(24)
- Wally Schang: 99
Top 5
- Oscar Stanage: S
- Howard Ehmke: 99/G.1-2
- Ralph Young: WP.2-3
- Ralph Young: 6/LDP.3X3(65)
Bot 5
- Everett Scott: W
- Harry Harper: 99
- Ossie Vitt: E6.1-2
- Cliff Brady: 99
- Mike Menosky: 99
Top 6
- Donie Bush: 6/P
- Ty Cobb: 63
- Bobby Veach: T9
- Harry Heilmann: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
- Ira Flagstead: K
Bot 6
- Harry Hooper: 99
- Stuffy McInnis: 99
- Tim Hendryx: S
- Wally Schang: CS2(24)
Top 7
- Babe Pinelli: 99
- Oscar Stanage: 99
- Howard Ehmke: S
- Ralph Young: S.1-2
- Donie Bush: 99
Bot 7
- Wally Schang: 99
- Everett Scott: HP
- Harry Harper: K
- Ossie Vitt: D7.1-H
- Benn Karr: K/C
Top 8
- Ty Cobb: S
- Bobby Veach: S1.1-3(E1)
- Harry Heilmann: S2/BG.3XH(2);1-2
- Ira Flagstead: 99
- Babe Pinelli: 99
Bot 8
- Mike Menosky: S
- Harry Hooper: CS2(26)
- Harry Hooper: S
- Stuffy McInnis: S.1-2
- Tim Hendryx: PB.2-3;1-2
- Tim Hendryx: HP
- Wally Schang: 99
- Mike McNally: K
Top 9
- Oscar Stanage: 99
- Howard Ehmke: K
- Ralph Young: S
- Donie Bush: D7.1-H
- Ty Cobb: 99
Bot 9
- Roxy Walters: W
- Ossie Vitt: 8/F
- Eddie Foster: 99
- Mike Menosky: 9/F
Notes & reviews
- hit on the right wrist
- hit on the shoulder