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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS
2
4
CHW
@NYY
7
4
CHW
@NYY
2
7
DET
@PHA
3
8
DET
@PHA
3
4
 
(11)
SLB
@WSH
3
0
SLB
@WSH
3
1
PHI
@CHC
0
3
PHI
@CHC
0
2
NYG
@CIN
3
4
 
(11)
BRO
@PIT
2
0
BRO
@PIT
1
2
BSN
@STL
2
0
BSN
@STL
1
2
Saturday, August 17, 1918,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Tigers
3
49-62
 Lost 2 
at Athletics
4
44-68
 Won 2 
W: Scott Perry (17-17)
L: Bernie Boland (12-10)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0    3 11  4
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0   0  1    4 11  5

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Donie Bush SS 5 0 1 0 1 0 .248 .633 0 3
Bob Jones 3B 6 1 2 0 0 0 .282 .698 0 3
Ty Cobb CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 .381 .951 3 0 2B,SH
Bobby Veach LF 6 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .740 2 0
Art Griggs 1B 5 0 1 0 1 0 .302 .690 12 1
George Harper RF 5 0 1 1 1 0 .234 .561 2 0
Ralph Young 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .188 .527 4 2 2B
Tubby Spencer C 3 1 0 0 2 0 .213 .596 7 1
Bernie Boland P 5 1 1 0 0 0 .177 .465 0 2
Team Totals 44 3 11 2 6 0 .250 .635 30 12
2B: R Young (7); T Cobb (17).
SH: T Cobb (10).
TB: T Cobb 4; R Young 3; B Jones 2; B Boland; D Bush; A Griggs; G Harper.
RBI: G Harper (7); T Cobb (25).
Team LOB: 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Griggs-R Young.
E: G Harper 2 (6); B Jones 2 (10).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Charlie Jamieson RF 5 0 0 0 0 .185 .499 4 0
Merlin Kopp LF 4 0 1 1 0 .232 .627 6 0 SB
Tillie Walker CF 4 1 2 1 1 .293 .780 3 1 2B
George Burns 1B 5 1 2 0 0 .348 .856 9 1
Larry Gardner 3B 5 2 3 0 0 .276 .694 1 2 3B,2B
Cy Perkins C 3 0 1 0 0 .204 .483 1 1
   Merito Acosta PH 1 0 0 0 0 .301 .696
   Wickey McAvoy C 1 0 1 0 0 .236 .550 1 2
Jimmy Dykes 2B 3 0 0 1 2 .176 .471 4 4
Joe Dugan SS 4 0 1 0 0 .203 .495 4 3
Scott Perry P 2 0 0 1 1 .129 .318 0 2 SH
Team Totals 37 4 11 0 4 4 .297 .771 33 16
2B: L Gardner (20); T Walker (19).
3B: L Gardner (6).
SH: S Perry (6).
TB: L Gardner 6; T Walker 3; G Burns 2; J Dugan; W McAvoy; C Perkins; M Kopp.
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: J Dugan 2 (41); J Dykes 2 (15); G Burns (23).
Baserunning
SB: M Kopp (17, -1st base off  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bernie Boland, L (12-10) 10 11 4 3 4 4 0 2.47 44 56
Team Totals 10 11 4 3 4 4 0 2.70 44 56

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Scott Perry, W (17-17) 11 11 3 0 6 0 0 2.09 51 63
Team Totals 11 11 3 0 6 0 0 0.00 51 63
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brick Owens, 1B - George Moriarty, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: (null).
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Donie Bush SS 1 Charlie Jamieson RF
2 Bob Jones 3B 2 Merlin Kopp LF
3 Ty Cobb CF 3 Tillie Walker CF
4 Bobby Veach LF 4 George Burns 1B
5 Art Griggs 1B 5 Larry Gardner 3B
6 George Harper RF 6 Cy Perkins C
7 Ralph Young 2B 7 Jimmy Dykes 2B
8 Tubby Spencer C 8 Joe Dugan SS
9 Bernie Boland P 9 Scott Perry P

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