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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		5
1
SLB
@NYY		4
10
DET
@PHA		4
2
DET
@PHA		5
4
BRO
@CHC		3
1		 
(5)
BSN
@CIN		2
5
NYG
@STL		2
6
Friday, August 20, 1926,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 1:45
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Tigers
4
61-57
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
2
65-55
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Earl Whitehill (13-9)
L: Jack Quinn (9-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    4 11  0
Athletics       1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lu Blue 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .285 .811 11 0
Heinie Manush CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .369 .994 4 0
Bob Fothergill LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .389 .979 1 0 CS,SH
Ty Cobb RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 .336 .909 1 0
Charlie Gehringer 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .282 .734 2 3 3B
Frank O'Rourke 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 .241 .626 2 3
Jackie Tavener SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .257 .668 1 3 SH
Johnny Bassler C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .829 5 0
Earl Whitehill P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .615 0 4
Team Totals 33 4 11 4 1 4 .333 .747 27 13
3B: C Gehringer (13).
SH: J Tavener (22); B Fothergill (9).
TB: C Gehringer 4; F O'Rourke 3; T Cobb 3; H Manush 2; L Blue.
RBI: T Cobb 2 (59); F O'Rourke (32); C Gehringer (41).
Team LOB: 5.
Baserunning
CS: B Fothergill (7, -1st base by  POCS).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jimmy Dykes 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .301 .800 2 8 2B
Walt French RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .328 .794 0 0 2B
Frank Welch LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .831 0 0
Sammy Hale 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .733 1 2
Al Simmons CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .939 1 0 2·2B
Jim Poole 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .285 .777 14 0
Cy Perkins C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .283 .671 7 1 SH
Chick Galloway SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .232 .582 2 6 SB
Jack Quinn P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .178 .467 0 1
   Lefty Grove P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082 .253 0 0
   Dave Barbee PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .632
   Joe Pate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .553 0 1
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 2 5 .188 .548 27 19
2B: A Simmons 2 (39); W French (17); J Dykes (25).
SH: C Perkins (13).
TB: A Simmons 4; W French 3; J Dykes 2; J Poole.
RBI: C Perkins (14); F Welch (17).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Dykes-C Galloway-J Poole.
E: F Welch (2).
Baserunning
SB: C Galloway (6, -1st base off  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Earl Whitehill, W (13-9) 9 6 2 2 2 5 0 3.61 35 70
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 2 5 0 2.00 35 70

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Jack Quinn, L (9-10) 5.1 7 3 3 0 3 0 3.30 22 45
Lefty Grove 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.28 7
Joe Pate 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.94 7
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 1 4 0 4.00 36 45
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brick Owens, 1B - Billy Evans, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 1:45.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Lu Blue 1B 1 Jimmy Dykes 2B
2 Heinie Manush CF 2 Walt French RF
3 Bob Fothergill LF 3 Frank Welch LF
4 Ty Cobb RF 4 Sammy Hale 3B
5 Charlie Gehringer 2B 5 Al Simmons CF
6 Frank O'Rourke 3B 6 Jim Poole 1B
7 Jackie Tavener SS 7 Cy Perkins C
8 Johnny Bassler C 8 Chick Galloway SS
9 Earl Whitehill P 9 Jack Quinn P

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