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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		7
1
SLB
@NYY		3
0
SLB
@NYY		1
3
CLE
@PHA		4
5
DET
@WSH		2
4
BSN
@CHC		4
6
BSN
@CHC		4
3		 
(10)
BRO
@CIN		6
2
NYG
@PIT		7
3
PHI
@STL		6
0
Thursday, August 2, 1917,
, Griffith Stadium
Attendance: 2,568, Time of Game: 1:53
Tigers
2
52-47
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Senators
4
42-56
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Walter Johnson (11-13)
L: Howard Ehmke (8-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  9  4
Senators        0  0  0   0  0  1   0  3  X    4  6  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Donie Bush SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 .276 .699 3 3 SB
Ossie Vitt 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .268 .686 0 0 SH
Ty Cobb CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .387 1.062 2 0 2B
Bobby Veach LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .312 .871 4 0 2B
Harry Heilmann 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .765 6 0
George Harper RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .202 .529 3 0
Ralph Young 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 .242 .605 1 3 SB,SH
Oscar Stanage C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .215 .541 2 0
   Archie Yelle C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 3 1
Howard Ehmke P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .170 .403 0 2
   George Burns PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .529
Team Totals 28 2 9 2 6 3 .321 .834 24 9
2B: T Cobb (31); B Veach (23).
SH: R Young (24); O Vitt (24).
TB: B Veach 3; T Cobb 3; R Young; D Bush; O Stanage; O Vitt; H Ehmke.
RBI: T Cobb 2 (21).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: D Bush 2 (37); A Yelle (1); B Veach (12).
Baserunning
SB: R Young (7, -1st base off  POCS); D Bush (23, -1st base off  POCS).

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Mike Menosky LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .245 .654 1 2
Eddie Foster 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .590 2 1 SB
Clyde Milan CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .296 .715 1 2 SH
Sam Rice RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .301 .737 1 0
Patsy Gharrity 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .540 8 1
Joe Leonard 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .209 .619 2 2 3B
John Henry C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .183 .528 4 0
   Eddie Ainsmith C 1 2 1 1 1 0 .183 .534 4 1
George McBride SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .463 4 3
Bert Gallia P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .559 0 1
   Walter Johnson P 2 1 1 1 0 1 .222 .636 0 3
Team Totals 29 4 6 4 1 3 .207 .509 27 16
3B: J Leonard (5).
SH: C Milan (14).
TB: J Leonard 3; M Menosky 2; S Rice; W Johnson; E Ainsmith.
RBI: M Menosky (17); W Johnson (7); E Ainsmith (21); C Milan (25).
Team LOB: 3.
Fielding
E: J Leonard (13).
Baserunning
SB: E Foster (6, -1st base off  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Howard Ehmke, L (8-11) 8 6 4 2 1 3 0 2.68 31 60
Team Totals 8 6 4 2 1 3 0 2.25 31 60

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bert Gallia 4 5 1 1 4 1 0 2.81 16 45
Walter Johnson, W (11-13) 5 4 1 1 2 3 0 2.59 18
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 6 4 0 2.00 34 45
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Hildebrand, 1B - Tommy Connolly, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 1:53.
Attendance: 2,568.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Washington Senators
1 Donie Bush SS 1 Mike Menosky LF
2 Ossie Vitt 3B 2 Eddie Foster 2B
3 Ty Cobb CF 3 Clyde Milan CF
4 Bobby Veach LF 4 Sam Rice RF
5 Harry Heilmann 1B 5 Patsy Gharrity 1B
6 George Harper RF 6 Joe Leonard 3B
7 Ralph Young 2B 7 John Henry C
8 Oscar Stanage C 8 George McBride SS
9 Howard Ehmke P 9 Bert Gallia P

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