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Athletics 8 @ Tigers 9
Navin Field
August 11, 1929

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 11, 1929 at Navin Field. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Athletics with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateAugust 11, 1929 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 8 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 9 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 9
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherEarl Whitehill  
Losing PitcherOssie Orwoll  
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Game Winning RBIRoy Johnson 

Game Info

DateAugust 11, 1929 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherGeorge Earnshaw  
Home Starting PitcherVic Sorrell  
BallparkNavin Field 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 37 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Moriarty
1B: Harry Geisel
2B: (none)
3B: Roy Van Graflan

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Cronin  Second Baseman 
Mule Haas  Center Fielder 
Mickey Cochrane  Catcher 
Al Simmons  Left Fielder 
Jimmie Foxx  First Baseman 
Bing Miller  Right Fielder 
Sammy Hale  Third Baseman 
Joe Boley  Shortstop 
George Earnshaw  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roy Johnson  Left Fielder 
Bucky Harris  Second Baseman 
Harry Rice  Center Fielder 
Harry Heilmann  Right Fielder 
Dale Alexander  First Baseman 
Marty McManus  Third Baseman 
Pinky Hargrave  Catcher 
Heinie Schuble  Shortstop 
Vic Sorrell  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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Athletics 8 @ Tigers 9
Navin Field
August 11, 1929

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/11/1929 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Cronin J, 2b          6  0  1  0   Johnson R, lf-cf      7  1  2  1   
Haas M, cf            4  0  0  1   Harris B, 2b          4  1  1  0   
Cochrane M, c         6  1  1  0   Gehringer C, ph-2b    1  0  0  0   
Simmons A, lf         6  1  3  1   Rice H, cf-3b         5  1  2  0   
Foxx J, 1b            3  2  0  0   Heilmann H, rf        5  1  1  2   
Miller B, rf          6  2  4  2   Alexander D, 1b       5  1  1  0   
Hale S, 3b            4  2  1  1   McManus M, 3b-ss      5  1  1  0   
Boley J, ss           4  0  2  3   Hargrave P, c         5  1  3  4   
Earnshaw G, p         5  0  0  0   Schuble H, ss         3  1  0  0   
Quinn J, p            0  0  0  0   Fothergill B, ph-lf   2  1  1  0   
Orwoll O, p           0  0  0  0   Sorrell V, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Carroll O, p          3  0  2  0   
                                   Yde E, ph             1  0  1  0   
                                   Whitehill E, p        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  8 12  8                        47  9 15  7

Philadelphia     501 101 000 00 --  8
Detroit          011 110 004 01 --  9
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Earnshaw G            8.1 11  7  5  8  5
Quinn J*              0.0  3  1  0  0  0
Orwoll O (L)          2.1  1  1  1  0  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sorrell V             1.2  5  5  5  3  1
Carroll O             7.1  6  3  2  3  0
Whitehill E (W)       2.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Harris B, Cochrane M, Hale S, Cronin J
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Detroit 14
2B -- Cochrane M, Simmons A, Hargrave P 2
3B -- Boley J, Rice H
HR -- Miller B, Hargrave P, Johnson R
SB -- Miller B
SF -- Haas M, Hale S
T -- 2:37
A -- 0

    

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