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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 27, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 27, 1927 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 27, 1927 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 27, 1927 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Gray |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours |
Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jack Warner | Third Baseman |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Heinie Manush | Center Fielder |
Bob Fothergill | Left Fielder |
Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
Johnny Neun | First Baseman |
Marty McManus | Shortstop |
Larry Woodall | Catcher |
Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
George Moriarty | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
Bill Lamar | Center Fielder |
Zack Wheat | Left Fielder |
Jimmy Dykes | First Baseman |
Cy Perkins | Catcher |
Walt French | Right Fielder |
Chick Galloway | Shortstop |
Sam Gray | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 27, 1927
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warner vs. Gray
Warner hits a fly ball into right field. French settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Gray
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Whitehill
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamar vs. Whitehill
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Neun scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lamar for the out. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wheat vs. Whitehill
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Neun scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wheat for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Gray
Fothergill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Gray
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. Fothergill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neun vs. Gray
Neun strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by Perkins, who chases it to the backstop. Neun reaches first on the wild pitch. There goes Fothergill. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McManus vs. Gray
There goes Neun. The throw from Perkins and he is safe. Neun steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fothergill scores. Neun moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Woodall vs. Gray
Woodall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bishop reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Whitehill
Dykes hits a fly ball into center field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Whitehill
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. McManus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Whitehill
French hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill juggles the ball. That's an error on Whitehill. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galloway vs. Whitehill
Galloway hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Manush. Galloway reaches second base with a double. There goes French trying to get to home. Fothergill throws the ball in to McManus who relays the ball to Woodall, who tags French, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Gray
Whitehill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warner vs. Gray
Warner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wheat. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. Wheat throws the ball in to Hale who tags Gehringer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Whitehill
Gray hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Woodall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Whitehill
Hale strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamar vs. Whitehill
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Neun scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lamar for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Gray
Manush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Gray
Fothergill bunts in front of the plate. Perkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Manush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Gray
Heilmann hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neun vs. Gray
Neun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Manush scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neun moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodall vs. Gray
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woodall vs. Gray
Woodall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitehill vs. Gray
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Whitehill
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Whitehill
Dykes hits a fly ball into center field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Whitehill
Perkins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
French vs. Whitehill
French hits a popup towards short. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warner vs. Gray
Warner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dykes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Gray
Manush hits a fly ball towards right. French catches it and throws to first to double up Gehringer. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Whitehill
Galloway strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Whitehill
Gray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Whitehill
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. McManus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Gray
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Gray
Heilmann hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neun vs. Gray
Neun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Gray
McManus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of French who is chasing the ball. McManus reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Woodall vs. Gray
Woodall hits a fly ball into right field. French settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Whitehill
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards short. McManus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Whitehill
Wheat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Whitehill
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Neun fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Neun. Wheat moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perkins vs. Whitehill
Perkins hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
French vs. Whitehill
French hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Gray
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dykes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitehill for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warner vs. Gray
Warner hits a line drive into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Gray
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Gray
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Whitehill
Galloway takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Jimmie Foxx pinch hits for Sam Gray.
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. McManus can't make a play. That's a base hit. Galloway moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Galloway tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Whitehill
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Galloway tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamar vs. Whitehill
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Powers
Ike Powers now pitching.
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Powers
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neun vs. Powers
Neun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Powers
There goes Neun. The throw from Perkins and he is out, Galloway applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Whitehill
Wheat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Woodall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Whitehill
Dykes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Whitehill
Perkins hits a fly ball into center field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
French vs. Whitehill
French hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dykes moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galloway vs. Whitehill
Galloway hits a popup in front of the plate. Woodall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Powers
McManus hits a popup towards short. Galloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodall vs. Powers
Woodall hits a fly ball towards center. Lamar settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lamar. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehill vs. Powers
There goes Woodall. The throw from Perkins and he is out, Galloway applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Powers
Whitehill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Whitehill
Eddie Collins pinch hits for Ike Powers.
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Whitehill
Ty Cobb pinch hits for Max Bishop.
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Whitehill
Hale strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/27/1927 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Warner J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bishop M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Cobb T, ph 1 0 0 0 Manush H, cf 3 1 0 0 Hale S, 3b 4 0 1 1 Fothergill B, lf 3 1 1 0 Lamar B, cf 4 0 0 0 Heilmann H, rf 4 1 1 1 Wheat Z, lf 3 0 0 0 Neun J, 1b 3 0 1 1 Dykes J, 1b 4 0 1 0 McManus M, ss 4 0 2 1 Perkins C, c 3 0 0 0 Woodall L, c 3 0 0 0 French W, rf 4 0 1 0 Whitehill E, p 4 0 1 0 Galloway C, ss 3 1 1 0 Gray S, p 2 0 1 0 Foxx J, ph 1 0 1 0 Powers I, p 0 0 0 0 Collins E, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 8 3 32 1 6 1 Detroit 010 101 000 -- 3 Philadelphia 000 000 100 -- 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Whitehill E (W) 9.0 6 1 1 4 4 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Gray S (L) 7.0 8 3 2 3 1 Powers I 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Gray S, Whitehill E, Neun J, Lamar B DP -- Philadelphia 2 LOB -- Detroit 6, Philadelphia 10 2B -- Galloway C, Gehringer C 3B -- McManus M HR -- Heilmann H SB -- Neun J 2, McManus M CS -- Neun J, Woodall L SH -- Fothergill B SF -- Bishop M, Hale S T -- 2:00 A -- 0
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