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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 31, 1929
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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 31, 1929 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 31, 1929 |
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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 31, 1929 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ownie Carroll |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Bill Guthrie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Johnson | Center Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
Bob Fothergill | Left Fielder |
Eddie Phillips | Catcher |
Yats Wuestling | Shortstop |
Ownie Carroll | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
Jimmy Dykes | Third Baseman |
Joe Boley | Shortstop |
Rube Walberg | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 31, 1929
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Walberg
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Walberg
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Walberg
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Walberg
Alexander hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McManus vs. Walberg
McManus takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fothergill vs. Walberg
Fothergill hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Carroll
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Carroll
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Carroll
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gehringer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Walberg
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wuestling vs. Walberg
Wuestling strikes out. Cochrane drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wuestling out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Walberg
Carroll takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Walberg
Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Boley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Carroll
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Carroll
Foxx hits a line drive towards third. McManus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Carroll
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Walberg
Gehringer hits a popup towards third. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Walberg
Heilmann 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Walberg
Alexander hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Walberg
McManus hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Carroll
Dykes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Carroll
Boley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dykes moves to third. Boley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walberg vs. Carroll
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dykes scores. Boley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bishop vs. Carroll
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haas vs. Carroll
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Haas for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Walberg
Fothergill hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Walberg
Phillips hits a popup towards third. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wuestling vs. Walberg
Wuestling is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Carroll
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Carroll
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Carroll
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Carroll
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Walberg
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Walberg
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Walberg
Gehringer 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 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Carroll
Dykes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Carroll
Boley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dykes moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walberg vs. Carroll
Walberg hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Heilmann. Dykes scores. Boley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bishop vs. Carroll
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gehringer can't make a play. That's a base hit. Boley scores. Walberg moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Carroll
Haas hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Phillips settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Phillips. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Carroll
Haas takes first base on ball four. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cochrane vs. Carroll
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first, with Carroll covering, for the out. Walberg scores. Bishop moves to third. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simmons vs. Carroll
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. Carroll
Foxx hits a line drive into center field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Bishop scores. Haas scores. Simmons moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Carroll
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Foxx scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Carroll
Dykes takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boley vs. Carroll
Boley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Boley reaches second base with a double. Miller scores. Dykes moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walberg vs. Billings
Josh Billings now pitching.
Walberg hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. Dykes tags and scores. Boley tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bishop vs. Billings
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Walberg
Sammy Hale now playing third base.
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Walberg
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Walberg
McManus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Walberg
Fothergill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Billings
Merv Shea now catching.
Haas 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, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Billings
Cochrane hits a line drive towards short. Wuestling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Billings
Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann who is chasing the ball. Simmons reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foxx vs. Billings
Foxx hits a popup, foul, towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Walberg
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wuestling vs. Walberg
Wuestling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Walberg
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Billings
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Billings
Hale hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Billings
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Walberg
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Walberg
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bishop scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Walberg
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Walberg
Alexander hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Billings
Walberg hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Billings
Bishop hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Bishop reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Billings
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Billings
Cochrane hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Walberg
Cy Perkins now catching.
McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Walberg
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Walberg
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/31/1929 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Johnson R, cf 4 0 1 0 Bishop M, 2b 4 1 2 1 Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Haas M, cf 4 1 0 0 Heilmann H, rf 3 0 1 0 Cochrane M, c 4 0 0 1 Alexander D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Perkins C, c 0 0 0 0 McManus M, 3b 2 0 0 0 Simmons A, lf 3 1 1 0 Fothergill B, lf 4 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 1 1 2 Phillips E, c 2 0 0 0 Miller B, rf 4 1 1 2 Shea M, c 2 0 0 0 Dykes J, 3b 0 3 0 0 Wuestling Y, ss 3 0 0 0 Hale S, 3b 1 0 0 0 Carroll O, p 1 0 0 0 Boley J, ss 4 1 3 1 Billings J, p 1 0 0 0 Walberg R, p 3 1 1 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 4 1 31 10 9 10 Detroit 001 000 000 -- 1 Philadelphia 001 090 00x -- 10 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Carroll O (L) 4.1 7 10 8 7 0 Billings J 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Walberg R (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 3 E -- Heilmann H, Phillips E, Johnson R 2 DP -- Detroit 1, Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Detroit 6, Philadelphia 5 2B -- Boley J, Bishop M 3B -- Simmons A HR -- Alexander D SF -- Walberg R T -- 1:54 A -- 0
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