Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bishop vs. Whitehill
  
  Bishop strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Haas vs. Whitehill
  
  Haas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Haas for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cochrane vs. Whitehill
  
  Cochrane hits a line drive towards short. Tavener reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sweeney vs. Earnshaw
  
  Sweeney hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McManus vs. Earnshaw
  
  McManus takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gehringer vs. Earnshaw
  
  Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Earnshaw
  
  Rice hits a popup in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simmons vs. Whitehill
  
  Simmons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foxx vs. Whitehill
  
  Foxx hits a line drive into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Whitehill
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heilmann vs. Earnshaw
  
  Heilmann hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrave vs. Earnshaw
  
  Hargrave strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fothergill vs. Earnshaw
  
  Fothergill is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tavener vs. Earnshaw
  
  Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dykes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitehill vs. Earnshaw
  
  Whitehill hits a popup towards first. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dykes vs. Whitehill
  
  Dykes takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boley vs. Whitehill
  
  Boley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dykes moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Earnshaw vs. Whitehill
  
  Earnshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Dykes scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bishop vs. Whitehill
  
  Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sweeney vs. Earnshaw
  
  Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McManus vs. Earnshaw
  
  McManus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gehringer vs. Earnshaw
  
  There goes McManus. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. McManus steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Gehringer vs. Earnshaw
  
  Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rice vs. Earnshaw
  
  Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Heilmann vs. Earnshaw
  
  Heilmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas. Heilmann reaches second base with a double. Sweeney scores. McManus scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hargrave vs. Earnshaw
  
  Hargrave 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 

Top 4

• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Haas vs. Whitehill
  
  Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cochrane vs. Whitehill
  
  Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Gehringer. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Simmons vs. Whitehill
  
  Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rice who is chasing the ball. Simmons reaches third base with a triple. Cochrane goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Foxx vs. Whitehill
  
  Foxx hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Whitehill
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Dykes vs. Whitehill
  
  Dykes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Boley vs. Whitehill
  
  Boley 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 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fothergill vs. Earnshaw
  
  Fothergill hits a line drive into center field. Haas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Haas. Fothergill moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Tavener vs. Earnshaw
  
  Tavener strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Whitehill vs. Earnshaw
  
  Whitehill takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sweeney vs. Earnshaw
  
  Sweeney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Sweeney reaches third base with a triple. Fothergill scores. Whitehill goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  McManus vs. Rommel
  
  Eddie Rommel now pitching.
  
  McManus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gehringer vs. Rommel
  
  Gehringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McManus moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rice vs. Rommel
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dykes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. McManus moves to third. Gehringer moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Heilmann vs. Rommel
  
  Heilmann is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hargrave vs. Rommel
  
  Hargrave strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rommel vs. Whitehill
  
  Rommel hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bishop vs. Whitehill
  
  Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Haas vs. Whitehill
  
  Haas takes first base on ball four. Bishop moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cochrane vs. Whitehill
  
  Cochrane strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Simmons vs. Whitehill
  
  Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fothergill vs. Rommel
  
  Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tavener vs. Rommel
  
  Tavener hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitehill vs. Rommel
  
  Whitehill hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foxx vs. Whitehill
  
  Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Whitehill
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dykes vs. Whitehill
  
  Dykes hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boley vs. Whitehill
  
  Boley 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 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sweeney vs. Rommel
  
  Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McManus vs. Rommel
  
  McManus hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gehringer vs. Rommel
  
  Gehringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rommel vs. Whitehill
  
  Rommel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bishop vs. Whitehill
  
  Bishop hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rommel moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Haas vs. Whitehill
  
  Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rommel tags and scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cochrane vs. Whitehill
  
  Cochrane hits a line drive into left field. Fothergill picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fothergill. Bishop moves to third. Cochrane moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Simmons vs. Smith
  
  George Smith now pitching.
  
  Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bishop tags and scores. Cochrane tags and moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Foxx vs. Smith
  
  Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Rommel
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heilmann vs. Rommel
  
  Heilmann strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hargrave vs. Rommel
  
  There goes Rice. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. Rice steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hargrave vs. Rommel
  
  Hargrave hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fothergill vs. Rommel
  
  Fothergill hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Smith
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orwoll vs. Smith
  
  Ossie Orwoll pinch hits for Jimmy Dykes.
  
  Orwoll hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rice. Orwoll reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cobb vs. Smith
  
  Ty Cobb pinch hits for Joe Boley.
  
  Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Collins vs. Smith
  
  Eddie Collins pinch hits for Eddie Rommel.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Orwoll moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Collins vs. Smith
  
  Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bishop vs. Smith
  
  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 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tavener vs. Quinn
  
  Ossie Orwoll now playing first base. Joe Hassler now playing shortstop. Jack Quinn now pitching.
  
  Tavener takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Quinn
  
  Smith bunts and there's an error on the play. Tavener moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sweeney vs. Quinn
  
  Sweeney bunts towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. Tavener moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  McManus vs. Quinn
  
  McManus is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Gehringer vs. Quinn
  
  Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer is thrown out after the base hit. Tavener scores. Smith scores. McManus moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rice vs. Quinn
  
  Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Haas vs. Smith
  
  Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cochrane vs. Smith
  
  Cochrane hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Simmons vs. Smith
  
  Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haas moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Foxx vs. Smith
  
  Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Miller vs. Smith
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/6/1928 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Bishop M, 2b          4  1  1  0   Sweeney B, 1b         4  2  2  2   
Haas M, cf            2  0  0  1   McManus M, 3b         3  1  2  1   
Cochrane M, c         5  1  1  0   Gehringer C, 2b       5  0  2  2   
Simmons A, lf         4  1  3  2   Rice H, cf            5  0  1  0   
Foxx J, 3b            5  0  1  1   Heilmann H, rf        3  1  2  3   
Miller B, rf          5  0  2  0   Hargrave P, c         4  0  0  0   
Dykes J, 1b           2  1  0  0   Fothergill B, lf      3  1  1  0   
Orwoll O, ph-1b       1  0  1  0   Tavener J, ss         3  1  0  0   
Boley J, ss           3  0  1  0   Whitehill E, p        2  1  0  0   
Cobb T, ph            1  0  0  0   Smith G, p            1  1  0  0   
Hassler J, ss         0  0  0  0                                      
Earnshaw G, p         1  0  0  1                                      
Rommel E, p           2  1  1  0                                      
Collins E, ph         0  0  0  0                                      
Quinn J, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5 11  5                        33  8 10  8

Philadelphia     001 200 200 --  5
Detroit          012 300 02x --  8

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Earnshaw G (L)        3.1  6  6  6  2  2
Rommel E              3.2  3  0  0  1  2
Quinn J               1.0  1  2  1  2  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Whitehill E (W)       6.1  9  5  4  3  2
Smith G (S)           2.2  2  0  0  2  0

E -- Gehringer C, Haas M, Fothergill B, Hassler J
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Detroit 8
2B -- Heilmann H, Orwoll O
3B -- Simmons A, Sweeney B
HR -- Heilmann H
SB -- McManus M, Rice H
SH -- Sweeney B
SF -- Haas M, Simmons A
HBP -- by Earnshaw G (Fothergill B)
WP -- Smith G
T -- 1:58
A -- 0

    

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