Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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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