Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 29, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1917 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Detroit Tigers 11, Philadelphia Athletics 12
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Dyer ss 4 3 2 1
Vitt 3b 5 1 0 0
Cobb cf 4 1 3 0
Veach lf 4 1 4 1
Nicholson rf 4 3 2 1
Ellison 1b 3 0 0 2
Young 2b 4 1 3 0
Yelle c 4 0 0 1
Cunningham p 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 11 15 0
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jamieson rf 5 1 2 1
Witt lf 5 3 4 1
Sharman cf 6 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 3 1 0 2
McInnis 1b 5 1 1 0
Shannon ss 5 2 2 0
Grover 2b 3 0 0 0
  Strunk ph 0 0 0 1
  Lawry 2b 1 1 1 0
Schang c 2 2 0 2
Naylor p 1 0 0 0
  Bush p 2 1 1 0
  Bodie ph 1 0 0 0
  Keefe p 0 0 0 0
  McAvoy ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 12 12 0
Detroit 111 110 213–11155
Philadelphia 100 311 006–12125
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Cunningham  L(2-7) 8.1 12 12 5 7 4
Totals
8.1
12
12
5
7
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Naylor   3.0 5 3 2 0 1
  Bush   4.0 7 4 0 4 1
  Keefe  W(1-0) 2.0 3 4 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
3
4
1
2
0
  E–Dyer 4 (10), Ellison (2), Jamieson (11), Sharman (1), Palmer (6), Shannon (6), Schang (19).  PB–Schang (10).  2B–Detroit Dyer (5); Cobb (44); Veach (31); Young (18).  3B–Philadelphia Witt (4).  SH–Dyer (2); Cobb (16); Young (32); Cunningham (2); Schang (13).  Team LOB–8.  Team–11.  SB–Dyer (3); Veach (21); Sharman (1).  U–Brick Owens, Billy Evans.  T–2:10.  A–8,000.
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