Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
May 23, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1921 at Navin Field. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Witt rf 4 1 2 0
Griffin 1b 3 0 1 0
Dugan 3b 4 0 1 1
Walker lf 4 1 3 1
Welch cf 4 0 1 0
Perkins c 4 0 2 0
  Brazill pr 0 0 0 0
Dykes 2b 4 0 0 0
Galloway ss 3 0 1 0
Harriss p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 11 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 0 2 1
Bush ss 4 1 1 0
Cobb cf 4 0 1 0
Veach lf 4 0 1 0
Heilmann rf 4 1 1 0
Blue 1b 4 2 3 0
Jones 3b 4 1 3 2
Bassler c 3 0 1 0
Leonard p 4 0 1 1
Totals 35 5 14 4
Philadelphia 100 100 000–2113
Detroit 010 112 00x–5140
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Harriss  L(1-6) 8.0 14 5 4 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
5
4
1
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W(2-5) 9.0 11 2 2 0 7
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
0
7
  E–Griffin (2), Perkins (7), Harriss (2).  DP–Detroit 2. Bush-Young-Blue, Young-Blue.  2B–Philadelphia Witt (9), Detroit Jones (7).  3B–Detroit Jones (1).  HR–Philadelphia T. Walker (2,4th inning off Leonard 0 on).  HBP–Griffin (2).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  CS–Griffin (1); Perkins (2); Veach (4); Jones (2).  U–Frank Wilson, Bill Dinneen.
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