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White Sox
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 4, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 4, 1918 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Cicotte |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bernie Boland |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 7,200 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Silk O'Loughlin 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nemo Leibold | Right Fielder |
| Buck Weaver | Shortstop |
| Swede Risberg | Second Baseman |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Happy Felsch | Center Fielder |
| Chick Gandil | First Baseman |
| Fred McMullin | Third Baseman |
| Ray Schalk | Catcher |
| Eddie Cicotte | Pitcher |
| Pants Rowland | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Dressen | First Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Archie Yelle | Catcher |
| Bernie Boland | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 4, 1918
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Boland
Leibold hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weaver vs. Boland
Weaver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leibold moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Risberg vs. Boland
Risberg strikes out. There goes Weaver. The throw from Yelle to Bush, and Weaver is out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Boland
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Felsch vs. Boland
Felsch hits a popup towards first. Dressen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Cicotte
Dressen hits a popup towards short. Weaver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Cicotte
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Risberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Cicotte
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gandil vs. Boland
Gandil hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Gandil reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMullin vs. Boland
McMullin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schalk vs. Boland
Schalk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yelle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cicotte vs. Boland
Cicotte hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Cicotte
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Risberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Cicotte
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Risberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Cicotte
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Boland
Leibold takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weaver vs. Boland
Weaver bunts in front of the plate. Yelle fields it and throws to first for the out. Leibold moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Risberg vs. Boland
Risberg hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Boland
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cicotte
Young bunts towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yelle vs. Cicotte
Yelle hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Cicotte
Boland strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Boland
Felsch hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cobb. Felsch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gandil vs. Boland
Gandil hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young catches it and throws to second with Bush covering, to double up Felsch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullin vs. Boland
McMullin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Cicotte
Dressen bunts towards first. Gandil fields the ball and throws to Cicotte covering. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Cicotte
Bush bunts in front of the plate. Schalk fields it and throws to first for the out. Dressen moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Cicotte
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out. Dressen moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Cicotte
Veach hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Boland
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cicotte vs. Boland
Cicotte is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Boland
Leibold hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weaver vs. Boland
Weaver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leibold moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Risberg vs. Boland
Risberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Leibold scores. Weaver moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Boland
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Weaver is safe. Weaver moves to third. Risberg moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Felsch vs. Boland
Felsch hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Cicotte
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Cicotte
Vitt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gandil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cicotte
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yelle vs. Cicotte
There goes Young. The throw from Schalk and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yelle vs. Cicotte
Yelle hits a line drive towards short. Weaver reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gandil vs. Boland
Gandil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullin vs. Boland
McMullin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schalk vs. Boland
Schalk is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cicotte vs. Boland
Cicotte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Cicotte
Boland strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Cicotte
Dressen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Cicotte
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Risberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Cicotte
Cobb hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Felsch. Cobb reaches second base with a double. Bush goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Cicotte
Veach hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Boland
Leibold hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Boland
Weaver bunts towards the mound. Boland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Risberg vs. Boland
Risberg hits a line drive into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Cicotte
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Risberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Cicotte
Vitt hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cicotte
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Boland
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Boland
Felsch strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gandil vs. Boland
Gandil hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Gandil reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMullin vs. Boland
McMullin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Boland
Eddie Murphy pinch hits for Ray Schalk.
Murphy hits a line drive towards first. Dressen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yelle vs. Cicotte
Byrd Lynn now catching.
Yelle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Risberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Cicotte
Boland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Risberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Cicotte
Dressen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cicotte vs. Boland
Cicotte hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Boland
Leibold hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yelle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Boland
Weaver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Cicotte
Bush hits a popup towards short. Weaver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Cicotte
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Cicotte
Veach hits a fly ball into right field. Leibold settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Risberg vs. Boland
Risberg hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Boland
Jackson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Boland
Felsch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gandil vs. Boland
Felsch is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Felsch moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gandil vs. Boland
Gandil takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMullin vs. Boland
McMullin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 10
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Cicotte
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte juggles the ball. That's an error on Cicotte. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Cicotte
Vitt hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Felsch. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Cicotte
The ball gets by Lynn for a passed ball. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Cicotte
Young strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yelle vs. Cicotte
Yelle is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boland vs. Cicotte
Boland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 11
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Boland
Lynn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cicotte vs. Boland
Cicotte strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Boland
Leibold hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 11
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Cicotte
Dressen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Risberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Cicotte
Bush bunts towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. Dressen moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Cicotte
Cobb is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Cicotte
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dressen moves to third. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heilmann vs. Cicotte
Heilmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dressen scores. Cobb moves to third. Veach moves to second. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1918 -- CHA at DET (D)
CHA AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Nemo Leibold, rf 5 1 2 0 Lee Dressen, 1b 5 1 3 0
Buck Weaver, ss 4 0 2 0 Donie Bush, ss 3 1 0 0
Swede Risberg, 2b 5 0 1 1 Ty Cobb, cf 4 0 1 1
Joe Jackson, lf 4 0 0 0 Bobby Veach, lf 5 0 1 0
Happy Felsch, cf 5 0 2 0 Harry Heilmann, rf 5 0 1 1
Chick Gandil, 1b 4 0 2 0 Ossie Vitt, 3b 4 0 0 0
Fred McMullin, 3b 3 0 0 0 Ralph Young, 2b 3 0 0 0
Ray Schalk, c 3 0 0 0 Archie Yelle, c 3 0 0 0
Eddie Murphy, ph 1 0 0 0 Bernie Boland, p 4 0 0 0
Byrd Lynn, c 1 0 0 0
Eddie Cicotte, p 5 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 1 9 1 36 2 6 2
CHA 000 010 000 00 -- 1
DET 000 001 000 01 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
CHA IP H R ER BB SO
Eddie Cicotte (L) 10.1 6 2 2 3 3
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Bernie Boland (W) 11.0 9 1 1 5 7
E -- Donie Bush, Eddie Cicotte, Happy Felsch
DP -- DET 2
LOB -- CHA 12, DET 8
2B -- Chick Gandil 2, Happy Felsch, Ty Cobb
SB -- Ralph Young
CS -- Buck Weaver
SH -- Buck Weaver, Donie Bush 2
PB -- Byrd Lynn
T -- 2:05
A -- 7200
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