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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 30, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 30, 1929 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Uhle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Guthrie 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Dale Alexander | First Baseman |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Bob Fothergill | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Phillips | Catcher |
| Yats Wuestling | Shortstop |
| George Uhle | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Dykes | Third Baseman |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 30, 1929
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons 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. Grove
Heilmann strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Uhle
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bishop for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Uhle
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 -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Uhle
Cochrane 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
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Grove
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Grove
McManus 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Grove
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Uhle
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. Uhle
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wuestling can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Uhle
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Uhle
Dykes hits a ball on the ground for a single. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boley vs. Uhle
Boley hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Grove
Phillips 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wuestling vs. Grove
Wuestling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhle vs. Grove
Uhle hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Boley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Uhle
Grove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Uhle
Bishop strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Uhle
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. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Uhle
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Uhle
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
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 -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Grove
Heilmann 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Grove
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Grove
McManus hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Uhle
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Uhle
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Uhle
Dykes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Uhle
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Uhle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Grove
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Grove
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dykes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wuestling vs. Grove
Wuestling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Uhle
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Uhle
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Uhle
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
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhle vs. Grove
Uhle hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer hits a line drive towards the mound. Grove reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Uhle
Cochrane 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, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Uhle
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Uhle
Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Grove
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Grove
Alexander takes first base on ball four. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McManus vs. Grove
McManus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heilmann scores. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fothergill vs. Grove
Fothergill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Grove
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wuestling vs. Grove
Wuestling hits a popup towards short. Boley misplays the ball. That's an error on Boley. Alexander scores. McManus moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Uhle vs. Grove
Uhle hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Uhle
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Uhle
Dykes 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, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Uhle
Boley hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Grove
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Uhle
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Uhle
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 -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Uhle
Haas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Grove
Alexander hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Haas. Alexander reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Grove
McManus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. McManus reaches second base with a double. Alexander scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fothergill vs. Grove
Fothergill hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Grove
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wuestling vs. Grove
Wuestling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons. Wuestling reaches second base with a double. McManus scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhle vs. Grove
Uhle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Grove
There goes Wuestling. The throw from Cochrane and he is out, Dykes applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Uhle
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Uhle
Simmons hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Uhle
Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Prudhomme
Augie Prudhomme now pitching.
Miller takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dykes vs. Prudhomme
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykes vs. Graham
Skinny Graham now pitching.
Dykes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fothergill. Dykes reaches second base with a double. Foxx scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boley vs. Graham
Boley hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
French vs. Graham
Walt French pinch hits for Lefty Grove.
French hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Earnshaw
George Earnshaw now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Earnshaw
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Earnshaw
There goes Gehringer. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. Gehringer steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Earnshaw
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. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alexander vs. Earnshaw
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 10
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Graham
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Graham
Haas bunts towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Whitehill
Earl Whitehill now pitching.
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Whitehill
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bishop scores. Cochrane moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/1929 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Johnson R, cf 5 0 0 0 Bishop M, 2b 4 1 0 0
Gehringer C, 2b 5 0 1 0 Haas M, cf 4 0 0 0
Heilmann H, rf 5 1 1 0 Cochrane M, c 2 1 0 0
Alexander D, 1b 3 2 1 0 Simmons A, lf 5 1 2 3
McManus M, 3b 4 1 2 2 Foxx J, 1b 4 2 3 1
Fothergill B, lf 4 0 0 0 Miller B, rf 3 0 0 0
Phillips E, c 4 0 0 0 Dykes J, 3b 4 0 2 1
Wuestling Y, ss 4 0 2 1 Boley J, ss 4 0 0 0
Uhle G, p 3 0 0 0 Grove L, p 3 0 1 0
Prudhomme A, p 0 0 0 0 French W, ph 1 0 0 0
Graham S, p 0 0 0 0 Earnshaw G, p 0 0 0 0
Whitehill E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 7 3 34 5 8 5
Detroit 000 000 202 0 -- 4
Philadelphia 000 100 003 1 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Uhle G* 8.0 6 4 4 2 4
Prudhomme A 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Graham S (L) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Whitehill E 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L 9.0 6 4 3 3 4
Earnshaw G (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Boley J
LOB -- Detroit 6, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Alexander D, McManus M, Wuestling Y, Dykes J
HR -- Foxx J, Simmons A
SB -- Gehringer C
CS -- Wuestling Y
SH -- Haas M
A -- 0
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