Red Sox @ Tigers
August 20, 1923

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Red Sox	6	11	0
Tigers	2	4	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Red Sox	6	11	0
Tigers	2	4	1

Bob Fothergill Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.307
OBP	.000	.340
At Bats	0	137
Hits	0	42
• Singles	0	28
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	4
RBI’s	0	36

Bill Piercy Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	13	0

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Navin Field - August 20, 1923

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Out

Bill Piercy

Val Picinich

George Burns

Pinky Pittenger

Howie Shanks

Norm McMillan

Joe Harris

Shano Collins

Ira Flagstead

Bob Fothergill

Johnny Bassler

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Boston Red Sox	6	11	0	5
Detroit Tigers	2	4	1	7
Winning Pitcher	Bill Piercy
Losing Pitcher	Herman Pillette
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Norm McMillan
Attendance
Time of Game	1 hour 41 minutes

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Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bob Fothergill pinch hits for Bert Cole. Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Bassler takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 Rigney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 9 Collins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 9 Pittenger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Picinich scores.

Top 9 Piercy bunts for an out with unknown description. Picinich moves to second.

Top 9 Picinich takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 McMillan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 8 Haney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 8 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cobb moves to second.

Bottom 8 Manush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 8 Cobb takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 8 Shanks hits a fly ball into left field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Harris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb. Harris reaches second base with a double.

Top 8 Burns hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 8 Flagstead hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Bert Cole now pitching. Pittenger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Blue strikes out.

Bottom 7 Bobby Veach pinch hits for Ken Holloway. Veach hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Bassler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 7 Piercy strikes out.

Top 7 Ken Holloway now pitching. Picinich hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 McMillan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Manush. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Shanks scores.

Top 7 Shanks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Manush. Shanks reaches second base with a double. Harris scores.

Top 7 Harris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb who is chasing the ball. Harris reaches third base with a triple.

Top 7 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Rigney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Haney moves to second.

Bottom 6 Haney takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shanks fields it and throws to first for the out. Cobb scores.

Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Cobb moves to third.

Bottom 6 Manush bunts for an out with unknown description. Cobb moves to second.

Bottom 6 Cobb bunts towards the mound. Piercy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 6 Flagstead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 6 Collins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 6 Pittenger strikes out.

Bottom 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shanks fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Blue hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rigney scores.

Bottom 5 Pillette hits a fly ball into right field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rigney moves to third.

Bottom 5 Bassler bunts for an out with unknown description. Rigney moves to second.

Bottom 5 Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Piercy strikes out.

Top 5 Picinich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 5 There goes McMillan. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Haney applying the tag.

Top 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Haney hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Heilmann hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Manush hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 4 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 4 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney misplays the ball. That's an error on Rigney.

Bottom 3 Cobb hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Jones hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Blue hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Flagstead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 3 Collins strikes out.

Top 3 Pittenger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb. Pittenger reaches second base with a double. Picinich scores.

Top 3 Piercy bunts towards the mound. Pillette fields it and throws to first for the out. Picinich moves to second.

Top 3 Picinich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Pillette hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Bassler hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Rigney hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 2 Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 2 Harris hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 1 Haney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pittenger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Heilmann takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to third. Manush moves to second.

Bottom 1 Manush is hit by the pitch. Jones moves to second.

Bottom 1 Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 1 Jones takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Blue hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 1 Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Flagstead hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Collins moves to second.

Top 1 Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Pittenger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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