BOXSCORE: 1908 Detroit Tigers At 1908 Washington Nationals           8/5/1908

  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.McIntyre LF       5  1  2  0 .283     R.Murray RF         5  0  1  2 .247  
  M.Mowrey 3B         4  2  2  0 .289     C.Ritchey 2B        3  0  0  1 .252  
I-T.Leach PH          1  0  0  0 .263     B.Maloney C         4  0  1  0 .256  
  E.Steele P          0  0  0  0 .000     F.Clarke LF         4  0  0  0 .284  
  G.Stone RF          2  0  1  1 .263     C.Rossman 1B        4  0  1  0 .294  
B-G.Gibson C          1  0  1  0 .203     F.Osborn CF         5  0  1  0 .278  
D-J.Evers PR,2B       0  0  0  0 .278     B.Coughlin 3B       3  0  0  0 .205  
  F.Chance 1B         3  1  1  1 .241     H.Wagner SS         4  1  2  0 .193  
  F.Jones CF,RF,CF    1  0  1  1 .238     H.Wiltse P          2  1  0  0 .203  
  H.Niles 2B          3  0  0  0 .260     G.Dorner P          0  0  0  0 .000  
C-F.Delahanty PH,RF   0  0  0  0 .209   G-L.Doyle PH          1  1  1  0 .328  
  F.Jacklitsch C      3  0  2  0 .239     F.Burchell P        0  0  0  0 .000  
A-E.Heidrick PR,CF    0  0  0  0 .143                                          
E-B.Bescher PH        1  0  0  0 .288                                          
F-M.Powers C          0  0  0  0 .100                                          
  G.McBride SS        4  0  0  0 .202                                          
  B.Raymond P         3  0  1  0 .122                                          
  B.Burns P           0  0  0  0 .077                                          
H-E.Konetchy PH       1  0  0  0 .204                                          
J-J.Collins 3B        0  0  0  0 .318                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  4 11  3                 Totals      35  3  7  3

A-Pinch Ran For Jacklitsch In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Stone In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Niles In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Gibson In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Heidrick In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bescher In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Dorner In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Burns In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Mowrey In 9th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Konetchy In 9th Inning

INJURY: Fred Osborn INJURED (for 0 more games) in 9th inning

Tigers.......... 2 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  4 11  1
Nationals....... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  3  7  1

Tigers (71-40)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Raymond WIN(13-10)      7 1/3   7   3   3   6   6   0   2.80  A1 E1
B.Burns HOLD(9th)         0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.13  E2 E3
E.Steele SAVE(38th)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   1.21  E4
Totals                    9       7   3   3   6   7   0

Nationals (62-48)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Wiltse LOSS(12-8)       7 2/3  10   4   4   2   3   0   2.05  A1 D6
G.Dorner                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.15  D7 D7
F.Burchell                1       1   0   0   0   1   0   5.40  D8
Totals                    9      11   4   4   2   4   0

ATTENDANCE- 5,532 DATE- Wednesday, August 5th 1908 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7  Nationals:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Nationals: 1
ERRORS- H.Niles, B.Coughlin
DOUBLES- M.McIntyre(21st), L.Doyle(16th)
TRIPLES- F.Chance(3rd), R.Murray(10th), H.Wagner(1st)
RBIs- G.Stone(24th), F.Chance(23rd), F.Jones(47th), R.Murray-2(40th),
      C.Ritchey(20th)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Stone, F.Jones-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Jones
WALKS- F.Chance, F.Delahanty, C.Ritchey-2, B.Maloney, C.Rossman, B.Coughlin,
       H.Wiltse
HIT BY PITCH- F.Clarke
STRIKE OUTS- M.McIntyre, G.McBride, B.Raymond-2, R.Murray-2, F.Clarke,
             F.Osborn-2, B.Coughlin, H.Wiltse
GIDP- M.McIntyre
2-out RBI- R.Murray
RLISP 2-out- H.Niles, F.Osborn-2, B.Maloney, H.Wiltse-2, F.Jacklitsch,
             C.Ritchey, B.Coughlin, B.Bescher-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 3 for 8  Nationals: 0 for 12
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Fred Osborn robbed Harry Niles of a Homerun!

5,532 fans watched an exciting game at American League Park.  The Detroit
Tigers topped the Washington Nationals by the slimmest of margins, 4 to
3.

Detroit took the lead off Hooks Wiltse in the first inning plating 2 runs on 3
hits.  Matty McIntyre got things going when he doubled.  Mike Mowrey came to
the plate and banged out a single, and an error was also committed, scoring a
run.  George Stone then ripped a base-hit scoring the final run of the
inning.  Detroit had 11 hits for the afternoon while Washington had 7.  

The winning pitcher was Bugs Raymond(13-10) who allowed 3 runs in 7 and 1/3
innings. Elmer Steele recorded his 38th save.  Wiltse(12-8) took the loss.
He got hit pretty hard, allowing 10 hits and 2 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings.

With this win, Detroit has a division leading 71-40 record.  They have been
7-3 lately.  With this loss, Washington has a 5-5 record of late, 62-48
overall.

SCORESHEET: 1908 Detroit Tigers at 1908 Washington Nationals
M.McInty-A1  A1:Do      *3*:G/63   C1:K       D1:G-DP/6  E1:Si
                                              43>1o      
                                                         
M.Mowrey-A1  A2:Si+E/5  B2:L/6     *6*:Si     *8*:G/63   E2:G/63
T.Leach-E2   >2#                                         
E.Steele-E3                                              
G.Stone-A1   A3:Si>2#   B3:F/9     C3:Sac/14  D3:Si
G.Gibson-D2                        >12        
J.Evers-D6                                    
F.Chance-A1  A4:F/8     *4*:W>b1   C4:Tr>2#   D4:P/5
                                              
                                              
F.Jones-A1   A5:Sac/54  B5:Sac/54  C5:SF/8>3  D5:Si>12
             >12        >12        #          
                                              
H.Niles-A1   A6:G/63    B6:F/8     C6:FO/6    D6:W>23 1
F.Delaha-D6                                   2 b1
                                              
F.Jackli-A1  *2*:Si     B7:G/31    *7*:Si     D7:G/31
E.Heidri-C8                                   
B.Besche-D7+                                  
G.McBrid-A1  A8:G/63    *5*:F/8    C8:Force/  *9*:K
                                   64>1o b1   
                                              
B.Raymon-A1  A9:K       B9:K       C9:Si>13   D9:F/8
B.Burns-D8                                    
E.Konetc-D9+                                  

R.Murray-A1  A1:F/9     B1:Tr>1#   *4*:K      D1:K       E1:G/63>3
                                                         # 23
                                                         
C.Ritche-A1  A2:W>b1    B2:W>b1    C2:G/53    D2:L/3     E2:G/3>3#
                                                         
                                                         
B.Malone-A1  A3:P/3     B3:FO/4    C3:W>b1    *7*:Si     E3:F/8
                                                         
                                                         
F.Clarke-A1  A4:HBP>12  *3*:K      C4:G/31    D4:F/8     *9*:G/53
                                                         
                                                         
C.Rossma-A1  A5:E/4>23  B5:W>b1    *5*:FO/5   D5:Si>12   E5:P/6
             12                                          
                                                         
F.Osborn-A1  A6:K       B6:Si>13   C6:G/13    D6:F/8     E6:K
                                                         
                                                         
B.Coughl-A1  *2*:L/6    B7:W>b1    C7:K       D7:G/31
                                              
                                              
H.Wagner-A1  A8:G/53    B8:L/4     *6*:Tr     *8*:Si
                                              
                                              
H.Wiltse-A1  A9:W>b1    B9:L/3     C9:K       D9:Do>13
G.Dorner-D8                                   
L.Doyle-D9+