⦁ Detroit catcher Fritz Buelow's eighth inning home run was the deciding factor in the Tigers' 3-2 win over the Athletics in Detroit
⦁ A's pitcher Wiley Piatt gave up the three runs on just four hits and a pair of walks
| June 5, 1901 | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Athletics (16-18) at Detroit Tigers (21-15) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||
| PHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Ballpark | Bennett Park | |||||||||||||
| City | Detroit, Michigan | |||||||||||||
| Attendance | 3122 | |||||||||||||
| Managers | Connie Mack (PHL), George Stallings (DET) | |||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers | Wiley Piatt (PHL), Jack Cronin (DET) | |||||||||||||