• The Athletics took a double header from the Tigers in Detroit

• In the first game, the A's scored five in the fifth and three more in the sixth to win, 11-9

• In the second, Detroit catcher Al Shaw's misplay of a throw home allowed two A's to score, opening the floodgates for a 9-2 victory

• A's catcher Doc Powers hurt himself sliding in the fifth inning of the opener and had to leave the game

• Farmer Steelman took over behind the plate and played the second game, too

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