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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 27, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 27, 1917 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Klepfer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Williams |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 4,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Billy Evans 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Graney | Left Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Lou Guisto | First Baseman |
| Braggo Roth | Right Fielder |
| Joe Evans | Third Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Ed Klepfer | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nemo Leibold | Right Fielder |
| Swede Risberg | Shortstop |
| Eddie Collins | Second Baseman |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Happy Felsch | Center Fielder |
| Chick Gandil | First Baseman |
| Buck Weaver | Third Baseman |
| Ray Schalk | Catcher |
| Lefty Williams | Pitcher |
| Pants Rowland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 27, 1917
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Williams
Graney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Williams
Chapman bunts towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Williams
Speaker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wambsganss vs. Williams
Wambsganss hits a popup towards third. Weaver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guisto vs. Williams
Guisto hits a popup, foul, towards third. Weaver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Klepfer
Leibold hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Risberg vs. Klepfer
Risberg bunts towards the mound. Klepfer fields it and throws to first for the out. Leibold moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Klepfer
Collins hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Klepfer
Jackson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Felsch vs. Klepfer
Felsch hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Williams
Roth strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Williams
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Williams
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klepfer vs. Williams
O'Neill is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gandil vs. Klepfer
Gandil hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klepfer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Klepfer
Weaver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schalk vs. Klepfer
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klepfer vs. Williams
Klepfer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Williams
Graney hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Williams
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Klepfer
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Klepfer
Leibold hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Risberg vs. Klepfer
Risberg hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. O'Neill fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on O'Neill. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Klepfer
Collins is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Williams
Speaker hits a popup towards short. Risberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Williams
Wambsganss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guisto vs. Williams
Guisto hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Williams
There's a wild pitch. Wambsganss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roth vs. Williams
Roth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Klepfer
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Klepfer
Felsch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klepfer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gandil vs. Klepfer
Gandil hits a popup towards short. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Williams
Evans hits a popup in front of the plate. Schalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Williams
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klepfer vs. Williams
Klepfer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Klepfer
Weaver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Klepfer
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Klepfer
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Williams
Graney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Williams
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Williams
Speaker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Williams
There goes Chapman. The throw from Schalk and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Williams
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Klepfer
Leibold hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Risberg vs. Klepfer
Risberg hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Klepfer
Collins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Klepfer
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Felsch vs. Klepfer
Felsch hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guisto vs. Williams
Guisto hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Williams
Roth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Roth reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Williams
Evans hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Roth tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Williams
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gandil vs. Klepfer
Gandil hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Klepfer
Weaver hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Klepfer
Schalk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klepfer vs. Williams
Klepfer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Williams
Graney strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Williams
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Felsch. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Williams
Speaker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wambsganss vs. Williams
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Klepfer
Eddie Murphy pinch hits for Lefty Williams.
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leibold vs. Klepfer
Leibold bunts for an out with unknown description. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Risberg vs. Klepfer
Risberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Klepfer
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murphy scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Klepfer
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guisto vs. Scott
Jim Scott now pitching.
Guisto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Scott
Roth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Guisto moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Scott
Evans takes first base on ball four. Guisto moves to third. Roth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kavanagh vs. Danforth
Milo Allison pinch hits for Steve O'Neill. Dave Danforth now pitching. Marty Kavanagh pinch hits for Milo Allison.
Kavanagh hits a popup, foul, towards third. Weaver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harris vs. Danforth
Joe Harris pinch hits for Ed Klepfer.
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Graney vs. Danforth
The umpire calls a balk on Danforth Guisto scores. Roth moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Graney vs. Danforth
Graney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Danforth
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Coveleski
Stan Coveleski now pitching. Josh Billings now catching.
Felsch strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gandil vs. Coveleski
Gandil hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Coveleski
Weaver strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1917 -- CLE at Chicago (D)
CLE AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Jack Graney, lf 4 0 2 0 Leibold N, rf 3 0 1 0
Ray Chapman, ss 4 0 1 0 Risberg S, ss 3 0 0 0
Tris Speaker, cf 2 0 0 0 Collins E, 2b 4 0 2 1
Bill Wambsganss, 2b 3 0 0 0 Jackson S, lf 3 0 1 0
Lou Guisto, 1b 3 1 0 0 Felsch H, cf 4 0 0 0
Braggo Roth, rf 4 1 2 0 Gandil C, 1b 4 0 0 0
Joe Evans, 3b 1 0 0 1 Weaver B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Steve O'Neill, c 2 0 0 0 Schalk R, c 3 0 0 0
Milo Allison, ph 0 0 0 0 Williams L, p 2 0 0 0
Marty Kavanagh, ph 1 0 0 0 Murphy E, ph 1 1 1 0
Josh Billings, c 0 0 0 0 Scott J, p 0 0 0 0
Ed Klepfer, p 3 0 0 0 Danforth D, p 0 0 0 0
Joe Harris, ph 1 0 0 0
Stan Coveleski, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 2 5 1 31 1 6 1
CLE 000 000 101 -- 2
Chicago 000 000 010 -- 1
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Ed Klepfer (W) 8.0 6 1 1 1 2
Stan Coveleski (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Williams L 8.0 4 1 1 5 5
Scott J (L)* 0.0 1 1 1 2 0
Danforth D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Steve O'Neill
DP -- CLE 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- CLE 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Ray Chapman
3B -- Braggo Roth
SB -- Ray Chapman
CS -- Joe Evans
SH -- Ray Chapman, Risberg S, Leibold N
SF -- Joe Evans
WP -- Williams L
Balk -- Danforth D
T -- 2:02
A -- 4000
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