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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
May 20, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 20, 1917 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bullet Joe Bush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 16,657 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Shortstop |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| Ping Bodie | Left Fielder |
| Ray Bates | Third Baseman |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Bill Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Roy Grover | Second Baseman |
| Billy Meyer | Catcher |
| Bullet Joe Bush | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Graney | Left Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Braggo Roth | Right Fielder |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Lou Guisto | First Baseman |
| Joe Evans | Third Baseman |
| Josh Billings | Catcher |
| Jim Bagby | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
May 20, 1917
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Bagby
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Bagby
Strunk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Bagby
Bodie hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Bush
Graney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bush
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Bush
Speaker hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Bush
There goes Chapman. The throw from Meyer and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roth vs. Bush
There goes Chapman. The throw from Meyer and he is safe. Chapman steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roth vs. Bush
Roth strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Bagby
Bates hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Bagby
McInnis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bagby
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grover vs. Bagby
Grover hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Bush
Wambsganss strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guisto vs. Bush
Guisto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Bush
Evans bunts towards the mound. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Guisto moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Billings vs. Bush
Billings strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bagby vs. Bush
Bagby hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Bagby
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bagby, and towards Chapman, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Bagby
Bush 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Bagby
Witt hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Bush
Graney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Bush
Chapman bunts in front of the plate. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Bush
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bates fields it and throws to first for the out. Graney moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roth vs. Bush
There's a wild pitch. Graney scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Bush
Roth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Roth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Bush
There goes Roth. The throw from Meyer and he is safe. Roth steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wambsganss vs. Bush
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Bagby
Strunk 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Bagby
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Bagby
Bates hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guisto vs. Bush
Guisto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Bush
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Bush
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt misplays the ball. That's an error on Witt. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bagby vs. Bush
Bagby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Billings moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Graney vs. Bush
Bush spins and fires to second, and Billings is picked off. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graney vs. Bush
Graney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Bagby
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bagby
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grover vs. Bagby
Grover hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Bagby
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bush
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Bush
There goes Chapman. The throw from Meyer and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speaker vs. Bush
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roth vs. Bush
Roth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover fields it and throws to home to get Chapman. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Bush
There goes Roth. The throw from Meyer and he is safe. Roth steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Bush
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Bagby
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bagby, and towards Wambsganss, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Bagby
Witt hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Bagby
Strunk hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guisto vs. Bush
Guisto strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bush
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Bush
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Bagby
Bodie hits a line drive into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Bagby
Bates hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Bagby
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Bush
Bagby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graney vs. Bush
Graney takes first base on ball four. Bagby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Bush
Chapman bunts in front of the plate. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Bagby moves to third. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Speaker vs. Bush
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and has Graney trapped. He races towards second and tags Graney for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roth vs. Bush
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roth vs. Bush
Roth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Speaker scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Bush
Wambsganss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guisto vs. Bush
Guisto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grover settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bagby
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grover vs. Bagby
Grover hits a popup towards short. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Bagby
Wally Schang pinch hits for Billy Meyer.
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawry vs. Bagby
Otis Lawry pinch hits for Bullet Joe Bush.
Lawry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Myers
Elmer Myers now pitching. Raymond Haley now catching.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Myers
Billings hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Myers
Bagby hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Bagby
Witt hits a line drive into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Bagby
Strunk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Bagby
Bodie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Strunk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bates vs. Bagby
Bates hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Speaker. Strunk scores. Bodie moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McInnis vs. Bagby
There's a wild pitch. Bodie scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Bagby
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1917, game 2 -- PHA at CLE (D)
PHA AB R H RBI CLE AB R H RBI
Whitey Witt, ss 4 0 0 0 Jack Graney, lf 2 1 0 0
Amos Strunk, cf 4 1 1 0 Ray Chapman, ss 2 0 2 0
Ping Bodie, lf 4 1 1 0 Tris Speaker, cf 4 1 0 0
Ray Bates, 3b 4 0 0 0 Braggo Roth, rf 4 1 2 1
Stuffy McInnis, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bill Wambsganss, 2b 4 0 1 1
Bill Johnson, rf 2 0 2 0 Lou Guisto, 1b 4 0 2 0
Roy Grover, 2b 3 0 1 0 Joe Evans, 3b 4 1 1 0
Billy Meyer, c 2 0 0 0 Josh Billings, c 4 0 0 0
Wally Schang, ph 1 0 0 0 Jim Bagby, p 4 1 2 1
Ray Haley, c 0 0 0 0
Joe Bush, p 2 0 0 0
Otis Lawry, ph 1 0 0 0
Elmer Myers, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 5 0 32 5 10 3
PHA 000 000 002 -- 2
CLE 001 100 30x -- 5
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Joe Bush (L) 7.0 10 5 4 2 4
Elmer Myers 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Jim Bagby (W) 9.0 5 2 0 1 2
E -- Whitey Witt, Billy Meyer, Tris Speaker
DP -- CLE 1
LOB -- PHA 3, CLE 7
2B -- Braggo Roth
SB -- Ray Chapman 3, Braggo Roth 2, Tris Speaker, Jim Bagby
SH -- Ray Chapman 2
WP -- Joe Bush, Jim Bagby
T -- 1:30
A -- 16657
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