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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
May 22, 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 22, 1917 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 22, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cy Falkenberg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Guy Morton |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 2,250 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Billy Evans 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 |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Bill Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Roy Grover | Second Baseman |
| Cy Falkenberg | 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 |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Guy Morton | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
May 22, 1917
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Morton
Witt hits a fly ball, foul, 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: ---
Strunk vs. Morton
Strunk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Morton
Bodie hits a line drive towards first. Guisto catches it and steps on first to double up Strunk. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Falkenberg
Graney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Graney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Falkenberg
Chapman bunts towards first. McInnis scoops it up and throws to first, with Grover covering, for the out. Graney moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speaker vs. Falkenberg
The ball gets by Schang for a passed ball. Graney scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Falkenberg
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Falkenberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Falkenberg
Roth hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Falkenberg
There goes Speaker. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Speaker steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Falkenberg
Wambsganss strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Morton
Bates strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Morton
McInnis 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Morton
Schang hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson 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
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guisto vs. Falkenberg
Guisto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Falkenberg
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Falkenberg
O'Neill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Falkenberg
Morton strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grover vs. Morton
Grover hits a line drive into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falkenberg vs. Morton
Falkenberg 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Morton
Witt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Morton
Strunk hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Falkenberg
Graney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Falkenberg
Chapman bunts towards the mound. Falkenberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Falkenberg
Speaker bunts for a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Morton
Bodie hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Graney chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Graney. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Morton
Bodie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bates vs. Morton
Bates strikes out. There goes Bodie. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Morton
Morton spins and fires to second, and Bodie is picked off. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Morton
McInnis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speaker. McInnis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Morton
There's a wild pitch. McInnis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schang vs. Morton
Schang is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Morton
There goes Schang. The throw from O'Neill and he is safe. Schang steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Falkenberg
Roth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Falkenberg
Wambsganss bunts for a double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guisto vs. Falkenberg
Guisto hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grover vs. Morton
Grover hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falkenberg vs. Morton
Falkenberg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Morton
Witt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Morton
Morton fires to first and picks off Witt. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Falkenberg
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Falkenberg
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bates fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Falkenberg
Morton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson throws the ball in to Grover who tags Morton trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Morton
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guisto scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strunk for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Morton
Bodie strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Morton
Bates hits a line drive into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Falkenberg
Graney hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Falkenberg
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grover settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Falkenberg
Speaker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strunk. Speaker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roth vs. Falkenberg
Roth strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Morton
McInnis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Morton
Schang hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McInnis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McInnis scores. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grover vs. Morton
Grover hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Falkenberg vs. Morton
Falkenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speaker. Falkenberg reaches second base with a double. Schang scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witt vs. Morton
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Falkenberg
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guisto vs. Falkenberg
Guisto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wambsganss moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Falkenberg
There's a wild pitch. Wambsganss moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Falkenberg
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Neill vs. Falkenberg
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Morton
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, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Morton
Bodie hits a popup towards short. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Morton
Bates takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Morton
There goes Bates. The throw from O'Neill and he is out, Chapman applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Falkenberg
Milo Allison pinch hits for Guy Morton.
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Allison for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Falkenberg
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, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Falkenberg
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Coumbe
Fritz Coumbe now pitching.
McInnis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Coumbe
Schang hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Coumbe
Johnson bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grover vs. Coumbe
Grover hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McInnis scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Falkenberg vs. Coumbe
Falkenberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Grover trying to get to home. Roth throws the ball in to O'Neill, who tags Grover, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Falkenberg
Speaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Falkenberg
Roth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Speaker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Falkenberg
Wambsganss strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guisto vs. Falkenberg
Guisto hits a popup towards short. Witt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1917 -- PHA at CLE (D)
PHA AB R H RBI CLE AB R H RBI
Whitey Witt, ss 3 0 1 0 Jack Graney, lf 3 1 1 0
Amos Strunk, cf 3 0 0 0 Ray Chapman, ss 2 0 0 0
Ping Bodie, lf 3 0 0 0 Tris Speaker, cf 3 0 3 0
Ray Bates, 3b 3 0 0 0 Braggo Roth, rf 4 0 1 0
Stuffy McInnis, 1b 3 2 2 0 Bill Wambsganss, 2b 3 0 1 0
Wally Schang, c 3 1 2 0 Lou Guisto, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bill Johnson, rf 3 0 0 1 Joe Evans, 3b 3 0 1 0
Roy Grover, 2b 4 0 1 1 Steve O'Neill, c 3 0 1 0
Cy Falkenberg, p 4 0 2 1 Guy Morton, p 2 0 1 0
Milo Allison, ph 1 0 0 0
Fritz Coumbe, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 3 8 3 28 1 9 0
PHA 000 000 201 -- 3
CLE 100 000 000 -- 1
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Cy Falkenberg (W) 9.0 9 1 0 1 6
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Guy Morton (L) 8.0 6 2 2 5 4
Fritz Coumbe 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
E -- Jack Graney
DP -- PHA 3, CLE 1
LOB -- PHA 6, CLE 5
2B -- Jack Graney, Stuffy McInnis, Tris Speaker, Cy Falkenberg
SB -- Tris Speaker, Ping Bodie, Wally Schang
CS -- Ray Bates
SH -- Ray Chapman 2, Tris Speaker, Bill Wambsganss, Bill Johnson
WP -- Guy Morton, Cy Falkenberg
PB -- Wally Schang
T -- 1:40
A -- 2250
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