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Senators
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators, played on August 31, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Shaw |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Urban Shocker |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Tommy Connolly 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Menosky | Left Fielder |
| Howie Shanks | Shortstop |
| Clyde Milan | Center Fielder |
| Sam Rice | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Foster | Third Baseman |
| Ray Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Patsy Gharrity | First Baseman |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Jim Shaw | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hugh High | Left Fielder |
| Frank Gilhooley | Right Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Joe Gedeon | Second Baseman |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Tim Hendryx | Center Fielder |
| Les Nunamaker | Catcher |
| Urban Shocker | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1917
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Shocker
Menosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Shocker
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Shocker
Milan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Shaw
High strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Shaw
Gilhooley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Shaw
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Shaw
There goes Peckinpaugh. The throw from Ainsmith and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pipp vs. Shaw
Pipp hits a line drive towards short. Shanks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Shocker
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Shocker
Foster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Shocker
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Shaw
Gedeon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Shaw
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it, throws to second, with Shanks covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Shaw
Hendryx hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Milan is chasing the ball. Hendryx rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Shaw
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gharrity vs. Shocker
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Shocker
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Shocker
Shaw strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Shaw
Shocker strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Shaw
High takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilhooley vs. Shaw
Gilhooley strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Shaw
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Shanks. High moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pipp vs. Shaw
Peckinpaugh is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Shocker
Menosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Shocker
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Shocker
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Shocker
Milan is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Shaw
Pipp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Shaw
Gedeon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Shaw
Baker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Shocker
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Shocker
Foster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Shocker
Morgan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gharrity vs. Shocker
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Shocker
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Shaw
Hendryx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Shaw
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Shaw
Shocker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Shocker
Shaw strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Shocker
Menosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Shocker
Shanks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Shaw
High hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilhooley vs. Shaw
Gilhooley bunts towards the mound. Shaw juggles the ball. That's an error on Shaw. High moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Shaw
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Menosky. Peckinpaugh reaches second base with a double. High scores. Gilhooley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Shaw
Pipp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gedeon vs. Shaw
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Shaw
Baker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Shocker
Milan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Shocker
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gedeon. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Shocker
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Shocker
Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon catches it and throws to second with Peckinpaugh covering, to double up Rice. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Shaw
Hendryx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nunamaker vs. Shaw
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shocker vs. Shaw
Shocker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Shaw
High hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gharrity vs. Shocker
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Peckinpaugh. Gharrity moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ainsmith vs. Shocker
Ainsmith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gharrity moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leonard vs. Shocker
Joe Leonard pinch hits for Jim Shaw.
Leonard bunts towards third. Baker fields it and throws to home to get Gharrity. Ainsmith moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menosky vs. Shocker
Menosky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gilhooley. Menosky reaches second base with a double. Ainsmith scores. Leonard goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shanks vs. Shocker
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milan vs. Shocker
Milan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Shocker
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Dumont
George Dumont now pitching.
Gilhooley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Dumont
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Dumont
Pipp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedeon vs. Dumont
Pipp is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Shocker
Foster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Shocker
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gharrity vs. Shocker
Gharrity strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Dumont
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dumont
Baker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Dumont
Hendryx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 10
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Shocker
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dumont vs. Shocker
Dumont strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Shocker
Menosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 10
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Dumont
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shocker vs. Dumont
Ray Caldwell pinch runs for Les Nunamaker.
Shocker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Caldwell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
High vs. Dumont
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilhooley vs. Dumont
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Dumont
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Shocker
Walt Alexander now catching.
Shanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Shocker
Milan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shanks moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Shocker
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pipp. Shanks scores. Milan moves to third. Rice moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Shocker
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Milan scores. Rice scores. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Shocker
Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of High. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gharrity vs. Shocker
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground, foul, for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ainsmith vs. Shocker
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground, foul, for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dumont vs. Shocker
Dumont strikes out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Senators, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Dumont
Pipp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Dumont
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dumont
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1917, game 2 -- WS1 at NYA (D)
WS1 AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Mike Menosky, lf 5 0 1 2 Hugh High, lf 4 1 1 0
Howie Shanks, ss 5 1 1 0 Frank Gilhooley, rf 5 1 0 0
Clyde Milan, cf 4 1 2 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 5 0 3 2
Sam Rice, rf 5 1 0 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 5 0 1 0
Eddie Foster, 3b 4 0 1 2 Joe Gedeon, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ray Morgan, 2b 5 1 2 1 Frank Baker, 3b 5 0 0 0
Patsy Gharrity, 1b 5 0 1 0 Tim Hendryx, cf 3 1 1 1
Eddie Ainsmith, c 5 1 1 0 Les Nunamaker, c 4 0 1 0
Jim Shaw, p 2 0 0 0 Ray Caldwell, pr 0 0 0 0
Joe Leonard, ph 1 1 0 0 Walt Alexander, c 0 0 0 0
George Dumont, p 2 0 0 0 Urban Shocker, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 6 9 6 39 3 8 3
WS1 000 010 020 03 -- 6
NYA 010 002 000 00 -- 3
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jim Shaw 7.0 5 3 2 3 4
George Dumont (W) 4.0 3 0 0 0 0
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Urban Shocker (L) 11.0 9 6 4 2 6
E -- Eddie Ainsmith, Howie Shanks, Jim Shaw, Joe Gedeon 2, Roger Peckinpaugh, Wally Pipp
DP -- WS1 1, NYA 1
LOB -- WS1 6, NYA 6
2B -- Roger Peckinpaugh, Mike Menosky, Ray Morgan
HR -- Tim Hendryx, Ray Morgan
SB -- Roger Peckinpaugh
CS -- Roger Peckinpaugh, Clyde Milan, Wally Pipp
T -- 2:30
A -- 5000
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