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Browns
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
September 22, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on September 22, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 22, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 22, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Davenport |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shawkey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Austin | Third Baseman |
| Earl Smith | Center Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Ray Demmitt | Right Fielder |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | First Baseman |
| George Hale | Catcher |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Dave Davenport | Pitcher |
| Fielder Jones | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Howie Camp | Center Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Fritz Maisel | Third Baseman |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Bill Lamar | Left Fielder |
| Sammy Vick | Right Fielder |
| Chick Fewster | Second Baseman |
| Les Nunamaker | Catcher |
| Bob Shawkey | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
September 22, 1917
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Shawkey
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Shawkey
Austin takes first base on ball four. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Shawkey
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey can't make a play. That's a base hit. Shotton scores. Austin moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pratt vs. Shawkey
There goes Smith. The throw from Nunamaker and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pratt vs. Shawkey
Pratt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nunamaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Demmitt vs. Shawkey
Demmitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Demmitt for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maisel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camp vs. Davenport
Camp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Davenport
Peckinpaugh strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Davenport
Maisel strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Shawkey
Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Lamar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Shawkey
Gerber hits a popup towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Shawkey
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Davenport
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jacobson scoops it up and throws to first, with Davenport covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Davenport
Lamar strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vick vs. Davenport
Vick strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Shawkey
Shotton strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Austin vs. Shawkey
Austin hits a fly ball into left field. Lamar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shawkey
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Shawkey covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Davenport
Fewster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Austin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Davenport
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Nunamaker is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Davenport
Shawkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camp vs. Davenport
Camp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt misplays the ball. That's an error on Pratt. Shawkey moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Davenport
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. Shawkey moves to third. Camp moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maisel vs. Davenport
Maisel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Austin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Shawkey
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Shawkey covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demmitt vs. Shawkey
Demmitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
There goes Demmitt. The throw from Nunamaker and he is safe. Demmitt steals second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
Jacobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Camp throws the ball in to Fewster who tags Jacobson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Demmitt scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Shawkey
Hale strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Davenport
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Davenport
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vick vs. Davenport
Vick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Shawkey
Gerber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Shawkey
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shotton vs. Shawkey
Shotton strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Shawkey
There goes Gerber. The throw from Nunamaker and he is out, Fewster applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Davenport
Fewster strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Davenport
Nunamaker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Davenport
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Austin vs. Shawkey
Austin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shawkey
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Shawkey
There goes Smith. The throw from Nunamaker and he is out, Fewster applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Shawkey
Pratt hits a fly ball into center field. Camp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camp vs. Davenport
Camp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Davenport
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball towards center. Smith catches it and throws to first to double up Camp. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Davenport
Maisel hits a line drive towards short. Gerber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demmitt vs. Shawkey
Demmitt strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
Jacobson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fewster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Shawkey
Hale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Shawkey
Gerber hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vick who is chasing the ball. Gerber reaches third base with a triple. Hale goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davenport vs. Shawkey
Davenport hits a line drive into center field. Camp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Davenport
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Davenport
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Austin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vick vs. Davenport
Vick hits a fly ball into right field. Demmitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Shawkey
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Shawkey
Austin bunts towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Shawkey
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Shawkey
Pratt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lamar. Pratt reaches second base with a double. Shotton scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demmitt vs. Shawkey
Demmitt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nunamaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Davenport
Fewster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nunamaker vs. Davenport
There goes Fewster. The throw from Hale and he is safe. Fewster steals second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nunamaker vs. Davenport
Nunamaker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Austin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendryx vs. Davenport
Tim Hendryx pinch hits for Bob Shawkey.
Hendryx hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shotton. Hendryx reaches second base with a double. Fewster scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Camp vs. Davenport
Camp hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Davenport
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jacobson fields the ball and throws to Davenport covering. Safe. Hendryx scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maisel vs. Davenport
Maisel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Davenport
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jacobson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pipp for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Smallwood
Walt Smallwood now pitching.
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maisel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Smallwood
Hale strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Smallwood
Gerber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Smallwood
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smallwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Davenport
Lamar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vick vs. Davenport
Vick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Austin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fewster vs. Davenport
Fewster takes first base on ball four. Vick moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nunamaker vs. Davenport
Nunamaker strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilhooley vs. Davenport
Frank Gilhooley pinch hits for Walt Smallwood.
Gilhooley takes first base on ball four. Vick moves to third. Fewster moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Camp vs. Davenport
Camp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/22/1917, game 1 -- SLA at NYA (D)
SLA AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Burt Shotton, lf 2 2 0 0 Howie Camp, cf 5 0 1 0
Jimmy Austin, 3b 2 0 0 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 3 0 1 1
Earl Smith, cf 3 0 1 1 Fritz Maisel, 3b 4 0 1 0
Del Pratt, 2b 4 0 1 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ray Demmitt, rf 4 1 1 0 Bill Lamar, lf 4 0 1 0
William Jacobson, 1b 4 0 1 1 Sammy Vick, rf 4 0 0 0
George Hale, c 3 1 0 0 Chick Fewster, 2b 3 1 1 0
Wally Gerber, ss 4 0 3 1 Les Nunamaker, c 4 0 1 0
Dave Davenport, p 4 0 0 0 Bob Shawkey, p 1 0 0 0
Tim Hendryx, ph 1 1 1 1
Walt Smallwood, p 0 0 0 0
Frank Gilhooley, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 7 4 33 2 7 2
SLA 100 100 110 -- 4
NYA 000 000 020 -- 2
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Dave Davenport (W) 9.0 7 2 2 4 6
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Shawkey (L) 8.0 6 4 4 5 6
Walt Smallwood 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Del Pratt
DP -- SLA 1
LOB -- SLA 5, NYA 8
2B -- Del Pratt, Tim Hendryx
3B -- Wally Gerber
SB -- Earl Smith, Ray Demmitt, Chick Fewster
CS -- Wally Gerber, Earl Smith
SH -- Jimmy Austin
T -- 2:06
A -- 0
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