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Senators
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
April 26, 1918
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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 April 26, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Walter Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob McGraw |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Right Fielder |
| Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
| Clyde Milan | Center Fielder |
| Howie Shanks | Left Fielder |
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Ray Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Foster | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Walter Johnson | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Gilhooley | Right Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Ping Bodie | Left Fielder |
| Elmer Miller | Center Fielder |
| Truck Hannah | Catcher |
| Bob McGraw | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
April 26, 1918
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. McGraw
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavan vs. McGraw
Lavan takes first base on ball four. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milan vs. McGraw
Milan takes first base on ball four. Shotton moves to third. Lavan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shanks vs. McGraw
Shanks takes first base on ball four. Shotton scores. Lavan moves to third. Milan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Judge vs. Thormahlen
Hank Thormahlen now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Lavan scores. Milan moves to third. Shanks moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Judge vs. Thormahlen
There's a wild pitch. Milan scores. Shanks moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Judge vs. Thormahlen
Judge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shanks scores. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Thormahlen
Morgan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Judge goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Thormahlen
Foster bunts towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ainsmith vs. Thormahlen
Ainsmith hits a fly ball into right field. Gilhooley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Thormahlen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Johnson
Gilhooley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Johnson
Peckinpaugh strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Johnson
Pratt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Thormahlen
Shotton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shotton for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Thormahlen
Lavan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Thormahlen
Milan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lavan moves to third. Milan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shanks vs. Thormahlen
Shanks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Judge vs. Thormahlen
Judge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morgan vs. Thormahlen
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lavan scores. Milan scores. Judge moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Thormahlen
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt misplays the ball. That's an error on Pratt. Judge moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ainsmith vs. Thormahlen
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Johnson
Pipp hits a fly ball into left field. Shanks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Johnson
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards second. Morgan can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Shotton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hannah vs. Johnson
Hannah hits a fly ball into left field. Shanks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Thormahlen
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Gilhooley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Thormahlen
Shotton 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 -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Thormahlen
Lavan hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thormahlen vs. Johnson
Thormahlen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Johnson
Gilhooley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lavan. Gilhooley moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Johnson
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilhooley moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilhooley scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Johnson
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Thormahlen
Milan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hannah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Thormahlen
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Thormahlen
Judge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Thormahlen
There goes Judge. The throw from Hannah and he is out, Pratt applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Johnson
Pipp hits a fly ball towards left. Shanks settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Shanks. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bodie vs. Johnson
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. Pipp moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pipp scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Johnson
Hannah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thormahlen vs. Johnson
Thormahlen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster juggles the ball. That's an error on Foster. Hannah moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilhooley vs. Johnson
Gilhooley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Thormahlen
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Thormahlen
Foster hits a line drive towards first. Pipp catches it and steps on first to double up Morgan. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Thormahlen
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Johnson
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into right field. Shotton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker hits a line drive into right field. Shotton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Johnson
Pratt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shanks who is chasing the ball. Pratt reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pipp vs. Johnson
Pipp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pratt scores. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Johnson
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Thormahlen
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Thormahlen
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavan vs. Thormahlen
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milan vs. Thormahlen
Milan hits a fly ball into right field. Gilhooley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards short. Lavan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Johnson
Hannah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thormahlen vs. Johnson
Thormahlen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Thormahlen
Shanks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Thormahlen
Judge bunts towards the mound. Thormahlen fields it and throws to first for the out. Shanks moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Thormahlen
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Thormahlen
Foster hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Johnson
Gilhooley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Milan who is chasing the ball. Gilhooley reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peckinpaugh vs. Johnson
Peckinpaugh hits a popup, foul, towards first. Judge settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Judge. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peckinpaugh vs. Johnson
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilhooley tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Johnson
Pratt hits a line drive towards third. Foster catches it and throws to first to double up Baker. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Thormahlen
Ainsmith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Thormahlen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Thormahlen
Shotton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavan vs. Thormahlen
There goes Shotton. The throw from Hannah and he is safe. Shotton steals second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavan vs. Thormahlen
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Shotton moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Milan vs. Thormahlen
The umpire calls a balk on Thormahlen Shotton scores. Lavan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milan vs. Thormahlen
Milan strikes out. Hannah drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Milan out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Johnson
Pipp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Johnson
Bodie strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hannah vs. Johnson
Hannah hits a popup in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Thormahlen
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Thormahlen
Judge takes first base on ball four. Shanks moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Thormahlen
Morgan strikes out. There goes Shanks. The throw from Hannah and Shanks is out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Thormahlen
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Johnson
Hugh High pinch hits for Hank Thormahlen.
High hits a popup towards third. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilhooley vs. Johnson
Gilhooley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Johnson
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1918 -- WS1 at NYA (D)
WS1 AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Burt Shotton, rf 3 2 1 0 Frank Gilhooley, rf 4 2 1 0
Doc Lavan, ss 4 2 2 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 0 0 1
Clyde Milan, cf 4 2 1 0 Frank Baker, 3b 3 0 2 1
Howie Shanks, lf 4 1 2 1 Del Pratt, 2b 4 1 1 0
Joe Judge, 1b 1 1 1 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 1 2 1
Ray Morgan, 2b 5 1 3 3 Ping Bodie, lf 4 0 1 0
Eddie Foster, 3b 4 0 0 0 Elmer Miller, cf 4 0 0 1
Eddie Ainsmith, c 3 0 0 1 Truck Hannah, c 3 0 0 0
Walter Johnson, p 4 0 0 0 Bob McGraw, p 0 0 0 0
Hank Thormahlen, p 3 0 0 0
Hugh High, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 9 10 6 34 4 7 4
WS1 620 000 010 -- 9
NYA 001 110 100 -- 4
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Walter Johnson (W) 9.0 7 4 2 3 2
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Bob McGraw (L)* 0.0 0 4 4 4 0
Hank Thormahlen 9.0 10 5 5 4 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Del Pratt, Doc Lavan, Howie Shanks, Eddie Foster, Joe Judge
DP -- WS1 2, NYA 2
LOB -- WS1 7, NYA 7
2B -- Ray Morgan
3B -- Del Pratt, Frank Gilhooley
SB -- Burt Shotton
CS -- Joe Judge, Howie Shanks
SH -- Eddie Foster, Joe Judge
SF -- Eddie Ainsmith, Roger Peckinpaugh
WP -- Hank Thormahlen 2
Balk -- Hank Thormahlen
T -- 1:56
A -- 7500
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