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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 17, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 17, 1918 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Coumbe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willie Adams |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Graney | Left Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Braggo Roth | Right Fielder |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Rip Williams | First Baseman |
| Terry Turner | Third Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Fritz Coumbe | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | Right Fielder |
| Merlin Kopp | Left Fielder |
| Tillie Walker | Center Fielder |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Claude Davidson | Second Baseman |
| Red Shannon | Shortstop |
| Wickey McAvoy | Catcher |
| Willie Adams | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 17, 1918
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Adams
Graney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Adams
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Adams
There goes Chapman. The throw from McAvoy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speaker vs. Adams
Speaker hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chapman tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Adams
Roth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Coumbe
Jamieson hits a line drive towards the mound. Coumbe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopp vs. Coumbe
Kopp 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 -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Coumbe
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Coumbe
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coumbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Adams
Wambsganss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Adams
Williams bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Wambsganss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Adams
Turner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. Adams
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. Wambsganss moves to third. Turner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coumbe vs. Adams
Coumbe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wambsganss scores. Turner scores. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Graney vs. Adams
Graney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Coumbe moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Adams
Chapman is hit by the pitch. Coumbe moves to third. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Speaker vs. Adams
Speaker hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Coumbe
Gardner hits a popup towards short. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Coumbe
Davidson 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 -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Coumbe
Shannon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAvoy vs. Coumbe
McAvoy 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
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Shea
Red Shea now pitching.
Roth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kopp. Roth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Shea
Wambsganss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Wambsganss reaches third base with a triple. Roth scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Shea
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Turner vs. Shea
Turner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wambsganss scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Shea
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Coumbe
Shea strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Coumbe
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Coumbe covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopp vs. Coumbe
Kopp hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coumbe vs. Shea
Coumbe hits a fly ball into left field. Kopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Shea
Graney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Shea
There goes Graney. The throw from McAvoy and he is out, Davidson applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Shea
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Coumbe
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman misplays the ball. That's an error on Chapman. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Coumbe
Burns hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Coumbe
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coumbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Coumbe
Davidson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Coumbe
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coumbe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Shea
Speaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Shea
Roth bunts towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. Speaker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Shea
Wambsganss hits a popup towards short. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Shea
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Kopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAvoy vs. Coumbe
McAvoy 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 -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Coumbe
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coumbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Coumbe
Jamieson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kopp vs. Coumbe
Kopp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roth who is chasing the ball. Kopp reaches third base with a triple. Jamieson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Coumbe
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kopp scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Coumbe
Burns takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Coumbe
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Chapman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Shea
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Shea
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coumbe vs. Shea
Coumbe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graney vs. Shea
Graney takes first base on ball four. Coumbe moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Shea
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Coumbe
Davidson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. O'Neill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Coumbe
Shannon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAvoy vs. Coumbe
McAvoy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shannon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oldring vs. Enzmann
Rube Oldring pinch hits for Red Shea. Johnny Enzmann now pitching.
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Turner fields it and throws to home to get Shannon. McAvoy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jamieson vs. Enzmann
Jamieson hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Geary
Bob Geary now pitching.
Speaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Geary
There goes Speaker. The throw from McAvoy and he is safe. Speaker steals second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Geary
Roth strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Geary
Wambsganss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Geary
There goes Wambsganss. The throw from McAvoy and he is safe. Wambsganss steals second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Geary
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davidson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopp vs. Enzmann
Kopp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Turner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Enzmann
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Turner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Turner. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Enzmann
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Enzmann
Gardner 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
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Geary
Turner hits a fly ball into left field. Kopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Geary
O'Neill hits a line drive towards short. Shannon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Enzmann vs. Geary
Enzmann strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Enzmann
Davidson hits a line drive towards the mound. Enzmann reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Enzmann
Shannon 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 -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAvoy vs. Enzmann
McAvoy hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Geary
Graney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Geary
Chapman bunts towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Davidson covering, for the out. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Geary
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon fields it and throws to third for the out. Speaker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roth vs. Geary
Roth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Geary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Enzmann
Cy Perkins pinch hits for Bob Geary.
Perkins hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Enzmann
Jamieson hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopp vs. Enzmann
Kopp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roth. Kopp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Enzmann
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Enzmann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1918 -- CLE at PHA (D)
CLE AB R H RBI PHA AB R H RBI
Jack Graney, lf 3 0 1 0 Charlie Jamieson, rf 5 1 1 0
Ray Chapman, ss 3 1 1 0 Merlin Kopp, lf 5 1 2 1
Tris Speaker, cf 3 0 1 1 Tilly Walker, cf 5 1 3 1
Braggo Roth, rf 4 1 1 0 George Burns, 1b 3 1 1 2
Bill Wambsganss, 2b 4 2 3 1 Larry Gardner, 3b 4 0 0 0
Rip Williams, 1b 3 0 0 0 Claude Davidson, 2b 4 0 1 0
Terry Turner, 3b 3 1 1 1 Red Shannon, ss 2 0 0 0
Steve O'Neill, c 3 0 0 0 Wickey McAvoy, c 4 0 1 0
Fritz Coumbe, p 3 0 2 2 Willie Adams, p 0 0 0 0
Johnny Enzmann, p 1 0 0 0 Red Shea, p 2 0 0 0
Rube Oldring, ph 1 0 0 0
Bob Geary, p 0 0 0 0
Cy Perkins, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 5 10 5 36 4 9 4
CLE 122 000 000 -- 5
PHA 000 220 000 -- 4
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Fritz Coumbe (W) 5.1 7 4 3 3 1
Johnny Enzmann (S) 3.2 2 0 0 0 0
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Willie Adams (L) 2.0 3 3 2 2 1
Red Shea 4.0 6 2 2 1 1
Bob Geary 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
E -- Wickey McAvoy, Ray Chapman, Terry Turner
DP -- CLE 1, PHA 1
LOB -- CLE 8, PHA 8
2B -- Braggo Roth, Merlin Kopp
3B -- Bill Wambsganss, Merlin Kopp
HR -- George Burns
SB -- Ray Chapman, Tris Speaker, Bill Wambsganss
CS -- Jack Graney
SH -- Rip Williams, Braggo Roth, Ray Chapman
SF -- Tris Speaker
HBP -- by Willie Adams (Ray Chapman)
T -- 2:02
A -- 3500
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