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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 23, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 23, 1917 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ernie Shore |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ernie Koob |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 1,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Hal Janvrin | Second Baseman |
| Del Gainer | First Baseman |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Chick Shorten | Center Fielder |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Sam Agnew | Catcher |
| Ernie Shore | Pitcher |
| Jack Barry | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Austin | Third Baseman |
| George Sisler | Second Baseman |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Right Fielder |
| Hank Severeid | Catcher |
| Armando Marsans | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Johnson | Shortstop |
| Gene Paulette | First Baseman |
| Ernie Koob | Pitcher |
| Fielder Jones | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 23, 1917
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Koob
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janvrin vs. Koob
Janvrin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gainer vs. Koob
Gainer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Shore
Shotton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Austin vs. Shore
Austin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Shore
There goes Austin. The throw from Agnew and he is safe. Austin steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Shore
Sisler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jacobson vs. Shore
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Austin trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Koob
Lewis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shorten vs. Koob
Shorten bunts towards third. Austin juggles the ball. That's an error on Austin. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Koob
Gardner bunts for an out with unknown description. Lewis moves to third. Shorten moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scott vs. Koob
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lewis tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agnew vs. Koob
Agnew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shorten scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shore vs. Koob
Shore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Shore
Severeid hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Shore
Marsans hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Shore
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Koob
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janvrin vs. Koob
Janvrin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gainer vs. Koob
Gainer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Koob
Lewis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Shore
Paulette hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koob vs. Shore
Koob hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shotton vs. Shore
Shotton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Shore
Austin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Koob
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Koob
Gardner bunts for an out with unknown description. Shorten moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Koob
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shorten scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agnew vs. Koob
There goes Scott. The throw from Severeid and he is safe. Scott steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agnew vs. Koob
Agnew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott scores. Agnew moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shore vs. Koob
Shore hits a fly ball into right field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hooper vs. Koob
Hooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marsans. Hooper reaches second base with a double. Agnew scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Janvrin vs. Koob
Janvrin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Shore
Sisler hits a popup, foul, towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shore
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Shore
Severeid hits a fly ball into center field. Shorten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gainer vs. Sothoron
Allen Sothoron now pitching.
Gainer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Sothoron
Lewis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Sothoron
Shorten hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Shore
Marsans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott misplays the ball. That's an error on Scott. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Shore
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Shore
Paulette takes first base on ball four. Marsans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sothoron vs. Shore
Sothoron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hooper. Sothoron reaches second base with a double. Marsans scores. Paulette moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shotton vs. Shore
Shotton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields it and throws to home to get Paulette. Sothoron moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Austin vs. Shore
Austin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Sothoron
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Sothoron
Scott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agnew vs. Sothoron
Agnew hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shore vs. Sothoron
Shore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Shore
Sisler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shore
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severeid vs. Shore
There's a wild pitch. Jacobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Severeid vs. Shore
Severeid takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marsans vs. Shore
Marsans hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Shore
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Sothoron
Hooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Janvrin vs. Sothoron
Janvrin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gainer vs. Sothoron
Gainer bunts for an out with unknown description. Hooper moves to third. Janvrin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lewis vs. Sothoron
Lewis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shorten vs. Sothoron
Shorten bunts and there's an error on the play. Hooper scores. Janvrin scores. Lewis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Sothoron
Gardner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Sothoron
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. Lewis scores. Gardner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agnew vs. Sothoron
Agnew hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Shore
Paulette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sothoron vs. Shore
Paulette is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothoron vs. Shore
Sothoron hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Shore
Shotton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shore vs. Sothoron
Shore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Sothoron
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janvrin vs. Sothoron
Janvrin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gainer vs. Sothoron
Gainer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Austin vs. Shore
Mike McNally now playing shortstop.
Austin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Shore
Sisler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Shore
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNally fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Sothoron
Lewis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Sothoron
Shorten hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisler misplays the ball. That's an error on Sisler. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Sothoron
Gardner takes first base on ball four. Shorten moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNally vs. Sothoron
McNally hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agnew vs. Sothoron
Agnew hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Shore
Severeid hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsans vs. Shore
Marsans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Severeid moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sloan vs. Shore
Tod Sloan pinch hits for Ernie Johnson.
Sloan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Severeid moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rumler vs. Shore
William Rumler pinch hits for Gene Paulette.
Rumler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sothoron vs. Shore
The umpire calls a balk on Shore Severeid scores. Rumler moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sothoron vs. Shore
There goes Rumler. The throw from Agnew and he is safe. Rumler steals third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sothoron vs. Shore
Sothoron hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1917 -- BOS at SLA (D)
BOS AB R H RBI SLA AB R H RBI
Harry Hooper, rf 5 1 2 1 Burt Shotton, lf 4 0 0 0
Hal Janvrin, 2b 5 1 2 0 Jimmy Austin, 3b 3 0 0 0
Del Gainer, 1b 3 0 0 0 George Sisler, 2b 4 0 1 0
Duffy Lewis, lf 4 2 1 0 Baby Doll Jacobs, rf 4 0 2 0
Chick Shorten, cf 3 2 1 1 Hank Severeid, c 3 1 1 0
Larry Gardner, 3b 1 0 0 0 Armando Marsans, cf 4 1 1 0
Everett Scott, ss 3 1 1 2 Ernie Johnson, ss 3 0 0 0
Mike McNally, ss 1 0 0 0 Tod Sloan, ph 1 0 0 0
Sam Agnew, c 5 1 2 2 Gene Paulette, 1b 1 0 0 0
Ernie Shore, p 4 0 0 0 William Rumler, ph 1 0 0 0
Ernie Koob, p 1 0 1 0
Allen Sothoron, p 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 8 9 6 32 2 7 1
BOS 020 300 300 -- 8
SLA 000 010 001 -- 2
BOS IP H R ER BB SO
Ernie Shore (W) 9.0 7 2 1 4 1
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Ernie Koob (L) 4.0 6 5 3 1 0
Allen Sothoron 5.0 3 3 1 3 2
E -- Jimmy Austin, Everett Scott, Hank Severeid, Ernie Johnson, George Sisler
DP -- BOS 1
LOB -- BOS 9, SLA 7
2B -- Harry Hooper, Allen Sothoron
SB -- Jimmy Austin, Everett Scott, William Rumler
CS -- Gene Paulette
SH -- Chick Shorten 2, Larry Gardner 2, Del Gainer
SF -- Everett Scott
WP -- Ernie Shore
Balk -- Ernie Shore
T -- 1:55
A -- 1500
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