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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 4, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 4, 1917 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Allen Sothoron |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Tommy Connolly 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Braggo Roth | Right Fielder |
| Elmer Smith | Left Fielder |
| Joe Harris | First Baseman |
| Joe Evans | Third Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Jim Bagby | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tod Sloan | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Austin | Third Baseman |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Hank Severeid | Catcher |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Right Fielder |
| Armando Marsans | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Johnson | Shortstop |
| Allen Sothoron | Pitcher |
| Fielder Jones | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
July 4, 1917
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Sothoron
Wambsganss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Sothoron
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wambsganss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speaker vs. Sothoron
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sothoron fields it and throws to first for the out. Wambsganss moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roth vs. Sothoron
Roth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Sothoron
Smith hits a fly ball towards left. Sloan catches it and throws to Sisler who throws to second to double up Chapman. Wambsganss tags and scores. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sloan vs. Bagby
Sloan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Bagby
Austin bunts towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. Sloan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Bagby
Sisler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Bagby
Pratt hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Sothoron
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Sothoron
Evans bunts towards the mound. Sothoron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Sothoron
O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Sothoron
Bagby bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Bagby
Severeid hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Bagby
Jacobson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Bagby
Marsans hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Sothoron
Wambsganss hits a fly ball into left field. Sloan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Sothoron
Chapman bunts towards the mound. Sothoron picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sothoron. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speaker vs. Sothoron
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sothoron has Chapman trapped. There's the throw to Austin and over to Severeid, who tags Chapman for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Sothoron
There goes Speaker. The throw from Severeid and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bagby
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothoron vs. Bagby
Sothoron strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sloan vs. Bagby
Sloan 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 4
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Sothoron
Roth strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sothoron
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sothoron fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Sothoron
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Austin vs. Bagby
Austin hits a line drive towards short. Chapman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Bagby
Sisler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roth. Sisler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Bagby
Pratt strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Severeid vs. Bagby
Severeid hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sothoron
Evans 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 -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Sothoron
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Sothoron
Bagby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Austin fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Sothoron
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Austin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Bagby
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Bagby
Marsans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bagby
Johnson bunts towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Sothoron
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Sothoron
Speaker hits a fly ball into left field. Sloan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Sothoron
Roth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Severeid settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothoron vs. Bagby
Sothoron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sloan vs. Bagby
Sloan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Bagby
Austin hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Bagby
There goes Sloan. The throw from O'Neill and he is out, Chapman applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sothoron
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Sothoron
Harris 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 -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sothoron
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Bagby
Sisler hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Bagby
Pratt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severeid vs. Bagby
Severeid hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pratt moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rumler vs. Bagby
William Rumler pinch hits for Baby Doll Jacobson.
Rumler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. Severeid moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marsans vs. Bagby
Marsans hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Sothoron
Ward Miller now playing right field.
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Sothoron
Bagby hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Sothoron
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Austin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Bagby
Burt Shotton pinch hits for Ernie Johnson.
Shotton hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothoron vs. Bagby
Sothoron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sothoron for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sloan vs. Bagby
Sloan bunts towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Sothoron
Doc Lavan now playing shortstop.
Chapman hits a line drive into center field. Marsans picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Marsans. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Sothoron
Speaker bunts towards the mound. Sothoron fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roth vs. Sothoron
Roth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Sothoron
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler fields it and throws to home. Severeid drops the ball. Chapman scores. Roth moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Sothoron
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Austin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Sothoron
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sothoron fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Austin vs. Bagby
Austin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Bagby
Sisler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Bagby
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1917, game 1 -- CLE at SLA (D)
CLE AB R H RBI SLA AB R H RBI
Bill Wambsganss, 2b 4 1 1 0 Tod Sloan, lf 4 0 2 0
Ray Chapman, ss 4 1 3 0 Jimmy Austin, 3b 3 0 1 0
Tris Speaker, cf 3 0 0 0 George Sisler, 1b 4 0 1 0
Braggo Roth, rf 2 0 0 0 Del Pratt, 2b 4 0 1 0
Elmer Smith, lf 3 0 0 1 Hank Severeid, c 3 0 1 0
Joe Harris, 1b 4 0 0 0 William Jacobson, rf 2 0 0 0
Joe Evans, 3b 4 0 0 0 William Rumler, ph 1 0 0 0
Steve O'Neill, c 2 0 0 0 Ward Miller, rf 0 0 0 0
Jim Bagby, p 3 0 0 0 Armando Marsans, cf 3 0 0 0
Ernie Johnson, ss 2 0 0 0
Burt Shotton, ph 1 0 0 0
Doc Lavan, ss 0 0 0 0
Allen Sothoron, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 4 1 30 0 6 0
CLE 100 000 001 -- 2
SLA 000 000 000 -- 0
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Jim Bagby (W) 9.0 6 0 0 0 2
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Allen Sothoron (L) 9.0 4 2 1 3 2
E -- Ernie Johnson, Allen Sothoron, Armando Marsans, Hank Severeid
DP -- CLE 1, SLA 1
LOB -- CLE 5, SLA 4
2B -- George Sisler
CS -- Tris Speaker, Tod Sloan
SH -- Jimmy Austin, Tris Speaker
SF -- Elmer Smith
T -- 1:40
A -- 0
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