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Senators
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 20, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Washington Senators, played on August 20, 1917 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Shaw |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ernie Koob |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Silk O'Loughlin 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Milan | Left Fielder |
| Howie Shanks | Shortstop |
| Clyde Milan | Center Fielder |
| Sam Rice | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Foster | Third Baseman |
| Ray Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Patsy Gharrity | First Baseman |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Jim Shaw | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Left Fielder |
| Lee Magee | Third Baseman |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Earl Smith | Center Fielder |
| Hank Severeid | Catcher |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Right Fielder |
| Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
| Ernie Koob | Pitcher |
| Fielder Jones | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 20, 1917
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Koob
Milan strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Koob
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Koob
Milan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Koob
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Shaw
Shotton hits a line drive into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Shaw
Magee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Shaw
There goes Magee. The throw from Ainsmith and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sisler vs. Shaw
Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Magee scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Shaw
Sisler is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Shaw
Pratt strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Koob
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Koob
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gharrity vs. Koob
Gharrity hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ainsmith vs. Koob
Koob spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Koob. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ainsmith vs. Koob
Ainsmith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shaw vs. Koob
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shaw
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severeid vs. Shaw
Severeid hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jacobson vs. Shaw
Ainsmith fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ainsmith. Smith moves to third. Severeid moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jacobson vs. Shaw
Jacobson hits a fly ball into left field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavan vs. Shaw
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koob vs. Shaw
Koob strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Koob
Milan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shanks vs. Koob
Shanks hits a fly ball towards right. Jacobson catches it and throws to first to double up Milan. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Koob
Milan 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
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Shaw
Shotton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Shaw
Magee bunts for an out with unknown description. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Shaw
Sisler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pratt vs. Shaw
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pratt vs. Shaw
Pratt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Shaw
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Koob
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Koob
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Koob
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gharrity vs. Koob
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Shaw
Severeid hits a line drive into left field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shaw
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Shaw
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Koob
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Koob
Shaw hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Koob
Milan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koob vs. Shaw
Koob strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Shaw
Shotton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Shaw
There goes Shotton. The throw from Ainsmith and he is safe. Shotton steals second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Magee vs. Shaw
Magee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Shaw
Sisler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Koob
Shanks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Koob
Milan bunts for an out with unknown description. Shanks moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Koob
Rice bunts for a double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Shaw
Pratt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shaw
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Shaw
Severeid hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Koob
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Koob
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gharrity vs. Koob
Gharrity takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Koob
Ainsmith hits a line drive into left field. Shotton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shaw
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Shaw
Lavan strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koob vs. Shaw
Koob hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koob
Walter Johnson pinch hits for Jim Shaw.
Johnson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Koob
Mike Menosky pinch runs for Walter Johnson.
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Koob
Shanks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jacobson who is chasing the ball. Shanks reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milan vs. Koob
Milan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Gallia
Bert Gallia now pitching.
Shotton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gharrity scoops it up and throws to first, with Gallia covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Gallia
Magee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Gallia
Sisler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pratt vs. Gallia
Pratt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Magee scores. Sisler moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Gallia
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sisler tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severeid vs. Gallia
Severeid hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Koob
Rice 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, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Koob
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Koob
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gharrity vs. Koob
Gharrity hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ainsmith vs. Koob
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magee fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1917 -- WS1 at SLA (D)
WS1 AB R H RBI SLA AB R H RBI
Horace Milan, lf 4 0 1 0 Burt Shotton, lf 4 0 2 0
Howie Shanks, ss 3 0 1 0 Lee Magee, 3b 3 2 2 0
Clyde Milan, cf 3 0 1 0 George Sisler, 1b 3 1 2 1
Sam Rice, rf 4 0 0 0 Del Pratt, 2b 4 0 1 1
Eddie Foster, 3b 2 1 0 0 Earl Smith, cf 3 1 1 1
Ray Morgan, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hank Severeid, c 4 0 1 0
Patsy Gharrity, 1b 3 0 1 0 William Jacobson, rf 2 0 0 1
Eddie Ainsmith, c 4 0 1 1 Doc Lavan, ss 3 0 0 0
Jim Shaw, p 2 0 0 0 Ernie Koob, p 3 0 0 0
Walter Johnson, ph 0 0 0 0
Mike Menosky, pr 0 0 0 0
Bert Gallia, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 1 5 1 29 4 9 4
WS1 010 000 000 -- 1
SLA 110 000 02x -- 4
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jim Shaw (L) 7.0 6 2 1 1 5
Bert Gallia 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Ernie Koob (W) 9.0 5 1 1 5 2
E -- Eddie Ainsmith 2, Ernie Koob
DP -- SLA 3
LOB -- WS1 7, SLA 5
3B -- Howie Shanks
SB -- Lee Magee, George Sisler, Burt Shotton 2
CS -- George Sisler
SH -- Lee Magee, Clyde Milan
SF -- William Jacobson, Earl Smith
HBP -- by Ernie Koob (Walter Johnson)
T -- 1:35
A -- 2000
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