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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 21, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on April 21, 1917 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ellis Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Walter Johnson |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 2,755 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Shortstop |
| Roy Grover | Second Baseman |
| Ping Bodie | Left Fielder |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| Buck Thrasher | Right Fielder |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Ray Bates | Third Baseman |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Ellis Johnson | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Eddie Foster | Second Baseman |
| Clyde Milan | Center Fielder |
| Sam Rice | Right Fielder |
| Elmer Smith | Left Fielder |
| Joe Leonard | Third Baseman |
| George McBride | Shortstop |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Walter Johnson | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 21, 1917
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Johnson
Witt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Witt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grover vs. Johnson
Grover bunts towards third. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Witt moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bodie vs. Johnson
Bodie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Witt scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Johnson
Strunk hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thrasher vs. Johnson
There goes Bodie. The throw from Ainsmith and he is out, Foster applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Johnson
Judge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Johnson
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Judge moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milan vs. Johnson
Milan bunts towards third. Bates fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Judge moves to third. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Judge scores. Foster moves to third. Milan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Johnson
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Thrasher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foster tags and scores. Milan tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leonard vs. Johnson
There goes Rice. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Rice steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leonard vs. Johnson
Leonard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McBride vs. Hill
Red Hill now pitching.
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis juggles the ball. That's an error on McInnis. Milan scores. Rice moves to third. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ainsmith vs. Hill
Ainsmith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thrasher. Ainsmith reaches second base with a double. Rice scores. Leonard scores. McBride goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hill
Johnson strikes out. There goes Ainsmith. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shanks vs. Hill
Howie Shanks pinch hits for Joe Judge.
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bates fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thrasher vs. Johnson
Howie Shanks now playing first base.
Thrasher hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Johnson
McInnis hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Smith chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Johnson
McInnis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bates vs. Johnson
Bates hits a popup towards short. McBride settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Johnson
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Hill
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Hill
Milan bunts towards first. McInnis fields the ball and throws to Hill covering. Safe. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Hill
Rice bunts towards third. Bates fields it and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to third. Milan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Hill
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Foster scores. Milan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leonard vs. Hill
Leonard hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Bill Johnson pinch hits for Red Hill.
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Johnson
Witt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grover vs. Johnson
Grover hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Foster fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Johnson
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Keefe
Dave Keefe now pitching. Raymond Haley now catching.
McBride hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Keefe
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Keefe
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strunk who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Ainsmith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shanks vs. Keefe
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bates fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Keefe
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grover settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Keefe
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis fields the ball and throws to Keefe covering. Safe. Shanks moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Keefe
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Johnson
Strunk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thrasher vs. Johnson
Thrasher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Strunk moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McInnis vs. Johnson
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McBride scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Strunk scores. Thrasher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bates vs. Johnson
Bates hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Thrasher trying to get to home. Smith throws the ball in to Ainsmith who tags Thrasher, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haley vs. Johnson
Haley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Seibold
Socks Seibold now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Seibold
Leonard hits a line drive into right field. Thrasher picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thrasher. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Seibold
McBride hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ainsmith vs. Seibold
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seibold vs. Johnson
Seibold hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Johnson
Witt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grover vs. Johnson
Grover hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Seibold
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt misplays the ball. That's an error on Witt. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shanks vs. Seibold
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Seibold
Foster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Johnson
Bodie hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Johnson
Strunk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thrasher vs. Johnson
Thrasher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Seibold
Milan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Seibold
Seibold fires to first and has Milan trapped. There's the throw to Grover who tags Milan for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Seibold
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strunk. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Seibold
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thrasher who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Rice scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leonard vs. Seibold
Leonard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McBride vs. Seibold
McBride hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Craft
Molly Craft now pitching. John Henry now catching.
McInnis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Craft
Bates hits a fly ball towards left. Smith settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haley vs. Craft
Haley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seibold vs. Craft
Seibold hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Seibold
Henry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Seibold
Craft hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henry moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shanks vs. Seibold
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Henry moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Seibold
Foster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Craft
Witt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grover vs. Craft
Grover hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Witt moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bodie vs. Craft
Bodie takes first base on ball four. Grover moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strunk vs. Craft
Strunk hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Witt tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thrasher vs. Craft
Thrasher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grover moves to third. Bodie moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McInnis vs. Craft
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McBride fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grover scores. Bodie moves to third. Thrasher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bates vs. Craft
Bates hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bodie tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haley vs. Craft
Haley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Seibold
Milan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thrasher who is chasing the ball. Milan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Seibold
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Milan tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Seibold
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Seibold
Leonard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Senators, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawry vs. Craft
Otis Lawry pinch hits for Socks Seibold.
Lawry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Lawry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witt vs. Craft
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lawry moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grover vs. Craft
Grover hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lawry tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Craft
Bodie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Craft
Strunk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1917 -- PHA at WS1 (D)
PHA AB R H RBI WS1 AB R H RBI
Whitey Witt, ss 3 2 1 0 Joe Judge, 1b 0 1 0 0
Roy Grover, 2b 3 1 1 1 Howie Shanks, ph-1b 4 0 1 1
Ping Bodie, lf 4 1 2 1 Eddie Foster, 2b 4 2 1 0
Amos Strunk, cf 4 1 1 1 Clyde Milan, cf 5 2 5 0
Buck Thrasher, rf 4 0 2 0 Sam Rice, rf 3 2 2 2
Stuffy McInnis, 1b 4 0 2 2 Elmer Smith, lf 4 0 1 3
Ray Bates, 3b 3 0 1 1 Joe Leonard, 3b 4 1 1 0
Wally Schang, c 1 0 0 0 George McBride, ss 4 1 0 1
Raymond Haley, c 3 0 0 0 Eddie Ainsmith, c 3 1 2 3
Ellis Johnson, p 0 0 0 0 John Henry, c 0 0 0 0
Red Hill, p 0 0 0 0 Walter Johnson, p 3 1 1 1
Bill Johnson, ph 1 0 0 0 Molly Craft, p 1 0 1 0
Dave Keefe, p 0 0 0 0
Socks Seibold, p 2 0 0 0
Otis Lawry, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 11 6 35 11 15 11
PHA 100 100 031 -- 6
WS1 612 001 01x -- 11
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis Johnson (L) 0.1 3 5 5 2 0
Red Hill 1.2 2 2 1 1 1
Dave Keefe 1.0 4 2 2 0 0
Socks Seibold 5.0 6 2 2 1 1
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Walter Johnson (W) 6.0 6 2 2 1 0
Molly Craft (S) 3.0 5 4 4 2 0
E -- Stuffy McInnis, Elmer Smith 2, Buck Thrasher, Whitey Witt
DP -- PHA 3
LOB -- PHA 7, WS1 7
2B -- Whitey Witt, Eddie Ainsmith, Sam Rice, Otis Lawry
3B -- Walter Johnson, Elmer Smith, Clyde Milan
SB -- Sam Rice
CS -- Ping Bodie
SH -- Roy Grover, Sam Rice
SF -- Elmer Smith, Amos Strunk, Ray Bates, Sam Rice, Roy Grover
PB -- Wally Schang
T -- 1:55
A -- 2755
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