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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 23, 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 23, 1917 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bullet Joe Bush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Dumont |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 1,125 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Bill Dinneen 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 |
| Billy Meyer | Catcher |
| Bullet Joe Bush | 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 |
| John Henry | Catcher |
| George Dumont | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 23, 1917
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Dumont
Witt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grover vs. Dumont
Grover bunts towards the mound. Dumont fields it and throws to first for the out. Witt moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bodie vs. Dumont
Bodie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Witt moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strunk vs. Dumont
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, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thrasher vs. Dumont
There goes Bodie. The throw from Henry and he is out, McBride applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Bush
Judge strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Bush
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Bush
Milan hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Bush
Rice hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Meyer settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Meyer. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Bush
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thrasher vs. Dumont
Thrasher hits a ball on the ground towards short. McBride scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Dumont
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Dumont
Bates hits a line drive into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bush
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Bush
Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Thrasher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Bush
McBride is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Dumont
Meyer hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Dumont
Bush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witt vs. Dumont
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. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grover vs. Dumont
Grover hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dumont fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Bush
Henry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dumont vs. Bush
Dumont hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Bush
Judge is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Dumont
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dumont fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Dumont
Strunk hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thrasher vs. Dumont
Thrasher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Bush
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Bush
Milan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bush
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Dumont
McInnis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Henry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Dumont
Bates hits a popup in front of the plate. Henry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Dumont
Meyer hits a popup towards short. McBride settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bush
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Bush
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Bush
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Dumont
Bush hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Bush reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witt vs. Dumont
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dumont throws the ball towards first to get the runner. He throws it away into right field. Rice throws it back to McBride, who tags the runner out. Rice throws the ball in to McBride who tags Witt trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bush scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grover vs. Dumont
Grover hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Foster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Dumont
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Bush
Henry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dumont vs. Bush
Dumont strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Bush
Judge hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Dumont
Strunk hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thrasher vs. Dumont
Thrasher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Dumont
There goes Thrasher. The throw from Henry and he is out, McBride applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Dumont
McInnis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bates vs. Dumont
Bates hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Dumont
Meyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Henry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Bush
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Bush
Milan hits a popup in front of the plate. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bush
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bush
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Dumont
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Dumont
Witt hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grover vs. Dumont
Grover hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Bush
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover misplays the ball. That's an error on Grover. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menosky vs. Bush
Mike Menosky pinch hits for George McBride.
Menosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Bush
Charlie Jamieson pinch hits for John Henry.
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover misplays the ball. That's an error on Grover. Menosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Bush
Ray Morgan pinch hits for George Dumont.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Menosky moves to third. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Judge vs. Bush
Judge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Menosky scores. Jamieson moves to third. Morgan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Bush
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jamieson scores. Morgan scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Bush
Milan hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Gallia
Sam Crane now playing shortstop. Eddie Ainsmith now catching. Bert Gallia now pitching.
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crane fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Gallia
Strunk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bodie moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thrasher vs. Gallia
Thrasher bunts towards first. Judge scoops it up and throws to first, with Foster covering, for the out. Bodie moves to third. Strunk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McInnis vs. Gallia
McInnis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bodie scores. Strunk moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bates vs. Gallia
Bates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leonard juggles the ball. That's an error on Leonard. Strunk scores. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Gallia
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Gallia
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bush
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bush
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Bush
Leonard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grover settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1917 -- PHA at WS1 (D)
PHA AB R H RBI WS1 AB R H RBI
Whitey Witt, ss 4 1 2 0 Joe Judge, 1b 4 0 0 1
Roy Grover, 2b 3 0 0 0 Eddie Foster, 2b 4 0 2 2
Ping Bodie, lf 4 1 2 0 Clyde Milan, cf 4 0 0 0
Amos Strunk, cf 3 1 1 1 Sam Rice, rf 4 0 1 0
Buck Thrasher, rf 2 0 0 0 Elmer Smith, lf 4 0 0 0
Stuffy McInnis, 1b 3 0 1 1 Joe Leonard, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ray Bates, 3b 4 0 1 1 George McBride, ss 2 0 0 0
Billy Meyer, c 4 0 0 0 Mike Menosky, ph 1 1 0 0
Joe Bush, p 4 1 2 0 Sam Crane, ss 0 0 0 0
John Henry, c 2 0 0 0
Charlie Jamieson, ph 1 1 0 0
Eddie Ainsmith, c 0 0 0 0
George Dumont, p 2 0 0 0
Ray Morgan, ph 0 1 0 0
Bert Gallia, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 9 3 32 3 3 3
PHA 100 001 002 -- 4
WS1 000 000 030 -- 3
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Joe Bush (W) 9.0 3 3 0 1 7
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
George Dumont 8.0 6 2 1 2 1
Bert Gallia (L) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
E -- Billy Meyer, George Dumont, Roy Grover 2, Joe Leonard
LOB -- PHA 5, WS1 3
2B -- Joe Bush
CS -- Ping Bodie, Buck Thrasher
SH -- Roy Grover, Buck Thrasher
SF -- Amos Strunk
T -- 1:35
A -- 1125
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