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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 21, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 21, 1918 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Guy Morton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Harper |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Graney | Left Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Smoky Joe Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bob Bescher | Right Fielder |
| Doc Johnston | First Baseman |
| Terry Turner | Third Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Guy Morton | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Foster | Third Baseman |
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Clyde Milan | Center Fielder |
| Frank Schulte | Right Fielder |
| Howie Shanks | Second Baseman |
| Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Harry Harper | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 21, 1918
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Harper
Graney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Schulte who is chasing the ball. Graney reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Harper
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speaker vs. Harper
Speaker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wood vs. Harper
There's a wild pitch. Graney scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Harper
Wood hits a popup towards first. Judge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Morton
Shotton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Morton
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Morton
Judge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Morton
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wood fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Harper
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Harper
Johnston bunts towards the mound. Harper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Harper
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnston moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Neill vs. Harper
O'Neill bunts towards first. Judge fields it and throws to home to get Johnston. Turner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morton vs. Harper
Morton hits a line drive into right field. Schulte picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Schulte. Turner scores. O'Neill goes all the way around to score. Morton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Graney vs. Harper
Graney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Morton
Schulte hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Morton
Shanks hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Speaker, who is chasing the ball. Shanks reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lavan vs. Morton
Lavan hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shanks tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Morton
Ainsmith hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harper
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Harper
Speaker hits a line drive into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Harper
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bescher vs. Harper
Bescher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Morton
Smoky Joe Wood now playing left field. Al Halt now playing second base.
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Morton
Shotton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Morton
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Harper
Johnston strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Harper
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Harper
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Morton
Judge hits a fly ball into right field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Morton
Milan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Morton
Schulte strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Harper
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halt vs. Harper
Halt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Harper
Chapman hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Milan, who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple. Halt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speaker vs. Harper
Speaker hits a fly ball towards right. Schulte catches it and throws to home to double up Chapman. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Morton
Shanks hits a fly ball into right field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Morton
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Morton
Ainsmith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Morton
Ray Morgan pinch hits for Harry Harper.
Morgan is hit by the pitch. Ainsmith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shotton vs. Morton
Shotton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ainsmith moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Morton
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ainsmith scores. Morgan moves to third. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Judge vs. Morton
Judge strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Matteson
Eddie Matteson now pitching.
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bescher vs. Matteson
Bescher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnston vs. Matteson
Johnston bunts towards first. Judge scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnston for the out. Wood moves to third. Bescher moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Turner vs. Matteson
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Neill vs. Matteson
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Shanks fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Coveleski
Stan Coveleski now pitching.
Milan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Coveleski
Schulte strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Coveleski
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Matteson
Coveleski hits a popup towards short. Lavan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halt vs. Matteson
Halt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Matteson
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Coveleski
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Coveleski
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Coveleski
Walter Johnson pinch hits for Eddie Matteson.
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shotton vs. Coveleski
Shotton hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Bescher fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bescher. Ainsmith goes all the way around to score. Shotton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Coveleski
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Hovlik
Ed Hovlik now pitching.
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hovlik fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Hovlik
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Hovlik
Bescher hits a line drive into left field. Shotton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Shotton. Bescher moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnston vs. Hovlik
Ainsmith fires to second and picks off Bescher for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Coveleski
Judge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Coveleski, and towards Chapman, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Coveleski
Milan hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Coveleski
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Hovlik
Johnston hits a popup towards short. Lavan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Hovlik
Turner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shotton. Turner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Hovlik
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan misplays the ball. That's an error on Lavan. Turner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coveleski vs. Hovlik
Coveleski hits a fly ball towards right. Schulte catches it and throws home to Ainsmith who relays to third to double up O'Neill. Turner tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Coveleski
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Coveleski
Lavan hits a fly ball into right field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Coveleski
Ainsmith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Halt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1918 -- CLE at WS1 (D)
CLE AB R H RBI WS1 AB R H RBI
Jack Graney, lf 2 1 1 0 Burt Shotton, lf 4 0 2 1
Al Halt, 2b 1 1 0 0 Eddie Foster, 3b 4 0 1 1
Ray Chapman, ss 4 0 1 1 Joe Judge, 1b 3 0 0 0
Tris Speaker, cf 4 0 0 0 Clyde Milan, cf 4 0 0 0
Joe Wood, 2b-lf 4 0 2 0 Frank Schulte, rf 4 0 0 0
Bob Bescher, rf 4 0 2 0 Howie Shanks, 2b 4 1 1 0
Doc Johnston, 1b 3 0 1 0 Doc Lavan, ss 3 0 0 1
Terry Turner, 3b 4 2 2 0 Eddie Ainsmith, c 4 2 2 0
Steve O'Neill, c 4 1 0 0 Harry Harper, p 1 0 0 0
Guy Morton, p 2 0 1 1 Ray Morgan, ph 0 0 0 0
Stan Coveleski, p 1 0 0 1 Eddie Matteson, p 0 0 0 0
Walter Johnson, ph 1 0 0 0
Ed Hovlik, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 10 3 32 3 6 3
CLE 120 010 001 -- 5
WS1 010 010 100 -- 3
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Guy Morton (W) 5.0 4 2 2 1 4
Stan Coveleski (S) 4.0 2 1 1 0 2
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Harry Harper (L) 5.0 6 4 3 1 1
Eddie Matteson 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Ed Hovlik 2.0 2 1 0 0 1
E -- Frank Schulte, Bob Bescher, Burt Shotton, Doc Lavan
DP -- WS1 2
LOB -- CLE 4, WS1 5
2B -- Burt Shotton, Terry Turner
3B -- Jack Graney, Howie Shanks, Ray Chapman
SH -- Doc Johnston
SF -- Doc Lavan, Stan Coveleski
HBP -- by Guy Morton (Ray Morgan)
WP -- Harry Harper
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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