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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 31, 1920
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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 31, 1920 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Erickson |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Smith | Right Fielder |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Doc Johnston | First Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Harry Lunte | Shortstop |
| Jim Bagby | Pitcher |
| Tris Speaker | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Frank Ellerbe | Third Baseman |
| Sam Rice | Center Fielder |
| Frank Brower | Right Fielder |
| Bucky Harris | Second Baseman |
| Howie Shanks | Left Fielder |
| Jim O'Neill | Shortstop |
| Patsy Gharrity | Catcher |
| Eric Erickson | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 31, 1920
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Erickson
Jamieson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Erickson
Wambsganss bunts towards third. Ellerbe fields it and throws to first for the out. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Erickson
Speaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Erickson
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rice who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Jamieson scores. Speaker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gardner vs. Erickson
Gardner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brower. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnston vs. Erickson
There's a wild pitch. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnston vs. Erickson
Johnston hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ellerbe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Neill vs. Erickson
O'Neill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Bagby
Judge hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellerbe vs. Bagby
Ellerbe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lunte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bagby
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lunte vs. Erickson
Lunte strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Erickson
Bagby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Erickson
Jamieson hits a fly ball into left field. Shanks settles under the ball 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: ---
Brower vs. Bagby
Brower 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: ---
Harris vs. Bagby
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lunte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Bagby
Shanks strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Erickson
Wambsganss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Erickson
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Erickson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Speaker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Erickson
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Speaker trying to get to home. Rice throws the ball in to Gharrity who tags Speaker who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Bagby
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gharrity vs. Bagby
Gharrity 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Bagby
Erickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lunte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Erickson
Johnston hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Erickson
O'Neill hits a fly ball towards right. Brower settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Brower. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lunte vs. Erickson
Lunte hits a popup in front of the plate. Gharrity settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Erickson
Bagby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jamieson vs. Erickson
Jamieson takes first base on ball four. O'Neill moves to third. Bagby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wambsganss vs. Erickson
Wambsganss hits a fly ball into left field. Shanks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Bagby
Judge 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: ---
Ellerbe vs. Bagby
Ellerbe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Bagby
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brower vs. Bagby
Brower hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Erickson
Speaker hits a fly ball into left field. Shanks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Erickson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Erickson
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Bagby
Harris 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 -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Bagby
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lunte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Bagby
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gharrity vs. Bagby
Gharrity hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Erickson
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards second. Harris picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Harris. Johnston moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Erickson
O'Neill bunts towards first. Judge scoops it up and throws to first, with Harris covering, for the out. Johnston moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lunte vs. Erickson
Lunte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gharrity settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bagby vs. Erickson
Bagby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brower who is chasing the ball. Bagby reaches third base with a triple. Johnston scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jamieson vs. Erickson
Jamieson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bagby scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Erickson
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Neill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speaker vs. Erickson
Speaker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brower who is chasing the ball. Speaker reaches third base with a triple. Jamieson scores. Wambsganss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Erickson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Bagby
Braggo Roth pinch hits for Eric Erickson.
Roth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Bagby
Judge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellerbe vs. Bagby
Ellerbe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Bagby
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lunte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Biemiller
Harry Biemiller now pitching.
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Neill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Biemiller
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Neill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Biemiller
O'Neill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Bagby
Brower hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Bagby
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lunte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Bagby
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss misplays the ball. That's an error on Wambsganss. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Bagby
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shanks moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gharrity vs. Bagby
Gharrity hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shanks scores. O'Neill moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milan vs. Bagby
Clyde Milan pinch hits for Harry Biemiller.
Milan hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lunte vs. Conway
Jerry Conway now pitching.
Lunte hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Neill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Conway
Bagby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Conway
Joe Evans pinch hits for Charlie Jamieson.
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Conway
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Neill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Bagby
Joe Evans now playing left field.
Judge hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnston scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Judge for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellerbe vs. Bagby
Ellerbe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bagby
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brower vs. Bagby
Brower hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Bagby
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Conway
Speaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Conway
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Conway
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Conway
There goes Speaker. The throw from Gharrity and he is out, O'Neill applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Bagby
Shanks hits a popup towards short. Lunte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Bagby
O'Neill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. O'Neill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gharrity vs. Bagby
Gharrity hits a fly ball into left field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zachary vs. Bagby
Tom Zachary pinch hits for Jerry Conway.
Zachary 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
Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1920 -- Cleveland at WS1 (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI WS1 AB R H RBI
Jamieson C, lf 2 2 1 1 Joe Judge, 1b 4 0 1 0
Evans J, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 Frank Ellerbe, 3b 4 0 1 0
Wambsganss B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Sam Rice, cf 4 0 1 0
Speaker T, cf 4 1 2 2 Frank Brower, rf 4 0 2 0
Smith E, rf 5 1 1 2 Bucky Harris, 2b 4 0 0 0
Gardner L, 3b 5 0 2 1 Howie Shanks, lf 4 1 0 0
Johnston D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Jim O'Neill, ss 4 0 3 0
O'Neill S, c 3 0 0 0 Patsy Gharrity, c 4 0 1 1
Lunte H, ss 4 0 0 0 Eric Erickson, p 1 0 0 0
Bagby J, p 4 1 2 1 Braggo Roth, ph 1 0 0 0
Harry Biemiller, p 0 0 0 0
Clyde Milan, ph 1 0 0 0
Jerry Conway, p 0 0 0 0
Tom Zachary, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 10 7 36 1 9 1
Cleveland 300 004 000 -- 7
WS1 000 000 100 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby J (W) 9.0 9 1 0 0 1
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Eric Erickson (L) 6.0 9 7 7 4 2
Harry Biemiller 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Jerry Conway 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Frank Brower, Bucky Harris, Wambsganss B
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, WS1 8
2B -- Gardner L, Jim O'Neill
3B -- Smith E, Bagby J, Speaker T
CS -- Speaker T
SH -- Wambsganss B, O'Neill S
WP -- Eric Erickson
T -- 1:47
A -- 0
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