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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 17, 1947
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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 September 17, 1947 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Gettel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Scarborough |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 3,829 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: (none) 3B: Red Jones |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Les Fleming | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Al Gettel | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Junior Wooten | Center Fielder |
| Ed Lyons | Second Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Sherry Robertson | Left Fielder |
| Al Evans | Catcher |
| John Sullivan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Ray Scarborough | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 17, 1947
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Scarborough
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Scarborough
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Scarborough
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Gettel
Wooten hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Gettel
Lyons hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Gettel
Coan hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Scarborough
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Scarborough
Fleming takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Scarborough
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Wooten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fleming moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Scarborough
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lyons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Gettel
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Gettel
Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Gettel
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Gettel
There goes Vernon. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Gordon applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Scarborough
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Scarborough
Gettel strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Scarborough
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field. Robertson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robertson. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Scarborough
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Gettel
Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Gettel
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarborough vs. Gettel
Scarborough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Scarborough
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Scarborough
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Wooten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Scarborough
Fleming hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Gettel
Wooten hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mitchell throws the ball in to Gordon who tags Wooten, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Gettel
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Gettel
Coan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich who is chasing the ball. Coan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. Gettel
Vernon hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Scarborough
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scarborough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Scarborough
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Scarborough
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hegan for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Gettel
Robertson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Robertson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Gettel
Evans bunts towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sullivan vs. Gettel
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gettel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Gettel
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Scarborough
Gettel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Scarborough
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Scarborough
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Coan. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Scarborough
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. Metkovich scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Scarborough
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fleming vs. Scarborough
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Scarborough covering, for the out. Edwards moves to third. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keltner vs. Scarborough
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Boudreau scores. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Scarborough
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keltner scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Scarborough
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Gettel
Buddy Lewis pinch hits for Ray Scarborough.
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Gettel
Wooten strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Gettel
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lyons for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Candini
Milo Candini now pitching.
Gettel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Candini
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gettel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Candini
Metkovich bunts towards the mound. Candini fields it and throws to first for the out. Gettel moves to third. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Candini
There's a wild pitch. Gettel scores. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Edwards vs. Candini
Edwards is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Candini
Boudreau hits a fly ball towards center field. Wooten makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Wooten. Mitchell scores. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fleming vs. Candini
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Gettel
Coan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Gettel
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gettel 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: ---
Robertson vs. Gettel
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Toenes
Hal Toenes now pitching.
Keltner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lyons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Toenes
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Toenes
Hegan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gettel
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Gettel
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Gettel
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Gettel
Early Wynn pinch hits for Hal Toenes.
Wynn takes first base on ball four. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wooten vs. Gettel
Wooten hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Cary
Scott Cary now pitching.
Gettel hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Cary
Mitchell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Cary
Metkovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Cary
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Wooten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Gettel
Lyons strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Gettel
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Gettel
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Gettel
Robertson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Gettel
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1947 -- Cleveland at Washington (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 4 2 2 0 Wooten J, cf 4 0 1 0
Metkovich G, cf 3 1 1 0 Lyons E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Edwards H, rf 4 1 1 2 Coan G, rf 4 0 3 0
Boudreau L, ss 4 1 1 1 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Fleming L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Robertson S, lf 4 0 2 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 1 1 2 Evans A, c 3 0 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Sullivan J, ss 2 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 4 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Gettel A, p 4 1 1 0 Scarborough R, p 1 0 0 0
Lewis B, ph 1 0 0 0
Candini M, p 0 0 0 0
Toenes H, p 0 0 0 0
Wynn E, ph 0 0 0 0
Cary S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 8 6 29 0 6 0
Cleveland 000 005 200 -- 7
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Gettel A (W) 9.0 6 0 0 3 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Scarborough R (L) 6.0 6 5 5 2 2
Candini M 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Toenes H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Cary S 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Robertson S, Wooten J
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Washington 6
2B -- Robertson S, Metkovich G
3B -- Coan G
CS -- Vernon M
SH -- Evans A, Metkovich G
WP -- Candini M
T -- 1:45
A -- 3829
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