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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 23, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 23, 1920 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Urban Shocker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roy Moore |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ollie Chill 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Joe Gedeon | Second Baseman |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Center Fielder |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| Earl Smith | Third Baseman |
| Jack Tobin | Right Fielder |
| Josh Billings | Catcher |
| Urban Shocker | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Burke | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Welch | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Dykes | Second Baseman |
| Tillie Walker | Left Fielder |
| Frank Walker | Center Fielder |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Red Shannon | Shortstop |
| Cy Perkins | Catcher |
| Ivy Griffin | First Baseman |
| Roy Moore | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 23, 1920
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Moore
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Moore
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Moore
Sisler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Sisler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jacobson vs. Moore
Jacobson hits a fly ball into right field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Shocker
Welch hits a line drive into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Shocker
Dykes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Shocker
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Moore
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Moore
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Moore
Tobin bunts towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. Moore
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Shocker
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Shocker
Dugan hits a popup towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Shocker
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Shocker
Perkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffin vs. Shocker
There go the runners. The throw from Billings to Gerber covering second. The throw back to home, and Walker is out at the plate. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Moore
Shocker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Moore
There goes Shocker. The throw from Perkins and he is out, Shannon applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Moore
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Moore
Gedeon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Shocker
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Shocker
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welch vs. Shocker
Welch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dykes vs. Shocker
Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to second for the out. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Shocker
There go the runners. The throw from Billings to Gedeon covering second. The throw back to home, and Moore is out at the plate. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Moore
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Moore
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Moore
Williams hits a line drive to right field. Welch throws towards Shannon. Shannon fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Shannon. Jacobson moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Moore
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jacobson scores. Williams scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Moore
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Billings vs. Moore
Billings hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Tobin moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shocker vs. Moore
There go the runners. The throw from Perkins to Dugan. The throw back to home, and Tobin is out at the plate. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shocker vs. Moore
Shocker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Shocker
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber misplays the ball. That's an error on Gerber. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Shocker
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gerber. Walker goes all the way around to score. Walker moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dugan vs. Shocker
Dugan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shannon vs. Shocker
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon fields it and throws to home to get Walker. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Shocker
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Slappey
John Slappey now pitching.
Gerber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedeon vs. Slappey
Gedeon takes first base on ball four. Gerber moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Bigbee
Lyle Bigbee now pitching.
Sisler hits a line drive towards left. Walker catches it and throws to second to double up Gerber. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Bigbee
Jacobson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Shocker
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Shocker
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Shocker
Welch strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bigbee
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bigbee
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Bigbee
Tobin hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Bigbee
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan juggles the ball. That's an error on Dugan. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shocker vs. Bigbee
Shocker hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Shocker reaches second base with a double. Welch throws the ball in to Shannon who tags Shocker trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Smith scores. Billings moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Shocker
Dykes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Shocker
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Shocker
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sisler. Dykes moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dugan vs. Shocker
Dugan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Shocker
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Bigbee
Gerber strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Bigbee
Gedeon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Bigbee
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Griffin juggles the ball. That's an error on Griffin. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Bigbee
There goes Sisler. The throw from Perkins and he is out, Shannon applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Shocker
Perkins strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Shocker
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Shocker
Bigbee hits a line drive towards first. Sisler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Bigbee
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bigbee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bigbee
Williams bunts towards third. Dugan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bigbee
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Welch. Smith reaches second base with a double. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tobin vs. Bigbee
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Griffin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tobin for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Billings vs. Bigbee
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Shocker
Welch hits a line drive into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Shocker
Dykes strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Shocker
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Bigbee
Shocker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Perkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Bigbee
Gerber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedeon vs. Bigbee
There goes Gerber. The throw from Perkins and he is out, Dykes applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Bigbee
Gedeon hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Shocker
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Shocker
Dugan hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Shocker
Shannon hits a line drive into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1920, game 2 -- SLA at PHA (D)
SLA AB R H RBI PHA AB R H RBI
Wally Gerber, ss 4 0 1 0 Frank Welch, rf 4 0 1 0
Joe Gedeon, 2b 4 0 0 0 Jimmy Dykes, 2b 4 0 1 0
George Sisler, 1b 4 0 1 0 Tilly Walker, lf 4 1 0 0
William Jacobson, cf 4 1 1 0 Frank Walker, cf 3 0 0 0
Ken Williams, lf 4 2 2 0 Joe Dugan, 3b 4 0 0 0
Earl Smith, 3b 4 2 4 3 Red Shannon, ss 4 0 0 0
Jack Tobin, rf 3 0 1 0 Cy Perkins, c 3 0 1 0
Josh Billings, c 4 0 1 1 Ivy Griffin, 1b 3 0 0 0
Urban Shocker, p 3 0 1 1 Roy Moore, p 1 0 1 0
John Slappey, p 0 0 0 0
Lyle Bigbee, p 2 0 0 0
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34 5 12 5 32 1 4 0
SLA 000 301 010 -- 5
PHA 000 100 000 -- 1
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Urban Shocker (W) 9.0 4 1 0 1 5
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Roy Moore (L) 4.0 7 3 3 1 1
John Slappey* 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Lyle Bigbee 5.0 5 2 1 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Red Shannon, Wally Gerber 2, Josh Billings, Ken Williams, Joe Dugan, George Sisler, Ivy Griffin
DP -- PHA 1
LOB -- SLA 6, PHA 5
2B -- George Sisler, Urban Shocker, Earl Smith
CS -- Frank Walker, Urban Shocker, Roy Moore, Jack Tobin, George Sisler, Wally Gerber
SH -- Jack Tobin
T -- 1:52
A -- 5000
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