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August 18, 1917

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Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 5 7 3
Tigers 2 4 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 5 7 3
Tigers 2 4 2

George Burns Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .216
OBP .000 .252
At Bats 3 296
Hits 0 64
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 33

Walter Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 13 3
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Navin Field - August 18, 1917
Out
Walter Johnson
Eddie Ainsmith
Patsy Gharrity
Ray Morgan
Eddie Foster
Howie Shanks
Mike Menosky
Clyde Milan
Sam Rice
George Burns
Harry Heilmann
 
 

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 5 7 2 5
Detroit Tigers 2 4 2 4
Winning Pitcher Walter Johnson
Losing Pitcher George Cunningham
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Howie Shanks
Attendance 7,525
Time of Game 1 hour 35 minutes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Heilmann strikes out. Ainsmith throws to first to catch . Gharrity drops the ball.
Bottom 9 Veach hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Milan chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Morgan. Morgan fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Morgan. Vitt scores. Veach moves all the way to home.
Bottom 9 Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Menosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Vitt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Menosky. Vitt reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Gharrity strikes out.
Top 9 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Ainsmith. The throw from Yelle and he is safe. Ainsmith steals second.
Top 9 Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bush fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 Willie Mitchell now pitching. Menosky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bush hits a line drive into left field. Menosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sam Crawford pinch hits for George Cunningham. Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks misplays the ball. That's an error on Shanks. Young moves to second.
Bottom 8 Yelle hits a popup towards short. Shanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Young takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yelle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Milan throws the ball in to Shanks who tags Heilmann trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 7 Veach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Harper strikes out.
Top 7 Milan hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Shanks hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gharrity hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yelle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cunningham strikes out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Johnson reaches second base with a double. There goes Ainsmith trying to get to home. Veach throws the ball in to Bush who relays the ball to Yelle, who tags Ainsmith, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 6 Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. Foster scores.
Top 6 Menosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice scores. Foster moves to third.
Top 6 Morgan strikes out.
Top 6 Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice moves to third.
Top 6 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Yelle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Patsy Gharrity now playing first base. Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Milan hits a fly ball towards left. Veach catches it and throws to home to double up Judge.
Top 5 The ball gets by Yelle for a passed ball. Johnson scores. Judge moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Shanks bunts towards the mound. Cunningham fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Judge moves to second.
Top 5 Judge takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Vitt hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ainsmith hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Menosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Vitt, and towards Bush, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bush hits a fly ball into left field. Menosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cunningham strikes out.
Bottom 3 Yelle hits a line drive into left field. Menosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Young takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rice takes first base on ball four. Milan moves to second.
Top 3 Milan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. Judge scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Yelle fires to first and picks off Shanks.
Top 3 Shanks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Judge moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Judge hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Burns. Johnson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Burns hits a popup towards third. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Veach strikes out.
Top 2 Menosky hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Harper is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Vitt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Milan hits a line drive into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Shanks hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Judge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out.