Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Browns
April 18, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1917 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, St. Louis Browns 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Graney lf 4 0 1 0
Chapman ss 4 1 2 0
Speaker cf 3 1 1 0
Wambsganss 2b 3 0 0 1
Guisto 1b 3 0 2 1
Roth rf 2 0 0 0
Turner 3b 1 0 0 0
  Allison ph 1 0 0 0
  Evans 3b 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph,3b 1 0 0 0
O'Neill c 3 0 0 0
Klepfer p 2 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  Lambeth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Shotton lf 4 0 1 0
Austin 3b 4 1 3 0
Sisler 1b 3 1 2 0
Pratt 2b 4 0 0 0
Jacobson rf 4 0 1 2
Marsans cf 4 0 1 0
Lavan ss 4 0 2 0
Hale c 1 0 0 0
  Rumler ph 0 0 0 0
  Severeid c 1 0 1 0
  Johnson pr 0 1 0 0
Davenport p 1 0 0 0
  Sloan ph 1 0 1 0
  Groom p 1 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 13 2
Cleveland 100 100 000263
St. Louis 000 002 0013131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Klepfer   5.1 9 2 2 1 1
  Smith   2.2 2 0 0 2 1
  Lambeth  L(0-1) 0.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
2
1
0
0
0
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Davenport   5.0 4 2 2 3 1
  Groom  W(1-1) 4.0 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
3

  E–Wambsganss 2 (2), Harris (1), Marsans (1).  DP–Cleveland 2. Graney-Chapman, P. Smith-O'Neill-Guisto, St. Louis 2. Pratt-Sisler, Shotton-Severeid.  2B–Cleveland Graney (2); Chapman (2), St. Louis Jacobson (2); Severeid (1).  SH–Wambsganss (2); Roth (3).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  SB–Allison (2).  U–George Hildebrand, Silk O'Loughlin.
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