Philadelphia Athletics vs Washington Senators
April 20, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1917 at Griffith Stadium. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Witt ss 5 1 3 1
Grover 2b 4 0 0 1
Bodie lf 4 0 0 2
Strunk cf 4 1 1 1
Thrasher rf 4 2 1 1
McInnis 1b 5 0 1 0
Bates 3b 5 1 1 1
Schang c 5 1 1 1
Johnson p 6 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 8 0
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Judge 1b 5 1 2 0
Foster 2b 4 0 2 0
Milan cf 5 0 2 1
Rice rf 4 0 1 1
Smith lf 6 0 1 0
Leonard 3b 5 0 0 1
McBride ss 5 0 1 0
Henry c 4 1 1 0
  Menosky ph 1 1 1 0
  Ainsmith c 0 0 0 0
Gallia p 4 1 0 0
  Jamieson ph 1 0 1 0
  Ayers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 4 12 0
Philadelphia 300 000 000 001 2–680
Washington 000 200 100 001 0–4122
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(2-0) 13.0 12 4 2 3 4
Totals
13.0
12
4
2
3
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Gallia   12.0 6 4 2 8 7
  Ayers  L(0-2) 1.0 2 2 1 0 0
Totals
13.0
2
2
1
0
0
  E–Smith (1), Ainsmith (1).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Witt-Grover-McInnis, Strunk-J. Johnson-Grover, Bates-Grover-McInnis.  PB–Henry (2).  2B–Philadelphia Witt (1); Strunk (2).  3B–Washington Judge (2).  SH–Grover (1); Strunk (1); Thrasher (2); McInnis (1); Judge (1); Foster 2 (2); Rice (2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  U–Brick Owens, Bill Dinneen.  T–2:41.  A–6,730.
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