Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
July 4, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1917 at Polo Grounds V. The Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 5, New York Yankees 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Judge 1b 3 2 1 0
Shanks ss 3 1 2 1
Milan cf 4 1 1 2
Rice rf 3 0 1 0
Foster 2b 4 0 0 1
Leonard 3b 4 0 0 0
Menosky lf 3 1 0 0
Ainsmith c 3 0 0 0
Dumont p 0 0 0 0
  Ayers p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 5 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Maisel 2b 5 1 3 1
Peckinpaugh ss 4 1 2 0
Hendryx rf 5 0 1 1
Pipp 1b 3 1 0 0
Baker 3b 4 0 2 1
Magee lf 4 0 0 1
  Baumann ph 1 0 0 0
Miller cf 4 1 2 0
Nunamaker c 4 0 1 0
Cullop p 1 0 0 0
  Shawkey p 3 0 1 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Washington 202 100 000552
New York 211 000 0004121
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Dumont   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Ayers  W(3-6) 8.2 9 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Cullop   2.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Shawkey  L(5-8) 7.0 0 1 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
0
1
0
2
5

  E–Shanks (11), Foster (20), Shawkey (3).  DP–Washington 1. Rice-Ainsmith, New York 2. Shawkey-Peckinpaugh-Pipp, Shawkey-Pipp.  2B–New York Peckinpaugh (12); Hendryx (6).  3B–Washington Judge (10).  HBP–Shanks (1).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Peckinpaugh (8).  Team–11.  SB–Menosky (5); Maisel (21); Magee (3).  U–Bill Dinneen, Barry McCormick.  T–2:05.  A–15,000.
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