Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
July 31, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1917 at Griffith Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 8, Washington Senators 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bush ss 5 1 1 1
Vitt 3b 4 0 1 0
Cobb cf 5 0 1 0
Veach lf 2 1 0 1
Heilmann 1b 5 0 2 0
Harper rf 4 0 0 1
Young 2b 4 3 3 1
Stanage c 2 1 2 0
  Yelle c 1 1 1 0
Dauss p 0 0 0 1
  Jones D. p 1 0 0 0
  Jones B. ph 1 1 0 0
  Boland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 0
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Judge 1b 4 1 1 0
Foster 2b 3 1 0 0
Milan cf 5 0 1 0
Rice rf 5 0 2 2
Ainsmith c 3 0 0 0
Leonard 3b 2 1 0 0
Menosky lf 4 1 1 0
McBride ss 2 0 1 1
Ayers p 1 0 0 0
  Gallia p 0 0 0 0
  Gharrity ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 4 7 3
Detroit 020 001 1318114
Washington 200 200 000475
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Dauss   4.0 4 4 2 2 4
  Jones  W(4-4) 3.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Boland  SV(5) 2.0 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
0
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ayers   6.0 5 3 0 3 0
  Gallia  L(7-11) 3.0 6 5 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
2
1

  E–Vitt (23), Cobb 2 (10), Heilmann (9), Judge (12), Foster (26), C. Milan (7), Leonard (12), McBride (10).  2B–Detroit Heilmann (15), Washington Rice (20).  SH–Vitt (23); Yelle (1); Dauss (2); Boland (3); Ainsmith (10); McBride (10); Ayers (1); Gallia (2).  HBP–Veach 2 (6); Stanage (2).  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  SB–Cobb (31); Menosky (9); Gharrity (2).  U–George Hildebrand, Tommy Connolly.  T–2:18.  A–2,253.
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