St. Louis Browns vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 9, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1917 at Shibe Park. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Browns 2, Philadelphia Athletics 0
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Shotton lf 3 1 2 1
Smith cf 2 1 0 1
Sisler 1b 3 0 1 0
Pratt 2b 3 0 0 1
Sloan rf 4 0 1 0
Severeid c 4 0 2 0
Austin 3b 4 0 1 0
Lavan ss 4 0 0 0
Davenport p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 0
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jamieson rf 4 0 0 0
Grover 2b 4 0 0 0
Bodie lf 3 0 2 0
Bates 3b 4 0 1 0
Strunk cf 3 0 0 0
McInnis 1b 4 0 0 0
Meyer c 3 0 1 0
Witt ss 3 0 0 0
Bush p 2 0 0 0
  Schang ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
St. Louis 200 000 000–271
Philadelphia 000 000 000–041
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Davenport  W(8-12) 9.0 4 0 0 3 5
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bush  L(7-14) 7.0 6 2 0 3 3
  Johnson   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
  E–Pratt (20), Meyer (8).  DP–St. Louis 1. Lavan-Sisler.  SH–Smith (3); Sisler (9).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  SB–Severeid (5); Austin (11).  U–Tommy Connolly, George Hildebrand.  T–1:38.  A–3,000.
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