Philadelphia Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
August 17, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1917 at Comiskey Park I. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 9, Chicago White Sox 7

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jamieson rf 4 1 1 2
Grover 2b 6 1 3 0
Bodie lf 6 1 2 1
Bates 3b 4 1 0 1
Strunk cf 5 3 4 2
McInnis 1b 4 0 1 1
Schang c 5 1 3 0
Witt ss 0 0 0 0
  Dugan ss 4 1 1 1
Schauer p 1 0 0 0
  Griffin ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 1 0
  Bush p 2 0 1 0
Totals 43 9 17 0
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Leibold rf 5 1 2 2
McMullin 3b 3 1 1 0
Collins 2b 6 0 2 0
Jackson lf 4 1 2 2
Felsch cf 4 0 2 2
Gandil 1b 5 1 1 0
Risberg ss 5 1 1 1
Schalk c 5 1 1 1
Scott p 1 0 0 0
  Danforth p 0 0 0 0
  Faber p 1 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 1 1 0
  Cicotte p 2 0 0 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 7 13 0
Philadelphia 003 031 000 0029172
Chicago 120 002 200 0007132
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Schauer   2.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Johnson   4.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Bush  W(9-14) 6.0 5 2 2 7 4
Totals
12.0
5
2
2
7
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   2.1 4 3 2 3 0
  Danforth   2.1 6 3 3 1 2
  Faber   2.1 1 1 1 2 1
  Cicotte  L(18-10) 5.0 6 2 2 2 1
Totals
12.0
6
2
2
2
1

  E–Grover (21), Bodie (7), McMullin (6), Danforth (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. J. Johnson-Dugan-McInnis, Chicago 1. Felsch-Risberg-E. Collins-Gandil.  2B–Philadelphia Dugan (7), Chicago Schalk (10).  3B–Philadelphia Grover (4).  SH–Jamieson (3); Grover (30); McInnis (14); Schang (11); Witt (6); J. Johnson (4); McMullin 3 (8); Gandil (10).  HBP–Bates 2 (6).  Team LOB–14.  Team–13.  SB–Strunk (13).  U–Billy Evans, George Moriarty.  T–3:15.  A–14,000.
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