New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
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 Sportsman's Park III. The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, St. Louis Browns 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Hendryx cf 3 1 0 0
Maisel 2b 3 1 1 0
Peckinpaugh ss 4 2 2 2
Pipp 1b 2 0 1 1
Baker 3b 4 0 0 0
Miller rf 3 0 0 1
High lf 4 0 0 0
Walters c 4 0 3 0
Shawkey p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Shotton lf 3 1 3 0
Johnson 3b 2 0 0 0
  Sloan ph 1 0 0 0
  Magee 3b 0 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 1 0
Pratt 2b 4 0 1 1
Severeid c 4 0 1 0
Jacobson rf 4 0 0 0
Smith cf 4 0 0 0
Lavan ss 3 0 1 0
Groom p 2 0 0 0
  Rumler ph 1 0 1 0
  Rogers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
New York 000 003 010470
St. Louis 000 100 000183
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Shawkey  W(9-12) 9.0 8 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Groom  L(7-14) 8.0 6 4 3 3 1
  Rogers   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–Shotton (16), Sisler (21), Lavan (34).  DP–New York 1. Pipp-Peckinpaugh, St. Louis 1. Johnson-Pratt-Sisler.  2B–St. Louis Shotton (8); Sisler (27); Pratt (15); Rumler (3).  3B–New York Peckinpaugh (6).  SH–Maisel (22); Pipp (14); Miller (19); Johnson (10).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Walters (2).  U–Bill Dinneen, Silk O'Loughlin.  T–1:40.  A–1,000.
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