St. Louis Browns vs Washington Senators
September 20, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1917 at Griffith Stadium. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Browns 4, Washington Senators 2
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Shotton lf 5 1 1 0
Austin 3b 4 1 1 0
Smith cf 3 1 2 0
Demmitt rf 4 1 1 1
Pratt 2b 2 0 0 1
Jacobson 1b 4 0 0 0
Hale c 4 0 0 0
Gerber ss 2 0 0 0
Davenport p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Menosky lf 5 0 1 0
Leonard 1b 5 0 1 1
Milan C. cf 5 0 3 0
Rice rf 4 1 1 0
Foster 3b 3 0 2 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 1
Shanks ss 1 0 0 0
  Murray ss 3 0 0 0
Ainsmith c 4 0 0 0
Gallia p 0 0 0 0
  Shaw p 1 0 0 0
  Gharrity ph 1 0 0 0
  Dumont p 0 0 0 0
  Milan H. ph 1 1 1 0
  Craft p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 10 2
St. Louis 400 000 000–452
Washington 000 100 100–2101
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Davenport  W(16-15) 9.0 10 2 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
10
2
1
1
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Gallia  L(9-13) 0.0 3 4 2 2 0
  Shaw   4.0 1 0 0 3 3
  Dumont   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Craft   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  E–Jacobson (9), Davenport (7), Shanks (35).  DP–St. Louis 1. Pratt-Gerber-Jacobson, Washington 1. Shaw-Ainsmith-Leonard.  PB–Hale (1).  2B–Washington Foster (16).  3B–Washington Menosky (7).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  SB–Smith (2); Jacobson (9).  U–Brick Owens, Billy Evans.  T–1:07.  A–335.
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