Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
October 2, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1917 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 2, New York Yankees 3

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jamieson rf 3 1 0 1
  Bates ph 1 0 0 0
Witt lf 2 1 0 1
  Sharman ph 1 0 0 0
Strunk cf 3 0 2 0
Schang 3b 3 0 1 1
McInnis 1b 4 0 0 0
Shannon ss 4 0 0 0
Grover 2b 2 0 0 2
McAvoy c 4 0 1 0
Johnson p 3 0 2 0
  Bodie ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 3 0 0 0
Ward ss 3 0 0 0
Baker 3b 3 0 0 0
Pipp 1b 3 0 0 0
Lamar lf 3 0 1 0
Vick rf 3 1 1 0
Fewster 2b 3 1 1 0
Ruel c 3 1 1 1
Brady p 2 0 1 0
  Hendryx ph 0 0 0 1
  Cullop p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 3 5 2
Philadelphia 001 000 100262
New York 001 000 02x351
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L(9-12) 8.0 5 3 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
5
3
1
0
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Brady  W(1-0) 8.0 6 2 2 5 4
  Cullop  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Schang (20), J. Johnson (3), Vick (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Schang-Grover-McInnis.  PB–Ruel (1).  2B–Philadelphia Strunk (26).  SH–Strunk (25); Hendryx (16).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Miller (8).  Team–1.  SB–Jamieson (8).  U–George Moriarty, Silk O'Loughlin.  T–1:30.  A–500.
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