Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
April 20, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1920 at Shibe Park. The Washington Senators defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 8, Philadelphia Athletics 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Judge 1b 3 0 1 1
Milan lf 5 0 0 0
Rice cf 4 1 0 0
Roth rf 4 0 0 0
Gharrity c 4 2 2 1
O'Neill ss 4 2 3 2
Harris 2b 4 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 5 2 2 0
Zachary p 3 1 2 2
Totals 36 8 10 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Witt cf 5 0 1 0
Strunk rf 4 1 1 0
Walker T. lf 5 2 2 3
Griffin 1b 5 0 2 0
Dugan 2b 5 2 3 1
Perkins c 5 0 1 0
McCann ss 1 0 0 0
  Thomas ss 2 0 0 0
  Burns ph 1 0 1 1
  Myatt pr 0 0 0 0
Dykes 3b 4 0 1 0
Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Walker J. ph 1 0 1 0
  Hasty p 1 0 0 0
  Welch ph 1 0 0 0
  Kinney p 1 0 1 0
Totals 41 5 14 5
Washington 023 001 2008103
Philadelphia 000 100 1035144
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary  W(1-0) 9.0 14 5 5 2 5
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
2
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Martin  L(0-1) 3.0 6 5 4 2 1
  Hasty   3.0 2 1 0 1 0
  Kinney   3.0 2 2 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
4
4
2

  E–O'Neill 2 (2), Harris (1), T. Walker (1), Griffin (1), Dugan (1), McCann (1).  DP–Washington 1. O'Neill-Harris-Judge.  2B–Washington Gharrity (2); Zachary (1), Philadelphia Strunk (1); Perkins (2); Burns (1); Kinney (1).  HR–Washington O'Neill (1,3rd inning off Martin 1 on), Philadelphia T. Walker 2 (2,7th inning off Zachary 0 on,9th inning off Zachary 1 on); Dugan (1,4th inning off Zachary 0 on).  SH–Judge 2 (3); O'Neill (1); Harris (2); Strunk (2).  Team LOB–9.  Team–12.  CS–Milan (2).  U–Bill Dinneen, Dick Nallin.
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