St. Louis Browns vs Washington Senators
May 17, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1920 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 2, Washington Senators 1
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Thompson 3b 5 0 2 0
Gedeon 2b 3 0 1 0
Tobin lf 4 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 2 0
Williams cf 4 1 1 0
Jacobson rf 3 0 1 1
Severeid c 3 1 1 0
Gerber ss 3 0 1 0
Shocker p 3 0 1 1
Totals 32 2 10 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Judge 1b 3 0 1 0
Milan lf 4 0 0 0
Rice cf 4 0 0 0
Calvo rf 4 0 0 0
Harris 2b 4 1 2 0
Ellerbe 3b 3 0 1 1
Shannon ss 3 0 0 0
Gharrity c 3 0 0 0
Zachary p 2 0 2 0
  Roth pr 0 0 0 0
  Erickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
St. Louis 020 000 000–2102
Washington 010 000 000–162
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Shocker  W(3-1) 9.0 6 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary  L(2-2) 8.0 10 2 1 2 2
  Erickson   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
1
3
3
  E–Severeid (3), Shocker (1), Milan (2), Rice (4).  2B–St. Louis Gedeon (9); Williams (7), Washington Zachary (2).  3B–St. Louis Jacobson (2), Washington Zachary (1).  SH–Gedeon (9); Jacobson (3); Shocker (1); Judge (6); Ellerbe (4).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  SB–Williams (2); Judge (3); Harris (5).  U–Billy Evans, George Hildebrand.
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