Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
July 9, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1920 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Evans lf 5 2 1 3
Chapman ss 4 0 3 0
Speaker cf 3 0 3 3
  Jamieson cf 0 0 0 0
Wood rf 5 0 1 0
Gardner 3b 3 1 1 0
Wambsganss 2b 3 1 0 0
Johnston 1b 3 1 2 0
O'Neill c 4 1 0 0
Caldwell p 3 1 1 1
  Niehaus p 0 0 0 0
  Bagby p 2 1 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Judge 1b 5 0 1 0
Milan lf 5 0 2 0
Rice cf 5 0 2 2
Roth rf 4 0 0 0
Harris 2b 4 0 2 0
Shanks 3b 4 1 1 0
Ellerbe ss 4 1 3 1
Gharrity c 4 1 1 0
Zachary p 3 1 1 0
  Engel pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 13 3
Cleveland 000 000 4408121
Washington 010 020 1004134
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell   6.0 10 4 3 1 5
  Niehaus   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Bagby  W(16-4) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
4
3
1
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary  L(9-6) 9.0 12 8 2 6 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
2
6
0

  E–Johnston (7), Milan (7), Harris 2 (18), Ellerbe (16).  DP–Cleveland 1. Johnston-Chapman-Johnston, Washington 2. Shanks-Harris-Judge, Harris-Judge.  2B–Cleveland Caldwell (2), Washington Ellerbe (4).  3B–Washington Shanks (3).  SH–Chapman (32); Speaker (8); Johnston 2 (14).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  SB–Johnston (8); Harris (13).  CS–Rice (13); Harris (9).  U–Ollie Chill, George Moriarty.
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