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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1920 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 9, Washington Senators 10

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Gerber ss 5 0 2 0
Gedeon 2b 5 1 2 0
Sisler 1b 5 1 1 0
Jacobson cf 4 2 3 3
Williams lf 5 2 2 1
Smith 3b 5 1 1 0
Tobin rf 6 1 5 4
Severeid c 6 0 1 0
Lynch p 2 0 0 0
  Burwell p 1 1 0 0
  Weilman p 0 0 0 0
  Austin ph 1 0 1 0
  Vangilder p 2 0 1 0
Totals 47 9 19 8
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Judge 1b 4 1 1 0
Ellerbe 3b 3 2 1 0
  Roth pr 0 0 0 0
Rice cf 4 1 0 0
Brower rf 5 2 1 0
Harris 2b 4 1 2 1
Shanks lf 5 2 2 1
O'Neill ss 6 1 3 4
Picinich c 2 0 0 0
  Milan ph 1 0 0 0
  Gharrity c 3 0 2 3
Schacht p 0 0 0 0
  Acosta p 4 0 2 0
  Zachary p 1 0 1 0
Totals 42 10 15 9
St. Louis 300 121 002 009192
Washington 100 050 300 0110153
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch   4.1 3 4 4 7 2
  Burwell   2.1 5 5 4 2 0
  Weilman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Vangilder  L(3-6) 3.1 7 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.1
15
10
9
10
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Schacht   1.2 3 3 3 1 0
  Acosta   7.0 13 6 5 1 0
  Zachary  W(11-11) 2.1 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
19
9
8
3
0

  E–Severeid (8), Lynch (1), Ellerbe (23), Harris 2 (27).  DP–St. Louis 3. Gerber-Gedeon-Sisler, Tobin-Sisler, Smith-Gedeon-Sisler, Washington 2. Brower-Judge-Picinich, Harris-Judge.  2B–St. Louis Sisler (30); Smith (12); Tobin (25), Washington Ellerbe (7); Acosta (1).  3B–St. Louis Jacobson (8), Washington O'Neill (6).  SH–Gerber (9); Gedeon (33); Jacobson (11); Williams (23); Harris (20).  Team LOB–12.  Team–12.  SB–Rice (49); Shanks (9).  U–George Moriarty, George Hildebrand.
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