St. Louis Browns vs Washington Senators
August 18, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 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 13, Washington Senators 2

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Gerber ss 5 2 1 1
Gedeon 2b 5 2 2 1
Sisler 1b 5 4 4 3
Jacobson cf 4 2 4 4
Williams lf 4 0 2 1
Smith 3b 5 0 1 1
Tobin rf 5 0 1 1
Severeid c 4 2 1 0
Shocker p 3 1 1 1
Totals 40 13 17 13
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Judge 1b 3 0 1 1
Shanks lf 4 0 1 0
Rice cf 4 0 1 0
Brower rf 4 0 1 0
Harris 2b 3 0 0 0
Ellerbe 3b 4 1 1 0
O'Neill ss 4 0 1 0
Gharrity c 4 1 2 1
Shaw p 2 0 1 0
  Acosta p 1 0 1 0
  Roth ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 2
St. Louis 004 024 02113170
Washington 000 010 0012101
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Shocker  W(19-9) 9.0 10 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
0
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw  L(7-13) 6.0 14 10 8 2 1
  Acosta   3.0 3 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
13
11
2
1

  E–Shaw (1).  PB–Gharrity (5).  2B–St. Louis Sisler 3 (33), Washington Brower (1); O'Neill (11).  3B–St. Louis Gedeon (5); Jacobson (9).  SH–Gerber (10); Gedeon (34); Jacobson (12); Shocker (5); Judge (10); Harris (21); Roth (9).  HBP–Shocker (3).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U–George Hildebrand, George Moriarty.
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