Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 4, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1920 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, Philadelphia Athletics 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Judge 1b 6 1 2 0
Milan lf 6 1 3 0
Rice cf 5 0 1 0
Roth rf 6 1 3 1
Harris 2b 5 0 1 2
Shanks 3b 6 0 0 0
O'Neill ss 5 0 0 0
Gharrity c 6 1 3 0
Erickson p 5 0 2 1
Totals 50 4 15 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dykes 2b 3 1 0 0
Griffin 1b 6 0 0 1
Walker cf 5 0 2 0
Perkins c 6 0 1 1
Dugan 3b 5 1 1 0
Myatt rf 4 0 0 0
Bigbee lf 4 1 1 2
Galloway ss 4 1 0 0
Rommel p 2 0 0 0
  Burrus ph 1 1 1 0
  Naylor p 1 0 0 0
  Keefe ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 6 4
Washington 300 000 000 000 14154
Philadelphia 000 000 021 000 2561
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L(12-14) 12.2 6 5 0 5 7
Totals
12.2
6
5
0
5
7
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rommel   9.0 11 3 3 2 2
  Naylor  W(9-20) 4.0 4 1 1 1 3
Totals
13.0
15
4
4
3
5

  E–Shanks 3 (17), Gharrity (21), Galloway (29).  DP–Washington 2. Gharrity-Harris, Roth-Gharrity-O'Neill, Philadelphia 3. Rommel-Galloway-Griffin, Dugan-Dykes-Griffin, Perkins-Dykes-Galloway-Griffin.  2B–Washington Milan (21); Rice (23); Roth (19); Erickson (4), Philadelphia Burrus (9).  HR–Philadelphia Bigbee (1,8th inning off Erickson 1 on).  SH–Judge (11); Rice (15); Dykes (26); Myatt (3).  Team LOB–12.  Team–6.  CS–Rice (25); Dykes (8); T. Walker (3).  SB–Galloway (2).  U–Dick Nallin, Billy Evans.
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