Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
August 20, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1929 at League Park IV. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 6, Cleveland Indians 2

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Judge 1b 5 0 2 1
Rice rf 5 1 4 1
Goslin lf 4 0 0 0
Myer 2b 3 1 1 1
Cronin ss 5 1 2 0
West cf 3 0 0 1
Spencer c 3 2 1 0
Hayes 3b 4 0 1 0
Burke p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 6 12 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Morgan rf 5 1 1 0
Sewell J. 3b 4 1 1 0
Averill cf 4 0 2 0
Fonseca 1b 4 0 2 1
Jamieson lf 3 0 2 0
Hodapp 2b 4 0 1 0
Gardner ss 3 0 0 0
  Porter ph 0 0 0 0
  Tavener ss 0 0 0 0
Sewell L. c 3 0 0 0
  Myatt c 1 0 0 0
Shoffner p 2 0 0 0
  Holloway p 1 0 0 0
  Hauser ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 1
Washington 001 220 1006122
Cleveland 200 000 000292
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Burke   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Thomas  W(4-6) 9.0 6 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Shoffner  L(2-1) 4.1 8 4 3 2 1
  Holloway   4.2 4 2 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
4
3

  E–Myer (24), West (5), L. Sewell 2 (15).  DP–Washington 2. Myer-Cronin-Judge, Hayes-Myer-Judge.  2B–Washington Rice 2 (31).  SH–Myer (7); West 2 (16).  HBP–Spencer (1); J. Sewell (3); Jamieson (1).  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  CS–Cronin (7).  U–Bill Guthrie, George Hildebrand, Red Ormsby.
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