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St. Louis Browns @ Washington Senators

1914-08-20 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 2921 · 2:30

Washington Senators defeated St. Louis Browns 5–4. Washington Senators put up 4 in the 4th. Walter Johnson earned the win. Gus Williams went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	7
WS1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	11

W: Walter Johnson L: George Baumgardner SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Billy Evans · 1B: Jack Egan · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Ivan Howard	4	0	1	0	0
Burt Shotton	4	2	2	1	0
Del Pratt	4	0	1	1	0
Ernie Walker	4	0	1	1	1
Gus Williams	4	1	1	1	2
Doc Lavan	4	0	0	0	3
John Leary	3	0	0	0	1
Bobby Wallace	3	0	1	0	1
Bill James	2	0	0	0	2
Tillie Walker	1	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny Moeller	4	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Foster	5	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Mitchell	4	1	3	0	0	0
Chick Gandil	3	2	2	0	0	0
Ray Morgan	3	0	0	0	2	1
Howie Shanks	5	0	1	1	0	1
George McBride	2	1	1	0	0	0
John Henry	3	1	3	2	1	0
Doc Ayers	3	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rip Williams	1	0	1	0	0	0
Merito Acosta	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill James	7.0	9	2	4
George Baumgardner	1.2	2	2	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doc Ayers	8.0	7	0	8
Walter Johnson	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ivan Howard: S
Burt Shotton: PO1(13)
Burt Shotton: S8
Del Pratt: PO1(E1).1-3
Del Pratt: 2/FL
Ernie Walker: S8.3-H
Gus Williams: K

Bot 1

Danny Moeller: 99
Eddie Foster: K
Mike Mitchell: 99

Top 2

Doc Lavan: K
John Leary: 99
Bobby Wallace: K

Bot 2

Chick Gandil: 99
Ray Morgan: K
Howie Shanks: 99

Top 3

Bill James: K
Ivan Howard: 99
Burt Shotton: 99

Bot 3

George McBride: 99
John Henry: S
Doc Ayers: SB2
Doc Ayers: K
Danny Moeller: W
Eddie Foster: 9/89

Top 4

Del Pratt: 8
Ernie Walker: K
Gus Williams: 99

Bot 4

Mike Mitchell: D8
Chick Gandil: FC2/SH.2-3;B-1
Ray Morgan: 13.1-2
Howie Shanks: K
George McBride: HP
John Henry: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Doc Ayers: SB2.3-H(E1)(UR);1-H(UR)
Doc Ayers: 53

Top 5

Doc Lavan: K
John Leary: K
Bobby Wallace: S
Bill James: CS2(99)

Bot 5

Danny Moeller: 99
Eddie Foster: 99
Mike Mitchell: S
Chick Gandil: S.1-2
Ray Morgan: 99

Top 6

Bill James: K
Ivan Howard: 99
Burt Shotton: 99

Bot 6

Howie Shanks: 99
George McBride: S
John Henry: S.1-3(E8);B-2
Doc Ayers: 99
Danny Moeller: 99

Top 7

Del Pratt: 99
Ernie Walker: 99
Gus Williams: HR9/IPHR
Doc Lavan: E1
John Leary: 99

Bot 7

Eddie Foster: 8
Mike Mitchell: S6
Chick Gandil: CS2(99)
Chick Gandil: S
Ray Morgan: SB2
Ray Morgan: W
Howie Shanks: 99

Top 8

Bobby Wallace: 53
Tillie Walker: E7/F.B-2
Ivan Howard: 63
Burt Shotton: D9.2-H(UR)
Del Pratt: S.2-H(UR)
Ernie Walker: CS2(99)

Bot 8

Wally Smith: 99
John Henry: W
Rip Williams: S9.1-3;BX2(96)
Danny Moeller: 99

Top 9

Ernie Walker: 3/G
Gus Williams: K
Doc Lavan: K

Bot 9

Eddie Foster: 4/L
Merito Acosta: K
Chick Gandil: HP
Ray Morgan: SB2
Ray Morgan: W
Howie Shanks: S8.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

By rule ball was home run when umpire lost sight of it under the pavillion
At end of inning, Captain McBride continued to argue about the home run and was ejected by HP umpire Evans
Mitchell hit in head by throw from shortstop and was knocked out, leaving the game

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