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St. Louis Browns @ Washington Senators

1917-06-05 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 2964 · 2:00

St. Louis Browns defeated Washington Senators 6–2. St. Louis Browns put up 4 in the 9th. Bob Groom earned the win and Allen Sothoron picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	6	10
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4

W: Bob Groom L: Doc Ayers SV: Allen Sothoron

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burt Shotton	4	0	1	1	1	1
Jimmy Austin	5	0	0	1	0	0
George Sisler	4	0	1	0	1	1
Baby Doll Jacobson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Hank Severeid	4	1	2	0	0	0
Armando Marsans	4	1	2	1	0	0
Del Pratt	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ernie Johnson	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bob Groom	2	0	0	0	1	2
Tod Sloan	1	1	1	1	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Howie Shanks	4	0	2	0	0	0
Clyde Milan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Foster	4	1	0	0	0	0
Sam Rice	4	0	2	2	0	0
Ray Morgan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Menosky	4	0	0	0	0	1
George McBride	3	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Ainsmith	2	0	0	0	1	1
Bert Gallia	0	0	0	0	1	0
Walter Johnson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Doc Ayers	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Groom	8.0	3	3	2
Allen Sothoron	1.0	1	0	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bert Gallia	3.1	2	1	3
Walter Johnson	2.2	4	0	1
Doc Ayers	3.0	4	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Burt Shotton: 99
Jimmy Austin: 99
George Sisler: K

Bot 1

Howie Shanks: 99
Clyde Milan: 99
Eddie Foster: 99

Top 2

Baby Doll Jacobson: 99
Hank Severeid: 9/F9D
Armando Marsans: S
Del Pratt: D.1X3(99)#

Bot 2

Sam Rice: 99
Ray Morgan: 99
Mike Menosky: 99

Top 3

Ernie Johnson: 99
Bob Groom: K
Burt Shotton: K

Bot 3

George McBride: 99
Eddie Ainsmith: K
Bert Gallia: W
Howie Shanks: S.1-2
Clyde Milan: 99

Top 4

Jimmy Austin: 9/F
George Sisler: W
Baby Doll Jacobson: 99(1)/FO
Hank Severeid: S/F89S.1-3
Armando Marsans: S9.3-H;1-H(E9/TH3)(NR)(UR)
Del Pratt: 63

Bot 4

Eddie Foster: 99
Sam Rice: 99
Ray Morgan: 99

Top 5

Ernie Johnson: 99
Bob Groom: K
Burt Shotton: 99

Bot 5

Mike Menosky: 99
George McBride: 99
Eddie Ainsmith: 99

Top 6

Jimmy Austin: 99
George Sisler: S
Baby Doll Jacobson: S.1X3(99)
Hank Severeid: 99

Bot 6

Walter Johnson: W
Howie Shanks: S7/L.1-2
Clyde Milan: 43.2-3;1-2
Eddie Foster: FC1.3-3;2X3(12);B-2
Sam Rice: D7.3-H;2-H
Ray Morgan: 63

Top 7

Armando Marsans: 99
Del Pratt: 99
Ernie Johnson: 99

Bot 7

Mike Menosky: 99
George McBride: K
Eddie Ainsmith: W
Doc Ayers: 99

Top 8

Bob Groom: W
Burt Shotton: S.1-2
Jimmy Austin: 99
George Sisler: 99
Baby Doll Jacobson: 7/F7D

Bot 8

Howie Shanks: 99
Clyde Milan: 99
Eddie Foster: 99

Top 9

Hank Severeid: S7
Armando Marsans: FC1/BG.1-2(E1/TH2);B-1
Del Pratt: S3/3S/BG.2-3;1-2
Ernie Johnson: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Tod Sloan: S3/L.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Burt Shotton: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jimmy Austin: E4/G.3-H(RBI)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
George Sisler: 8(B)3(1)/DP

Bot 9

Sam Rice: S
Ray Morgan: 9/L
Mike Menosky: SB2
Mike Menosky: K
Elmer Smith: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

Gallia left game with an injured finger.
Leonard broke for home and returned to 3rd where Foster had advanced from 2nd. Ainsmith tagged both and Foster was called out.

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