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Philadelphia Athletics @ Washington Senators

1919-04-23 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 13 innings · Att: 14000 · 2:10

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 1–0. Walter Johnson earned the win. Eddie Foster went 3-for-6 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7

W: Walter Johnson L: Scott Perry SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Dinneen · 1B: Brick Owens · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Red Shannon	6	3	0	0
Merlin Kopp	3	1	3	0
Braggo Roth	6	1	0	1
George Burns	5	1	0	1
Whitey Witt	5	1	0	0
Fred Thomas	5	0	0	1
Joe Dugan	5	2	0	0
Cy Perkins	5	1	0	0
Scott Perry	5	0	0	3

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Judge	5	1	0	1	0
Eddie Foster	6	3	1	0	0
Clyde Milan	4	1	0	0	0
Sam Rice	5	1	0	0	1
Howie Shanks	3	0	0	2	0
Hal Janvrin	4	0	0	1	1
Ike Davis	5	0	0	0	1
Sam Agnew	4	1	0	1	1
Walter Johnson	4	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Perry	12.1	7	5	5

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walter Johnson	13.0	10	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Red Shannon: 8
Merlin Kopp: W
Braggo Roth: 13.1-2
George Burns: K

Bot 1

Joe Judge: 8
Eddie Foster: 6/P
Clyde Milan: 2/FL

Top 2

Whitey Witt: 8
Fred Thomas: 63
Joe Dugan: 6/P

Bot 2

Sam Rice: 53
Howie Shanks: 9
Hal Janvrin: 63

Top 3

Cy Perkins: 13
Scott Perry: K
Red Shannon: 7/L

Bot 3

Ike Davis: 8/L
Sam Agnew: 3/G
Walter Johnson: 63

Top 4

Merlin Kopp: 8
Braggo Roth: 53
George Burns: S4
Whitey Witt: 53

Bot 4

Joe Judge: W
Eddie Foster: PO1(23)
Eddie Foster: S8
Clyde Milan: S9.1-3
Sam Rice: 7
Howie Shanks: W.1-2
Hal Janvrin: 13

Top 5

Fred Thomas: 53
Joe Dugan: S5
Cy Perkins: S9.1X3(6)
Scott Perry: K

Bot 5

Ike Davis: 43
Sam Agnew: W
Walter Johnson: K
Joe Judge: 43

Top 6

Red Shannon: S7
Merlin Kopp: CS2(24)
Merlin Kopp: W
Braggo Roth: K+SB2
George Burns: 63

Bot 6

Eddie Foster: 63
Clyde Milan: 13
Sam Rice: K

Top 7

Whitey Witt: 53
Fred Thomas: K
Joe Dugan: S7
Cy Perkins: 7/L

Bot 7

Howie Shanks: 7
Hal Janvrin: 13
Ike Davis: 43

Top 8

Scott Perry: K
Red Shannon: S7
Merlin Kopp: 16(1)/FO
Braggo Roth: S7.1-3;B-2(E7)
George Burns: 53

Bot 8

Sam Agnew: K
Walter Johnson: 43
Joe Judge: 5/FL

Top 9

Whitey Witt: S7
Fred Thomas: 1(B)3(1)/BP/DP
Joe Dugan: 7

Bot 9

Eddie Foster: S7
Clyde Milan: 53/SH.1-2
Sam Rice: S1.2-3
Howie Shanks: IW.1-2
Hal Janvrin: PO3(252).2-3(E2/TH2)
Hal Janvrin: SB2
Hal Janvrin: W
Ike Davis: K/C

Top 10

Cy Perkins: 4/P
Scott Perry: 7/7S
Red Shannon: 8

Bot 10

Sam Agnew: 8
Walter Johnson: 13
Joe Judge: 31

Top 11

Merlin Kopp: S7
Braggo Roth: 64(1)3/GDP
George Burns: 6/FL

Bot 11

Eddie Foster: 53
Clyde Milan: 9/L
Sam Rice: 13

Top 12

Whitey Witt: 8
Fred Thomas: 4/P
Joe Dugan: 9

Bot 12

Howie Shanks: 7
Hal Janvrin: K/C
Ike Davis: 53

Top 13

Cy Perkins: 53
Scott Perry: 43
Red Shannon: S8
Merlin Kopp: W.1-2
Braggo Roth: 3/FL

Bot 13

Sam Agnew: S7
Walter Johnson: 34/SH.1-2
Joe Judge: S6.2-3
Eddie Foster: S6.3-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Opening Day -- General Peyton March threw out ceremonial first pitch
Dugan apparently advanced to 3rd but was declared out for missing 2nd base
On an attempted squeeze play runner on 3rd was caught in a rundown. Runner on 2nd went to 3rd when C threw wild to 2nd

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