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Washington Senators @ Cleveland Guardians

1916-07-31 · Day game · League Park IV · Att: 2750 · 2:01

Washington Senators defeated Cleveland Indians 11–1. Washington Senators put up 5 in the 1st. Harry Harper earned the win and George Dumont picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Harry Harper L: Grover Lowdermilk SV: George Dumont

Umpires — HP: Silk O'Loughlin · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny Moeller	6	2	3	1	0	1
Eddie Foster	3	1	1	2	3	0
Clyde Milan	6	1	1	1	0	0
Sam Rice	4	1	1	1	1	0
Patsy Gharrity	5	1	0	0	0	2
Ray Morgan	3	1	0	0	0	0
John Henry	5	1	1	1	0	1
George McBride	5	2	3	1	0	0
Harry Harper	3	1	2	0	0	0
George Dumont	2	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Graney	1	1	0	0	3	0
Ray Chapman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Braggo Roth	4	0	2	1	0	0
Howard Lohr	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Wambsganss	3	0	0	0	1	0
Chick Gandil	4	0	0	0	0	1
Terry Turner	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Daly	2	0	0	0	0	0
Grover Lowdermilk	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Bradley	2	0	0	0	0	1
Otis Lambeth	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Harper	5.1	2	4	2
George Dumont	3.2	1	0	2

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Grover Lowdermilk	2.1	8	2	1
Ed Klepfer	2.2	2	1	1
Otis Lambeth	4.0	2	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Danny Moeller: S7
Eddie Foster: FC1.1-3(E1/TH)
Clyde Milan: SB2
Clyde Milan: S7.3-H;2-3
Sam Rice: W.1-2
Patsy Gharrity: E4/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Ray Morgan: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
John Henry: 63.3-H(UR);2-3
George McBride: S9.3-H(UR)
Harry Harper: S7.1-3(E7)
Danny Moeller: 43

Bot 1

Jack Graney: W
Ray Chapman: 53.1-2
Braggo Roth: S9.2-H
Howard Lohr: 99/G.1-2
Bill Wambsganss: SB3
Bill Wambsganss: W
Chick Gandil: 99(1)/FO

Top 2

Eddie Foster: W
Clyde Milan: CS2(99)
Clyde Milan: 9/F
Sam Rice: S
Patsy Gharrity: SB2
Patsy Gharrity: K

Bot 2

Terry Turner: 99
Tom Daly: 99
Grover Lowdermilk: 99

Top 3

Ray Morgan: 8
John Henry: S
George McBride: S.1-2
Harry Harper: S7.2-3;1-2
Danny Moeller: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
Eddie Foster: FLE5
Eddie Foster: S8.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Clyde Milan: FC4.3-H(E4/TH)(NR);2-3;1-2
Sam Rice: 43.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Patsy Gharrity: 99

Bot 3

Jack Graney: W
Ray Chapman: K
Braggo Roth: S.1-2
Howard Lohr: 99
Bill Wambsganss: 99

Top 4

Ray Morgan: 99
John Henry: K
George McBride: E6
Harry Harper: 99

Bot 4

Chick Gandil: K
Terry Turner: 99
Tom Daly: 99

Top 5

Danny Moeller: 99
Eddie Foster: W
Clyde Milan: 99
Sam Rice: 99

Bot 5

Jack Bradley: 99
Jack Graney: W
Ray Chapman: CS2(99)
Ray Chapman: 99

Top 6

Patsy Gharrity: K
Ray Morgan: 99
John Henry: 99

Bot 6

Braggo Roth: 13
Howard Lohr: FLE5
Howard Lohr: 99
Bill Wambsganss: 99

Top 7

George McBride: 99
George Dumont: 99
Danny Moeller: K

Bot 7

Chick Gandil: 99
Terry Turner: 99
Otis Lambeth: K

Top 8

Eddie Foster: 99
Clyde Milan: 99
Sam Rice: 99

Bot 8

Jack Bradley: K
Jack Graney: 99
Ray Chapman: T
Braggo Roth: 5/L

Top 9

Patsy Gharrity: 99
Ray Morgan: HP
John Henry: 7/L
George McBride: S7.1-2
George Dumont: E6.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Danny Moeller: S1.2-3;1-2
Eddie Foster: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Clyde Milan: 43

Bot 9

Howard Lohr: 99
Bill Wambsganss: 99
Chick Gandil: 99

Notes & reviews

Facing a large deficit with dark clouds on the horizon, Cleveland intentionally dropped foul flies and played sloppy defense in an attempt to have game rained out before it became official
Harper injured when Roth's liner hit him in abdomen

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