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St. Louis Browns @ New York Yankees

1917-06-17 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 23000 · 2:13

St. Louis Browns defeated New York Yankees 2–1. St. Louis Browns put up 2 in the 5th. Allen Sothoron earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Allen Sothoron L: Ray Caldwell SV: (none)

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burt Shotton	5	0	1	1	0	0
Jimmy Austin	3	0	0	1	0	0
George Sisler	4	0	0	0	0	0
Baby Doll Jacobson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hank Severeid	3	0	0	0	1	1
Armando Marsans	4	0	2	0	0	0
Del Pratt	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Johnson	1	1	0	0	2	0
Allen Sothoron	3	1	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tim Hendryx	4	0	1	0	0	2
Lee Magee	3	0	0	0	0	1
Fritz Maisel	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Pipp	4	0	0	0	0	1
Elmer Miller	3	1	0	0	1	1
Home Run Baker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Roger Peckinpaugh	4	0	1	0	0	1
Roxy Walters	3	0	1	1	1	0
Ray Caldwell	2	0	0	0	1	0
Les Nunamaker	1	0	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Allen Sothoron	9.0	5	3	6

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Caldwell	9.0	5	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

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

Bot 1

Tim Hendryx: 99
Lee Magee: K#
Fritz Maisel: 99

Top 2

Baby Doll Jacobson: 99
Hank Severeid: 7/L
Armando Marsans: 99

Bot 2

Wally Pipp: K
Elmer Miller: K#
Home Run Baker: 99

Top 3

Del Pratt: 99
Ernie Johnson: W
Allen Sothoron: S7.1-2
Burt Shotton: 99/G.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Austin: 13

Bot 3

Roger Peckinpaugh: 99
Roxy Walters: 99
Ray Caldwell: 99

Top 4

George Sisler: 99
Baby Doll Jacobson: T7
Hank Severeid: K
Armando Marsans: 2/FL

Bot 4

Tim Hendryx: S
Lee Magee: 99
Fritz Maisel: 99
Wally Pipp: 9/F

Top 5

Del Pratt: E6/G.B-2
Ernie Johnson: E5/TH/SH.2-3
Allen Sothoron: FC4.3XH(42);1-3;B-2
Burt Shotton: S9/F.3-H(UR);2-3
Jimmy Austin: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
George Sisler: 99

Bot 5

Elmer Miller: W
Home Run Baker: 99
Roger Peckinpaugh: 99
Roxy Walters: W.1-2
Ray Caldwell: 99

Top 6

Baby Doll Jacobson: K#
Hank Severeid: W#
Armando Marsans: D.1-3#
Del Pratt: 99
Ernie Johnson: 99

Bot 6

Tim Hendryx: K#
Lee Magee: 99
Fritz Maisel: 99

Top 7

Allen Sothoron: FLE6#
Allen Sothoron: 99
Burt Shotton: 99
Jimmy Austin: 99

Bot 7

Wally Pipp: 7/F
Elmer Miller: E8/F
Home Run Baker: 8/F
Roger Peckinpaugh: S9.1-3
Roxy Walters: S9.3-H(UR);1-2#
Ray Caldwell: W.2-3;1-2
Tim Hendryx: K

Top 8

George Sisler: 99
Baby Doll Jacobson: 99
Hank Severeid: 99

Bot 8

Les Nunamaker: S
Fritz Maisel: 3/BP
Wally Pipp: 16(1)/FO
Elmer Miller: PO1(13)

Top 9

Armando Marsans: S
Del Pratt: K#
Ernie Johnson: W.1-2#
Allen Sothoron: 99/SH.2-3;1-2#
Burt Shotton: 99

Bot 9

Elmer Miller: 99
Home Run Baker: S
Roger Peckinpaugh: K
Roxy Walters: 8/F

Notes & reviews

First Sunday game ever 'allowed' to be played in New York City (Manhattan) -- it was a charity game proceeds donated to the Army Engineer Reserves

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