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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

1917-04-20 · Day game · Baker Bowl · Att: 10000 · 1:52

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Brooklyn Robins 4–3. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 3rd. Pete Alexander earned the win. Gavvy Cravath went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	5
PHI	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1		4	8

W: Pete Alexander L: Larry Cheney SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank O'Day · 1B: Kitty Bransfield · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bunny Fabrique	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jake Daubert	4	0	1	2	0	0
Hi Myers	4	0	0	0	0	0
Zack Wheat	2	1	1	0	2	0
Casey Stengel	3	0	2	0	0	0
George Cutshaw	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Mowrey	3	0	0	0	1	0
Otto Miller	4	1	1	0	0	1
Larry Cheney	3	1	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dode Paskert	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dave Bancroft	3	1	1	0	0	1
Possum Whitted	4	1	1	0	0	0
Fred Luderus	3	0	1	1	1	0
Gavvy Cravath	4	1	2	2	0	0
Milt Stock	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bert Niehoff	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Killefer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Alexander	3	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Cheney	8.0	8	2	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	9.0	5	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bunny Fabrique: 43
Jake Daubert: 7/L
Hi Myers: 43

Bot 1

Dode Paskert: W
Dave Bancroft: 13/SH.1-2
Possum Whitted: 43.2-3
Fred Luderus: W
Gavvy Cravath: 9/L

Top 2

Zack Wheat: D9
Casey Stengel: 13/SH.2-3
George Cutshaw: K
Mike Mowrey: W
Otto Miller: SB2.3-H(UR);1-3(E2/TH)
Otto Miller: K

Bot 2

Milt Stock: 8/F
Bert Niehoff: S8
Bill Killefer: 2/FL
Pete Alexander: 13

Top 3

Larry Cheney: K
Bunny Fabrique: K
Jake Daubert: 4/L

Bot 3

Dode Paskert: 53
Dave Bancroft: D9
Possum Whitted: S9.2-H(E6)(NR);B-2(TH)
Fred Luderus: 6/P
Gavvy Cravath: D8.2-H
Milt Stock: 53

Top 4

Hi Myers: 63
Zack Wheat: 2/FL
Casey Stengel: D8
George Cutshaw: 63

Bot 4

Bert Niehoff: 3/P
Bill Killefer: 7/F
Pete Alexander: K

Top 5

Mike Mowrey: E5/TH
Otto Miller: S5/BG.1-2
Larry Cheney: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Bunny Fabrique: 43.2-3;1-2
Jake Daubert: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Hi Myers: CS2(24)

Bot 5

Dode Paskert: D8
Dave Bancroft: K
Possum Whitted: 9/F
Fred Luderus: D7.2-H
Gavvy Cravath: 5/FL

Top 6

Hi Myers: 13
Zack Wheat: W
Casey Stengel: S8.1-2
George Cutshaw: 16(1)/FO.2-3
Mike Mowrey: SB2
Mike Mowrey: 43

Bot 6

Milt Stock: 8/L
Bert Niehoff: 8/L
Bill Killefer: S8
Pete Alexander: 6/L

Top 7

Otto Miller: 63
Larry Cheney: 43
Bunny Fabrique: 43

Bot 7

Dode Paskert: 13
Dave Bancroft: 6/L
Possum Whitted: 5/FL

Top 8

Jake Daubert: 53
Hi Myers: 63
Zack Wheat: W
Casey Stengel: SB2
Casey Stengel: 31

Bot 8

Fred Luderus: 6/P
Gavvy Cravath: HR/7
Milt Stock: 13
Bert Niehoff: HP
Bill Killefer: 13

Top 9

George Cutshaw: 63
Mike Mowrey: 3/G
Otto Miller: 63

Notes & reviews

When Whitted slid into 2nd he knocked the ball out of SS's glove allowing Bancroft to score from 3rd
Bounce HR

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