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Washington Senators @ Cleveland Guardians

1918-08-08 · Day game · League Park IV

Cleveland Indians defeated Washington Senators 8–4. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 1st. Stan Coveleski earned the win and Fritz Coumbe picked up the save. Doc Johnston went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Stan Coveleski L: Doc Ayers SV: Fritz Coumbe

Umpires — HP: Dick Nallin · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burt Shotton	5	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Foster	4	0	0	1	1	0
Joe Judge	5	0	2	0	0	1
Clyde Milan	4	1	0	0	1	0
Frank Schulte	5	1	2	0	0	1
Howie Shanks	4	0	2	1	0	0
Doc Lavan	4	1	1	1	0	0
Eddie Ainsmith	3	0	1	1	1	0
Doc Ayers	1	0	1	0	0	0
Walter Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Morgan	1	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Casey	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Graney	4	1	0	0	1	0
Ray Chapman	4	1	3	0	1	1
Tris Speaker	5	2	2	1	0	0
Braggo Roth	4	2	3	0	0	1
Smoky Joe Wood	2	0	0	1	1	0
Doc Johnston	3	1	3	3	0	0
Terry Turner	4	0	1	2	0	0
Steve O'Neill	2	1	1	0	2	0
Stan Coveleski	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fritz Coumbe	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doc Ayers	3.0	6	3	1
Eddie Matteson	3.0	2	2	1
Ed Hovlik	1.0	3	0	0
Nick Altrock	1.0	2	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Stan Coveleski	7.2	10	4	2
Fritz Coumbe	1.1	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Burt Shotton: 9
Eddie Foster: W
Joe Judge: K
Clyde Milan: 9

Bot 1

Jack Graney: W
Ray Chapman: W.1-3(E2/TH);B-2(E6)
Tris Speaker: S7.3-H;2-3
Braggo Roth: K
Smoky Joe Wood: 9/SF.3-H;1-2
Doc Johnston: S9.2-3
Terry Turner: SB2
Terry Turner: S7.3-H;2-H
Steve O'Neill: CS2(26)

Top 2

Frank Schulte: S9
Howie Shanks: 13.1-2
Doc Lavan: 43.2-3
Eddie Ainsmith: 43

Bot 2

Steve O'Neill: W
Stan Coveleski: 34/SH.1-2
Jack Graney: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
Ray Chapman: D7/L.1-3
Tris Speaker: 7

Top 3

Doc Ayers: D8
Burt Shotton: 9
Eddie Foster: 63
Joe Judge: 8

Bot 3

Braggo Roth: T9
Smoky Joe Wood: 4/L
Doc Johnston: S9.3-H
Terry Turner: 7
Steve O'Neill: CS2(24)

Top 4

Clyde Milan: W
Frank Schulte: 43.1-2
Howie Shanks: D/89.2-H
Doc Lavan: 8/L
Eddie Ainsmith: W
Walter Johnson: K

Bot 4

Steve O'Neill: W
Stan Coveleski: 3/SH.1-2#
Jack Graney: 43.2-3
Ray Chapman: K/C

Top 5

Burt Shotton: 4/L
Eddie Foster: 63
Joe Judge: 9

Bot 5

Tris Speaker: S8
Braggo Roth: S7.1-3
Smoky Joe Wood: SB2
Smoky Joe Wood: W
Doc Johnston: 7/SF.3-H
Terry Turner: 5(2)3/GDP

Top 6

Clyde Milan: 63
Frank Schulte: S9
Howie Shanks: D9.1-3
Doc Lavan: 13.3-H
Eddie Ainsmith: 9

Bot 6

Steve O'Neill: 5
Stan Coveleski: 8
Jack Graney: 63

Top 7

Ray Morgan: D7
Burt Shotton: S8.2-3
Eddie Foster: 4(1)/FO.3-H#
Joe Judge: S9.1-2
Clyde Milan: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Ray Chapman: S/BG
Tris Speaker: 7/FL
Braggo Roth: CS2(26)
Braggo Roth: S5
Smoky Joe Wood: E8/F.1-2
Doc Johnston: S9.2-H(UR);1-2
Terry Turner: 63

Top 8

Frank Schulte: 3/G
Howie Shanks: 8
Doc Lavan: D/78
Eddie Ainsmith: T/78.2-H
Joe Casey: W
Burt Shotton: 4(1)/FO#

Bot 8

Steve O'Neill: D/78
Fritz Coumbe: SB3.2-H(E4)
Fritz Coumbe: 4/P
Jack Graney: 9
Ray Chapman: D9
Tris Speaker: 9

Top 9

Eddie Foster: 9
Joe Judge: S5
Clyde Milan: 7
Frank Schulte: DI.1-2
Frank Schulte: K

Notes & reviews

with runner going, Ainsmith threw wild on ball four and Foster missed Milan's throw
Senators manager Griffith and McBride ejected by HP umpire Nallin for arguing balls and strikes

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