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Cleveland Guardians @ Philadelphia Athletics

1918-08-27 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:05

Cleveland Indians defeated Philadelphia Athletics 8–6. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 6th. Stan Coveleski earned the win. Larry Gardner went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Stan Coveleski L: Roy Johnson SV: (none)

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

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Bescher	3	2	1	0	2	0
Ray Chapman	4	2	3	2	1	0
Tris Speaker	2	1	1	1	1	0
Smoky Joe Wood	5	0	1	1	0	0
Doc Johnston	4	0	1	1	1	0
Terry Turner	4	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Evans	3	1	1	1	2	0
Steve O'Neill	5	1	3	1	0	0
Guy Morton	1	0	0	0	1	0
Stan Coveleski	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Graney	1	0	0	0	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Jamieson	5	1	2	0	0	0
Merlin Kopp	3	1	1	1	2	0
Merito Acosta	4	0	2	0	0	0
George Burns	5	1	0	0	0	1
Larry Gardner	4	2	2	3	0	0
Wickey McAvoy	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jimmy Dykes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Dugan	3	0	1	1	1	1
Roy Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	2
Jake Munch	1	0	0	0	0	1
William Pierson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Guy Morton	4.0	6	2	4
Stan Coveleski	5.0	4	1	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	6.0	8	7	1
William Pierson	3.0	4	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Bescher: W
Ray Chapman: PO1(E1).1-3
Ray Chapman: S9.3-H
Tris Speaker: T8.1-H
Smoky Joe Wood: 63.3-H
Doc Johnston: 13
Terry Turner: 6/L

Bot 1

Charlie Jamieson: S9
Merlin Kopp: 8
Merito Acosta: 3/FL
George Burns: 8

Top 2

Joe Evans: 53
Steve O'Neill: S9
Guy Morton: 43.1-2
Bob Bescher: 6/L

Bot 2

Larry Gardner: 7
Wickey McAvoy: D8
Jimmy Dykes: 2/FL
Joe Dugan: T8.2-H
Roy Johnson: K

Top 3

Ray Chapman: W
Tris Speaker: 6
Smoky Joe Wood: CS2(26)
Smoky Joe Wood: 53

Bot 3

Charlie Jamieson: 43
Merlin Kopp: W
Merito Acosta: 7
George Burns: K

Top 4

Doc Johnston: W
Terry Turner: CS2(26)
Terry Turner: W
Joe Evans: 43.1-2
Steve O'Neill: 6

Bot 4

Larry Gardner: HR/7
Wickey McAvoy: K
Jimmy Dykes: 5
Joe Dugan: W
Roy Johnson: K

Top 5

Guy Morton: W
Bob Bescher: 8
Ray Chapman: 14(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH)
Tris Speaker: W
Smoky Joe Wood: S9.2-3;1-2
Doc Johnston: S3.3-H;2XH(32);1-2

Bot 5

Charlie Jamieson: T9
Merlin Kopp: S.3-H
Merito Acosta: 54/SH.1-2
George Burns: E6.2-3
Larry Gardner: D8.3-H;1-H(UR)
Wickey McAvoy: E5.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Jimmy Dykes: 63
Joe Dugan: K

Top 6

Terry Turner: E5
Joe Evans: T/89.1-H(UR)
Steve O'Neill: S9.3-H
Stan Coveleski: 23.1-2
Bob Bescher: W
Ray Chapman: S8.2-H;1XH(8E2)(NR)(UR);B-3
Jack Graney: K
Smoky Joe Wood: 53

Bot 6

Jake Munch: K
Charlie Jamieson: 7
Merlin Kopp: W
Merito Acosta: CS2(26)

Top 7

Doc Johnston: 3
Terry Turner: 63
Joe Evans: W
Steve O'Neill: 7

Bot 7

Merito Acosta: S/BG
George Burns: 46(1)/FO
Larry Gardner: 8
Wickey McAvoy: S.1-3
Jimmy Dykes: 7

Top 8

Stan Coveleski: 63
Bob Bescher: S8
Ray Chapman: S7.1-3
Jack Graney: W.1-2
Smoky Joe Wood: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Joe Dugan: 43
William Pierson: 13
Charlie Jamieson: 43

Top 9

Doc Johnston: 53
Terry Turner: S8
Joe Evans: W.1-2
Steve O'Neill: S/BR.2X3(6);1-2
Stan Coveleski: K

Bot 9

Merlin Kopp: 13
Merito Acosta: S8
George Burns: 46(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Bounce HR
Speaker ejected by HP umpire Connolly for arguing he was safe at home

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