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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1919-09-04 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:15

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 8–2. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 1st. Walter Johnson earned the win. Walter Johnson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	8	14
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3

W: Walter Johnson L: Jimmy Zinn SV: (none)

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
Joe Judge	4	2	2	0	1	0
Claude Davidson	4	1	2	0	0	0
Clyde Milan	5	0	2	0	0	1
Sam Rice	5	1	2	3	0	0
Frank Ellerbe	5	2	1	0	0	0
Mike Menosky	4	1	3	3	0	0
Howie Shanks	3	0	1	1	0	0
Sam Agnew	3	0	0	0	0	0
Walter Johnson	3	1	1	1	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Dick Burrus	4	0	0	0	0
Whitey Witt	4	0	2	2	0
Tillie Walker	4	0	0	0	0
George Burns	4	0	0	0	0
Amos Strunk	4	0	0	0	0
Fred Thomas	4	0	0	0	0
Terry Turner	3	1	1	0	0
Cy Perkins	3	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Zinn	2	1	0	0	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walter Johnson	9.0	3	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmy Zinn	9.0	14	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Judge: S8
Claude Davidson: S1/BG.1-2
Clyde Milan: 6/P
Sam Rice: T8.2-H;1-H
Frank Ellerbe: FC6.3XH(625);B-2
Mike Menosky: S8.2-H
Howie Shanks: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Dick Burrus: 13
Whitey Witt: 4E3
Tillie Walker: 8/F
George Burns: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Howie Shanks: 9/F
Sam Agnew: 63
Walter Johnson: 6/P

Bot 2

Amos Strunk: 3/P
Fred Thomas: 13
Terry Turner: D7
Cy Perkins: 6/P

Top 3

Joe Judge: 8/F
Claude Davidson: S9
Clyde Milan: CS2(26)
Clyde Milan: K

Bot 3

Jimmy Zinn: 63
Dick Burrus: 5/FL
Whitey Witt: S8
Tillie Walker: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Sam Rice: 3/FL
Frank Ellerbe: 3/P
Mike Menosky: 2/FL

Bot 4

George Burns: 7/F
Amos Strunk: 7/F
Fred Thomas: 8/F

Top 5

Howie Shanks: S9
Sam Agnew: 13/SH.1-2
Walter Johnson: W
Joe Judge: 2/FL
Claude Davidson: 43

Bot 5

Terry Turner: 7/F
Cy Perkins: 5/P
Jimmy Zinn: 5/FL

Top 6

Clyde Milan: S8
Sam Rice: 16(1)/FO
Frank Ellerbe: S7.1-2
Mike Menosky: T9.2-H;1-H
Howie Shanks: 3/SH.3-H
Sam Agnew: 53

Bot 6

Dick Burrus: 13
Whitey Witt: 13
Tillie Walker: 7/F

Top 7

Walter Johnson: HR/7
Joe Judge: S1
Claude Davidson: 13/SH.1-2
Clyde Milan: S1/BG.2-3
Sam Rice: FC1.3XH(12);1-2;B-1
Frank Ellerbe: 8/F

Bot 7

George Burns: 6/L
Amos Strunk: 13
Fred Thomas: 13

Top 8

Mike Menosky: S4/BG
Howie Shanks: 9(B)3(1)/FDP
Sam Agnew: 6/P

Bot 8

Terry Turner: E6/G
Cy Perkins: 53.1-2
Jimmy Zinn: W
Dick Burrus: 13.2-3;1-2
Whitey Witt: D8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Tillie Walker: 53

Top 9

Walter Johnson: 63
Joe Judge: W
Claude Davidson: FC/TH2.1-2;B-1
Clyde Milan: 7/F
Sam Rice: S8.2-H;1-2
Frank Ellerbe: 6/P

Bot 9

George Burns: 43
Amos Strunk: 7/F
Fred Thomas: 4/P