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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 31, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on August 31, 1918 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Slim Love |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Shaw |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Silk O'Loughlin 1B: Billy Evans 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roxy Walters | Right Fielder |
| John Hummel | Center Fielder |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Jack Fournier | First Baseman |
| Ham Hyatt | Left Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Truck Hannah | Catcher |
| Slim Love | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Foster | Third Baseman |
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Clyde Milan | Center Fielder |
| Frank Schulte | Right Fielder |
| Howie Shanks | Second Baseman |
| Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
| Val Picinich | Catcher |
| Jim Shaw | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 31, 1918
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Shaw
Walters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hummel vs. Shaw
Hummel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Shaw
Baker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Love
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Love
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judge vs. Love
There goes Shotton. The throw from Hannah and he is safe. Shotton steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Judge vs. Love
Judge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shotton scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Love
Milan hits a fly ball into center field. Hummel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Love
Schulte takes first base on ball four. Judge moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shanks vs. Love
Shanks takes first base on ball four. Judge moves to third. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lavan vs. Love
Lavan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hummel, who is chasing the ball. Lavan reaches third base with a triple. Judge scores. Schulte scores. Shanks goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Picinich vs. Love
Picinich hits a fly ball into left field. Hyatt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Shaw
Pratt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Shaw
Fournier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hyatt vs. Shaw
Hyatt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judge scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hyatt for the out. Fournier moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Shaw
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Sanders
Roy Sanders now pitching.
Shaw hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Sanders
Shotton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Sanders
Foster takes first base on ball four. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Judge vs. Sanders
There goes Shotton. The throw from Hannah and he is out, Baker applying the tag. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judge vs. Sanders
Judge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milan vs. Sanders
Milan hits a fly ball into left field. Hyatt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Shaw
Hannah strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Shaw
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Shaw
Walters hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hummel vs. Shaw
Hummel takes first base on ball four. Walters moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Shaw
Picinich fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Picinich. Walters moves to third. Hummel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Shaw
Baker hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Walters scores. Hummel scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Shaw
Pratt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Sanders
Schulte hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Sanders
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Sanders
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Shaw
Fournier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hyatt vs. Shaw
Hyatt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Shaw
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. Fournier moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hannah vs. Shaw
Hannah hits a fly ball towards center. Milan catches it and throws to second to double up Fournier. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Sanders
Picinich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Sanders
Shaw hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Sanders
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Sanders
That's a pickoff. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Shaw
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Shaw
Walters is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hummel vs. Shaw
Hummel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Shaw
Baker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Sanders
Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Sanders
Judge bunts for an out with unknown description. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milan vs. Sanders
Milan bunts towards the mound. Sanders fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Sanders
Schulte hits a line drive into right field. Walters picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walters. Foster scores. Milan goes all the way around to score. Schulte moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shanks vs. Sanders
Hannah fires to third and picks off Schulte. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Sanders
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Shaw
Pratt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Shaw
Fournier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hyatt vs. Shaw
Hyatt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Shaw
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Sanders
Lavan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picinich vs. Sanders
Picinich bunts for an out with unknown description. Lavan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shaw vs. Sanders
Shaw strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shotton vs. Sanders
Shotton hits a fly ball into right field. Walters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Shaw
Hannah hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Shaw
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Shaw
Walters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Sanders
Foster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Sanders
Judge hits a fly ball into center field. Hummel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Sanders
Milan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hummel vs. Shaw
Hummel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Shaw
Baker hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Milan. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Shaw
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fournier vs. Shaw
Fournier hits a fly ball into left field. Shotton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Sanders
Schulte hits a fly ball into center field. Hummel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Sanders
Shanks hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavan vs. Sanders
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Shanks moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Picinich vs. Sanders
There goes Shanks. The throw from Hannah and he is safe. Shanks steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Picinich vs. Sanders
Picinich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shaw vs. Sanders
Shaw hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fournier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hyatt vs. Shaw
Hyatt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Shaw
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lavan. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hannah vs. Shaw
Hannah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shotton. Hannah reaches second base with a double. Peckinpaugh scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mogridge vs. Shaw
George Mogridge pinch hits for Roy Sanders.
There goes Hannah. The throw from Picinich and he is safe. Hannah steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mogridge vs. Shaw
Mogridge strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walters vs. Shaw
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1918 -- NYA at WS1 (D)
NYA AB R H RBI WS1 AB R H RBI
Roxy Walters, rf 5 1 1 0 Burt Shotton, lf 2 1 1 0
John Hummel, cf 2 1 0 0 Eddie Foster, 3b 3 1 1 0
Frank Baker, 3b 4 0 2 2 Joe Judge, 1b 2 1 1 1
Del Pratt, 2b 4 0 0 0 Clyde Milan, cf 4 1 1 0
Jack Fournier, 1b 4 0 3 0 Frank Schulte, rf 3 1 1 1
Ham Hyatt, lf 4 0 0 0 Howie Shanks, 2b 3 1 1 0
Roger Peckinpaug, ss 3 1 0 0 Doc Lavan, ss 4 0 2 3
Truck Hannah, c 4 0 1 1 Val Picinich, c 2 0 0 0
Slim Love, p 0 0 0 0 Jim Shaw, p 4 0 0 0
Roy Sanders, p 3 0 0 0
George Mogridge, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 3 7 3 27 6 8 5
NYA 002 000 001 -- 3
WS1 400 020 00x -- 6
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Slim Love (L) 1.0 2 4 4 3 0
Roy Sanders 7.0 6 2 1 4 1
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jim Shaw (W) 9.0 7 3 1 3 7
E -- Val Picinich, Roxy Walters, Doc Lavan
DP -- WS1 1
LOB -- NYA 7, WS1 6
2B -- Frank Baker, Truck Hannah
3B -- Doc Lavan
SB -- Burt Shotton, Howie Shanks, Truck Hannah
CS -- Burt Shotton
SH -- Joe Judge, Val Picinich
T -- 1:37
A -- 0
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