St. Louis Browns 8 – 17 Washington Senators (1901-60)
18 May 1920 · WAS09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 8-18-6 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Browns | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 57 | 17-23-2 runs-hits-errors line | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 1 in 44,300 games |
| 57 | final score 17–8 | 1 in 6,268 games |
Also here: 13-10 singles and extra-base hits.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 6 |
| Washington Senators (1901-60) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | 17 | 23 | 2 |
Box score
St. Louis Browns batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thompson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Gedeon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Tobin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| George Sisler | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Williams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Smith | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Severeid | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Gerber | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lefty Leifield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bill Burwell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Pat Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
St. Louis Browns pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elam Vangilder | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Lefty Leifield | 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Burwell | 2.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Bayne | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Washington Senators (1901-60) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Judge | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Clyde Milan | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Sam Rice | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Braggo Roth | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bucky Harris | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Frank Ellerbe | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Red Shannon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 2B |
| Patsy Gharrity | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Howie Shanks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Shaw | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 43 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
Washington Senators (1901-60) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Schacht | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Shaw | 8.0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
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