FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/07/1917
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 2865 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1917 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (46-63) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
Washington Eagles (44-60) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 X 5 8 1
Eagles Raise Rally Flag, Beat St. Louis, 5-3
Washington registered a win at Capital Grounds by beating the St. Louis Pioneers, 5-3. Pitcher Bob Easton was one reason why the Eagles triumphed. With the win over St. Louis, the Eagles improved to 44-60.

The game was at a stalemate until shortstop Ralph Thomas came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing St. Louis pitcher Tom Spongberg, he hit a 2-2 curveball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Washington on top, 4-3.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Thomas.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gould 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 .243 0 18
C. Wright CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .251 3 22
J. Schlader 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .292 3 29
S. Mandelbaum LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .221 1 18
J. Jones 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 1 11
A. Zuber C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 0 22
P. Aiken RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .156 0 3
   a-D. Josephs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 2 50
O. Lesman SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .154 2 10
   b-G. Hubbard PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 3 21
T. Spongberg P 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .157 0 1
   c-C. Tenneson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 1 15
Totals 32 3 9 3 2 2 17      
a - D. Josephs pinch hit for P. Aiken in the 9th
b - G. Hubbard pinch hit for O. Lesman in the 9th
c - C. Tenneson pinch hit for T. Spongberg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Schlader (16, 5th Inning off B. Easton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Wright , J. Schlader 4 , S. Mandelbaum , P. Aiken , O. Lesman 2 , G. Hubbard
2-out RBI: C. Wright , J. Schlader , S. Mandelbaum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gould , J. Schlader , S. Mandelbaum
Sac Bunt: C. Wright , T. Spongberg 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Schlader (9)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Gould (19) , J. Schlader (23)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ruyle CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 0 32
B. Britt 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .275 4 41
B. Barrett LF 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .248 1 29
   a-P. Krawczyk LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 7
J. Miracle C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .223 1 11
B. Bose 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .251 2 29
   b-R. Petersen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. McLaughlin RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 31
R. Thomas SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .211 2 16
J. Talbott 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .248 0 25
B. Easton P 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .253 0 5
Totals 32 5 8 4 4 2 14      
a - P. Krawczyk substituted for B. Barrett in the 9th
b - R. Petersen substituted for B. Bose in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Easton (2, 3rd Inning off T. Spongberg, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Britt (12, 7th Inning off T. Spongberg, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Barrett (11, 3rd Inning off T. Spongberg, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ruyle , B. Britt 2 , B. Barrett 4 , R. Thomas 2 , J. Talbott , B. Easton 2
2-out RBI: B. Barrett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ruyle , B. Britt , J. Miracle 3 , J. Talbott
Sac Bunt: B. Britt , B. McLaughlin
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Thomas (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Britt (24)
OF assists: 1 (McLaughlin(Gould at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Spongberg L (7-20) 8.0 8 5 1 4 2 0 38 116 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Spongberg 52
Batters Faced: T. Spongberg 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Spongberg 13-9
Pitches - Strikes: T. Spongberg 116-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Easton W (10-14) 9.0 9 3 3 2 2 0 37 103 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Easton 57
Batters Faced: B. Easton 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Easton 17-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Easton 103-66
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Easton
Ballpark: Capital Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:12
Attendance: 4750
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