FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CLEVELAND GRAYS AT BALTIMORE CANNONS
08/27/1917
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CLEVELAND GRAYS AT BALTIMORE CANNONS
GAME ID: 3000 - MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1917 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Grays (59-67) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Baltimore Cannons (51-70) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 9 0
Cannons Win 5-2 Walk-Off
The timely hitting of Arnold Britton helped the Baltimore Cannons down the Cleveland Grays, 5-2. Britton was 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Cannons. Baltimore reliever Arthur Boswell was the winner. His record is now 8-7. Frank Howard took the loss. Baltimore is now 51-70, while Cleveland is 59-67.

The game was decided with two out in the bottom of the ninth. With Baltimore trailing 2-1, Britton jumped on a curveball from 34-year old left-handed pitcher Frank Howard and hit a grand slam home run to right. With one swing, the Cannons had a walk-off win.

Britton called the win "a team effort."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Maxwell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 0 17
B. Robinson RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .270 2 41
B. Albertson CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .308 5 54
   a-C. Kilborn CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 1
J. Stubbs SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .298 3 44
R. Robertson C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 1 39
J. Jenkins 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .236 3 53
M. Chase LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .230 2 36
G. O'Brien 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .260 0 29
J. Grunder P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .149 0 3
   F. Howard P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 0 1
Totals 30 2 7 2 3 2 13      
a - C. Kilborn substituted for B. Albertson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Maxwell (9, 5th Inning off B. Roessler, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Robertson (13, 6th Inning off B. Roessler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Maxwell 2 , B. Robinson , R. Robertson 2 , J. Jenkins , G. O'Brien 3
2-out RBI: G. O'Brien
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Chase , F. Howard , J. Grunder
Sac Bunt: R. Robertson , M. Chase
Sac Fly: B. Albertson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Maxwell (10)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Robinson(Smith at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Dyer CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 2 34
J. Brockman LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .324 2 35
T. Smith 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .251 1 28
P. Sheridan 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .244 1 42
D. Coulter SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .227 3 19
A. Dauzat 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .223 0 27
A. Britton RF 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .285 2 36
S. Cox C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192 1 13
B. Roessler P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Dahlberg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 0 12
   H. Petrie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-J. Demerest PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 0 6
   A. Boswell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 32 5 9 4 2 4 6      
a - M. Dahlberg pinch hit for B. Roessler in the 6th
b - J. Demerest pinch hit for H. Petrie in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Britton (2, 9th Inning off F. Howard, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brockman 3 , T. Smith 2 , P. Sheridan , D. Coulter , A. Britton 5
2-out RBI: A. Britton
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Brockman (31) , A. Britton (12)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Britton(Jenkins at home))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Grunder 6.1 6 1 1 1 2 0 23 103 2.56   
F. Howard L (6-8), BS (9) 2.1 3 4 4 1 2 1 11 43 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Grunder 58
Batters Faced: J. Grunder 23, F. Howard 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Grunder 6-8, F. Howard 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Grunder 103-62, F. Howard 43-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Howard 1-0
WP: J. Grunder
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Roessler 6.0 5 2 2 3 1 0 25 92 3.00   
H. Petrie 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 18 1.58   
A. Boswell W (8-7) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Roessler 52
Batters Faced: B. Roessler 25, H. Petrie 6, A. Boswell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Roessler 5-11, H. Petrie 3-2, A. Boswell 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Roessler 92-56, H. Petrie 18-12, A. Boswell 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arnold Britton
Ballpark: Timmons Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 2676
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