 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES DETROIT LANCERS AT PITTSBURGH MECHANICS 09/21/1917 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | DETROIT LANCERS AT PITTSBURGH MECHANICS | | GAME ID: 3773 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1917 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Detroit Lancers (72-72) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | Pittsburgh Mechanics (72-74) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Pittsburgh Shuts Out Detroit, 5-0 | In a splendid 5-0 shutout performance, Robert Mitchell of the Pittsburgh Mechanics subdued the Detroit Lancers on a 5-hitter.
"He kept hitting his spots and putting up zeroes, so I kept sending him out there," Pittsburgh manager Jim Clement said in postgame comments.
Mitchell registered 8 strikeouts and no walks.
This year, Mitchell has recorded a 18-15 mark. In 41 starts he has fanned 197 batters in 321 innings with a 2.36 ERA. | | | | | |
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| DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | BATTING Doubles: D. Cooley (9, 8th Inning off R. Douglas, 1 on, 1 out) Triples: R. Mitchell (1, 2nd Inning off R. Douglas, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: D. Raymond , M. Bombardier 2 , D. Kingsley , F. Ellis , D. Cooley 2 , R. Mitchell 3 2-out RBI: R. Mitchell Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Bailey 2 , D. Kingsley 2 , R. Mitchell 2 Sac Bunt: D. Raymond Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: D. Kingsley (3) | | |
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| DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | BF | PI | ERA | | R. Douglas L (8-12) | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 105 | 2.35 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | BF | PI | ERA | | R. Mitchell W (18-15) | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 115 | 2.36 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Robert Mitchell Ballpark: Cocker Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM ET Time: 2:09 Attendance: 3114 |
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