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 | Sloper Razor-Sharp, Shuts Out San Francisco Sunday, April 22nd , 1917 Ernie Sloper had an impressive outing at Gulls Stadium, hurling the San Diego Missions to a 5-0 shutout victory over the San Francisco Miners. "He threw strikes and he was always around the plate," San Francisco skipper Charley Bruckner said. "The ball was doing everything he wanted it to do. We hit some balls hard, but they were all right at the fielders." On the day, the right-handed Sloper yielded 6 hits and tallied 8 strikeouts with 3 walks. This year, Sloper has a 3-5 record and a 3.29 ERA. |   |
