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A 4th straight loss and 8 of the last 9 in no way helps a playoff run, In the latest let down, the Boston Americans (69-61) fell to the Washington Senators (60-70) by a 3 to 2 score. The Americans sit 9 games out of the top spot with a Magic # of 4.

The winning pitcher today was Doc Scanlan (18-15) who permitted just 2 earned runs on 6 hits, 1 walk, and 1 hit batsman while striking out 8; Game Score 74. Noodles Hahn (15-14) took the loss after allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on 7 hits, 1 walk, and 1 wild pitch; Game Score 62.

Washington's offense sputtered at times but did enough to pull out the win. Leading the way was Cy Seymour (3 for 4, Run), Jack Doyle (2 for 3), and Heine Peitz (1 for 3, Run). The Americans generated offense from Fred Clarke (2 for 4), Noodles Hahn (1 for 3, Triple, RBI), and Danny Shay (1 for 3, Run, RBI).

Player of the Game: Doc Scanlan