In the bottom of the 1st inning at Cleveland‚ Tris Speaker tries to steal home with Joe Evans batting. Evans swings and lines the ball into Speaker’s face. Tiger manager Hughie Jennings allows a courtesy fielder, Elmer Smith, to play CF in the 2nd frame while Speaker has his face stitched. Speaker then returns to CF in the 3rd.

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On September 1, 1917 — In the bottom of the 1st inning at Cleveland‚ Tris Speaker tries to steal home with Joe Evans batting. Evans swings and lines the ball into Speaker’s face. Tiger manager Hughie Jennings allows a courtesy fielder, Elmer Smith, to play CF in the 2nd frame while Speaker has his face stitched. Speaker then returns to CF in the 3rd.

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