1916 Philadelphia Athletics

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MAY 1, 1916
Today is the second game in the series in Philadelphia between the Athletics and the New York Yankees. The Athletics are 4-1 at home so far this season.

AL Player of the Week: SP Reb Russell Chicago White Sox

NL Player of the Week: SP Hippo Vaughn Chicago Cubs

AL Batter of the Month: CF Tris Speaker Cleveland Indians

NL Batter of the Month: 1B Hal Chase Cincinnati Reds

AL Pitcher of the Month: Carl Mays Boston Red Sox

NL Pitcher of the Month: SP Hippo Vaughn Chicago Cubs

AL Rookie of the Month: RF Sam Rice Washington Senators

NL Rookie of the Month: SP Bob Steele St Louis Cardinals

WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS
1. Chicago White Sox
2. Boston Red Sox
3. New York Giants
4. St Louis Cardinals
5. Chicago Cubs
6. Brooklyn Robins
7. Washington Senators
8. Detroit Tigers
9. Cleveland Indians
10. Cincinnati Reds
11. Boston Braves
12. New York Yankees
13. Pittsburgh Pirates
14. Philadelphia Athletics
15. Philadelphia Phillies
16. St Louis Browns

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 8-10 at Detroit 9-9
Boston 12-5 at Washington 8-9
Chicago 13-5 at St Louis 6-12

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 6-10 at Boston 7-9
Pittsburgh 7-11 at Cincinnati 8-10
Brooklyn 9-7 at New York 10-6
St Louis 11-7 at Chicago 10-8

NEW YORK YANKEES (7-9) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (6-10)
MATCHUPS
SP Nick Cullop vs Elmer Myers Advantage New York
C Les Nunamaker vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B Wally Pipp vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage New York
2B Joe Gedeon vs Nap Lajoie Advantage Philadelphia
3B Frank Baker vs Charlie Pick Advantage New York
SS Roger Peckinpaugh vs Whitey Witt Advantage New York
LF Hugh High vs Rube Oldring Advantage New York
CF Lee Magee vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Push
RF Ray Caldwell vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage New York

Cullop was perfect through three.

After three: New York 0 Philadelphia 0.

In the top of the fourth, the Yankees had a runner at third with one out. They tried for the squeeze play but Pipp failed to make contact and Magee was tagged out at home.

In the bottom of the fourth, Lajoie ended the perfect game with a one out single. An error and a walk followed and the Athletics had the bases loaded with one out. But McInnis grounded into the inning ending 4-6-3.

After six: New York 0 Philadelphia 0.

In the bottom of the seventh, a single extended McInnis hit streak to 16 games and was the 40th hit allowed this season by Cullop. The Athletics would load the bases with two out but Myers flew out to left to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, Pipp hit a two out double. It was the 20th hit of the season for Pipp and the 40th allowed by Myers. An intentional walk later and Nunamaker broke the scoreless tie with a two run triple.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Athletics put runners at first and second but pinch hitter Lee McElwee flew out to center to end the game, giving Cullup a complete game shutout.

Final score: New York 2 Philadelphia 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Nick Cullop 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER. 2 BB, 0 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 4 Detroit 2
Washington 5 Boston 4 11 innings
Chicago 4 St Louis 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 6 Boston 3
Cincinnati 6 Pittsburgh 3
New York 4 Brooklyn 2
St Louis 1 Chicago 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Nick Cullop New York Yankees 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, W

2. Pete Alexander Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W

3. Will Doak St Louis Cardinals 7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, W

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MAY 2, 1916
Today is the third game in the series in Philadelphia between the Athletics and the New York Yankees. They split the first two games of the series.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 9-10 at Detroit 9-10
Boston 12-6 at Washington 9-9
Chicago 14-5 at St Louis 6-13

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 7-10 at Boston 7-10
Pittsburgh 7-12 at Cincinnati 9-10
Brooklyn 9-8 at New York 11-6

NEW YORK YANKEES (8-9) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (6-11)
MATCHUPS
SP George Mogridge vs Bullet Joe Bush Advantage New York
C Les Nunamaker vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B Wally Pipp vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage New York
2B Joe Gedeon vs Nap Lajoie Advantage Philadelphia
3B Frank Baker vs Charlie Pick Advantage New York
SS Roger Peckinpaugh vs Whitey Witt Advantage New York
LF Hugh High vs Rube Oldring Advantage New York
CF Lee Magee vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Push
RF Frank Gilhooley vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage New York

Bush had a no-hitter through three.

Walsh led off the bottom of the third with a single. It was the 30th hit allowed this season by Mogridge. But the Athletics would not even get a runner to second.

After three: New York 0 Philadelphia 0.

In the top of the fourth, Baker hit a two out double to break up the no-hitter. Nunamaker singled to put runners at the corners with two out. That was the 40th hit allowed by Bush this season. But High grounded to the pitcher to end the inning.

After six: New York 0 Philadelphia 0.

In the top of the seventh, the Yankees broke the scoreless tie when Mogridge brought High home from third with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the seventh, Schang tied the game with an RBI single.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees committed their third error of the game to allow the possible winning run to get on base with one out. But Strunk grounded into the inning ending 6-4-3.

After nine: New York 1 Philadelphia 1.

In the top of the tenth, Bush walked Peckinpaugh with two out to issue his 20th free pass of the season. Jack Nabors took the mound for the Athletics and struck out Pipp for his 10th K of the season.

Slim Love took the mound for the Yankees in the bottom of the tenth. Thanks to the Yankees fourth error of the game, the Athletics loaded the bases with one out. Oldring popped up for the second out. Pinch hitter Lee McElwee then grounded to short to end the inning.

Tom Phillips took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the eleventh.

In the bottom of the eleventh, Strunk stroked a two out single for his 20th hit of the season. Schang followed with a single but was thrown out at second trying to turn it into a double and that ended the inning.

In the top of the twelfth, pinch hitter Tim Hendryx gave the Yankees the lead with an RBI single. With a runner on first and one out, Ellis Johnson took the mound for the Athletics. The Yankees threatened but would score no more.

In the bottom of the twelfth, Bill L James took the mound for the Yankees. With a runner on first and two out, Oldring grounded to third to end the game.

Final score: New York 2 Philadelphia 1 12 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bullet Joe Bush 9.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 5 Detroit 2
Boston 9 Washington 1
St Louis 8 Chicago 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 3 Philadelphia 1
Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 0
Brooklyn 3 New York 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Wilbur Cooper Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W

2. Tom L Hughes Boston Braves 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W

3. Bullet Joe Bush 9.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 K

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MAY 3, 1916
The Athletics will try to get a series split in Philadelphia today against the New York Yankees. This is the only American League game on the schedule today.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 7-11 at Boston 8-10
Brooklyn 10-8 at New York 11-7
Chicago 10-9 at Pittsburgh 8-12
Cincinnati 9-11 at St Louis 12-7

NEW YORK YANKEES (9-9) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (6-12)
MATCHUPS
SP Ray Fisher vs Socks Seibold Advantage New York
C Les Nunamaker vs Billy Meyer Advantage New York
1B Wally Pipp vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage New York
2B Joe Gedeon vs Nap Lajoie Advantage Philadelphia
3B Frank Baker vs Charlie Pick Advantage New York
SS Roger Peckinpaugh vs Whitey Witt Advantage New York
LF Hugh High vs Rube Oldring Advantage New York
CF Lee Magee vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Push
RF Ray Caldwell vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage New York

In the bottom of the third, Lajoie hit a two out triple, moving him into 18th place in MLB history with 161 career triples. But he would be stranded at third as Strunk popped outto end the inning.

After three: New York 0 Philadelphia 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Athletics loaded the bases with two out. But this time it was Seibold who popped out to end the inning.

The bottom of the fifth began with Fisher walking Walsh to issue his 20th free pass of the season. With Fisher on second and two out, Witt singled Fisher home to break the scoreless tie.

In the bottom of the sixth, with one out, a Pick single became the 40th hit of the season allowed by Fisher. The Athletics had runners at first and second and one out. On a double steal attempt, Nunamaker threw the ball into the outfield, allowing Pick to score from second.

After six: Philadelphia 2 New York 0.

In the bottom of the seventh, a throwing error, the Yankees third error of the game, allowed Witt to score from first on a single by McInnis. A couple of walks later and bases were loaded with one out. A Meyer fly ball was the second out. Seibold then grounded to third to end the inning.

Jack Nabors took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the eighth. Caldwell led off with a double, the 30th hit of the season allowed by Nabors. Caldwell would go on to score on a Magee sacrifice fly. Later in the inning, Baker collected his 20th hit of the season, a game-tying two run single. Nunamaker singled to also reach 20 hits on the season. But High grounded out to strand the pair.

Slim Love took the mound for the Yankees in the bottom of the eighth.

In the top of the ninth, the Yankees had runners at first and second with one out. Ellis Johnson took the mound for the Athletics. And he got the next two batters to keep the game tied.

Bill L James took the mound for the Yankees in the bottom of the ninth. With runners at second and third and two out, Meyer flew out to left and for the second straight day, these two teams went into extra innings.

After nine: New York 3 Philadelphia 3.

Pipp led off the top of the tenth with a home run. It was the 10th hit of the game for the Yankees. The Yankees would load the bases with two out and then Nunamaker would score on a wild pitch.

After getting the first two batters out in the bottom of the tenth, James left the game with an injured back. Bob Shawkey took the mound for the Yankees and got Lajoie to line out to right to end the game.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Socks Seibold 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 3 Philadelphia 0
Brooklyn 6 New York 1
Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 3
St Louis 4 Cincinnati 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Pat Ragan Boston Braves 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W

2. Rube Marquard Brooklyn Robins 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W

3. Socks Seibold Philadelphia Athletics 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

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MAY 4, 1916
The Athletics continue their home stand today as they begin a four game series against the Washington Senators. The Athletics have lost three straight, the last two in extra innings. The Senators have won five of their last six. Washington leads the season series 3-1.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 10-9 at Boston 13-6
St Louis 7-13 at Detroit 9-11
Cleveland 10-10 at Chicago 14-6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 7-12 at Brooklyn 11-8
Boston 9-10 at New York 11-8
Chicago 10-10 at Pittsburgh 9-12
Cincinnati 9-12 at St Louis 13-7

WASHINGTON SENATORS (9-10) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (6-13)
MATCHUPS
SP George Dumont vs Weldon Wyckoff Advantage Washington
C John P Henry vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B Joe Judge vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage Washington
2B Ray Morgan vs Nap Lajoie Advantage Washington
3B Eddie Foster vs Charlie Pick Advantage Washington
SS George McBride vs Whitey Witt Advantage Push
LF Charlie Jamieson vs Rube Oldring Advantage Washington
CF Clyde Milan vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Washington
RF Sam Rice vs Amos Strunk Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Washington

In the top of the second, the Senators scored a pair of runs on a McBride double.

In the bottom of the second, the Athletics had a runner on first with nobody out. McInnis singled for his 25th hit of the season but Schang was thrown out trying to advance to third. It was also the 25th hit allowed this season by Dumont.

In the top of the third, Wyckoff walked Milan to put runners at the corners with one out. It was the 30th free pass issued this season by Wyckoff. After Milan stole second, Rice singled to bring home one run but Milan was thrown out at home trying to score from second.

After three: Washington 3 Philadelphia 0.

In the top of the fourth, the Senators had a runner on first with nobody out. Henry singled and Jamieson tried to advance to third but ended up scoring on a throwing error. It was the 30th hit allowed this season by Wyckoff. Wyckoff then struck out McBride for his 20th K of the season.

In the bottom of the fourth, Schang hit a run-scoring single for his 10th RBI of the season.

In the top of the fifth, Rice came home from third when Jamieson grounded into a fielder's choice.

The bottom of the fifth ended with Dumont striking out Oldring to pick up his 10th K of the season.

In the bottom of the sixth, Schang picked up another RBI single. McInnis followed with a single to load the bases with two out. But Dumont struck out Witt to end the inning.

After six: Washington 5 Philadelphia 2.

The bottom of the seventh began with a single from Pick, the 30th hit allowed this season by Dumont. Pick would go on to score on a Walsh single.

Jack Nabors took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the eighth.

Doc Ayers took the mound for the Senators in the bottom of the ninth. Pick led off with a single for his 10th hit of the season. Oldring then doubled for the Athletics 10th hit of the game. Pick went on to score on a groundout by pinch hitter Johnny Rawlings. With a runner on third and one out, Walsh hit a sacrifice fly and Oldring scored the tying run. Lajoie flew out to left and for the third straight day, an Athletics game went into extra innings.

After nine: Washington 5 Philadelphia 5.

Elmer Myers took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the tenth. Myers hit Henry with a pitch in the leg to load the bases with two out. Henry had to leave the game and was replaced by Rip Williams. Pinch hitter Mike Menosky popped out to retire the side.

Strunk then led off the bottom of the tenth with a home run.

Final score: Philadelphia 6 Washington 5 10 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jimmy C Walsh 2 for 2, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 4 New York 1
Detroit 4 St Louis 3
Chicago 5 Cleveland 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 2
New York 3 Boston 2
Pittsburgh 2 Chicago 1
Cincinnati 3 St Louis 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Carl Mays Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W

2. Bob Harmon Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, W

3. Allan Sothoron New York Giants 9.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, W



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MAY 5, 1916
Today is the second game in the series in Philadelphia between the Athletics and the Washington Senators.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 10-10 at Boston 14-6
St Louis 7-14 at Detroit 10-11
Cleveland 10-11 at Chicago 15-6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 8-12 at Brooklyn 11-9
Boston 9-11 at New York 12-8
Chicago 10-11 at Pittsburgh 10-12
Cincinnati 10-12 at St Louis 13-8

WASHINGTON SENATORS (9-11) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (7-13)
MATCHUPS
SP Walter Johnson vs Elmer Myers Advantage Washington
C John P Henry vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B Joe Judge vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage Washington
2B Ray Morgan vs Nap Lajoie Advantage Washington
3B Eddie Foster vs Charlie Pick Advantage Washington
SS George McBride vs Whitey Witt Advantage Push
LF Mike Menosky vs Rube Oldring Advantage Washington
CF Clyde Milan vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Washington
RF Sam Rice vs Amos Strunk Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Washington

Leading off the top of the first, Myers struck out Judge for his 20th K of the season. Morgan then singled for his 25th hit of the season. Rice would bring Morgan home with a single for his 20th hit of the season.

In the bottom of the first, Johnson struck out Strunk for his 30th K of the season. Schang would bring Walsh home from second with a two out RBI single to tie the game.

After three: Washington 1 Philadelphia 1.

Leading off the bottom of the fourth, Johnson hit Schang with a pitch and Schang had to leave the game with a leg injury. He was replaced by Billy Meyer.

In the top of the sixth, Foster knocked one in with a single. Menosky would then bring Foster home with a single.

After six: Washington 3 Philadelphia 1.

In the top of the eighth, Foster added a two run single. The top of the eighth ended with Myers striking out Henry for his 25th K of the season.

Tom Phillips took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the ninth.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Senators committed their third error of the game. But it led to nothingas Johnson got the final three outs.

Final score: Washington 5 Philadelphia 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Walter Johnson 9.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 2 Boston 1 11 innings
Detroit 3 St Louis 2
Chicago 4 Cleveland 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 4 10 innings
Boston 5 New York 4
Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 1
Cincinnati 6 St Louis 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Walter Johnson Washington Senators 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W

2. Dutch H Leonard Boston Red Sox 11.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

3. Hippo Vaughn Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W



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MAY 6, 1916
Today is the third game in the series in Philadelphia between the Athletics and the Washington Senators.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 11-10 at Boston 14-7
St Louis 7-15 at Detroit 11-11
Cleveland 10-12 at Chicago 16-6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 8-13 at Brooklyn 12-9
Boston 10-11 at New York 12-9
Chicago 11-11 at Pittsburgh 10-13
Cincinnati 11-12 at St Louis 13-9

WASHINGTON SENATORS (10-11) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (7-14)
MATCHUPS
SP Bert Gallia vs Bullet Joe Bush Advantage Washington
C John P Henry vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B Joe Judge vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage Washington
2B Ray Morgan vs Nap Lajoie Advantage Washington
3B Eddie Foster vs Charlie Pick Advantage Washington
SS George McBride vs Whitey Witt Advantage Push
LF Howie Shanks vs Rube Oldring Advantage Washington
CF Clyde Milan vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Washington
RF Sam Rice vs Amos Strunk Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Push

In the top of the first, Milan brought one home with a single. With runners at first and second and nobody out, Bush struck out Rice for his 20th K of the season. The Senators would get no more in the inning.

In the bottom of the third, Lajoie tied the game with a sacrifice fly. Strunk then gave the Athletics the lead with an RBI triple. Gallia then walked Schang for his 20th base on balls allowed this season. McInnis followed with a run-scoring single.

After three: Philadelphia 3 Washington 1.

In the top of the fourth, Schang threw Rice out at second for his 20th caught base stealer of the season.

Pick led off the bottom of the fourth with an infield single. The 50th hit allowed by Gallia this season. Henry threw Pick out at second for his 10th caught base stealer of the season.

In the top of the fifth, Morgan made it a one run game with an RBI single.

After six: Philadelphia 3 Washington 2.

Leading off the top of the eighth, Milan singled. It was the 50th hit allowed by Bush this season. Milan would go on to score on a Shanks sacrifice fly to tie the game.

In the bottom of the eighth, McInnis put the Athletics back on top with an RBI double. It was the 10th hit of the game for the Athletics.

In the bottom of the ninth, Bush set pinch hitter Charlie Jamieson down on strikes for the second out to record his 25th K of the season. With a runner on first, Morgan flied out to left to end the game.

Final score: Philadelphia 4 Washington 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bullet Joe Bush 9.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 3 New York 2 11 innings
Detroit 4 St Louis 3 10 innings
Cleveland 10 Chicago 8

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 1
Boston 5 New York 1 13 innings
Pittsburgh 6 Chicago 5
St Louis 3 Cincinnati 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ferdie Schupp New York Giants 12.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 K

2. Tom L Hughes Boston Braves 12.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W

3. Sherry Smith Brooklyn Robins 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W

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MAY 7, 1916
The Athletics had the day off.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 16-7
Boston 15-7
Detroit 12-11
New York 11-11
Cleveland 11-12
Washington 10-12
Philadelphia 8-14
St Louis 7-16

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 14-9
Brooklyn 13-9
New York 12-10
Boston 11-11
Chicago 11-12
Cincinnati 11-13
Pittsburgh 11-13
Philadelphia 8-14

PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING AVERAGE
Stuffy McInnis .346
Wally Schang .302
Amos Strunk .272

HOME RUNS
Wally Schang and Amos Strunk 1

RBI
Wally Schang 12
Amos Strunk 9
Stuffy McInnis 8

ERA
Weldon Wyckoff 2.95
Elmer Myers 3.54
Bullet Joe Bush 5.20

WINS
Bullet Joe Bush and Weldon Wyckoff 3
Elmer Myers 2

STRIKEOUTS
Bullet Joe Bush and Elmer Myers 25
Weldon Wyckoff 22

PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs scored 62 7th
Batting average .217 8th
OBP .298 6th
Home Runs 2 t-5th
Stolen Bases 20 t-5th
Runs against 95 7th
Starters ERA 4.16 8th
Bullpen ERA 2.39 5th
Defensive efficiency .685 8th

PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS CURRENT INJURIES
1B Stuffy McInnis Unknown.

C Wally Schang DtD, 2 days.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis 7-16 at Detroit 12-11
Cleveland 11-12 at Chicago 16-7

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 11-13 at Chicago 11-12
Cincinnati 11-13 at St Louis 14-9

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 5 St Louis 4
Cleveland 4 Chicago 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 6 Chicago 1
Cincinnati 4 St Louis 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Frank Miller Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, W

2. Ed Klepfer 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, W

3. Fred Toney Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, W

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MAY 8, 1916
The Athletics will try to win a four game series today as they host the Washington Senators.

AL Player of the Week: SP Nick Cullop New York Yankees

NL Player of the Week: SP Bill Doak St Louis Cardinals

WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS
1. Boston Red Sox
2. Chicago White Sox
3. Brooklyn Robins
4. St Louis Cardinals
5. Detroit Tigers
6. New York Giants
7. Boston Braves
8. Cleveland Indians
9. Pittsburgh Pirates
10. New York Yankees
11. Cincinnati Reds
12. Washington Senators
13. Chicago Cubs
14. Philadelphia Phillies
15. Philadelphia Athletics
16. St Louis Browns

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 11-11 at Boston 15-7

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 8-14 at Brooklyn 13-9
Boston 11-11 at New York 12-10
Pittsburgh 12-13 at Chicago 11-13

WASHINGTON SENATORS (10-12) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (8-14)
MATCHUPS
SP Harry Harper vs Socks Seibold Advantage Washington
C John P Henry vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B Joe Judge vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage Push
2B Ray Morgan vs Nap Lajoie Advantage Washington
3B Ernie Foster vs Charlie Pick Advantage Washington
SS Howie Shanks vs Whitey Witt Advantage Push
LF Walter Johnson vs Rube Oldring Advantage Washington
CF Clyde Milan vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Washington
RF Sam Rice vs Amos Strunk Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Washington

The Senators got on the board in the top of the second with a throwing error allowing Foster to score from second.

In the bottom of the second, Harper walked Pick to issue his 25th free pass of the season and put runners at first and second with one out. He then walked Oldring to load the bases. Seibold then delivered a two run double. Oldring then scored from third on a Walsh grounder to second. Seibold would score on a throwing error. Strunk brought a run in with a triple for his 10th RBI of the season. It was the 25th hit allowed by Harper this season. Nine men came to the plate in the inning with five of them scoring.

In the top of the third, the Athletics committed their third error of the game. The Senators loaded the bases with one out. Foster beat out the double play, allowing Morgan to score from third.

After three: Philadelphia 5 Washington 2.

In the top of the fourth, Judge brought one home with a single. The Senators went on to load the bases with two out. But Johnson grounded to the pitcher to retire the side.

In the bottom of the fifth, an RBI single gave McInnis his 30th hit of the season. The Athletics loaded the bases with two out but this time Seibold grounded to short to end the inning.

Ellis Johnson took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the sixth inning. The Senators loaded the bases with one out. Walter Johnson brought in a run with a single. But then Foster grounded into the 6-2-3 double play.

After six: Philadelphia 6 Washington 4.

In the top of the seventh, Jack Nabors took the mound for the Athletics with a runner on first and nobody out.

In the bottom of the seventh, Joe Boehling took the mound for the Senators. The Senators committed their third error of the game. Pinch hitter Johnny Rawlings got an RBI single.

The two teams combined for 8 errors in the game, leading to 8 unearned runs.

Final score: Philadelphia 7 Washington 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Socks Seibold 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 1 for 3, 2B, 2 RBI, R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 6 Boston 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 5
Boston 7 New York 6
Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 4 16 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Zack Wheat Brooklyn Robins 3 for 3, 2B, 3 RBI, R, BB

2. Sherry Magee Boston Braves 3 for 4, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, R

3. Ray Fisher New York Yankees 9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, W

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MAY 9, 1916
The Athletics continue their home stand as they begin a four game series against the Detroit Tigers. The Athletics are currently 4-4 on this home stand. The Tigers have won four in a row.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 12-12 at Boston 15-8
Chicago 16-8 at New York 12-11
St Louis 7-17 at Washington 10-13

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 12-11 at Pittsburgh 13-13

DETROIT TIGERS (13-11) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (9-14)
This game was canceled due to bad weather and has been rescheduled for May 10.

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 2 Boston 0
Chicago 3 New York 2 13 innings
Washington 5 St Louis 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 6 New York 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Guy Morton Cleveland Indians 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W

2. Eddie Cicotte Chicago White Sox 9.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

3. Larry Doyle New York Giants 4 for 5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R



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MAY 10, 1916
Because of yesterday's rainout, the Athletics will be hosting the Detroit Tigers today in a double header.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 13-12 at Boston 15-9
Chicago 17-8 at New York 12-12
St Louis 7-18 at Washington 11-13

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 13-10 at Cincinnati 12-13
New York 12-12 at Pittsburgh 14-13
Boston 12-11 at Chicago 11-14
Philadelphia 9-14 at St Louis 14-10

DETROIT TIGERS (13-11) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (9-14) GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Harry Coveleski vs Weldon Wyckoff Advantage Detroit
C Oscar Stanage vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B George H Burns vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage Philadelphia
2B Ralph Young vs Nap Lajoie Advantage Push
3B Ossie Vitt vs Charlie Pick Advantage Detroit
SS Donie Bush vs Whitey Witt Advantage Detroit
LF Bobby Beach vs Rube Oldring Advantage Detroit
CF Ty Cobb vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Detroit
RF Harry Heilmann vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Detroit

In the top of the second, Young hit an RBI triple.

Coveleski had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Detroit 1 Philadelphia 0.

In the top of the fourth with a runner on first and two out, Burns singled up the middle. Young tried to advance from first to third but ended up scoring on a Walsh throwing error.

In the bottom of the fourth, Lajoie broke up the no-hitter with a one out triple. Strunk then brought Lajoie home with a single.

In the top of the fifth, the Athletics committed their third error of the game. This led to a Heilmann RBI single with two out. Young then walked to load the bases with two out. But Burns flew out to right to retire the side.

In the bottom of the fifth, Witt got a one out double for his 10th hit of the season. With would go on to score on an error. Wyckoff then tied the game with an RBI single.

In the top of the sixth, Vitt put the Tigers back in the lead with a two out RBI double.

After six: Detroit 4 Philadelphia 3.

In the top of the seventh, Burns drew an intentional walk to load the bases with one out. It was the 40th free pass allowed by Wyckoff this season. Wyckoff then set Stanage down on strikes for his 25th K of the season. Coveleski then grounded to the pitcher to retire the side.

In the bottom of the seventh, McInnis scored the tying run on a throwing error.

In the top of the eighth, the Tigers had runners at first and second with one out when Jack Nabors took the mound for the Athletics and he got outof the inning with the game still tied.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers committed their third error of the game. With a runner on second and nobody out, McInnis was intentionally walked. It was the 20th base on balls allowed by Coveleski this season. With runners at second and third and two out, Oldring grounded to short and this game was going into extra innings.

After nine: Detroit 4 Philadelphia 4.

In the top of the tenth, Nabors walked Cobb with two out to give up his 25th free pass of the season. With runners at first and second and two out, Heilmann flew out to center to retire the side.

In the top of the eleventh, Tom Phillips took the mound for the Athletics. The Tigers stranded a runner at third.

Strunk led off the bottom of the eleventh with a single for his 25th hit of the season. With runners at first and second and one out, Deacon C Jones took the mound for the Tigers. With runners at second and third and two out, pinch hitter Thomas Healy grounded to short to end the inning.

Bush led off the top of the twelfth with a single for the Tigers 10th hit of the game. But he was caught stealing second. Cobb was also caught stealing second to retire the side as Schang has now thrown out 25 base stealers this season.

In the bottom of the twelfth, the Athletics had the winning run at second but Lajoie grounded to short to end the inning.

Ellis Johnson took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the thirteenth inning.

In the bottom of the thirteenth, Schang singled with one out for the Athletics 10th hit of the game. But Schang was thrown out at second to end the inning as Stanage recorded his 20th caught base stealer of the season.

Bernie Boland took the mound for the Tigers in the bottom of the fourteenth. With the winning run at second and two out, pinch hitter Billy Meyer grounded out to third to end the inning.

Elmer Myers took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the fifteenth.

Jean Dubuc took the mound for the Tigers in the bottom of the sixteenth. With runners at first and second and one out, Healy finally ended the game with an RBI single.

Final score: Philadelphia 5 Detroit 4 16 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Harry Coveleski 10.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

DETROIT TIGERS (13-12) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (10-14) GAME TWO
MATCHUPS
SP George Cunningham vs Elmer Myers Advantage Philadelphia
C Tubby Spencer vs Billy Meyer Advantage Detroit
1B George H Burns vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage Philadelphia
2B Ralph Young vs Nap Lajoie Advantage Detroit
3B Ossie Vitt vs Charlie Pick Advantage Detroit
SS Donie Bush vs Whitey Witt Advantage Detroit
LF Bobby Veach vs Rube Oldring Advantage Detroit
CF Ty Cobb vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Detroit
RF Harry Heilmann vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Detroit

In the top of the first, a two out walk to Cobb was the 20th free pass issued by Myers this season. Cobb would go on to score on a wild pitch.

In the top of the second, a Bush RBI double was the 50th hit allowed by Myers this season.

In the top of the third, Myers struck out Cobb for his 30th K of the season.

After three: Detroit 2 Philadelphia 0.

Strunk led off the bottom of the fourth with a single, the 30th hit of the season allowed by Cunningham. One batter later and McInnis brought Strunk home with a single for his 10th RBI of the season. The Athletics would then load the bases with nobody out. Pick grounded to first, allowing Witt to score the tying run from third. An intentional walk loaded the bases with one out. Myers flew to center for the second out. Walsh then flew to left to end the inning.

In the bottom of the fifth, McInnis put the Athletics in the lead with an RBI single.

In the top of the sixth, Young got his 20th hit of the season with a one out single. The Tigers went on to load the bases with one out. Cunningham then tied the game with a sacrifice fly. Bush then gave the Tigers the lead back with an RBI single. A two run double by Vitt followed, the Tigers 10th hit of the game.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Athletics had a runner on first with two out. Bernie Boland took the mound for the Tigers. A walk and a hit batter later and the bases were loaded. Strunk then brought two in with a single. Witt then tied the game with an RBI single. The Athletics 10th hit of the game.

After six: Detroit 6 Philadelphia 6.

Jack Nabors took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the seventh.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Athletics got the lead back when a Meyer sacrifice fly scored Oldring. Walsh added a run scoring single.

In the top of the eighth, a Cobb single was the 40th hit allowed this season by Nabors. Veach got his 25th hit of the season, a two out RBI single to make it a one run game.

Deacon C Jones took the mound for the Tigers in the bottom of the eighth. Pick got an RBI single. The Athletics then loaded the bases with one out. Pinch hitter Roy Grover brought two home with a single. Jean Dubuc took the mound for the Tigers with runners at first and second and one out. Walsh got an RBI single. A two out walk loaded the bases. Witt, the 10th batter of the inning, flew to left for the third out.

Tom Phillips took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the ninth. Burns hit an RBI double. Two walks later, bases were loaded with nobody out. Bush then walked to bring home a run. Bullet Joe Bush was then brought out to pitch for the Athletics. He walked Vitt for his 25th free pass issued on the season. An infield single by Cobb made it a one run game. Veach then reached double digits in RBI with a triple to give the Tigers the lead. Twelve men came to the plate in the inning and seven of them scored.

Hooks Dauss took the mound for the Tigers in the bottom of the ninth. McInnis led off with a single, the Athletics 20th hit of the game. McInnis would move to second but Meyer would fly to left to end the game.

The two teams combined for 36 hits in the game.

Final score: Detroit 14 Philadelphia 12.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Ossie Vitt 2 for 4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 4 Boston 2
New York 2 Chicago 1 10 innings
Washington 1 St Louis 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 2
Pittsburgh 4 New York 2
Chicago 7 Boston 3
St Louis 6 Philadelphia 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ossie Vitt Detroit Tigers 4 for 9, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB

2. Walter Johnson Washington Senators 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W

3. Bob Steele St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W

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MAY 11, 1916
Today is the third game in the series in Philadelphia between the Athletics and the Detroit Tigers.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 14-12 at Boston 15-10
Chicago 17-9 at New York 13-12
St Louis 7-19 at Washington 12-13

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 13-11 at Cincinnati 13-13
New York 12-13 at Pittsburgh 15-13
Boston 12-12 at Chicago 12-14
Philadelphia 9-15 at St Louis 15-10

DETROIT TIGERS (14-12) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (10-15)
MATCHUPS
SP Hooks Dauss vs Bullet Joe Bush Advantage Detroit
C Oscar Stanage vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B George H Burns vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage Philadelphia
2B Ralph Young vs Nap Lajoie Advantage Push
3B Ossie Vitt vs Charlie Pick Advantage Detroit
SS Donie Bush vs Whitey Witt Advantage Detroit
LF Bobby Veach vs Rube Oldring Advantage Detroit
CF Ty Cobb vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Detroit
RF Harry Heilmann vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Detroit

In the bottom of the second, Witt hit an RBI triple. Oldring brought Witt home with a single. Pick scored on an errant throw as he was trying to steal third. Walsh brought Oldring home with a sacrifice fly.

After three: Philadelphia 4 Detroit 0.

Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.

After six: Philadelphia 4 Detroit 0.

The top of the seventh ended with Bullet Joe Bush striking out Dauss for his 30th K of the season.

In the bottom of the seventh, a two out single from Strunk was the 50th hit allowed this season by Dauss. Schang followed with a single for his 25th hit of the season. An error then loaded the bases with two out. But Witt grounded to third to end the inning.

In the top of the eighth, Cobb put the Tigers on the board with an RBI double. Veach then brought Cobb home with a single.

But Bullet Joe Bush pitched a perfect ninth

Final score: Philadelphia 4 Detroit 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bullet Joe Bush 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 11 Boston 3
Chicago 3 New York 0
St Louis 1 Washington 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 4 15 innings
Pittsburgh 4 New York 3
Boston 7 Chicago 3
St Louis 4 Philadelphia 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dave Davenport St Louis Browns 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, W

2. Ray Chapman Cleveland Indians 3 for 5, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R

3. Bert Gallia Washington Senators 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Red Faber of the Chicago White Sox pitched a complete game shutout against the New York Yankees.

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MAY 12, 1916
The Athletics will attempt to win their second straight series as they host the Detroit Tigers today.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 15-12 at Boston 15-11
Chicago 18-9 at New York 13-13
St Louis 8-19 at Washington 12-14

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 13-12 at Cincinnati 14-13
New York 12-14 at Pittsburgh 16-13
Boston 13-12 at Chicago 12-15
Philadelphia 9-16 at St Louis 16-10

DETROIT TIGERS (14-13) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (11-15)
MATCHUPS
SP Bill H James vs Socks Seibold Advantage Philadelphia
C Oscar Stanage vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B George H Burns vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage Philadelphia
2B Ralph Young vs Johnny Rawlings Advantage Push
3B Ossie Vitt vs Charlie Pick Advantage Detroit
SS Donie Bush vs Whitey Witt Advantage Detroit
LF Bobby Veach vs Rube Oldring Advantage Detroit
CF Ty Cobb vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Detroit
RF Harry Heilmann vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Detroit

In the top of the second, Young singled to put runners at first and second with one out. It was the 10th hit allowed by Seibold this season. Seibold responded by getting the next two batters out to retire the side.

In the top of the third, the Tigers loaded the bases with one out. Veach then put the Tigers on the board with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the third, James walked Walsh to put runners on the corners with one out. It was his 10th base on balls allowed this season. A walk to Witt followed and bases were loaded. Strunk then tied the game with an RBI single. Schang was hitby a pitch to force the go-ahead run home. McInnis flew to left for the second out. Rawlings then flew to center to end the inning.

After three: Philadelphia 2 Detroit 1.

In the top of the fifth, Veach tied the game with a two out RBI double.

In the bottom of the fifth, Rawlings knocked a pair in with a single.

After six: Philadelphia 4 Detroit 2.

Leadingoff the top of the seventh, Bush drew a walk. It was the 10th base on balls allowed by Seibold this season. But the Tigers could do nothing with it.

Strunk led off the bottom of the seventh with a triple. It was his 30th hit of the season and the 20th allowed by James. A walk later and McInnis brought Strunk home with a single.

In the top of the eighth, Young hit a run-scoring double. Burns then followed with his 30th hit of the season, a triple that scored Young. Stanage then tied the game with an RBI single. With runners at second and third and one out, Jack Nabors took the mound for the Athletics. Stanage scored on a wild pitch to give the Tigers the lead. Vitt added a run-scoring single. It was his 30th hit of the season and the Tigers 10th hit of the game. Nine men came to the plate in the inning with five of them scoring.

Bernie Boland took the mound for the Tigers in the bottom of the eighth.

In the top of the ninth, Young singled with two out for his 25th hit of the season. But he would be stranded at first.

In the bottom of the ninth, with runners at first and second, McInnis grounded into the game-ending 6-4-3.

Final score: Detroit 7 Philadelphia 5.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Ralph Young 3 for 4, 2B, RBI, R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 4 Boston 3
New York 4 Chicago 3
Washington 4 St Louis 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 1
Pittsburgh 3 New York 2 10 innings
Boston 6 Chicago 1
Philadelphia 8 St Louis 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dave Bancroft Philadelphia Phillies 3 for 4, 2B, 5 RBI, R, BB

2. Sherry Smith Brooklyn Robins 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W

3. Fred Luderus Philadelphia Phillies 4 for 4, 2B, RBI, 2 R


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MAY 13, 1916
The Athletics home stand continued as they began a four game series against the last place St Louis Browns. The Athletics are 6-6 so far on this home stand. The Browns have lost seven of their last eight and twelve out of fourteen.

St Louis Cardinals 2B Bruno Betzel suffered a ruptured medial collateral ligament and will miss the rest of the season.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 18-10 at Boston 15-12
Cleveland 16-12 at New York 14-13
Detroit 15-13 at Washington 13-14

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 10-16 at Cincinnati 14-14
Boston 14-12 at Pittsburgh 17-13
New York 12-15 at Chicago 12-16
Brooklyn 14-12 at St Louis 16-11

ST LOUIS BROWNS (8-20) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (11-16)
MATCHUPS
SP Eddie Plank vs Weldon Wyckoff Advantage St Louis
C William Rumler vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B George Sisler vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage St Louis
2B Del Pratt vs Nap Lajoie Advantage St Louis
3B Jimmy Austin vs Charlie Pick Advantage St Louis
SS Doc Lavan vs Whitey Witt Advantage Push
LF Burt Shotton vs Rube Oldring Advantage St Louis
CF Armando Marsans vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Push
RF Ward Miller vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage St Louis

In the top of the first, Sisler hit a two run homer with two out. It was the 40th hit allowed by Wyckoff this season. Austin followed with a single for his 30th hit of the season. Marsans singled for his 20th hit of the season. This led to an RBI single for Lavan.

In the bottom of the first, Lajoie singled for his 20th hit of the season. Schang then tied the game with a three run homer.

In the bottom of the second, Walsh hit a solo home run for his 10th RBI of the season.

In the top of the third, Marsans legged out an infield single with two out to score Pratt from third and tie the game.

In the bottom of the third, a two out error allowed Strunk to score from third.

After three: Philadelphia 5 St Louis 4.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Browns committed their third error of the game.

The bottom of the sixth ended with Plank striking out Wyckoff to record his 20th K of the season.

After six: Philadelphia 5 St Louis 4.

In the bottom of the seventh, Earl Hamilton took the mound for the Browns.

In the top of the eighth, Sisler hit a two run single to put the Browns back in the lead. With runners at first and second and nobody out, Jack Nabors took the mound for the Athletics. The Browns loaded the bases with one out. Rumler brought a run home with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the eighth, A one out single gave McInnis his 40th hit of the season. The Athletics went on to load the bases with one out. Oldring grounded into the 5-2 for the second out. Pinch hitter Lee McElwee then popped out to third to end the inning.

Tom Phillips took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the ninth.

Tommy Leach led off the bottom of the ninth with a single, the 10th hit allowed by Hamilton this season. Jim Park took the mound for the Browns. After a couple of walks, bases wereloaded with one out. McInnis lined to left for the second out. Witt then grounded to second to end the game.

Final score: St Louis 7 Philadelphia 5.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
George Sisler 2 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 3 Boston 2 10 innings
Cleveland 5 New York 2
Detroit 9 Washington 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 1
Boston 6 Pittsburgh 1
New York 12 Chicago 1
Brooklyn 2 St Louis 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Benny Kauff New York Giants 3 for 5, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R

2. Dick Rudolph Boston Braves 9.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W

3. Rube Marquard Brooklyn Robins 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, W



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MAY 14, 1916
The Athletics had the day off. There were no American League games scheduled today.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 19-10
Cleveland 17-12
Detroit 16-13
Boston 15-13
New York 14-14
Washington 13-15
Philadelphia 11-17
St Louis 9-20

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 16-12
Brooklyn 15-12
Boston 15-12
Pittsburgh 17-14
Cincinnati 14-15
New York 13-15
Chicago 12-17
Philadelphia 11-16

PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING AVERAGE
Stuffy McInnis .370
Wally Schang .333
Amos Strunk .296

HOME RUNS
Wally Schang 2
Amos Strunk and Jimmy C Walsh 1

RBI
Wally Schang 16
Amos Strunk 14
Stuffy McInnis 12

ERA
Weldon Wyckoff 3.32
Elmer Myers 3.99
Jack Nabors 4.68

WINS
Bullet Joe Bush 4
Elmer Myers and Weldon Wyckoff 3

STRIKEOUTS
Bullet Joe Bush 31
Elmer Myers 30
Weldon Wyckoff 29

PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs scored 100 5th
Batting average .232 7th
OBP .313 6th
Home Runs 4 t-2nd
Stolen Bases 28 6th
Runs against 133 8th
Starters ERA 4.23 8th
Bullpen ERA 3.15 7th
Defensive efficiency .679 8th

PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS CURRENT INJURIES
1B Stuffy McInnis Unknown

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 11-16 at Cincinnati 14-15
New York 13-15 at Chicago 12-17
Brooklyn 15-12 at St Louis 16-12

OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 1
New York 8 Chicago 3
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jeff Pfeffer Brooklyn Robins 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, W

2. Erskine Mayer Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, W

3. Bill McKechnie New York Giants 4 for 5, 2 RBI, 2 R


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MAY 15, 1916
Today is the second game of the series in Philadelphia between the Athletics and the St Louis Browns.

AL Player of the Week: SP Guy Morton Cleveland Indians

NL Player of the Week: LF Sherry Magee Boston Braves

WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS
1. Chicago White Sox
2. Cleveland Indians
3. Boston Braves
4. Brooklyn Robins
5. Detroit Tigers
6. Pittsburgh Pirates
7. St Louis Cardinals
8. New York Yankees
9. Boston Red Sox
10. New York Giants
11. Cincinnati Reds
12. Washington Senators
13. Philadelphia Phillies
14. Philadelphia Athletics
15. Chicago Cubs
16. St Louis Browns

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 19-10 at Boston 15-13
Cleveland 17-12 at New York 14-14
Detroit 16-13 at Washington 13-15

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 12-16 at Cincinnati 14-16
Boston 15-12 at Pittsburgh 17-14
New York 14-15 at Chicago 12-18
Brooklyn 16-12 at St Louis 16-13

ST LOUIS BROWNS (9-20) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (11-17)
MATCHUPS
SP Eddie Plank vs Elmer Myers Advantage Push
C Hank Severeid vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B George Sisler vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage St Louis
2B Del Pratt vs Nap Lajoie Advantage St Louis
3B Jimmy Austin vs Charlie Pick Advantage St Louis
SS Doc Lavan vs Whitey Witt Advantage Push
LF Burt Shotton vs Rube Oldring Advantage St Louis
CF Armando Marsans vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Push
RF Ward Miller vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage St Louis

In the top of the first, Pratt put the Browns on the board with an RBI single.

Oldring led off the bottom of the third with a single for his 20th hit of the season. McInnis then tied the game with a two out RBI single. It was the 70th hit allowed by Plank this season.

After three: St Louis 1 Philadelphia 1.

In the top of the fourth, a one out double by Severeid was the 60th hit allowed by Myers this season. But the Browns would fail to score in the inning.

In the top of the fifth, an RBI single by Miller with two out put the Browns back in front.

In the top of the sixth, the Browns loaded the bases with two out. But Myers struck out Plank to retire the side.

After six: St Louis 2 Philadelphia 1.

Leading off the top of the seventh, Myers walked Shotton to allow his 25th base on balls of the season. The Athletics committed their third error of the game one out later. With runners at the corners and one out, Sisler lined out to center. Shotton tagged and tried to score but was thrown out at home by Walsh.

In the bottom of the seventh, Plank walked Oldring with one out to issue his 20th free pass of the season. But Oldring would be stranded at second.

In the bottom of the ninth, Oldring tied the game with a two out RBI double. Myers then won it with an RBI single.

Final score: Philadelphia 3 St Louis 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Elmer Myers 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 1 for 1, RBI

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 2 Boston 1
Cleveland 7 New York 2
Detroit 4 Washington 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 2
Boston 4 Pittsburgh 2
New York 4 Chicago 2
Brooklyn 3 St Louis 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Pete Schneider Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 9 K, W

2. Eddie Cicotte Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, W

3. Ferdie Schupp New York Giants 9.0 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W



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MAY 16, 1916
Today is the third game in the series in Philadelphia between the Athletics and the St Louis Browns.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 20-10 at Boston 15-14
St Louis 9-21 at Philadelphia 12-17
Detroit 17-13 at Washington 13-16

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 12-17 at Cincinnati 15-16
Boston 16-12 at Pittsburgh 17-15
New York 15-15 at Chicago 12-19
Brooklyn 17-12 at St Louis 16-14

ST LOUIS BROWNS (9-21) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (12-17)
MATCHUPS
SP Dave Davenport vs Bullet Joe Bush Advantage St Louis
C Hank Severeid vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B George Sisler vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage St Louis
2B Del Pratt vs Nap Lajoie Advantage St Louis
3B Jimmy Austin vs Charlie Pick Advantage St Louis
SS Ernie R Johnson vs Whitey Witt Advantage Push
LF Burt Shotton vs Rube Oldring Advantage St Louis
CF Armando Marsans vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage St Louis
RF Ward Miller vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage St Louis

In the top of the first, Shotton led off with a single. It was the 60th hit allowed by Bush this season. The Browns would fail to capitalize.

In the bottom of the first, Walsh swiped second for his 10th stolen base of the season. He would go on to score on a throwing error.

In the top of the second, Johnson tied the game with an RBI double with two out.

Leading off the bottom of the second, Pick singled for his 20th hit of the season. But he would be stranded at third.

In the bottom of the third, Schang put the Athletics back on top with a sacrifice fly.

After three: Philadelphia 2 St Louis 1.

Sisler led off the top of the fourth with a single for his 40th hit of the season. But he would be stranded at second.

In the top of the sixth, Pratt stroked a one out single for his 25th hit of the season. But he would also be stranded at second.

Leading off the bottom of the sixth, Davenport struck out Schang for his 30th K of the season. A two out single by Witt was the 60th hit allowed by Davenport this season. But Witt would be stranded at first.

After six: Philadelphia 2 St Louis 1.

In the top of the seventh, Johnson got his 10th hit of the season, a single that put runners at first and second with one out. Bush would issue his 30th base on balls of the season to load the bases with two out. But Miller grounded to first to retire the side.

In the bottom of the seventh, Walsh got a two out single for his 20th hit of the season. But he would be stranded at first.

Pratt led off the top of the eighth with a single for the Browns 10th hit of the game. He would go on to score the tying run on a throwing error. The top of the eighth would end when Schang threw Marsans out at second for his 30th caught base stealer of the season.

In the top of the ninth, Johnson put the Browns in the lead with an RBI triple. It was the 70th hit allowed by Bush this season. Miller's 25th hit of the season would be a single that scored Johnson. With runners at the corners and one out, Jack Nabors took the mound for the Athletics. An infield single by Pratt brought another run home. Sisler singled to load the bases with one out. Severeid grounded into the 3-2 fielder's choice for the second out. Marsans then grounded to third to retire the side as the Browns batted around the order.

Davenport allowed just one base runner in the bottom of the ninth.

The Browns tallied 14 hits in the game.

Final score: St Louis 5 Philadelphia 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dave Davenport 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 3 Boston 2 11 innings
Cleveland 3 New York 1
Washington 6 Detroit 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 1 11 innings
Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2
New York 5 Chicago 4
Brooklyn 3 St Louis 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Al Demaree Philadelphia Phillies 11.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W

2. Babe Ruth Boston Red Sox 10.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

3. Frank Miller Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W

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MAY 17, 1916
The Athletics will try to salvage a series split at home today against the St Louis Browns.

Cleveland Indians LF Jack Graney has been drawing baseball cartoons for the sporting press.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 21-10 at Boston 15-15
Cleveland 19-12 at New York 14-16
Detroit 17-14 at Washington 14-16

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 16-13 at Cincinnati 15-17
Philadelphia 13-17 at Pittsburgh 18-15
Brooklyn 18-12 at Chicago 12-20
New York 16-15 at St Louis 16-15

ST LOUIS BROWNS (10-21) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (12-18)
MATCHUPS
SP Ernie Koob vs Socks Seibold Advantage Push
C Hank Severeid vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B George Sisler vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage St Louis
2B Del Pratt vs Nap Lajoie Advantage St Louis
3B Jimmy Austin vs Charlie Pick Advantage St Louis
SS Doc Lavan vs Whitey Witt Advantage Push
LF Ward Miller vs Rube Oldring Advantage St Louis
CF Armando Marsans vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Philadelphia
RF Baby Doll Jacobson vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Push

In the top of the first, Sisler delivered an RBI double. It was the 20th hit allowed by Seibold this season.

In the bottom of the first, Schang singled for his 30th hit of the season. That set Lajoie up to tie the game with a two out RBI single. Witt then brought Schang home with a single to give the Athletics the lead.

In the top of the second, Severeid tied the game with an RBI triple, his 20th hit of the season. Severeid went on to score on a Marsans grounder to short to give the Browns the lead back.

In the bottom of the second, the Athletics had runners at the corners with one out. McInnis flew out to center. Oldring tagged up at third but was thrown out at home by Marsans.

In the bottom of the third, Witt tied the game with an RBI single.

After three: St Louis 3 Philadelphia 3.

In the bottom of the fourth, Walsh hit a two out triple. It was the tenth hit allowed this season by Koob. But McInnis flew out to end the inning.

In the top of the fifth, Sisler gave the Browns the lead back with an RBI triple. Jacobson brought Sisler home with a single.

Severeid led off the top of the sixth with a single. It was the 25th hit allowed by Seibold this season. With a runner on second and two out, Ellis Johnson took the mound for the Athletics and got Miller to ground out to retire the side.

In the bottom of the sixth, Oldring doubled for the Athletics 10th hit of the game. But the Athletics stranded runners at second and third.

After six: St Louis 5 Philadelphia 3.

In the top of the seventh, Sisler hit an RBI triple for the Browns 10th hit of the game. Jacobson then brought Sisler home with a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the eighth, Miller got an RBI single.

In the bottom of the eighth, with a runner on first and two out, Jim Park took the mound for the Browns. Oldring singled for his 25th hit of the season. But Johnny Rawlings flew out to end the inning.

Tom Phillips took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the ninth.

In the bottom of the ninth, Strunk singled to put runners at first and second withone out. It was the 10th hit allowed by Park this season. But Park would end the game by striking out pinch hitter Tommy Leach.

The two teams combined for 28 hits in the game.

Final score: St Louis 8 Philadelphia 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
George Sisler 4 for 5, 2B, 2 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 5 Chicago 4
Cleveland 7 New York 3
Washington 1 Detroit 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 4 Boston 2
Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 3 10 innings
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 3
St Louis 2 New York 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. George Sisler St Louis Browns 4 for 5, 2B, 2 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R

2. George Dumont Washington Senators 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, W

3. Red Ames St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 9 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W

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MAY 18, 1916
The Athletics home stand continued as they began a three game series today against the first place Chicago White Sox. The Athletics are 7-9 so far on this home stand. The White Sox have won three of their last four.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis 11-21 at Boston 16-15
Detroit 17-15 at New York 14-17
Cleveland 20-12 at Washington 15-16

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 16-14 at Cincinnati 16-17
Philadelphia 14-17 at Pittsburgh 18-16
Brooklyn 19-12 at Chicago 12-21
New York 16-16 at St Louis 17-15

CHICAGO WHITE SOX (21-11) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (12-19)
MATCHUPS
SP Reb Russell vs Weldon Wyckoff Advantage Chicago
C Ray Schalk vs Billy Meyer Advantage Chicago
1B Jack Fournier vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage Chicago
2B Eddie Collins Sr vs Nap Lajoie Advantage Chicago
3B Fred McMullin vs Charlie Pick Advantage Push
SS Zeb Terry vs Whitey Witt Advantage Philadelphia
LF Shoeless Joe Jackson vs Rube Oldring Advantage Chicago
CF Happy Felsch vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Chicago
RF Shano Collins vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the bottom of the first, Lajoie hit a two run single. It was his 25th hit of the season and the 60th hit allowed by Russell this season. It put Lajoie's RBI total at 10.

The bottom of the second ended with Russell striking out Wyckoff for his 25th K of the season.

The top of the third began with Wyckoff striking out McMullin for his 30th K of the season.

In the bottom of the third, Strunk smacked an RBI double. Lajoie added an RBI single.

After three: Philadelphia 4 Chicago 0.

In the top of the fourth, a two out double gave Jackson his 40th hit of the season. Shank Collins then singled to move Jackson to third. It was the 50th hit allowed by Wyckoff this season. But Schalk grounded out to retire the side.

In the bottom of the fourth, Walsh hit an RBI triple.

In the top of the sixth, Fournier was thrown out athome by Oldring as he tried to score from second on a Jackson single.

After six: Philadelphia 5 Chicago 0.

In the bottom of the seventh, Cy Falkenberg took the mound for the White Sox. Walsh led off with a single for his 25th hit of the season and the Athletics 10th hit of the game.

In the top of the eighth, with a runner on first and two out, Ellis Johnson took the mound for the Athletics. Shano Collins then doubled but Jackson was thrown out at home while trying to score from first. It was the 20th hit allowed this season by Johnson.

In the bottom of the eighth, Pick hit an RBI triple. Meyer flew out to center and then Felsch threw Pick out at home as he tried to tag up and score.

The Athletics finished off the shutout.

Final score: Philadelphia 6 Chicago 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Weldon Wyckoff 7.2 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 for 3, R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 7 St Louis 6 10 innings
New York 4 Detroit 3
Cleveland 5 Washington 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 2 Cincinnati 0
Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 0
Brooklyn 8 Chicago 5
St Louis 5 New York 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Joe Oeschger Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W

2. Cy Williams Chicago Cubs 3 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

3. Dick Rudolph Boston Braves 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, W




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MAY 19, 1916
Today is the second game of the series in Philadelphia between the Athletics and the Chicago White Sox.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis 11-22 at Boston 17-15
Detroit 17-16 at New York 15-17
Cleveland 21-12 at Washington 15-17

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 17-14 at Cincinnati 16-18
Philadelphia 15-17 at Pittsburgh 18-17
Brooklyn 20-12 at Chicago 12-22
New York 16-17 at St Louis 18-15

CHICAGO WHITE SOX (21-12) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (13-19)
MATCHUPS
SP Eddie Cicotte vs Elmer Myers Advantage Chicago
C Ray Schalk vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B Jack Fournier vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage Chicago
2B Eddie Collins Sr vs Nap Lajoie Advantage Chicago
3B Fred McMullin vs Wally Gerber Advantage Chicago
SS Zeb Terry vs Whitey Witt Advantage Philadelphia
LF Shoeless Joe Jackson vs Rube Oldring Advantage Chicago
CF Happy Felsch vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Chicago
RF Shano Collins vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the top of the first, Felsch put the White Sox on the board with an RBI double.

Leading off the bottom of the second, Cicotte struck out Schang for his 25th K of the season.

After three: Chicago 1 Philadelphia 0.

In the bottom of the fifth, Walsh tied the game with a two out RBI single. McInnis followed with his own RBI single to give the Athletics the lead.

After six: Philadelphia 2 Chicago 1.

Red Faber took the mound for the White Sox in the bottom of the eighth.

Myers pitched a perfect ninth to end the game.

Final score: Philadelphia 2 Chicago 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Elmer Myers 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis 3 Boston 1
New York 3 Detroit 1
Washington 3 Cleveland 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 3 Boston 0
Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 0
Chicago 4 Brooklyn 3
New York 6 St Louis 4 14 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Elmer Myers Philadelphia Athletics 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, W

2. Edd Roush New York Giants 6 for 7, RBI, R

3. Walter Johnson Washington Senators 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W

Elmer Jacobs of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a complete game shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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MAY 20, 1916
The Athletics will try to complete the series sweep at home against the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox have managed to score just one run so far in this series.

The New York Yankees signed SP Phil Douglas to a 1-year contract worth $4,780.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis 12-22 at Boston 17-16
Detroit 17-17 at New York 16-17
Cleveland 21-13 at Washington 16-17

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 17-15 at Cincinnati 17-18
Philadelphia 15-18 at Pittsburgh 19-17
Brooklyn 20-13 at Chicago 13-22
New York 17-17 at St Louis 18-16

CHICAGO WHITE SOX (21-13) AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (14-19)
MATCHUPS
SP Joe Benz vs Bullet Joe Bush Advantage Chicago
C Ray Schalk vs Wally Schang Advantage Philadelphia
1B Jack Fournier vs Stuffy McInnis Advantage Chicago
2B Eddie Collins Sr vs Johnny Rawlings Advantage Chicago
3B Fred McMullin vs Charlie Pick Advantage Push
SS Zeb Terry vs Whitey Witt Advantage Philadelphia
LF Shoeless Joe Jackson vs Rube Oldring Advantage Chicago
CF Happy Felsch vs Jimmy C Walsh Advantage Chicago
RF Shano Collins vs Amos Strunk Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the top of the second, Shano Collins scored on a wild pitch.

In the bottom of the first, Witt scored on a throwing error.

In the bottom of the third, Walsh scored on a double play grounder.

After three: Philadelphia 2 Chicago 1.

In the top of the fourth, Shano Collins tied the game with an RBI double. It was the 75th hit allowed by Bush this season.

In the bottom of the fifth, Benz walked Schang to issue his 10th base on balls of the season. But the Athletics would strand a pair.

In the top of the sixth, Shano Collins set a team record with his third double of the game. It was his 30th hit of the season. One out later, Terry put the White Sox in the lead with an RBI single. McMullin then beat out a double play grounder, allowing Shano Collins to score. Bush ended the top of the sixth by striking out Benz for his 40th K of the season.

After six: Chicago 4 Philadelphia 2.

In the top of the eighth, Terry singled for his 25th hit of the season. But the White Sox would not score in the inning.

In the bottom of the eighth,a two out single by Oldring was the Athletics 10th hit of the game. It was his 30th hit of the season and the 50th hit allowed by Benz this season. But Pick would ground out to second and strand a pair.

After a leadoff walk in the top of the ninth, Jack Nabors took the mound for the Athletics.

In the bottom of the ninth, Red Faber took the mound for the White Sox with one out. Two flyballs later, the game was over.

Final score: Chicago 4 Philadelphia 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Joe Benz 8.1 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis 1 Boston 0
New York 2 Detroit 1
Cleveland 7 Washington 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 4 Boston 2
Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 1
Chicago 2 Brooklyn 1
St Louis 2 New York 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Babe Ruth Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K

2. Al Demaree Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W

3. Phil Douglas New York Yankees 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W

Dave Davenport of the St Louis Browns pitched a complete game shutout against the Boston Red Sox.

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