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Athletics
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1915
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 16, 1915 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Bressler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Caldwell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Silk O'Loughlin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Kopf | Shortstop |
| Amos Strunk | First Baseman |
| Chick Davies | Center Fielder |
| Wally Schang | Third Baseman |
| Nap Lajoie | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Walsh | Left Fielder |
| Rube Oldring | Right Fielder |
| Wickey McAvoy | Catcher |
| Rube Bressler | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hugh High | Center Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Fritz Maisel | Third Baseman |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Doc Cook | Right Fielder |
| Roy Hartzell | Left Fielder |
| Luke Boone | Second Baseman |
| Les Nunamaker | Catcher |
| Ray Caldwell | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1915
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Caldwell
Kopf hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Caldwell
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maisel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davies vs. Caldwell
Davies strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Bressler
High hits a fly ball into left field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Bressler
Peckinpaugh hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Bressler
Maisel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Caldwell
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Caldwell
Lajoie hits a popup towards third. Maisel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Caldwell
Walsh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oldring vs. Caldwell
Oldring hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walsh moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAvoy vs. Caldwell
McAvoy hits a fly ball into center field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Bressler
Pipp hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McAvoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cook vs. Bressler
Cook hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartzell vs. Bressler
Hartzell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Caldwell
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Caldwell
Kopf hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Caldwell
Strunk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Bressler
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Davies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Bressler
Nunamaker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caldwell vs. Bressler
Caldwell hits a line drive into right field. Oldring settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davies vs. Caldwell
Davies hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Caldwell
There goes Davies. The throw from Nunamaker and he is safe. Davies steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Caldwell
Schang takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lajoie vs. Caldwell
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davies moves to third. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walsh vs. Caldwell
Walsh strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oldring vs. Caldwell
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Bressler
High hits a popup towards first. Strunk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Bressler
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maisel vs. Bressler
There goes Peckinpaugh. The throw from McAvoy and he is out, Kopf applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Bressler
Maisel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Strunk settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Strunk. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Bressler
Maisel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McAvoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAvoy vs. Caldwell
McAvoy hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Caldwell
Bressler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Caldwell
Kopf hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Caldwell
Strunk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davies vs. Caldwell
Davies strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Bressler
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Strunk scoops it up and throws to first, with Bressler covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cook vs. Bressler
Cook hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartzell vs. Bressler
Hartzell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Caldwell
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone misplays the ball. That's an error on Boone. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lajoie vs. Caldwell
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walsh vs. Caldwell
Walsh strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oldring vs. Caldwell
Oldring hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schang scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAvoy vs. Caldwell
McAvoy takes first base on ball four. Oldring moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressler vs. Caldwell
Bressler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Maisel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Bressler
Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nunamaker vs. Bressler
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schang fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caldwell vs. Bressler
Caldwell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Bressler
High takes first base on ball four. Nunamaker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Bressler
There's a wild pitch. Nunamaker moves to third. High moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peckinpaugh vs. Bressler
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Caldwell
Kopf hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Caldwell
Strunk bunts towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strunk for the out. Kopf moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davies vs. Caldwell
Davies hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kopf moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lapp vs. Caldwell
Jack Lapp pinch hits for Wally Schang.
Lapp hits a fly ball into center field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Bressler
Lew Malone now playing third base.
Maisel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Bressler
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cook vs. Bressler
Cook hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartzell vs. Bressler
Hartzell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Caldwell
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maisel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Caldwell
Walsh hits a fly ball into left field. Hartzell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Caldwell
Oldring hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAvoy vs. Caldwell
McAvoy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Oldring moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressler vs. Caldwell
Bressler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Bressler
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Bressler
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caldwell vs. Bressler
Caldwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Strunk scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caldwell for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Caldwell
Kopf hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nunamaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Caldwell
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davies vs. Caldwell
Davies hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Bressler
High takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Bressler
Peckinpaugh strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maisel vs. Bressler
Maisel bunts towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. High moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Bressler
Pipp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cook vs. Bressler
Cook hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1915 -- PHA at NYA (D)
PHA AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Larry Kopf, ss 5 0 1 0 Hugh High, cf 2 0 0 0
Amos Strunk, 1b 4 0 1 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 3 0 0 0
Chick Davies, cf 5 0 1 0 Fritz Maisel, 3b 2 0 0 0
Wally Schang, 3b 2 1 0 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 3 0 0 0
Jack Lapp, ph 1 0 0 0 Doc Cook, rf 4 0 0 0
Lew Malone, 3b 0 0 0 0 Roy Hartzell, lf 3 0 0 0
Nap Lajoie, 2b 4 0 1 0 Luke Boone, 2b 3 0 1 0
Jimmy Walsh, lf 4 0 1 0 Les Nunamaker, c 3 0 0 0
Rube Oldring, rf 4 0 3 1 Ray Caldwell, p 3 0 0 0
Wickey McAvoy, c 3 0 1 0
Rube Bressler, p 4 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 10 2 26 0 1 0
PHA 000 011 000 -- 2
NYA 000 000 000 -- 0
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Bressler (W) 9.0 1 0 0 5 3
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Ray Caldwell (L) 9.0 10 2 1 2 6
E -- Amos Strunk, Luke Boone
DP -- NYA 1
LOB -- PHA 10, NYA 5
HR -- Rube Bressler
SB -- Chick Davies
CS -- Roger Peckinpaugh
SH -- Amos Strunk, Fritz Maisel
WP -- Rube Bressler
T -- 1:45
A -- 0
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