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Athletics
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 12, 1916
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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 12, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bullet Joe Bush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Urban Shocker |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: Silk O'Loughlin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Walsh | Right Fielder |
| Amos Strunk | Left Fielder |
| Nap Lajoie | Second Baseman |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Lee McElwee | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Pick | Center Fielder |
| Raymond Haley | Catcher |
| Bullet Joe Bush | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hugh High | Left Fielder |
| Angel Aragon | Third Baseman |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Charlie Mullen | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gedeon | Second Baseman |
| Elmer Miller | Center Fielder |
| Walt Alexander | Catcher |
| Urban Shocker | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 12, 1916
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Shocker
Witt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walsh vs. Shocker
Walsh bunts towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. Witt moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strunk vs. Shocker
Strunk strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lajoie vs. Shocker
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Bush
High hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aragon vs. Bush
Aragon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Bush
Peckinpaugh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Shocker
McInnis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McElwee vs. Shocker
There goes McInnis. The throw from Alexander and he is out, Peckinpaugh applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McElwee vs. Shocker
McElwee strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Shocker
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gedeon. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haley vs. Shocker
There goes Pick. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Pick steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haley vs. Shocker
Haley is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Shocker
Bush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pick scores. Haley moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witt vs. Shocker
Witt hits a line drive towards the mound. Shocker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Bush
Pipp hits a fly ball into center field. Pick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullen vs. Bush
Mullen hits a popup towards short. Witt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Bush
Gedeon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Bush
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gedeon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Bush
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. McElwee fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Shocker
Walsh hits a fly ball into right field. Mullen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Shocker
Strunk strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Shocker
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Bush
Shocker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Bush
High hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pick. High reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aragon vs. Bush
Aragon hits a line drive towards short. Witt catches it and throws to second to double up High. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Shocker
McInnis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. McInnis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McElwee vs. Shocker
McElwee hits a popup towards the mound. Shocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pick vs. Shocker
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McInnis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haley vs. Shocker
Haley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Bush
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Bush
Pipp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullen vs. Bush
There goes Pipp. The throw from Haley and he is out, Witt applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullen vs. Bush
Mullen 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--
Gedeon vs. Bush
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shocker
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bush for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Shocker
Witt strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Shocker
Walsh strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bush
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Bush
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Bush
Shocker strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Shocker
Strunk strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Shocker
Lajoie strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Shocker
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Bush
High hits a ball on the ground towards third. McElwee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aragon vs. Bush
Aragon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. High moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Bush
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. High moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pipp vs. Bush
Pipp hits a fly ball into left field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McElwee vs. Shocker
McElwee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Shocker
Pick hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haley vs. Shocker
Haley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullen vs. Bush
Mullen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Bush
Gedeon hits a fly ball into left field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bush
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shocker
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Shocker
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Shocker
Walsh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aragon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Bush
Alexander hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pick. Alexander reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nunamaker vs. Bush
Les Nunamaker pinch hits for Urban Shocker.
Nunamaker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
High vs. Bush
High hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Alexander trying to get to home. Pick throws the ball in to Haley who tags Alexander who's trying to score from second, for the out. High moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aragon vs. Bush
Aragon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Shawkey
Bob Shawkey now pitching.
Strunk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lajoie vs. Shawkey
Lajoie bunts towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Strunk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Shawkey
McInnis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McElwee vs. Shawkey
McElwee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strunk scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Shawkey
Pick hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball 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: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Bush
Peckinpaugh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Bush
Pipp 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, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullen vs. Bush
Mullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. McElwee fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McElwee. Mullen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gedeon vs. Bush
Gedeon hits a fly ball into left field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1916, game 2 -- PHA at NYA (D)
PHA AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Whitey Witt, ss 3 0 0 0 Hugh High, lf 4 0 3 0
Jimmy Walsh, rf 3 0 0 0 Angel Aragon, 3b 4 0 0 0
Amos Strunk, lf 3 1 0 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 0 0 0
Nap Lajoie, 2b 3 0 0 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 0 1 0
Stuffy McInnis, 1b 3 0 1 0 Charlie Mullen, rf 4 0 1 0
Lee McElwee, 3b 4 0 1 1 Joe Gedeon, 2b 4 0 1 0
Charlie Pick, cf 4 1 0 0 Elmer Miller, cf 3 0 2 0
Ray Haley, c 2 0 0 0 Walt Alexander, c 3 0 1 0
Joe Bush, p 3 0 1 1 Urban Shocker, p 2 0 0 0
Les Nunamaker, ph 1 0 0 0
Bob Shawkey, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 2 3 2 33 0 9 0
PHA 010 000 001 -- 2
NYA 000 000 000 -- 0
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Joe Bush (W) 9.0 9 0 0 0 5
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Urban Shocker (L) 8.0 2 1 0 1 7
Bob Shawkey 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
E -- Joe Gedeon, Lee McElwee
DP -- PHA 2
LOB -- PHA 5, NYA 6
2B -- Hugh High, Stuffy McInnis, Walt Alexander
SB -- Charlie Pick
CS -- Stuffy McInnis
SH -- Jimmy Walsh, Nap Lajoie
HBP -- by Urban Shocker (Stuffy McInnis), by Urban Shocker (Ray Haley)
T -- 1:50
A -- 15000
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