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Athletics
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 15, 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 15, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marsh Williams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shawkey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 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 |
| Otis Lawry | Center Fielder |
| Raymond Haley | Catcher |
| Marsh Williams | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Magee | Center Fielder |
| Hugh High | Left Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Angel Aragon | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gedeon | Second Baseman |
| Elmer Miller | Right Fielder |
| Les Nunamaker | Catcher |
| Bob Shawkey | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1916
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Shawkey
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Shawkey
Walsh 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Shawkey
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up 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: ---
Magee vs. Williams
Magee hits a fly ball into center field. Lawry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Williams
High hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Williams
Peckinpaugh strikes out. There goes High. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Williams
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
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Shawkey
Lajoie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Shawkey
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aragon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McElwee vs. Shawkey
McElwee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aragon vs. Williams
Aragon 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--
Gedeon vs. Williams
Gedeon bunts towards the mound. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aragon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Williams
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt fields it and throws to second for the out. Aragon moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nunamaker vs. Williams
Aragon is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nunamaker vs. Williams
Nunamaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shawkey vs. Williams
There go the runners. The throw from Haley to Lajoie covering second. The throw back to home, and Miller is out at the plate. Nunamaker moves to second. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawry vs. Shawkey
Lawry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haley vs. Shawkey
Haley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shawkey
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witt vs. Shawkey
Witt hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Williams
Shawkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Williams
Magee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Shawkey trying to get to third. Lawry throws the ball in to McElwee, who tags Shawkey for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Williams
High hits a fly ball into center field. Lawry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Williams
There goes Magee. The throw from Haley and he is safe. Magee steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Williams
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Williams
Pipp hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aragon vs. Williams
Aragon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedeon vs. Williams
There goes Aragon. The throw from Haley and he is out, Witt applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Shawkey
Walsh hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Shawkey
Strunk strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Shawkey
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Shawkey
There goes Lajoie. The throw from Nunamaker and he is safe. Lajoie steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Shawkey
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Williams
Gedeon hits a fly ball into left field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Williams
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Williams
Nunamaker hits a fly ball into center field. Lawry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McElwee vs. Shawkey
McElwee hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawry vs. Shawkey
Lawry hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haley vs. Shawkey
Haley hits a line drive into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Williams
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Williams
Magee hits a popup towards short. Witt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Williams
High takes first base on ball four. Shawkey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Williams
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shawkey scores. High moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Williams
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajoie fields it and throws to second for the out. High moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aragon vs. Williams
There go the runners. The throw from Haley to Witt covering second. The throw back to home, and High is out at the plate. Pipp moves to second. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shawkey
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Shawkey
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aragon fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Aragon. Witt moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walsh vs. Shawkey
Walsh hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strunk vs. Shawkey
Strunk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Magee. Strunk reaches second base with a double. Witt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lajoie vs. Shawkey
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aragon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aragon vs. Williams
Aragon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedeon vs. Williams
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aragon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Williams
Miller 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. Aragon moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nunamaker vs. Williams
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Shawkey
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aragon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McElwee vs. Shawkey
McElwee hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawry vs. Shawkey
Lawry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aragon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Williams
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Williams
Magee hits a popup towards the mound. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Williams
The ball gets by Haley for a passed ball. Shawkey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
High vs. Williams
High hits a popup towards short. Witt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Williams
Peckinpaugh hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Williams
Pipp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aragon vs. Williams
There goes Pipp. The throw from Haley and he is out, Lajoie applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haley vs. Shawkey
Haley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shawkey
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Shawkey
Witt hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aragon vs. Williams
Aragon hits a fly ball into center field. Lawry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Williams
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, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Williams
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Shawkey
Walsh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Shawkey
Strunk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Magee. Strunk reaches second base with a double. Walsh goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lajoie vs. Shawkey
Lajoie hits a fly ball into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Shawkey
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McElwee vs. Shawkey
McElwee hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1916 -- PHA at NYA (D)
PHA AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Whitey Witt, ss 4 1 0 0 Lee Magee, cf 4 1 1 0
Jimmy Walsh, rf 4 1 1 0 Hugh High, lf 3 0 1 0
Amos Strunk, lf 4 0 2 2 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 3 2 2 3
Nap Lajoie, 2b 4 0 1 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 1 2 3
Stuffy McInnis, 1b 4 0 0 0 Angel Aragon, 3b 3 0 2 0
Lee McElwee, 3b 4 0 0 0 Joe Gedeon, 2b 4 0 2 0
Otis Lawry, cf 3 0 0 0 Elmer Miller, rf 4 0 0 0
Ray Haley, c 3 0 0 0 Les Nunamaker, c 2 0 0 0
Marsh Williams, p 2 0 0 0 Bob Shawkey, p 2 2 2 0
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32 2 4 2 29 6 12 6
PHA 000 001 001 -- 2
NYA 003 010 20x -- 6
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Marsh Williams (L) 8.0 12 6 6 5 2
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Shawkey (W) 9.0 4 2 1 1 4
E -- Angel Aragon
DP -- PHA 1
LOB -- PHA 4, NYA 4
2B -- Amos Strunk 2
HR -- Wally Pipp, Roger Peckinpaugh
SB -- Hugh High, Lee Magee, Nap Lajoie
CS -- Angel Aragon 2, Elmer Miller, Hugh High, Wally Pipp
PB -- Ray Haley
T -- 1:35
A -- 5000
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