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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 16, 1915
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 16, 1915 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Babe Ruth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Bressler |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Ollie Chill 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Heinie Wagner | Second Baseman |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Dick Hoblitzell | First Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Bill Carrigan | Catcher |
| Babe Ruth | Pitcher |
| Bill Carrigan | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Murphy | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Walsh | Right Fielder |
| Rube Oldring | Left Fielder |
| Nap Lajoie | Second Baseman |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Wickey McAvoy | Catcher |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| Jack Barry | Shortstop |
| Rube Bressler | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 16, 1915
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Bressler
Hooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Bressler
Wagner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strunk. Wagner reaches second base with a double. Hooper goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Bressler
Speaker hits a fly ball into left field. Oldring settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Bressler
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoblitzell vs. Bressler
Hoblitzell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Bressler
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Ruth
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Ruth
Walsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Ruth
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Bressler
Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Oldring settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrigan vs. Bressler
Carrigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Bressler
Ruth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McAvoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Ruth
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Ruth
McInnis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAvoy vs. Ruth
The ball gets by Carrigan for a passed ball. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAvoy vs. Ruth
McAvoy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruth fields it and throws to first for the out. McInnis moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strunk vs. Ruth
Strunk strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Bressler
Hooper hits a popup, foul, towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Bressler
Wagner hits a popup towards short. Barry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Bressler
Speaker hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barry vs. Ruth
Barry is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressler vs. Ruth
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruth fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Ruth
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walsh vs. Ruth
Walsh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Bressler
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoblitzell vs. Bressler
Hoblitzell bunts towards third. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Bressler
Scott hits a line drive into left field. Oldring settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Bressler
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lewis scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrigan vs. Bressler
Carrigan hits a line drive into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Ruth
Oldring hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hooper. Oldring reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lajoie vs. Ruth
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoblitzell scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruth covering, for the out. Oldring moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McInnis vs. Ruth
McInnis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oldring scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAvoy vs. Ruth
McAvoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Bressler
Ruth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walsh. Ruth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hooper vs. Bressler
Hooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Bressler
Wagner bunts towards third. Murphy fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Murphy. Ruth scores. Hooper moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speaker vs. Bressler
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barry fields it and throws to second for the out. Hooper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lewis vs. Bressler
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hooper tags and scores. Speaker tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoblitzell vs. Bressler
Hoblitzell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Speaker moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Bressler
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Bressler
There's a wild pitch. Hoblitzell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Bressler
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hoblitzell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Bressler
There goes Scott. The throw from McAvoy and he is out, Lajoie applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Ruth
Strunk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barry vs. Ruth
Barry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hooper. Barry reaches second base with a double. Strunk moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bressler vs. Ruth
Bressler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murphy vs. Ruth
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Strunk scores. Barry moves to third. Bressler moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walsh vs. Ruth
Walsh takes first base on ball four. Barry scores. Bressler moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oldring vs. Ruth
Oldring hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bressler scores. Murphy moves to third. Walsh moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lajoie vs. Comstock
Ralph Comstock now pitching.
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to home to get Murphy. Walsh moves to third. Oldring moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McInnis vs. Comstock
McInnis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walsh scores. Oldring moves to third. Lajoie moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davies vs. Comstock
Chick Davies pinch hits for Wickey McAvoy.
Davies hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carrigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strunk vs. Comstock
Carrigan fires to first and picks off McInnis. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Shawkey
Jack Lapp now catching. Bob Shawkey now pitching.
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrigan vs. Shawkey
Carrigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comstock vs. Shawkey
Comstock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. Shawkey
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Comstock
Strunk hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barry vs. Comstock
Barry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoblitzell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barry for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Comstock
Shawkey hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Shawkey
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Shawkey
Speaker strikes out. There goes Wagner. The throw from Lapp to Barry, and Wagner is out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Shawkey
Lewis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Comstock
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comstock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Comstock
Walsh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Comstock
Oldring hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Comstock
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Shawkey
Hoblitzell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Shawkey
Scott bunts towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoblitzell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Shawkey
Gardner hits a line drive into left field. Oldring settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henriksen vs. Shawkey
Olaf Henriksen pinch hits for Bill Carrigan.
Henriksen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Comstock
Pinch Thomas now catching.
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lapp vs. Comstock
Lapp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Comstock
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoblitzell fields the ball and throws to Comstock covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barry vs. Comstock
Barry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comstock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janvrin vs. Shawkey
Hal Janvrin pinch hits for Ralph Comstock.
Janvrin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Shawkey
Hooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Shawkey
Wagner bunts towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Shawkey
Speaker 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
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Mays
Carl Mays now pitching. Shag Thompson pinch hits for Bob Shawkey.
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Mays
Murphy bunts towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walsh vs. Mays
Walsh hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oldring vs. Mays
There goes Walsh. The throw from Thomas and he is out, Wagner applying the tag. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1915 -- Boston at PHA (D)
Boston AB R H RBI PHA AB R H RBI
Hooper H, rf 2 2 0 0 Eddie Murphy, 3b 3 0 0 1
Wagner H, 2b 2 0 1 1 Jimmy Walsh, rf 4 1 0 1
Speaker T, cf 5 1 0 0 Rube Oldring, lf 4 2 3 2
Lewis D, lf 2 1 0 1 Nap Lajoie, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hoblitzell D, 1b 1 1 1 0 Stuffy McInnis, 1b 4 0 3 2
Scott E, ss 3 0 1 1 Wickey McAvoy, c 2 0 0 0
Gardner L, 3b 4 0 1 1 Chick Davies, ph 1 0 0 0
Carrigan B, c 3 0 0 0 Jack Lapp, c 1 0 0 0
Henriksen O, ph 1 0 0 0 Amos Strunk, cf 3 1 1 0
Thomas P, c 0 0 0 0 Jack Barry, ss 3 1 1 0
Ruth B, p 2 1 1 0 Rube Bressler, p 1 1 0 0
Comstock R, p 0 0 0 0 Bob Shawkey, p 1 0 0 0
Janvrin H, ph 1 0 0 0 Shag Thompson, ph 0 0 0 0
Mays C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26 6 5 4 31 6 8 6
Boston 100 140 000 -- 6
PHA 000 140 100 -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ruth B* 4.0 5 5 5 4 2
Comstock R 4.0 3 1 1 0 0
Mays C 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Bressler 5.0 5 6 3 4 1
Bob Shawkey 4.0 0 0 0 4 3
* Pitched to 6 batters in 5th
E -- Eddie Murphy
DP -- Boston 1, PHA 1
LOB -- Boston 6, PHA 5
2B -- Wagner H, Rube Oldring, Ruth B, Barry J
HR -- Rube Oldring
SB -- Hoblitzell D, Speaker T
CS -- Scott E, Wagner H, Jimmy Walsh
SH -- Hoblitzell D, Wagner H 2, Scott E, Eddie Murphy
SF -- Lewis D
HBP -- by Ruth B (Barry J)
WP -- Rube Bressler
PB -- Carrigan B
T -- 2:30
A -- 0
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