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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 17, 1915
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 17, 1915 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Guy Morton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Meehan |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: Bobby Wallace 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denney Wilie | Left Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Braggo Roth | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Smith | Right Fielder |
| Jay Kirke | First Baseman |
| Joe Evans | Third Baseman |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Josh Billings | Catcher |
| Guy Morton | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Schang | Center Fielder |
| Amos Strunk | Right Fielder |
| Rube Oldring | Left Fielder |
| Harry Damrau | Third Baseman |
| Buck Danner | Shortstop |
| Ralph Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Jack Lapp | Catcher |
| Bill Meehan | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 17, 1915
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilie vs. Meehan
Wilie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Danner misplays the ball. That's an error on Danner. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Meehan
Chapman bunts towards the mound. Meehan fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilie moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roth vs. Meehan
Roth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Meehan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Damrau fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilie moves to third. Roth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirke vs. Meehan
Kirke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Meehan
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Morton
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Morton
Strunk strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Morton
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Meehan
Wambsganss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Meehan
Billings hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wambsganss moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morton vs. Meehan
Morton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilie vs. Meehan
Wilie hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Meehan
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Billings moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roth vs. Meehan
Roth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oldring who is chasing the ball. Roth reaches third base with a triple. Wambsganss scores. Billings scores. Chapman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Meehan
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damrau vs. Morton
Damrau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danner vs. Morton
Danner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Morton
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Damrau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Morton
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Meehan
Kirke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Meehan
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Meehan
There goes Kirke. The throw from Lapp and he is safe. Kirke steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Meehan
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops it up and throws to first, with Meehan covering, for the out. Kirke moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Billings vs. Meehan
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meehan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lapp vs. Carter
Paul Carter now pitching.
Lapp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meehan vs. Carter
Meehan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lapp moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Carter
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to third for the out. Meehan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strunk vs. Carter
Strunk hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oldring vs. Carter
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Meehan
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilie vs. Meehan
Wilie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Meehan
Chapman hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Schang who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple. Wilie goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roth vs. Meehan
Roth hits a fly ball into left field. Oldring settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chapman tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Meehan
Smith hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Strunk. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirke vs. Meehan
Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Danner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damrau vs. Carter
Damrau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danner vs. Carter
Danner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Damrau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Carter
There goes Damrau. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Damrau steals third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Carter
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McInnis vs. Carter
McInnis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Damrau scores. Danner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lapp vs. Carter
Lapp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Danner moves to third. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lajoie vs. Carter
Nap Lajoie pinch hits for Bill Meehan.
Lajoie hits a fly ball into left field. Wilie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Danner tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Carter
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eccles
Harry Eccles now pitching.
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Eccles
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground into center field. Schang picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Schang. Evans goes all the way around to score. Wambsganss moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Billings vs. Eccles
There's a wild pitch. Wambsganss scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Eccles
Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Eccles
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilie vs. Eccles
Wilie hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Schang. Wilie reaches second base with a double. Schang throws the ball in to Eccles who tags Wilie trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Carter
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Carter
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damrau vs. Carter
Damrau strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Eccles
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Eccles
Roth strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Eccles
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eccles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danner vs. Carter
Danner hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Carter
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Carter
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Eccles
Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirke for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eccles
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Eccles
Wambsganss hits a fly ball into left field. Oldring settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Eccles
Billings hits a line drive into center field. Schang picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Schang. Schang throws it away. That's an error on Schang. Evans moves to third. Billings moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carter vs. Eccles
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eccles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lapp vs. Carter
Lapp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Lapp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Eccles vs. Carter
Eccles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lapp moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schang vs. Carter
Schang hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lapp tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Carter
Strunk hits a line drive into center field. Roth picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Roth. Eccles moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oldring vs. Carter
Oldring hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damrau vs. Carter
Damrau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danner vs. Carter
Danner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilie vs. Eccles
Wilie strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Eccles
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Eccles
Roth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Coumbe
Fritz Coumbe now pitching.
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Coumbe
McInnis hits a fly ball into left field. Wilie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lapp vs. Coumbe
Lapp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Eccles
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Eccles
Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eccles
Evans hits a popup towards short. Danner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crane vs. Coumbe
Sam Crane pinch hits for Harry Eccles.
Crane bunts towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first, with Coumbe covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Coumbe
Schang hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Coumbe
Strunk hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Smith throws the ball in to Wambsganss who tags Strunk trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Schang moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oldring vs. Coumbe
Oldring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1915, game 1 -- CLE at PHA (D)
CLE AB R H RBI PHA AB R H RBI
Denney Wilie, lf 5 1 2 0 Wally Schang, cf 4 0 1 1
Ray Chapman, ss 3 2 1 1 Amos Strunk, rf 5 1 2 0
Braggo Roth, cf 3 0 1 4 Rube Oldring, lf 5 1 1 3
Elmer Smith, rf 5 0 1 0 Harry Damrau, 3b 3 1 1 0
Jay Kirke, 1b 4 0 1 0 Buck Danner, ss 4 1 1 0
Joe Evans, 3b 3 1 0 0 Ralph Edwards, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bill Wambsganss, 2b 4 2 2 0 Stuffy McInnis, 1b 4 0 1 1
Josh Billings, c 4 1 2 0 Jack Lapp, c 3 1 2 0
Guy Morton, p 1 0 0 0 Bill Meehan, p 1 0 1 0
Paul Carter, p 3 0 0 0 Nap Lajoie, ph 0 0 0 1
Fritz Coumbe, p 0 0 0 0 Harry Eccles, p 1 1 1 0
Sam Crane, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 10 5 35 6 11 6
CLE 030 220 000 -- 7
PHA 000 200 400 -- 6
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Guy Morton (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Paul Carter 5.0 8 6 6 2 2
Fritz Coumbe (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Meehan (L) 4.0 7 5 5 3 4
Harry Eccles 5.0 3 2 0 2 5
E -- Buck Danner, Wally Schang 3, Braggo Roth
LOB -- CLE 8, PHA 6
2B -- Elmer Smith, Denney Wilie, Jack Lapp
3B -- Braggo Roth, Ray Chapman
HR -- Rube Oldring
SB -- Jay Kirke, Harry Damrau
SH -- Ray Chapman
SF -- Braggo Roth, Nap Lajoie, Wally Schang
WP -- Harry Eccles
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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