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White Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 31, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 31, 1916 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Benz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bullet Joe Bush |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Ollie Chill 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nemo Leibold | Right Fielder |
| Buck Weaver | Shortstop |
| Eddie Collins | Second Baseman |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Jack Ness | First Baseman |
| Happy Felsch | Center Fielder |
| Fritz Von Kolnitz | Third Baseman |
| Ray Schalk | Catcher |
| Joe Benz | Pitcher |
| Pants Rowland | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Shortstop |
| Otis Lawry | Second Baseman |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| Wally Schang | Left Fielder |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Charlie Pick | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Grimm | Right Fielder |
| Val Picinich | Catcher |
| Bullet Joe Bush | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 31, 1916
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Bush
Leibold hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weaver vs. Bush
Weaver strikes out. There goes Leibold. The throw from Picinich to Witt, and Leibold is out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Bush
Collins hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Picinich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Bush
Jackson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Strunk who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. Collins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ness vs. Bush
Ness strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Benz
Witt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawry vs. Benz
Lawry strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Benz
Strunk hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Benz
There goes Witt. The throw from Schalk and he is out, Collins applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Bush
Felsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Von Kolnitz vs. Bush
Von Kolnitz strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Bush
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lawry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Benz
Schang hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Benz
McInnis bunts in front of the plate. Schalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Benz
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Schang moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimm vs. Benz
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benz vs. Bush
Benz strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Bush
Leibold hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Bush
Weaver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Benz
Zeb Terry now playing shortstop.
Picinich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Benz
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Benz
Witt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Von Kolnitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Bush
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bush
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ness vs. Bush
Ness hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Felsch vs. Bush
Felsch hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lawry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawry vs. Benz
Lawry strikes out. Schalk drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lawry out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Benz
Strunk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Benz
There goes Strunk. The throw from Schalk and he is out, Collins applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Benz
Schang hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Von Kolnitz vs. Bush
Von Kolnitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Bush
Schalk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grimm who is chasing the ball. Schalk reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Benz vs. Bush
Benz hits a popup towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leibold vs. Bush
Leibold hits a fly ball into left field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Benz
McInnis hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Benz
Pick hits a line drive into right field. Leibold settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Benz
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Bush
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Bush
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Bush
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ness vs. Bush
Ness hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Strunk who is chasing the ball. Ness reaches third base with a triple. Strunk throws the ball in to Lawry who relays the ball to Pick who tags Ness trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Bush
Felsch hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schang. Felsch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Von Kolnitz vs. Bush
There goes Felsch. The throw from Picinich and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Felsch scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Von Kolnitz vs. Bush
Von Kolnitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops it up and throws to first, with Bush covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Benz
Picinich strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McElwee vs. Benz
Lee McElwee pinch hits for Bullet Joe Bush.
McElwee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Benz
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Nabors
Jack Nabors now pitching.
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benz vs. Nabors
Benz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Nabors
Leibold bunts towards first. McInnis fields the ball and throws to Nabors covering. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Nabors
Terry hits a fly ball into right field. Grimm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawry vs. Benz
Lawry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Benz
Strunk strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Benz
Schang hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leibold who is chasing the ball. Schang reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McInnis vs. Benz
McInnis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schang scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Benz
Pick takes first base on ball four. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimm vs. Benz
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Nabors
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Nabors
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ness vs. Nabors
Ness is hit by the pitch. Collins moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Felsch vs. Nabors
Felsch hits a line driveFelsch is thrown out after the base hit. Collins scores. Jackson scores. Ness goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Von Kolnitz vs. Nabors
Von Kolnitz strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Nabors
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Benz
Shano Collins now playing left field.
Picinich strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nabors vs. Benz
Nabors takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witt vs. Benz
Witt hits a line drive towards center. Felsch catches it and throws to second to double up Nabors. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benz vs. Nabors
Benz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Picinich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Nabors
Leibold hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lawry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Nabors
Terry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawry vs. Benz
Lawry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ness scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lawry for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Benz
Strunk hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schalk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Benz
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1916 -- CHA at PHA (D)
CHA AB R H RBI PHA AB R H RBI
Nemo Leibold, rf 5 0 2 0 Whitey Witt, ss 4 0 1 0
Buck Weaver, ss 2 0 0 0 Otis Lawry, 2b 4 0 0 0
Zeb Terry, ss 3 0 0 0 Amos Strunk, cf 3 0 0 0
Eddie Collins, 2b 3 3 2 0 Wally Schang, lf 4 1 2 0
Joe Jackson, lf 4 2 3 3 Stuffy McInnis, 1b 3 0 1 1
Shano Collins, lf 0 0 0 0 Charlie Pick, 3b 2 0 0 0
Jack Ness, 1b 3 1 2 0 Charlie Grimm, rf 3 0 0 0
Happy Felsch, cf 4 1 2 2 Val Picinich, c 3 0 0 0
Fritz Von Kolnit, 3b 4 0 0 0 Joe Bush, p 1 0 0 0
Ray Schalk, c 4 0 1 0 Lee McElwee, ph 1 0 0 0
Joe Benz, p 4 0 0 0 Jack Nabors, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 12 5 28 1 4 1
CHA 100 003 030 -- 7
PHA 000 000 100 -- 1
CHA IP H R ER BB SO
Joe Benz (W) 9.0 4 1 1 3 5
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Joe Bush (L) 6.0 8 4 3 1 4
Jack Nabors 3.0 4 3 2 0 2
E -- Val Picinich, Wally Schang
DP -- CHA 2, PHA 1
LOB -- CHA 4, PHA 3
2B -- Happy Felsch
3B -- Joe Jackson, Ray Schalk, Jack Ness, Wally Schang
HR -- Joe Jackson
SB -- Happy Felsch
CS -- Nemo Leibold, Whitey Witt, Amos Strunk
HBP -- by Jack Nabors (Jack Ness)
T -- 1:32
A -- 2000
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