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October 4, 1923

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Athletics	7	12	0
Yankees	6	11	2

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Athletics	7	12	0
Yankees	6	11	2

Elmer Smith Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.301
OBP	.250	.369
At Bats	4	166
Hits	1	50
• Singles	1	37
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	0	19
RBI’s	1	32

Slim Harriss Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
8	16	5

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Yankee Stadium - October 4, 1923

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Out

Slim Harriss

Cy Perkins

Joe Hauser

Jimmy Dykes

Sammy Hale

Chick Galloway

Bing Miller

Wid Matthews

Frank Welch

Elmer Smith

Joe Dugan

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Philadelphia Athletics	7	12	0	9
New York Yankees	6	11	2	7
Winning Pitcher	Eddie Rommel
Losing Pitcher	Carl Mays
Save	Slim Harriss
Game Winning RBI	Joe Hauser
Attendance	1,000
Time of Game	1 hour 35 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Witt scores. Dugan moves to second.

Bottom 9 Dugan hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Witt moves to third.

Bottom 9 Witt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.

Bottom 9 Ernie Johnson pinch hits for Waite Hoyt. Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 9 Scott hits a line drive into right field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Galloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Welch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt has Miller trapped. There's the throw to Schang and over to Dugan, who tags Miller for the out. Welch moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 9 Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Witt who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple.

Top 9 Hauser hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Schang hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Hale hits a line drive towards short. Scott reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Perkins takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Harriss hits a popup towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Dugan hits a line drive into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Slim Harriss now pitching. Witt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harriss fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Dykes hits a popup in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Galloway hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Welch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Hoyt strikes out.

Bottom 6 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Schang hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Hauser strikes out.

Top 6 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Wally Schang now catching. Waite Hoyt now pitching. Perkins hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Hendrick hits a popup towards short. Galloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rommel fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Ruth takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Rommel hits a popup towards third. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Dykes is hit by the pitch. Miller scores. Welch moves to third. Galloway moves to second.

Top 5 Galloway takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to third. Welch moves to second.

Top 5 Welch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hauser scores. Miller moves to second.

Top 5 Miller takes first base on ball four. Hauser moves to second.

Top 5 Hauser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Perkins scores.

Top 5 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ruth races to the bag, beating Hale for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Perkins moves to third.

Top 5 Perkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews scores.

Top 5 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Witt who is chasing the ball. Matthews reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 4 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Witt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Eddie Rommel now pitching. Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Beauty McGowan pinch hits for Bob Hasty. McGowan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Dykes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller scores.

Top 4 Galloway hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ruth scoops it up and throws to first, with Mays covering, for the out. Miller moves to second.

Top 4 Welch hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hauser tags and scores.

Top 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hauser moves to third.

Top 4 Hauser takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Hofmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to third. Hendrick moves to second.

Bottom 3 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground for a single. Ruth scores. Smith moves to second.

Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Witt scores. Ruth moves to third.

Bottom 3 Ruth takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Witt moves to second.

Bottom 3 Witt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Mays strikes out.

Top 3 Hale hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ward catches it and throws to first to double up Perkins.

Top 3 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hofmann hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Hasty hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hofmann scoops up the ball and tags Hasty for the out.

Top 2 Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Galloway hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Smith strikes out.

Bottom 1 Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 1 Dugan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Matthews. Dugan reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Witt hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Welch hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hale scores. Hauser moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Hauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Dugan. Hale moves to third.

Top 1 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Perkins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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