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June 28, 1916

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Yankees	9	8	3
Athletics	7	11	4

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Yankees	9	8	3
Athletics	7	11	4

Whitey Witt Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.256
OBP	.750	.328
At Bats	2	219
Hits	1	56
• Singles	1	44
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	2	24
RBI’s	1	14

Allen Russell Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	1	2

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Shibe Park - June 28, 1916

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Out

Allen Russell

Les Nunamaker

Wally Pipp

Joe Gedeon

Home Run Baker

Roger Peckinpaugh

Hugh High

Lee Magee

Frank Gilhooley

Whitey Witt

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Yankees	9	8	3	5
Philadelphia Athletics	7	11	4	3
Winning Pitcher	Ray Keating
Losing Pitcher	Elmer Myers
Save	Allen Russell
Game Winning RBI	Roger Peckinpaugh
Attendance	2,000
Time of Game	1 hour 55 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Witt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Russell covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 There goes Lanning. The throw from Nunamaker and he is out, Peckinpaugh applying the tag.

Bottom 9 Otis Lawry pinch hits for Elmer Myers. Lawry strikes out.

Bottom 9 Red Lanning pinch hits for Billy Meyer. Lanning takes first base on ball four.

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

Top 9 Pipp takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 There goes Peckinpaugh. The throw from Meyer and he is safe. Peckinpaugh steals second.

Top 9 Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to home to get High. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 9 High hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schang who is chasing the ball. High reaches third base with a triple.

Top 9 Gilhooley hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilhooley for the out.

Bottom 8 Walsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 McInnis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Allen Russell now pitching. Rowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rowe for the out.

Top 8 Ray Caldwell pinch hits for Ray Keating. Caldwell strikes out.

Top 8 Nunamaker hits a fly ball into right field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Gedeon hits a popup, foul, towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Schang hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Magee throws the ball in to Peckinpaugh who relays the ball to Gedeon who tags Schang trying to catch an extra base, for the out. King scores. Strunk scores. Two runs are unearned.

Bottom 7 There goes Strunk. The throw from Nunamaker and he is safe. Strunk steals second.

Bottom 7 Strunk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Myers scores. King moves to third. That run is unearned.

Bottom 7 There goes King. The throw from Nunamaker and he is safe. King steals second.

Bottom 7 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. Walsh scores. Myers moves to third. That run is unearned.

Bottom 7 Witt hits a fly ball towards center. Magee settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Magee. McInnis scores. Walsh moves to third. Myers moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 7 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker juggles the ball. That's an error on Baker. McInnis moves to third. Walsh moves to second.

Bottom 7 Meyer hits a fly ball into right field. Gilhooley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Walsh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McInnis moves to second.

Bottom 7 McInnis bunts towards the mound. Keating fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 7 Magee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops it up and throws to first, with King covering, for the out. Pipp scores.

Top 7 Pipp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walsh who is chasing the ball. Pipp reaches third base with a triple.

Top 7 Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Rowe hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Schang hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Strunk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King moves to second.

Bottom 6 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Witt takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 There goes High. The throw from Meyer and he is out, King applying the tag.

Top 6 High hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt can't make a play. That's a base hit.

Top 6 Gilhooley strikes out.

Top 6 Keating strikes out.

Bottom 5 Myers strikes out.

Bottom 5 Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Walsh hits a fly ball into right field. Gilhooley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Nunamaker hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 There goes Gedeon. The throw from Meyer and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.

Top 5 Gedeon is hit by the pitch.

Top 5 There go the runners. The throw from Meyer and Witt drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error. Magee goes all the way around to score.

Top 5 Magee bunts in front of the plate. Meyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baker moves to third.

Top 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rowe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rowe. High scores. Pipp goes all the way around to score. Baker moves to second.

Top 5 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. King fields it and throws to second for the out. Gilhooley scores. High moves to third.

Top 5 Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. High moves to second.

Top 5 High takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 There goes Gilhooley. The throw from Meyer and he is safe. Gilhooley steals third.

Top 5 There goes Gilhooley. The throw from Meyer and he is safe. Gilhooley steals second.

Top 5 Gilhooley takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Keating strikes out.

Bottom 4 There goes McInnis. The throw from Nunamaker and he is out, Peckinpaugh applying the tag.

Bottom 4 McInnis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Schang trying to get to third. Magee throws the ball in to Baker, who tags Schang for the out.

Bottom 4 Rowe hits a popup towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Schang hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Strunk scores.

Bottom 4 Strunk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gilhooley who is chasing the ball. Strunk reaches third base with a triple.

Top 4 Nunamaker hits a fly ball into right field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Gedeon strikes out.

Top 4 Magee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 3 Witt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Myers strikes out.

Bottom 3 Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keating fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Peckinpaugh hits a popup towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

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

Bottom 2 Rowe hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Nunamaker fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 There goes Gilhooley. The throw from Meyer and he is out, Rowe applying the tag. High moves to second.

Top 2 High takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 There goes Gilhooley. The throw from Meyer and he is safe. Gilhooley steals second.

Top 2 Gilhooley bunts towards the mound. Myers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 2 Keating hits a line drive into left field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keating fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Strunk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Magee throws the ball in to Gedeon who tags Strunk trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Witt scores.

Bottom 1 King hits a ball on the groundMagee throws the ball in to Peckinpaugh who relays the ball to Gedeon who tags King trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Witt moves to third.

Bottom 1 Witt takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Gedeon strikes out.

Top 1 There goes Magee. The throw from Meyer and he is safe. Magee steals third.

Top 1 Magee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peckinpaugh scores. Baker scores. Magee moves to second. Two runs are unearned.

Top 1 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peckinpaugh moves to third. Baker moves to second.

Top 1 Pipp hits a popup towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rowe juggles the ball. That's an error on Rowe. Gilhooley scores.

Top 1 There goes Gilhooley. The throw from Meyer and he is safe. Gilhooley steals third.

Top 1 High bunts towards third. Rowe fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilhooley moves to second.

Top 1 Gilhooley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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