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August 15, 1917

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 9 1
Athletics 2 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 9 1
Athletics 2 6 2

Whitey Witt Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .228
OBP .000 .331
At Bats 2 312
Hits 0 71
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 49
RBI’s 1 11

Rube Foster Season Stats

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4 5 0
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Shibe Park - August 15, 1917
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Out
Rube Foster
Pinch Thomas
Dick Hoblitzell
Jack Barry
Larry Gardner
Hal Janvrin
Duffy Lewis
Jimmy Walsh
Harry Hooper
Whitey Witt
Wally Schang
Joe Dugan
 

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 4 9 1 6
Philadelphia Athletics 2 6 2 6
Winning Pitcher Rube Foster
Losing Pitcher Rube Schauer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Pinch Thomas
Attendance 3,000
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Schang hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dugan moves to second.
Bottom 9 McInnis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hoblitzell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Joe Dugan pinch runs for Ray Bates. Strunk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Hal Janvrin now playing shortstop. Bates takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Walsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Witt. Thomas goes all the way around to score. Foster moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hooper scores. Lewis scores.
Top 9 Chick Shorten pinch hits for Everett Scott. Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hooper moves to third. Lewis moves to second.
Top 9 Lewis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hooper moves to second.
Top 9 Hooper takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Gardner hits a popup towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Grover hits a popup in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoblitzell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jamieson for the out.
Top 8 Hoblitzell hits a fly ball towards left. Bodie catches it and throws to home to double up Walsh.
Top 8 Barry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walsh moves to third.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Walsh moves to second.
Top 8 Rube Schauer now pitching. Walsh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Noyes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Witt hits a fly ball into center field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strunk tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Schang bunts towards the mound. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. Strunk moves to third. McInnis moves to second.
Bottom 7 McInnis bunts towards the mound. Foster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Strunk moves to second.
Bottom 7 Strunk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Foster hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grover catches it and throws to second with Witt covering, to double up Thomas.
Top 7 Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jamieson. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bates strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bodie strikes out.
Bottom 6 Grover bunts in front of the plate. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Jamieson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jamieson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Lewis strikes out.
Top 6 Hooper hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gardner takes first base on ball four. Hoblitzell moves to second.
Top 6 Hoblitzell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Barry hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Noyes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoblitzell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Noyes for the out.
Bottom 5 Witt hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Schang hits a popup towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Walsh hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Foster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bates settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a line drive into right field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McInnis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoblitzell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strunk for the out.
Bottom 4 Bates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bodie bunts towards the mound. Foster fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Foster. Grover goes all the way around to score. Bodie moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Grover hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Scott strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Lewis. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Lewis steals second.
Top 4 Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bates fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hoblitzell moves to third.
Top 4 Hooper is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Gardner bunts in front of the plate. Schang fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoblitzell moves to second.
Top 4 Hoblitzell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jamieson hits a fly ball into center field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Noyes strikes out.
Bottom 3 Witt hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Foster scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Witt for the out.
Top 3 Barry hits a fly ball into right field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Walsh hits a fly ball towards right. Jamieson catches it and throws to home to double up Thomas.
Top 3 There goes Thomas. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Thomas steals third.
Top 3 Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Top 3 Thomas hits a line drive beyond third. Bates can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 2 Schang hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Strunk moves to second.
Bottom 2 Strunk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lewis hits a popup in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grover scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bodie hits a line drive towards short. Scott catches it and throws to first to double up Grover.
Bottom 1 Grover hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Jamieson hits a fly ball into center field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hoblitzell strikes out.
Top 1 Barry bunts in front of the plate. Schang fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schang. Walsh goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Walsh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.