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September 3, 1923

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Yankees 2 12 1
Athletics 1 10 1
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Yankees 2 12 1
Athletics 1 10 1

Wid Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .295
OBP .400 .358
At Bats 4 352
Hits 1 104
• Singles 1 89
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 34
RBI’s 0 27

Bob Shawkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 9 1
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Shibe Park - September 3, 1923
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Out
Bob Shawkey
Fred Hofmann
Wally Pipp
Aaron Ward
Joe Dugan
Everett Scott
Babe Ruth
Whitey Witt
Bob Meusel
Wid Matthews
 
 
 

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 2 12 1 12
Philadelphia Athletics 1 10 1 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Shawkey
Losing Pitcher Fred Heimach
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Aaron Ward
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 13 Tillie Walker pinch hits for Slim Harriss. Walker strikes out.
Bottom 13 Bruggy hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 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 13 Hofmann strikes out.
Top 13 Slim Harriss now pitching. Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway fields it and throws to second for the out. Ruth scores. Pipp moves to third.
Top 13 Meusel takes first base on ball four. Pipp moves to second.
Top 13 Pipp bunts towards the mound. Heimach fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ruth moves to third.
Top 13 Ruth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Matthews. Ruth reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 12 Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Welch hits a popup towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 12 Witt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shawkey moves to second.
Top 12 Shawkey bunts towards the mound. Heimach fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 12 Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Scott reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 11 Hauser hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Galloway hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ward reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Hofmann hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 The ball gets by Bruggy for a passed ball. Pipp moves to third. Meusel moves to second.
Top 11 Meusel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pipp moves to second.
Top 11 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 11 Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Frank Bruggy now catching. Dugan hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 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.
Bottom 10 Beauty McGowan pinch runs for Cy Perkins. Heimach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 10 Perkins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Witt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Shawkey hits a fly ball towards left. Miller settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Miller.
Top 10 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Hofmann hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dykes strikes out.
Bottom 9 Welch hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Miller hits a popup towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Meusel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hauser hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Witt throws the ball in to Ward who tags Hale trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Galloway moves to third.
Bottom 8 Galloway hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Matthews strikes out.
Top 8 Ruth strikes out.
Top 8 Dugan hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Witt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Heimach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dykes moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dykes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Welch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hofmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Shawkey hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Matthews. Scott reaches second base with a double. There goes Hofmann trying to get to home. Matthews throws the ball in to Galloway who relays the ball to Perkins, who tags Hofmann, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 7 Hofmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Miller. The throw from Hofmann and he is out, Ward applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hauser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hofmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pipp takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Ruth strikes out.
Top 6 Dugan hits a fly ball into right field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Galloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Heimach strikes out.
Top 5 Witt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Shawkey takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to second.
Top 5 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hofmann hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Perkins hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dykes hits a line drive into left field. Ruth picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ruth. Miller scores. Welch moves to third. Dykes moves to second.
Bottom 4 Welch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hauser hits a popup in front of the plate. Hofmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Pipp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ruth strikes out.
Bottom 3 Galloway hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Heimach hits a popup towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Perkins 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 3 Dugan hits a fly ball into right field. Welch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Witt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Shawkey 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 2 Shawkey fires to first and picks off Miller.
Bottom 2 Dykes strikes out.
Bottom 2 Welch hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hofmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pipp scores. Hofmann moves to second.
Top 2 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pipp moves to second.
Top 2 Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pipp takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hauser hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Galloway strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Matthews. The throw from Hofmann and he is out, Ward applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dugan hits a fly ball towards right. Welch catches it and throws to first to double up Witt.
Top 1 Witt takes first base on ball four.