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From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
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Philadelphia Athletics @ 
New York Yankees
1923-10-05 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 1500 · 1:45
New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 8–4. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 1st. Bullet Joe Bush earned the win. Babe Ruth went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| NYA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
W: Bullet Joe Bush L: Rube Walberg SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Pants Rowland · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Dinneen · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wid Matthews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Cy Perkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sammy Hale | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Hauser | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Bing Miller | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Welch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Chick Galloway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jimmy Dykes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Beauty McGowan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rube Walberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Walt French | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tillie Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whitey Witt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Dugan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Ruth | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Elmer Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Harvey Hendrick | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Aaron Ward | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Wally Schang | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Everett Scott | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Shawkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fred Hofmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bullet Joe Bush | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rollie Naylor | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rube Walberg | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
 Curly Ogden | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Shawkey | 4.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Bullet Joe Bush | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Wid Matthews: 13
- Cy Perkins: 63
- Sammy Hale: 3/P
Bot 1
- Whitey Witt: S8.B-2(E8)
- Joe Dugan: D.2-H
- Babe Ruth: S.2-H
- Elmer Smith: 13/SH.1-2
- Harvey Hendrick: 43.2-3
- Aaron Ward: 63
Top 2
- Joe Hauser: W
- Bing Miller: D.1-H
- Frank Welch: W
- Chick Galloway: 43.2-3;1-2
- Jimmy Dykes: K/C
- Beauty McGowan: W
- Wid Matthews: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Cy Perkins: 53
Bot 2
- Wally Schang: 13
- Everett Scott: S
- Bob Shawkey: K
- Whitey Witt: 63
Top 3
- Sammy Hale: D
- Joe Hauser: S.2-3
- Bing Miller: 54(1)/FO
- Frank Welch: 9/SF.3-H
- Chick Galloway: SB2
- Chick Galloway: S.2-H
- Jimmy Dykes: 54(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Joe Dugan: HR/F7D
- Babe Ruth: HR8/IPHR
- Elmer Smith: K
- Harvey Hendrick: 53
- Aaron Ward: 2/P
Top 4
- Rube Walberg: 3/G
- Wid Matthews: W
- Cy Perkins: 9/F
- Sammy Hale: CS2(24)
Bot 4
- Wally Schang: S
- Everett Scott: SB2
- Everett Scott: PO2(26)
- Everett Scott: S
- Fred Hofmann: 43.1-2
- Whitey Witt: 8/F
Top 5
- Sammy Hale: 13
- Joe Hauser: 9/F
- Bing Miller: 53
Bot 5
- Joe Dugan: S
- Babe Ruth: PO1(E1).1-3
- Babe Ruth: 43.3-H
- Elmer Smith: 43
- Harvey Hendrick: HR/F7D
- Aaron Ward: W
- Bullet Joe Bush: 64(1)/FO
Top 6
- Frank Welch: 143
- Chick Galloway: W
- Jimmy Dykes: 8/F
- Rube Walberg: K
Bot 6
- Everett Scott: 63
- Fred Hofmann: 53
- Whitey Witt: W
- Joe Dugan: E4/G.1-2
- Babe Ruth: W.2-3;1-2
- Elmer Smith: 3/G
Top 7
- Wid Matthews: W
- Cy Perkins: K
- Sammy Hale: K
- Joe Hauser: PB.1-2
- Joe Hauser: W
- Bing Miller: K
Bot 7
- Harvey Hendrick: W
- Aaron Ward: SB2
- Aaron Ward: S.2-3
- Bullet Joe Bush: S.3-H;1-3
- Everett Scott: 3/FL
- Fred Hofmann: 7/SF.3-H
- Whitey Witt: 7/F
Top 8
- Frank Welch: S
- Chick Galloway: 4/L
- Jimmy Dykes: K
- Walt French: PB.1-2
- Walt French: W
- Wid Matthews: 9/F
Bot 8
- Joe Dugan: 53
- Babe Ruth: S
- Elmer Smith: WP.1-2
- Elmer Smith: W
- Harvey Hendrick: S.2-3;1-2
- Aaron Ward: K
- Bullet Joe Bush: 4/P
Top 9
- Tillie Walker: 7
- Sammy Hale: 3/P
- Joe Hauser: K
Notes & reviews
- There was great surprise when this was ruled a home run and not a single plus error
- pbp account ends here, rest deduced