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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1925-06-26 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 30000 · 2:20

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–3. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 7th. Walter Johnson earned the win. Goose Goslin went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	5	10
PHA	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8

W: Walter Johnson L: Lefty Grove SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dick Nallin · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tommy Connolly · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earl McNeely	5	1	1	1	0	2
Bucky Harris	1	2	1	0	3	0
Sam Rice	4	1	2	1	0	0
Goose Goslin	5	1	2	3	0	1
Joe Harris	5	0	1	0	0	3
Ossie Bluege	4	0	2	0	0	0
Roger Peckinpaugh	3	0	0	0	1	0
Muddy Ruel	3	0	1	0	1	0
Walter Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jimmy Dykes	4	1	2	0	0
Sammy Hale	5	0	0	0	0
Bill Lamar	5	1	1	0	0
Al Simmons	4	1	2	2	0
Frank Welch	3	0	1	1	1
Cy Perkins	2	0	0	0	2
Jim Poole	4	0	1	0	0
Chick Galloway	2	0	0	0	1
Lefty Grove	3	0	0	0	0
Mickey Cochrane	1	0	1	0	0
Bill Bagwell	1	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walter Johnson	9.0	8	4	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	9.0	10	5	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earl McNeely: K
Bucky Harris: HP
Sam Rice: 7/F/FL
Goose Goslin: S9.1-3
Joe Harris: SB2
Joe Harris: K

Bot 1

Jimmy Dykes: 13
Sammy Hale: 2/P/FL
Bill Lamar: S/L4D
Al Simmons: S7/F7S.1-3
Frank Welch: S7/L6D.3-H;1-3
Cy Perkins: OA/RINT.3XH(25)#

Top 2

Ossie Bluege: S
Roger Peckinpaugh: 4/P
Muddy Ruel: 9/L
Walter Johnson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Cy Perkins: W
Jim Poole: 7/L
Chick Galloway: 8/F
Lefty Grove: 43

Top 3

Earl McNeely: HR/F7D
Bucky Harris: W
Sam Rice: 8/L
Goose Goslin: PO1(14)
Goose Goslin: 8/F

Bot 3

Jimmy Dykes: S7
Sammy Hale: 8/L8XD.1-2
Bill Lamar: 53.2-3
Al Simmons: HR/F7D.3-H
Frank Welch: W
Cy Perkins: 8/L

Top 4

Joe Harris: D/89XD
Ossie Bluege: 8/F.2-3
Roger Peckinpaugh: W
Muddy Ruel: W.1-2
Walter Johnson: K
Earl McNeely: 63

Bot 4

Jim Poole: 43
Chick Galloway: 7/L7S
Lefty Grove: 8/F

Top 5

Bucky Harris: S5/G.B-2(E5/TH1)
Sam Rice: S8/G46.2-H
Goose Goslin: 8/F
Joe Harris: K
Ossie Bluege: S7.1-2
Roger Peckinpaugh: 3/P/FL

Bot 5

Jimmy Dykes: HP
Sammy Hale: 2/P/FL
Bill Lamar: 9/F
Al Simmons: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Muddy Ruel: 7/F
Walter Johnson: 63
Earl McNeely: K

Bot 6

Frank Welch: 9/F
Cy Perkins: 63
Jim Poole: T8/F89XDW
Chick Galloway: W
Lefty Grove: SB2
Lefty Grove: 43

Top 7

Bucky Harris: W
Sam Rice: S9.1-2
Goose Goslin: HR/L9D.2-H;1-H
Joe Harris: 63
Ossie Bluege: 4/P
Roger Peckinpaugh: 7/F

Bot 7

Jimmy Dykes: 7/F
Sammy Hale: 53
Bill Lamar: 8/F

Top 8

Muddy Ruel: D9/F9S
Walter Johnson: 63
Earl McNeely: FC6.2X3(65)
Bucky Harris: CS2(24)

Bot 8

Al Simmons: 8/F
Frank Welch: 8/L
Cy Perkins: W
Jim Poole: 4/P

Top 9

Bucky Harris: W
Sam Rice: 53/SH.1-2
Goose Goslin: OA.2-3(E1)
Goose Goslin: K/BF
Joe Harris: K

Bot 9

Mickey Cochrane: S8
Bill Bagwell: 8/L78XDW
Jimmy Dykes: S8/F8S.1-2
Sammy Hale: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Bill Lamar: 8/L8XD

Notes & reviews

26-game hitting streak
On attempted double steal Ruel's throw to 3B hit Simmons on the shoulder and bounded into LF, but Ump Nallin ruled Simmons out for interference.
Wonderful catch
Into lower LF bleachers
Delayed steal attempt while Grove was wiping off the ball.
Against the roof of LF bleachers
To the scoreboard
Fast play
Shoestring catch
Off the scoreboard
Over RF fence hitting against the bay windows of 20th Street homes. Hit HR after fouling two SH attempts.
Dykes and Welch collided
Grove muffed a return throw from Berry

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