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Indianapolis Hoosiers @ Chicago Whales

1914-05-31 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 6000 · sunny, dry · 1:50

Chicago Chi-Feds defeated Indianapolis Hoosiers 1–0. Doc Watson earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
IND	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
CHF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	10

W: Doc Watson L: Earl Moseley SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charles Van Sickle · 1B: Al Mannassau · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Indianapolis Hoosiers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Vin Campbell	3	0	0	1
Bill McKechnie	4	1	0	0
Benny Kauff	3	1	1	0
Frank LaPorte	4	0	0	1
Frank Rooney	4	1	0	0
Jimmy Esmond	4	2	0	0
Al Scheer	4	0	0	1
Bill Rariden	3	1	1	1
Earl Moseley	3	0	1	3

Chicago Whales — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	0	2	1	1	0
Rollie Zeider	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Stanley	4	0	2	0	0	0
Art Wilson	3	0	1	0	0	1
Dutch Zwilling	4	0	2	0	0	0
Al Wickland	4	0	1	0	0	1
Fred Beck	2	1	1	0	2	0
Jack Farrell	2	0	1	0	1	0
Doc Watson	4	0	0	0	0	2

Indianapolis Hoosiers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Moseley	8.1	10	4	4

Chicago Whales — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doc Watson	9.0	6	3	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Vin Campbell: 99
Bill McKechnie: 99
Benny Kauff: 99

Bot 1

Max Flack: W
Rollie Zeider: 99
Jim Stanley: SB2
Jim Stanley: 99
Art Wilson: 99

Top 2

Frank LaPorte: 99
Frank Rooney: 99
Jimmy Esmond: S4.B-2(E4/TH)
Al Scheer: K

Bot 2

Dutch Zwilling: S
Al Wickland: D.1-3
Fred Beck: S7/F7S.3XH(7252);2-3;B-2
Jack Farrell: W
Doc Watson: 99
Max Flack: 99

Top 3

Bill Rariden: 99
Earl Moseley: K
Vin Campbell: K

Bot 3

Rollie Zeider: 99
Jim Stanley: 99
Art Wilson: D
Dutch Zwilling: 99

Top 4

Bill McKechnie: FLE2#
Bill McKechnie: 99
Benny Kauff: W
Frank LaPorte: K
Frank Rooney: 99

Bot 4

Al Wickland: 99
Fred Beck: W
Jack Farrell: S.1-2
Doc Watson: SB3
Doc Watson: K
Max Flack: 99

Top 5

Jimmy Esmond: 99
Al Scheer: 99
Bill Rariden: S
Earl Moseley: K

Bot 5

Rollie Zeider: 99
Jim Stanley: S
Art Wilson: K
Dutch Zwilling: 8/F8D

Top 6

Vin Campbell: HP
Bill McKechnie: 99
Benny Kauff: 99
Frank LaPorte: 99

Bot 6

Al Wickland: 99
Fred Beck: 99
Jack Farrell: 99

Top 7

Frank Rooney: 99
Jimmy Esmond: D
Al Scheer: 99
Bill Rariden: SB3
Bill Rariden: W
Earl Moseley: SB2
Earl Moseley: W
Vin Campbell: 13

Bot 7

Doc Watson: K
Max Flack: S.BX2(99)#
Rollie Zeider: 99

Top 8

Bill McKechnie: D
Benny Kauff: S/BG/56.2-3
Frank LaPorte: FC6/DP.1X2(64);3X3(45);B-1
Frank Rooney: S8.1-2
Jimmy Esmond: 99

Bot 8

Jim Stanley: S
Art Wilson: 99/SH.1-2
Dutch Zwilling: S9.2XH(92);B-2
Al Wickland: K

Top 9

Al Scheer: FLE3#
Al Scheer: 99
Bill Rariden: K
Earl Moseley: K

Bot 9

Fred Beck: W
Jack Farrell: HP.1-2
Doc Watson: 2/BP/FL
Max Flack: S8.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Federal League umpire Charles Van Sickle.
Zwilling hesitated on Texas League single; he and Wickland both ended up on 3rd base with Zwilling eventually thrown out at home.

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