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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1915-05-18 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 3200 Β· 1:44

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 2nd. Bill James earned the win.

Line score

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W: Bill James   L: Bob Harmon   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Cy Rigler Β· 1B: Bill Hart Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: (none) Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Max Carey500000
Doc Johnston512000
Doug Baird401000
Bill Hinchman300011
Honus Wagner210110
Jim Viox100030
Wally Gerber401000
Bobby Schang200020
Bob Harmon300003
Zip Collins100000

Boston Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Herbie Moran401100
Dick Egan410000
Joe Connolly402000
Sherry Magee300100
Butch Schmidt300000
Red Smith301000
Rabbit Maranville201000
Hank Gowdy311000
Bill James311001

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bob Harmon8.0701

Boston Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bill James9.0474

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Max Carey: 8
  • Doc Johnston: 43
  • Doug Baird: D7/7D
  • Bill Hinchman: W
  • Honus Wagner: SB3
  • Honus Wagner: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

  • Herbie Moran: 43
  • Dick Egan: E5/TH.B-1
  • Joe Connolly: D7/7D.1-3
  • Sherry Magee: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
  • Butch Schmidt: 13

Top 2

  • Jim Viox: W
  • Wally Gerber: 8
  • Bobby Schang: W.1-2
  • Bob Harmon: K+PO1(23)/DP

Bot 2

  • Red Smith: 53
  • Rabbit Maranville: 53
  • Hank Gowdy: D8
  • Bill James: S8.2-H(E6/THH)(NR)(UR);B-2
  • Herbie Moran: S8.2-H(UR);B-2(TH)
  • Dick Egan: 63

Top 3

  • Max Carey: 43
  • Doc Johnston: S9
  • Doug Baird: FC6/TH2.1-2;B-1
  • Bill Hinchman: E5/G.2-3;1-2;B-1
  • Honus Wagner: 9/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
  • Jim Viox: 13

Bot 3

  • Joe Connolly: 53
  • Sherry Magee: 63
  • Butch Schmidt: 8

Top 4

  • Wally Gerber: S1/G
  • Bobby Schang: 7
  • Bob Harmon: CS2(26)
  • Bob Harmon: K

Bot 4

  • Red Smith: 163
  • Rabbit Maranville: D8/89
  • Hank Gowdy: 8/8D/DP.2XH(862)

Top 5

  • Max Carey: 6/P
  • Doc Johnston: S7
  • Doug Baird: 63.1-2
  • Bill Hinchman: K/C

Bot 5

  • Bill James: K/C
  • Herbie Moran: 4/L
  • Dick Egan: 63

Top 6

  • Honus Wagner: 63
  • Jim Viox: W
  • Wally Gerber: 63.1-2
  • Bobby Schang: W
  • Bob Harmon: K

Bot 6

  • Joe Connolly: 43
  • Sherry Magee: 9
  • Butch Schmidt: E3/G.B-1
  • Red Smith: CS2(26)

Top 7

  • Max Carey: 8
  • Doc Johnston: 3/G
  • Doug Baird: 63

Bot 7

  • Red Smith: S7
  • Rabbit Maranville: 13/SH.1-2
  • Hank Gowdy: 53.2-3
  • Bill James: 43

Top 8

  • Bill Hinchman: 63
  • Honus Wagner: W
  • Jim Viox: SB2
  • Jim Viox: SB3
  • Jim Viox: W
  • Wally Gerber: SB2.3-H(E2/TH)(UR)
  • Wally Gerber: FC1.2X3(156);B-2(E6)
  • Bobby Schang: 5/FL

Bot 8

  • Herbie Moran: 8
  • Dick Egan: 63
  • Joe Connolly: S8/46
  • Sherry Magee: 9

Top 9

  • Zip Collins: 8/L
  • Max Carey: 6/L
  • Doc Johnston: 5/L

Notes & reviews

  • Gowdy stopped at 3rd and then scored when Wagner made an errant throw home after play was made on James at 2nd