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Philadelphia Athletics @ New York Yankees

1915-08-16 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 2500 · 1:45

Philadelphia Athletics defeated New York Yankees 2–0. Rube Bressler earned the win. Rube Bressler went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Rube Bressler L: Ray Caldwell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Hildebrand · 1B: Silk O'Loughlin · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Larry Kopf	5	0	1	0	0	0
Amos Strunk	4	0	1	0	0	1
Chick Davies	5	0	1	0	0	2
Wally Schang	2	1	0	0	1	0
Nap Lajoie	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Walsh	4	0	1	0	0	2
Rube Oldring	4	0	3	1	0	0
Wickey McAvoy	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rube Bressler	4	1	1	1	0	1
Jack Lapp	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Hugh High	2	0	2	0
Roger Peckinpaugh	3	0	1	1
Fritz Maisel	2	0	1	0
Wally Pipp	3	0	1	0
Doc Cook	4	0	0	0
Roy Hartzell	3	0	0	1
Luke Boone	3	1	0	0
Les Nunamaker	3	0	0	0
Ray Caldwell	3	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Bressler	9.0	1	5	3

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Caldwell	9.0	10	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Larry Kopf: 43
Amos Strunk: 53
Chick Davies: K

Bot 1

Hugh High: 7/F
Roger Peckinpaugh: 5/FL
Fritz Maisel: 63

Top 2

Wally Schang: 63
Nap Lajoie: 5/P
Jimmy Walsh: S
Rube Oldring: S.1-2
Wickey McAvoy: 8/F

Bot 2

Wally Pipp: 2/FL
Doc Cook: 13
Roy Hartzell: 63

Top 3

Rube Bressler: 63
Larry Kopf: 3/FL
Amos Strunk: K

Bot 3

Luke Boone: 8/F
Les Nunamaker: 4/P
Ray Caldwell: 9/L

Top 4

Chick Davies: S
Wally Schang: SB2
Wally Schang: W
Nap Lajoie: S.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Walsh: K
Rube Oldring: 12(3)3/GDP

Bot 4

Hugh High: 3/P
Roger Peckinpaugh: W
Fritz Maisel: CS2(26)
Fritz Maisel: FLE3
Fritz Maisel: 2/FL

Top 5

Wickey McAvoy: 6/P
Rube Bressler: HR/7
Larry Kopf: 3/FL
Amos Strunk: S
Chick Davies: K

Bot 5

Wally Pipp: 31
Doc Cook: 43
Roy Hartzell: K

Top 6

Wally Schang: E4/G
Nap Lajoie: 63.1-2
Jimmy Walsh: K
Rube Oldring: S.2-H(UR)
Wickey McAvoy: W.1-2
Rube Bressler: 5/FL

Bot 6

Luke Boone: S
Les Nunamaker: 54(1)/FO
Ray Caldwell: K
Hugh High: W.1-2
Roger Peckinpaugh: WP.2-3;1-2
Roger Peckinpaugh: 7/F

Top 7

Larry Kopf: S
Amos Strunk: 3/SH.1-2
Chick Davies: 43.2-3
Jack Lapp: 8/F

Bot 7

Fritz Maisel: W
Wally Pipp: 46(1)/FO
Doc Cook: 46(1)/FO
Roy Hartzell: 43

Top 8

Nap Lajoie: 53
Jimmy Walsh: 7/F
Rube Oldring: S
Wickey McAvoy: S.1-2
Rube Bressler: K

Bot 8

Luke Boone: 63
Les Nunamaker: 13
Ray Caldwell: 3/G

Top 9

Larry Kopf: 2/FL
Amos Strunk: 43
Chick Davies: 4/FL

Bot 9

Hugh High: W
Roger Peckinpaugh: K
Fritz Maisel: 13/SH.1-2#
Wally Pipp: W
Doc Cook: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Schang's knee injured in sixth.

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