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Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1915-09-02 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 300 · 1:52

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 8–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 4th. Babe Ruth earned the win. Dick Hoblitzell went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	8	14
PHA	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	7

W: Babe Ruth L: Tom Knowlson SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Hooper	5	1	4	1	0	0
Hal Janvrin	3	1	1	0	0	0
Tris Speaker	5	1	2	1	0	1
Dick Hoblitzell	5	0	3	3	0	0
Duffy Lewis	5	1	1	0	0	0
Larry Gardner	2	1	0	0	2	0
Jack Barry	2	1	1	1	0	0
Hick Cady	3	2	2	2	1	0
Babe Ruth	3	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Larry Kopf	3	1	1	0	0	1
Jimmy Walsh	3	1	1	0	1	0
Amos Strunk	4	1	1	0	0	0
Nap Lajoie	4	0	1	1	0	1
Stuffy McInnis	4	0	1	1	0	0
Rube Oldring	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wally Schang	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jack Lapp	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Knowlson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lew Malone	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Babe Ruth	9.0	7	1	5

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Knowlson	9.0	14	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harry Hooper: S9
Hal Janvrin: 13/SH.1-2
Tris Speaker: 63.2-2
Dick Hoblitzell: S8.2-H
Duffy Lewis: 9/F

Bot 1

Larry Kopf: 7/F
Jimmy Walsh: 143
Amos Strunk: 63

Top 2

Larry Gardner: W
Jack Barry: 13/SH.1-2
Hick Cady: 9/L.2-3(TH)
Babe Ruth: 9/L

Bot 2

Nap Lajoie: 7/F
Stuffy McInnis: 9/F
Rube Oldring: 9/F

Top 3

Harry Hooper: S7
Hal Janvrin: 53/SH.1-2
Tris Speaker: S8.2-3
Dick Hoblitzell: 7(B)2(3)/DP

Bot 3

Wally Schang: 7/L
Jack Lapp: 8/F
Tom Knowlson: 53

Top 4

Duffy Lewis: E6/TH.B-2
Larry Gardner: 53/SH.2-3
Jack Barry: D7/F7D.3-H(UR)
Hick Cady: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
Babe Ruth: 9/F
Harry Hooper: T9/89.2-H(UR);BXH(942)

Bot 4

Larry Kopf: K
Jimmy Walsh: E8/F.B-1
Amos Strunk: S9.1X3(96);B-2(TH)
Nap Lajoie: S9.2-H(UR)
Stuffy McInnis: 2/FL

Top 5

Hal Janvrin: 6/F
Tris Speaker: K/C
Dick Hoblitzell: S8
Duffy Lewis: CS2(24)

Bot 5

Rube Oldring: 7/F
Wally Schang: S5/BG
Jack Lapp: 7/F
Tom Knowlson: 9/F

Top 6

Duffy Lewis: 53
Larry Gardner: 2/FL
Jack Barry: 63

Bot 6

Larry Kopf: D7
Jimmy Walsh: W
Amos Strunk: 9/F
Nap Lajoie: WP.2-H(E2/TH)(UR);1-3
Nap Lajoie: K
Stuffy McInnis: S8.3-H(UR)
Rube Oldring: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Hick Cady: W
Babe Ruth: 53/SH.1-2
Harry Hooper: 6/F
Hal Janvrin: S5.2-3
Tris Speaker: S9.3-H;1-3
Dick Hoblitzell: SB2
Dick Hoblitzell: T8/89.3-H;2-H
Duffy Lewis: 43

Bot 7

Wally Schang: 7/F7D
Jack Lapp: 9/F9D
Tom Knowlson: FLE2
Tom Knowlson: K

Top 8

Larry Gardner: W
Jack Barry: 3/SH.1-2
Hick Cady: S8.2-H
Babe Ruth: K
Harry Hooper: S8.1-2
Hal Janvrin: 6/F

Bot 8

Lew Malone: 43
Jimmy Walsh: D7
Amos Strunk: 43.2-3
Nap Lajoie: 8/L

Top 9

Tris Speaker: 4/F
Dick Hoblitzell: 3/G
Duffy Lewis: S8
Larry Gardner: 3/L

Bot 9

Stuffy McInnis: 4/F
Rube Oldring: S9
Wally Schang: SB2
Wally Schang: SB3
Wally Schang: K
Jack Lapp: K

Notes & reviews

Kopf hurt sliding into the plate.

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