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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1915-04-23 · Day game · Baker Bowl · Att: 3500 · 1:40

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Boston Braves 2–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 2nd. Eppa Rixey earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8
PHI	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	7

W: Eppa Rixey L: Dick Rudolph SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Bill Hart · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Herbie Moran	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ed Fitzpatrick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ted Cather	2	0	0	0	1	1
Sherry Magee	4	0	1	0	0	0
Butch Schmidt	4	0	1	0	0	0
Red Smith	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rabbit Maranville	3	1	2	0	0	0
Bert Whaling	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Rudolph	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Gowdy	0	0	0	0	1	0
Paul Strand	1	0	1	1	0	0
Dolf Luque	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bobby Byrne	4	0	0	0	0
Dave Bancroft	3	0	0	0	0
Beals Becker	3	0	1	0	0
Gavvy Cravath	3	0	0	0	0
Possum Whitted	3	1	3	0	0
Bert Niehoff	3	1	1	0	0
Fred Luderus	3	0	1	2	0
Bill Killefer	3	0	1	0	0
Eppa Rixey	3	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Rudolph	8.0	7	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eppa Rixey	9.0	8	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Herbie Moran: 13
Ed Fitzpatrick: S8
Ted Cather: 23/SH.1-2
Sherry Magee: S9.2XH(92)

Bot 1

Bobby Byrne: 6/F
Dave Bancroft: 43
Beals Becker: 43

Top 2

Butch Schmidt: S9
Red Smith: W.1-2
Rabbit Maranville: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Bert Whaling: PO3(25)
Bert Whaling: E6/G.2XH(132)

Bot 2

Gavvy Cravath: 8/L
Possum Whitted: S8
Bert Niehoff: D9.1-3
Fred Luderus: D7.3-H;2-H
Bill Killefer: 8(B)56(2)/LDP

Top 3

Dick Rudolph: 3/FL
Herbie Moran: 8/F
Ed Fitzpatrick: 53

Bot 3

Eppa Rixey: K
Bobby Byrne: 63
Dave Bancroft: 43

Top 4

Ted Cather: W
Sherry Magee: 8/F
Butch Schmidt: PO1(13)
Butch Schmidt: 63

Bot 4

Beals Becker: D9
Gavvy Cravath: 43.2-3
Possum Whitted: CSH(2)#
Possum Whitted: S1
Bert Niehoff: 8/F

Top 5

Red Smith: S6
Rabbit Maranville: 8/F
Bert Whaling: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Fred Luderus: 43
Bill Killefer: 53
Eppa Rixey: 63

Top 6

Dick Rudolph: 9/L
Herbie Moran: W
Ed Fitzpatrick: E4/G.1-2
Ted Cather: 96(2)/FO.1-2
Sherry Magee: 9/F

Bot 6

Bobby Byrne: 53
Dave Bancroft: 3/G
Beals Becker: 8/F

Top 7

Butch Schmidt: 6/F
Red Smith: 13
Rabbit Maranville: S3
Bert Whaling: K

Bot 7

Gavvy Cravath: 9/F
Possum Whitted: S7
Bert Niehoff: PO1(136)
Bert Niehoff: 9/L

Top 8

Dick Rudolph: 143
Herbie Moran: S7
Ed Fitzpatrick: E6/TH.1-2
Ted Cather: K
Sherry Magee: 5(2)/FO

Bot 8

Fred Luderus: 6/F
Bill Killefer: D7
Eppa Rixey: 43.2-3
Bobby Byrne: 63

Top 9

Butch Schmidt: 43
Red Smith: 3/L
Rabbit Maranville: D8
Hank Gowdy: W
Paul Strand: S9.2-H;1-2
Dolf Luque: 3/F