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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1915-08-05 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 2500 · 1:35

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 1–0. Babe Adams earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Babe Adams L: Pete Alexander SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Bobby Byrne	4	2	0	0
Dave Bancroft	3	1	0	1
Fred Luderus	4	0	0	1
Gavvy Cravath	3	1	1	0
Bert Niehoff	4	0	0	0
Possum Whitted	4	1	0	1
Beals Becker	3	0	0	0
Bill Killefer	3	1	0	0
Pete Alexander	3	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Max Carey	4	0	1	0	1
Zip Collins	3	0	0	0	1
Doc Johnston	4	0	1	0	0
Bill Hinchman	4	1	1	0	2
Honus Wagner	3	0	1	1	1
Jim Viox	3	0	1	1	0
Doug Baird	2	0	0	0	0
Bobby Schang	3	0	0	0	0
Babe Adams	3	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	8.1	5	2	6

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Babe Adams	9.0	6	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Byrne: S7/5
Dave Bancroft: 13/SH.1-2
Fred Luderus: K/C
Gavvy Cravath: 8

Bot 1

Max Carey: S4/G
Zip Collins: SB2
Zip Collins: 13/SH.2-3
Doc Johnston: 3/G
Bill Hinchman: K

Top 2

Bert Niehoff: 2/FL
Possum Whitted: 63
Beals Becker: 13

Bot 2

Honus Wagner: S6
Jim Viox: E6/G.1-2;B-1
Doug Baird: FC1/SH/TH3.2-3;1-2;B-1
Bobby Schang: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Babe Adams: K/C
Max Carey: 9

Top 3

Bill Killefer: S7
Pete Alexander: 8
Bobby Byrne: SB2
Bobby Byrne: S5/G.2-3
Dave Bancroft: CS2(26)
Dave Bancroft: K/C

Bot 3

Zip Collins: 13
Doc Johnston: 7
Bill Hinchman: K

Top 4

Fred Luderus: 5/P
Gavvy Cravath: 3/P
Bert Niehoff: 8

Bot 4

Honus Wagner: 4/P
Jim Viox: 7/7D
Doug Baird: 63

Top 5

Possum Whitted: S7
Beals Becker: 2/FL
Bill Killefer: 5/FL
Pete Alexander: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Bobby Schang: 3/BG
Babe Adams: 53
Max Carey: K

Top 6

Bobby Byrne: 53
Dave Bancroft: S9
Fred Luderus: 2/FL
Gavvy Cravath: OA.1X2(2E6)
Gavvy Cravath: IW
Bert Niehoff: 8

Bot 6

Zip Collins: 3/FL
Doc Johnston: S9
Bill Hinchman: 9
Honus Wagner: CS2(26)

Top 7

Possum Whitted: 63
Beals Becker: 8
Bill Killefer: 8

Bot 7

Honus Wagner: K/C
Jim Viox: S1/G
Doug Baird: 9
Bobby Schang: 7

Top 8

Pete Alexander: 53
Bobby Byrne: 7/L/7D
Dave Bancroft: 9/L

Bot 8

Babe Adams: 43
Max Carey: 2/P
Zip Collins: K

Top 9

Fred Luderus: 6/P
Gavvy Cravath: S8
Bert Niehoff: 54(1)/FO
Possum Whitted: K/C

Bot 9

Doc Johnston: 9/9D/L
Bill Hinchman: T9
Honus Wagner: IW
Jim Viox: IW.1-2
Doug Baird: OA.3-H(E2/TH)(UR)

Notes & reviews

Hinchman trapped between 3rd and home on a failed squeeze play but scored when catcher made errant throw during rundown

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