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Chicago White Sox @ St. Louis Browns

1915-08-16 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 3500 · 1:57

Chicago White Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 5–1. Chicago White Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Joe Benz earned the win. Shano Collins went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	5	9
SLA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8

W: Joe Benz L: Earl Hamilton SV: (none)

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Murphy	3	2	1	0	0	0
Buck Weaver	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Collins	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jack Fournier	2	1	1	0	2	0
Shano Collins	4	0	3	2	0	0
Happy Felsch	3	1	1	0	0	0
Lena Blackburne	3	0	1	0	0	0
Wally Mayer	3	0	0	1	0	0
Joe Benz	4	0	1	0	0	1

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	SO
Burt Shotton	4	0	2	0
Jimmy Austin	4	0	0	0
George Sisler	4	0	1	0
Del Pratt	4	0	1	0
Tillie Walker	4	1	3	0
Ivan Howard	4	0	0	0
Doc Lavan	4	0	0	0
Sam Agnew	4	0	1	0
Earl Hamilton	1	0	0	1
Hank Severeid	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Benz	9.0	8	0	1

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Hamilton	7.0	7	1	1
Ernie Koob	2.0	2	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Murphy: S3/G
Buck Weaver: 53.1-2
Eddie Collins: 43.2-3
Jack Fournier: W
Shano Collins: S7.3-H;1-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
Happy Felsch: 63

Bot 1

Burt Shotton: D9
Jimmy Austin: 13.2-3
George Sisler: 5/L
Del Pratt: 63

Top 2

Lena Blackburne: 99
Wally Mayer: 99
Joe Benz: K

Bot 2

Tillie Walker: S
Ivan Howard: 99/G.1-2
Doc Lavan: 99/G.2-3
Sam Agnew: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
Earl Hamilton: K

Top 3

Eddie Murphy: 99
Buck Weaver: 99
Eddie Collins: D
Jack Fournier: 99

Bot 3

Burt Shotton: S5.B-2(E5/TH)
Jimmy Austin: 99
George Sisler: 99
Del Pratt: 99

Top 4

Shano Collins: S
Happy Felsch: 99/SH.1-2
Lena Blackburne: 99
Wally Mayer: 99

Bot 4

Tillie Walker: 99
Ivan Howard: 99
Doc Lavan: 99

Top 5

Joe Benz: S
Eddie Murphy: 99(1)/FO
Buck Weaver: CS2(99)
Buck Weaver: 99

Bot 5

Sam Agnew: S
Earl Hamilton: 99/SH.1-2
Burt Shotton: 99
Jimmy Austin: 99

Top 6

Eddie Collins: 99
Jack Fournier: S
Shano Collins: CS2(99)
Shano Collins: 99

Bot 6

George Sisler: S
Del Pratt: 16(1)3/GDP
Tillie Walker: S
Ivan Howard: BK.1-2
Ivan Howard: 99

Top 7

Happy Felsch: S
Lena Blackburne: SB2
Lena Blackburne: 99/SH.2-3
Wally Mayer: 8/SF.3-H
Joe Benz: 99

Bot 7

Doc Lavan: 99
Sam Agnew: 99
Hank Severeid: FLE3#
Hank Severeid: 99

Top 8

Eddie Murphy: HP
Buck Weaver: 99/SH.1-2
Eddie Collins: WP.2-3
Eddie Collins: W
Jack Fournier: W+OA.1-3(E2/TH);3-H(NR)
Shano Collins: S.3-H;1-2
Happy Felsch: SB3;SB2
Happy Felsch: OA.3XH(2)
Happy Felsch: 99

Bot 8

Burt Shotton: 99
Jimmy Austin: 99
George Sisler: 99

Top 9

Lena Blackburne: S
Wally Mayer: CS2(99)
Wally Mayer: 99
Joe Benz: 99

Bot 9

Del Pratt: S
Tillie Walker: S.1-2
Ivan Howard: 99
Doc Lavan: 99
Sam Agnew: 99

Notes & reviews

on ball 4 Agnew inexplicably threw to 2nd when he saw Eddie Collins headed for 2nd. Throw went into CF allowing runners to move up a base.
Mayer injured by foul tip

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