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Washington Senators @ New York Yankees

1916-10-04 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 500 · 1:50

New York Yankees defeated Washington Senators 5–1. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 3rd. Urban Shocker earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
NYA	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0		5	7

W: Urban Shocker L: Doc Ayers SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Leonard	3	0	1	1	1	0
Carl Sawyer	1	0	0	0	2	0
Mike Menosky	4	0	0	0	0	1
Elmer Smith	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Rice	3	0	1	0	1	1
Howie Shanks	4	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Judge	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Ainsmith	3	1	1	0	0	0
Doc Ayers	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Jamieson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Foster	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Elmer Miller	4	2	2	2	0	1
Hugh High	1	0	0	0	2	1
Roger Peckinpaugh	3	0	1	1	1	0
Wally Pipp	4	0	1	1	0	0
Home Run Baker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Hendryx	4	0	0	0	0	3
Joe Gedeon	4	0	1	0	0	2
Walt Alexander	3	2	2	0	1	0
Urban Shocker	2	1	0	0	1	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doc Ayers	4.0	5	2	6
Charlie Jamieson	4.0	2	3	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Urban Shocker	9.0	4	4	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Leonard: W
Carl Sawyer: 13/SH.1-2
Mike Menosky: K+PO2(26).B-1(E2)
Elmer Smith: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Elmer Miller: K
Hugh High: W
Roger Peckinpaugh: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Elmer Smith: 63
Sam Rice: D
Howie Shanks: K
Joe Judge: K

Bot 2

Wally Pipp: 2/P
Home Run Baker: 31
Tim Hendryx: K

Top 3

Eddie Ainsmith: S
Doc Ayers: 43/SH.1-2
Joe Leonard: S.2-H
Carl Sawyer: W.1-2
Mike Menosky: 2/FL
Elmer Smith: 13

Bot 3

Joe Gedeon: S
Walt Alexander: S.1-2
Urban Shocker: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Elmer Miller: T.2-H;1-H
Hugh High: K
Roger Peckinpaugh: W
Wally Pipp: S.3-H;1-2
Home Run Baker: 7/F

Top 4

Sam Rice: W
Howie Shanks: 53.1-2
Joe Judge: 13
Eddie Ainsmith: 3/G

Bot 4

Tim Hendryx: K
Joe Gedeon: K
Walt Alexander: S
Urban Shocker: K

Top 5

Charlie Jamieson: 8/F
Joe Leonard: 7/F
Carl Sawyer: W
Mike Menosky: 3/G

Bot 5

Elmer Miller: S
Hugh High: 13/SH.1-2
Roger Peckinpaugh: S.2-H
Wally Pipp: CS2(26)
Wally Pipp: 3/G

Top 6

Elmer Smith: 31
Sam Rice: K
Howie Shanks: K

Bot 6

Home Run Baker: 31
Tim Hendryx: K
Joe Gedeon: K

Top 7

Joe Judge: 7/F
Eddie Ainsmith: 43
Charlie Jamieson: 2

Bot 7

Walt Alexander: W
Urban Shocker: W.1-2
Elmer Miller: 6(1)/FO.2-3
Hugh High: W.1-2
Roger Peckinpaugh: FC5.3-H(E5/TH)(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
Wally Pipp: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Home Run Baker: 31

Top 8

Joe Leonard: 2
Carl Sawyer: 7/F
Mike Menosky: 3/FL

Bot 8

Tim Hendryx: 53
Joe Gedeon: 9/F
Walt Alexander: 9/F

Top 9

Elmer Smith: S
Sam Rice: FC6.1-2(E6)
Howie Shanks: 3/FL
Joe Judge: 2/FL
Eddie Foster: 64(1)/FO