This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

Chicago White Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1916-08-28 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 500 · 1:29

Chicago White Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 1–0. Joe Benz earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Joe Benz L: Elmer Myers SV: (none)

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buck Weaver	4	1	0	0	0	1
Shano Collins	3	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Collins	2	0	1	1	1	0
Shoeless Joe Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Ness	4	0	1	0	0	1
Happy Felsch	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Lapp	3	0	1	0	0	1
Zeb Terry	2	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Benz	3	0	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Whitey Witt	4	0	1
Jimmy Walsh	4	0	1
Amos Strunk	4	2	1
Wally Schang	3	0	0
Stuffy McInnis	3	0	0
Charlie Pick	2	0	0
Otis Lawry	3	0	0
Raymond Haley	3	0	0
Elmer Myers	3	1	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Benz	9.0	3	0	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Myers	9.0	5	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Buck Weaver: 23
Shano Collins: 53
Eddie Collins: E6/G
Shoeless Joe Jackson: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: 9/F
Jimmy Walsh: 53
Amos Strunk: 53

Top 2

Shoeless Joe Jackson: K
Jack Ness: S1
Happy Felsch: 54(1)/FO/DP.BX2(34)

Bot 2

Wally Schang: 43
Stuffy McInnis: 9/F
Charlie Pick: 43

Top 3

Jack Lapp: S8
Zeb Terry: 13/SH.1-2
Joe Benz: 6/L
Buck Weaver: K

Bot 3

Otis Lawry: 8/F
Raymond Haley: 13
Elmer Myers: S9
Whitey Witt: K

Top 4

Shano Collins: W
Eddie Collins: 13/SH.1-2
Shoeless Joe Jackson: 43.2-3
Jack Ness: K

Bot 4

Jimmy Walsh: 8/F
Amos Strunk: K/C
Wally Schang: 3/FL

Top 5

Happy Felsch: 5/P
Jack Lapp: 9/F
Zeb Terry: 3/FL

Bot 5

Stuffy McInnis: E5/TH.B-2
Charlie Pick: 13/SH.2-3
Otis Lawry: FC6.3XH(62)
Raymond Haley: 7/F

Top 6

Joe Benz: S8
Buck Weaver: 36(1)/BG/FO
Shano Collins: 13.1-2
Eddie Collins: S8.2-H;B-2(TH)
Shoeless Joe Jackson: 63

Bot 6

Elmer Myers: 13
Whitey Witt: 43
Jimmy Walsh: 2/FL

Top 7

Jack Ness: 5/P
Happy Felsch: S8/L
Jack Lapp: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 7

Amos Strunk: S7
Wally Schang: 23/SH.1-2
Stuffy McInnis: 8/F
Charlie Pick: 13

Top 8

Zeb Terry: K
Joe Benz: K
Buck Weaver: 9/F

Bot 8

Otis Lawry: 53/BG
Raymond Haley: 9/F
Elmer Myers: 53

Top 9

Shano Collins: 13
Eddie Collins: W
Shoeless Joe Jackson: 13.1-2
Jack Ness: E6/TH.2XH(32)#

Bot 9

Whitey Witt: 7/F
Jimmy Walsh: K
Amos Strunk: S9.B-3(E3/TH)
Wally Schang: 4/F

Notes & reviews

Lawry threw past McInnis who recovered to throw out Felsch.
Ball deflected off Myers to Witt who threw wild to first.

⚾ Arcade