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 ↗

Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1916-09-27 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 1000 · sunny · 2:00

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 13–3. Washington Senators put up 5 in the 4th. Jim Shaw earned the win. Elmer Smith went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	1	0	0	5	1	0	4	0	2	13	17
PHA	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	8

W: Jim Shaw L: Elmer Myers SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Leonard	5	2	2	1	1	2
Eddie Foster	6	1	4	3	0	0
Mike Menosky	6	1	2	0	0	1
Elmer Smith	4	1	1	2	1	1
Sam Rice	6	1	1	0	0	1
Howie Shanks	4	3	2	2	1	1
Ray Morgan	4	2	4	1	1	0
Patsy Gharrity	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Shaw	4	2	1	1	1	2

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Witt	5	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Grover	3	1	2	0	1	0
Buck Thrasher	4	0	1	1	0	0
Amos Strunk	3	1	2	0	1	0
Wally Schang	2	0	0	0	1	1
Stuffy McInnis	4	0	2	1	0	0
Lee McElwee	3	0	0	1	1	0
Val Picinich	3	0	0	0	0	1
Elmer Myers	3	1	1	0	0	0
Lee King	1	0	0	0	0	0
Harland Rowe	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Shaw	9.0	8	4	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Myers	9.0	17	6	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Leonard: S
Eddie Foster: SB2
Eddie Foster: D.2-H
Mike Menosky: K
Elmer Smith: 99
Sam Rice: K

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: 99
Roy Grover: 63
Buck Thrasher: S
Amos Strunk: 99

Top 2

Howie Shanks: K
Ray Morgan: W
Patsy Gharrity: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Wally Schang: K
Stuffy McInnis: S
Lee McElwee: CS2(99)#
Lee McElwee: 99

Top 3

Jim Shaw: K
Joe Leonard: K
Eddie Foster: 99

Bot 3

Val Picinich: 99
Elmer Myers: 99
Whitey Witt: 99

Top 4

Mike Menosky: S9
Elmer Smith: K
Sam Rice: S4/G4S.1-2
Howie Shanks: D.2-H;1-H
Ray Morgan: D.2-H
Patsy Gharrity: 23/G.2-3
Jim Shaw: W
Joe Leonard: W.1-2
Eddie Foster: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Mike Menosky: 8/F

Bot 4

Roy Grover: S
Buck Thrasher: 99
Amos Strunk: S.1-2
Wally Schang: W.2-3;1-2
Stuffy McInnis: 99
Lee McElwee: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Val Picinich: K

Top 5

Elmer Smith: 99
Sam Rice: 8/L8XD
Howie Shanks: W
Ray Morgan: S.1-3
Patsy Gharrity: SBH;SB2
Patsy Gharrity: W
Jim Shaw: K

Bot 5

Elmer Myers: 99
Whitey Witt: 99
Roy Grover: S
Buck Thrasher: 99

Top 6

Joe Leonard: K
Eddie Foster: S
Mike Menosky: S/BG25.1-2
Elmer Smith: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Sam Rice: 99

Bot 6

Amos Strunk: W
Wally Schang: WP.1-2
Wally Schang: 99/SH.2-3
Stuffy McInnis: 99/G.3-H
Lee McElwee: 99

Top 7

Howie Shanks: D
Ray Morgan: S.2-3
Patsy Gharrity: 3/FL
Jim Shaw: SBH;SB2
Jim Shaw: D.2-H
Joe Leonard: S.2-H;B-2(TH3)
Eddie Foster: E5/G.2-H(E5/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-2
Mike Menosky: 9/F9D
Elmer Smith: W
Sam Rice: 8/L8XD

Bot 7

Val Picinich: 99
Elmer Myers: D
Whitey Witt: 99/G.2-3
Roy Grover: W
Buck Thrasher: FC.3-H;1X3(99)#

Top 8

Howie Shanks: 99
Ray Morgan: S5.B-2(E5/TH1)#
Patsy Gharrity: 99
Jim Shaw: 99

Bot 8

Amos Strunk: S
Wally Schang: 6(1)3/GDP
Stuffy McInnis: S
Lee McElwee: SB2
Lee McElwee: 99

Top 9

Joe Leonard: 99
Eddie Foster: D
Mike Menosky: 99
Elmer Smith: HR8/F8XD/IPHR.2-H
Sam Rice: 99

Bot 9

Lee King: 3/G
Harland Rowe: 63
Whitey Witt: 99

Notes & reviews

Major league debut of Buck Thrasher

⚾ Arcade