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Philadelphia Phillies @ Boston Braves

1917-08-15 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 3000 · 1:45

Boston Braves defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–0. Tom Hughes 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	5
BSN	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		3	7

W: Tom Hughes L: Pete Alexander SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lord Byron · 1B: Ernie Quigley · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Dode Paskert	5	0	0	2
Dave Bancroft	4	1	0	0
Milt Stock	4	1	0	0
Gavvy Cravath	3	0	1	0
Fred Luderus	3	1	0	0
Possum Whitted	4	2	0	0
Johnny Evers	2	0	2	0
Bill Killefer	2	0	0	0
Pete Alexander	1	0	1	1
Frank Schulte	0	0	1	0
Bert Niehoff	1	0	0	0
Bert Adams	1	0	0	1
Paul Fittery	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rabbit Maranville	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Powell	4	0	2	1	0	1
Wally Rehg	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Kelly	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Konetchy	3	1	2	0	1	0
Ed Fitzpatrick	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Rawlings	3	1	1	0	0	0
Walt Tragesser	3	1	1	0	0	0
Tom Hughes	1	0	0	1	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	6.0	5	1	2
Paul Fittery	2.0	2	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Hughes	9.0	5	5	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dode Paskert: K
Dave Bancroft: 63
Milt Stock: S8
Gavvy Cravath: PO1(13)

Bot 1

Rabbit Maranville: S8
Ray Powell: 46(1)/FO
Wally Rehg: 7
Joe Kelly: 4/P/9S

Top 2

Gavvy Cravath: 2/FL
Fred Luderus: 43/4D
Possum Whitted: 4/P

Bot 2

Ed Konetchy: S1/5.B-3(E5/TH)
Ed Fitzpatrick: 63
Johnny Rawlings: PB.3-H(UR)
Johnny Rawlings: 63
Walt Tragesser: 8

Top 3

Johnny Evers: W
Bill Killefer: 13/SH.1-2
Pete Alexander: K
Dode Paskert: 7/FL

Bot 3

Tom Hughes: 6/P
Rabbit Maranville: 6/F
Ray Powell: K

Top 4

Dave Bancroft: 43
Milt Stock: 7
Gavvy Cravath: 4/P

Bot 4

Wally Rehg: K
Joe Kelly: 43
Ed Konetchy: 8

Top 5

Fred Luderus: 43
Possum Whitted: S8
Johnny Evers: 46(1)/FO
Bill Killefer: 8

Bot 5

Ed Fitzpatrick: 63
Johnny Rawlings: S8
Walt Tragesser: S8.1-3
Tom Hughes: 8/SF.3-H
Rabbit Maranville: 7

Top 6

Pete Alexander: W
Dode Paskert: 7/FL
Dave Bancroft: S9.1-2
Milt Stock: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Gavvy Cravath: 9

Bot 6

Ray Powell: S9
Wally Rehg: 34/SH.1-2
Joe Kelly: FC1.2X3(161);B-1
Ed Konetchy: W.1-2
Ed Fitzpatrick: 8

Top 7

Fred Luderus: S8
Possum Whitted: 9
Johnny Evers: 3/G.1-2
Bill Killefer: E4/G.2-3
Frank Schulte: W.1-2
Dode Paskert: 8

Bot 7

Johnny Rawlings: HP
Walt Tragesser: 16(1)/FO
Tom Hughes: W.1-2
Rabbit Maranville: HP.2-3;1-2
Ray Powell: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
Wally Rehg: 62(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Joe Kelly: 3/P

Top 8

Dave Bancroft: 8
Milt Stock: 63
Gavvy Cravath: W
Bert Niehoff: 46(1)/FO

Bot 8

Ed Konetchy: S7
Ed Fitzpatrick: 23/SH.1-2
Johnny Rawlings: 9(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 9

Possum Whitted: S7
Johnny Evers: W.1-2
Bert Adams: K
Paul Fittery: 7/FL
Dode Paskert: K

Notes & reviews

Alexander blocked a sharply hit ball with his bare hand. Stock fielded the ball, but with no chance to get Konetchy, threw low to first base, the ball getting past Luderus.

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