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Cleveland Guardians @ Philadelphia Athletics

1917-06-15 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 1000 · 1:50

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Cleveland Indians 3–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 6th. Socks Seibold earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Socks Seibold L: Stan Coveleski SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Moriarty · 1B: Billy Evans · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Graney	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Chapman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tris Speaker	4	1	1	0	0	0
Braggo Roth	3	0	1	1	1	1
Bill Wambsganss	3	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Harris	3	0	2	0	1	0
Terry Turner	2	0	0	0	1	0
Steve O'Neill	2	0	0	0	0	0
Stan Coveleski	3	0	0	0	0	1
Josh Billings	2	0	0	0	0	1
Elmer Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Whitey Witt	4	0	0	0	1
Amos Strunk	4	1	0	0	0
Ping Bodie	4	0	1	0	0
Ray Bates	4	0	2	1	0
Stuffy McInnis	4	0	1	0	1
Wally Schang	3	1	1	0	0
Bill Johnson	3	0	0	0	0
Otis Lawry	3	0	0	0	1
Socks Seibold	3	1	2	1	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Stan Coveleski	8.0	7	0	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Socks Seibold	9.0	5	5	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jack Graney: 43
Ray Chapman: S6/G
Tris Speaker: 8/L
Braggo Roth: SB2.1-H(E8)(E2/TH)(UR)
Braggo Roth: W
Bill Wambsganss: 63

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: 63
Amos Strunk: 63
Ping Bodie: 53

Top 2

Joe Harris: S5/G
Terry Turner: W.1-2
Steve O'Neill: 7/L
Stan Coveleski: 9/L
Jack Graney: 7

Bot 2

Ray Bates: 43
Stuffy McInnis: E6
Wally Schang: 6/P
Bill Johnson: 2/FL

Top 3

Ray Chapman: 9
Tris Speaker: 13
Braggo Roth: K

Bot 3

Otis Lawry: E5
Socks Seibold: 4(B)4(1)/DP
Whitey Witt: 7/L

Top 4

Bill Wambsganss: 6/P
Joe Harris: 53
Terry Turner: 53

Bot 4

Amos Strunk: 9
Ping Bodie: 9
Ray Bates: S8
Stuffy McInnis: PO1(13)

Top 5

Steve O'Neill: 8
Stan Coveleski: 63
Jack Graney: W
Ray Chapman: PB.1-2
Ray Chapman: 5/L

Bot 5

Stuffy McInnis: S8
Wally Schang: 64(1)/FO
Bill Johnson: PB.1-2
Bill Johnson: 43.2-3
Otis Lawry: 53

Top 6

Tris Speaker: 7
Braggo Roth: 63
Bill Wambsganss: W
Joe Harris: S6/G.1-2
Terry Turner: PO2(14)

Bot 6

Socks Seibold: S8
Whitey Witt: K+SB2.1-H(E8/TH3)(E2/TH2)
Amos Strunk: E4
Ping Bodie: S9.1-3
Ray Bates: 53.1-2;3-H(UR)
Stuffy McInnis: FC5.2X3(54)

Top 7

Terry Turner: 63
Josh Billings: K
Stan Coveleski: K

Bot 7

Wally Schang: S/BG
Bill Johnson: SB2
Bill Johnson: 5/P
Otis Lawry: K
Socks Seibold: PB.2-3
Socks Seibold: D9.3-H
Whitey Witt: 5/FL

Top 8

Jack Graney: 9/L
Ray Chapman: 3/P
Tris Speaker: S8
Braggo Roth: D7.1-H
Bill Wambsganss: 7

Bot 8

Amos Strunk: 9
Ping Bodie: 13
Ray Bates: S7
Stuffy McInnis: WP.1-2
Stuffy McInnis: K

Top 9

Joe Harris: W
Terry Turner: 13/SH.1-2
Josh Billings: FC5.2X3(5);B-1
Elmer Smith: 13

Notes & reviews

popup to Wamby who tagged Lawry off first for DP
Siebold went to 3rd on catcher's high throw. Speaker's throw to 3rd hit the runner, who scored when ball bounced away
Catcher O'Neill ejected by HP umpire Moriarty for arguing balls and strikes
Hit and run

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