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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1917-08-31 · Day game · Baker Bowl · Att: 7173 · 1:42

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Boston Braves 4–3. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 3rd. Erskine Mayer earned the win. Milt Stock went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	12
PHI	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0		4	8

W: Erskine Mayer L: Jesse Barnes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Kitty Bransfield · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Kelly	5	0	2	0	0	1
Rabbit Maranville	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Powell	4	0	2	0	0	0
Wally Rehg	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ed Konetchy	4	1	1	0	0	0
Red Smith	3	1	1	0	1	1
Johnny Rawlings	3	1	2	0	1	0
Walt Tragesser	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jesse Barnes	4	0	2	1	0	0
Lefty Tyler	0	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Schulte	3	1	0	0	1	0
Dave Bancroft	4	1	1	0	0	1
Milt Stock	4	1	2	3	0	0
Gavvy Cravath	3	0	1	0	1	0
Fred Luderus	4	0	1	0	0	0
Possum Whitted	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bert Niehoff	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Killefer	4	0	2	0	0	0
Erskine Mayer	4	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Barnes	8.0	8	3	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Erskine Mayer	9.0	12	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Kelly: K
Rabbit Maranville: 6/P
Ray Powell: 7/F

Bot 1

Frank Schulte: 7/F
Dave Bancroft: K
Milt Stock: 53

Top 2

Wally Rehg: K
Ed Konetchy: D7
Red Smith: 63.2-3
Johnny Rawlings: W
Walt Tragesser: SBH;SB2
Walt Tragesser: S8.2-H
Jesse Barnes: S8.1-2
Joe Kelly: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Gavvy Cravath: 2/FL
Fred Luderus: D7/G
Possum Whitted: 43.2-2
Bert Niehoff: 13

Top 3

Rabbit Maranville: 63
Ray Powell: S7/G
Wally Rehg: 3/G.1-2
Ed Konetchy: 63

Bot 3

Bill Killefer: S/BG
Erskine Mayer: S8.1X3(85)
Frank Schulte: W.1-2
Dave Bancroft: 43.2-3;1-2
Milt Stock: S7.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Gavvy Cravath: W
Fred Luderus: 6(1)/FO

Top 4

Red Smith: K
Johnny Rawlings: S8
Walt Tragesser: 3/P
Jesse Barnes: 63

Bot 4

Possum Whitted: 9/L
Bert Niehoff: 3/FL
Bill Killefer: S8
Erskine Mayer: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Joe Kelly: S8
Rabbit Maranville: 16(1)3/GDP
Ray Powell: 9/F

Bot 5

Frank Schulte: 7/F
Dave Bancroft: 43
Milt Stock: 4/L

Top 6

Wally Rehg: 8/F
Ed Konetchy: 13
Red Smith: W
Johnny Rawlings: SB2
Johnny Rawlings: 53

Bot 6

Gavvy Cravath: S9/L
Fred Luderus: E3/G.1-2
Possum Whitted: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Bert Niehoff: IW
Bill Killefer: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Erskine Mayer: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Walt Tragesser: 7/F
Jesse Barnes: 6/F
Joe Kelly: S8
Rabbit Maranville: CS2(26)

Bot 7

Frank Schulte: 3/G
Dave Bancroft: S8
Milt Stock: D8.1-H
Gavvy Cravath: 43.2-3
Fred Luderus: E7/F.3-H(NR)(UR)
Possum Whitted: 4/F

Top 8

Rabbit Maranville: 13
Ray Powell: S7
Wally Rehg: S9.1X3(95);B-2(TH)
Ed Konetchy: 63

Bot 8

Bert Niehoff: 7/F
Bill Killefer: 43
Erskine Mayer: 3/P

Top 9

Red Smith: S7
Johnny Rawlings: S7.1-2
Lefty Tyler: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Jesse Barnes: S8.3-H;2-3
Joe Kelly: 5/FL/DP.3XH(52)