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Philadelphia Phillies @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1918-05-03 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 600 · 1:33

Brooklyn Robins defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–2. Brooklyn Robins put up 2 in the 2nd. Jack Coombs earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	8
BRO	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2		5	10

W: Jack Coombs L: Erskine Mayer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Bob Emslie · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Bancroft	5	0	0	0	0	1
Patsy McGaffigan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Milt Stock	3	0	1	0	1	0
Gavvy Cravath	3	0	1	0	1	0
Fred Luderus	3	0	1	0	1	0
Possum Whitted	4	1	1	0	0	0
Irish Meusel	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ed Burns	4	0	0	0	0	0
Erskine Mayer	2	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Pearce	3	0	1	0	0	1
Justin Fitzgerald	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Tincup	1	0	1	1	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ivy Olson	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ollie O'Mara	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jake Daubert	3	1	1	1	0	0
Hi Myers	3	0	2	1	1	0
Jimmy Johnston	3	2	0	0	1	0
Jim Hickman	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ray Schmandt	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mack Wheat	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jack Coombs	2	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Erskine Mayer	6.0	6	1	2
Ben Tincup	2.0	4	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Coombs	9.0	8	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Bancroft: 8/F
Patsy McGaffigan: 63
Milt Stock: W
Gavvy Cravath: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Ivy Olson: D9
Ollie O'Mara: 34/SH.2-3#
Jake Daubert: 9/SF.3-H
Hi Myers: W
Jimmy Johnston: CS2(24)

Top 2

Gavvy Cravath: W
Fred Luderus: S9.1-3
Possum Whitted: 9/F
Irish Meusel: 3/P
Ed Burns: 46(1)/FO

Bot 2

Jimmy Johnston: E7/F
Jim Hickman: D9.1-3
Ray Schmandt: S6.3-H(UR);2-3
Mack Wheat: FC5.3-H;1X2(5E4)#
Jack Coombs: 14/SH.2-3;1-2#
Ivy Olson: K
Ollie O'Mara: K

Top 3

Erskine Mayer: 9/F
Dave Bancroft: 163
Harry Pearce: 7/F

Bot 3

Jake Daubert: 9/L
Hi Myers: 13
Jimmy Johnston: 8/F

Top 4

Milt Stock: 43
Gavvy Cravath: D9
Fred Luderus: W
Possum Whitted: 8/F.2-3
Irish Meusel: 53

Bot 4

Jim Hickman: 4/P
Ray Schmandt: T7
Mack Wheat: 13
Jack Coombs: 43

Top 5

Ed Burns: 4/F
Erskine Mayer: 63
Dave Bancroft: 23#

Bot 5

Ivy Olson: 5/P
Ollie O'Mara: S8
Jake Daubert: 5/P
Hi Myers: S/89/P.1-3
Jimmy Johnston: CSH(262).1-2

Top 6

Harry Pearce: K
Milt Stock: D7
Gavvy Cravath: 8/F
Fred Luderus: 3/G

Bot 6

Jimmy Johnston: 43
Jim Hickman: 8/F
Ray Schmandt: 8/F

Top 7

Possum Whitted: D7
Irish Meusel: S8.2-H
Ed Burns: 7/F
Justin Fitzgerald: 2/FL
Dave Bancroft: K

Bot 7

Mack Wheat: S9
Jack Coombs: 3(B)4(1)/DP/BP
Ivy Olson: 13

Top 8

Harry Pearce: S
Milt Stock: 8/F
Gavvy Cravath: 8/F
Fred Luderus: 2/FL

Bot 8

Ollie O'Mara: 53
Jake Daubert: S8.B-2(E8/TH)
Hi Myers: S9.2-H
Jimmy Johnston: CS2(26)
Jimmy Johnston: W
Jim Hickman: SB2
Jim Hickman: PO2(E1).2-3
Jim Hickman: T/89.3-H
Ray Schmandt: 43

Top 9

Possum Whitted: 8/F
Irish Meusel: S7
Ed Burns: 6/P#
Ben Tincup: D/78.1-H
Dave Bancroft: 8/F