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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1919-08-07 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 2000 · 1:53

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–3. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 8th. Eppa Rixey earned the win. Possum Whitted went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Eppa Rixey L: Frank Miller 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	4	1	1	0	1	1
Lena Blackburne	4	0	0	0	1	0
Cy Williams	5	1	1	0	0	1
Irish Meusel	3	1	2	1	0	0
Fred Luderus	4	0	1	0	0	0
Possum Whitted	4	1	1	3	0	0
Gene Paulette	4	1	1	0	0	0
Walt Tragesser	4	0	2	0	0	2
Eppa Rixey	2	0	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Carey	2	0	0	0	2	0
Zeb Terry	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Cutshaw	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Southworth	3	2	1	0	1	1
Walter Barbare	3	1	2	0	0	0
Fred Nicholson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Fritz Mollwitz	3	0	1	1	1	1
Cliff Lee	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Miller	3	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eppa Rixey	9.0	5	4	3

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Miller	9.0	9	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Bancroft: T7/7D
Lena Blackburne: 13
Cy Williams: FC3.3-3;B-2(E2/TH3)
Irish Meusel: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Fred Luderus: 43

Bot 1

Max Carey: 63
Zeb Terry: 3/FL
George Cutshaw: 63

Top 2

Possum Whitted: 2/FL
Gene Paulette: 8
Walt Tragesser: K

Bot 2

Billy Southworth: S7/G5
Walter Barbare: 14/SH.1-2
Fred Nicholson: 63.2-3
Fritz Mollwitz: S7/7L.3-H
Cliff Lee: 53

Top 3

Eppa Rixey: 9
Dave Bancroft: K
Lena Blackburne: W
Cy Williams: 4/P

Bot 3

Frank Miller: 9
Max Carey: 7
Zeb Terry: 63

Top 4

Irish Meusel: 63
Fred Luderus: S8
Possum Whitted: 14(1)/FO
Gene Paulette: 4/P

Bot 4

George Cutshaw: 9
Billy Southworth: W
Walter Barbare: S7/G5.1-3
Fred Nicholson: 63.1-2
Fritz Mollwitz: E4/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
Cliff Lee: SBH(UR);SB2.1-3(THH)
Cliff Lee: 7

Top 5

Walt Tragesser: K
Eppa Rixey: 63
Dave Bancroft: 9

Bot 5

Frank Miller: 63
Max Carey: W
Zeb Terry: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Lena Blackburne: 8
Cy Williams: 41
Irish Meusel: T7/7D
Fred Luderus: 43

Bot 6

George Cutshaw: 3/P
Billy Southworth: K
Walter Barbare: S8/G1
Fred Nicholson: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Possum Whitted: 63
Gene Paulette: S8
Walt Tragesser: S9.1-3
Eppa Rixey: 9/SF.3-H
Dave Bancroft: 3/G

Bot 7

Fritz Mollwitz: W
Cliff Lee: 96(1)/FO
Frank Miller: K
Max Carey: OA.1X2(2E4)
Max Carey: W
Zeb Terry: PO2(16)

Top 8

Lena Blackburne: 43
Cy Williams: S2/BG
Irish Meusel: S7.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Fred Luderus: 3/FL
Possum Whitted: HR7/7D/IPHR.3-H;2-H
Gene Paulette: 53

Bot 8

Zeb Terry: 6/L
George Cutshaw: 13
Billy Southworth: 43

Top 9

Walt Tragesser: S7/G5
Eppa Rixey: 13/SH.1-2
Dave Bancroft: W
Lena Blackburne: 8
Cy Williams: K

Bot 9

Walter Barbare: 7
Fred Nicholson: T8/89XD
Fritz Mollwitz: K
Cliff Lee: 63

Notes & reviews

Bancroft was trapped off 3rd but returned safely when catcher Lee made an errant throw during rundown
RFer muffed fly but got force out

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