MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
05/23/1915
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 284 - SUNDAY, MAY 23RD, 1915 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Senators (18-17) 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 9 8 0
Cleveland Indians (22-15) 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 8 13 2
Wheat Slugs 2 Home Runs, Senators Beat Indians, 9-8
Behind the hitting of Zack Wheat, the Washington Senators stopped the Cleveland Indians, 9-8. Wheat belted 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice for the Senators. Al Bonner went 6 innings for Washington to pick up the win. The right-hander was charged with 6 runs. He scattered 9 hits, while walking 6 and striking out 2. His record improves to 5-3. Ray Tift earned save number 1.

In the top of the third, Wheat had one of his most important at-bats: a 3-run home run off Cack Henley that staked the Senators to a 4-1 lead.

"We're our own worst enemy right now," said Cleveland skipper George Davis.

Cleveland's current losing streak has reached 8 games.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Murphy RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .211 0 10
H. Shanks 3B 5 2 1 1 0 1 4 .267 1 21
Z. Wheat LF 5 2 2 5 0 1 3 .378 4 22
F. Merkle 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .326 1 21
B. Kauff CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .303 0 10
S. O'Neill C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .212 0 13
M. Carey 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .239 1 4
E. Scott SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .222 0 10
A. Bonner P 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 2
   G. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 0 0
   R. Tift P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 9 8 8 5 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Scott (2, 4th Inning off C. Henley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Murphy (2, 6th Inning off M. Kent, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Z. Wheat 2 (4, 3rd Inning off C. Henley, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off C. Henley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Scott 3 , E. Murphy 3 , B. Kauff , Z. Wheat 8 , F. Merkle , H. Shanks
2-out RBI: E. Scott , Z. Wheat
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bonner , E. Scott 2 , E. Murphy , Z. Wheat , H. Shanks
Sac Bunt: S. O'Neill , G. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: A. Bonner , M. Carey
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Bonner (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shanks-Carey-Merkle)
OF assists: 1 (Kauff (Chapman at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. McInnis 1B 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 0 12
H. Groh 3B 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 .331 0 13
S. Jackson CF 4 2 3 0 2 0 1 .324 0 13
H. Zimmerman 2B 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .309 2 27
H. Hooper RF 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 .244 1 19
R. Chapman SS 3 0 2 1 2 0 3 .238 0 19
T. Long LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 10 .330 0 16
R. Walters C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .277 0 10
   b-W. Pipp PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .364 0 6
   c-G. Gibson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 0 2
C. Henley P 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .269 0 0
   M. Kent P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Northen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 0 2
   H. Kane P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-C. Milan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 35 8 13 7 11 2 25      
a - H. Northen pinch hit for M. Kent in the 7th
b - W. Pipp pinch hit for R. Walters in the 8th
c - G. Gibson substituted for W. Pipp in the 9th
d - C. Milan pinch hit for H. Kane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Hooper (5, 4th Inning off A. Bonner, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Jackson (9, 7th Inning off A. Bonner, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Jackson (5, 3rd Inning off A. Bonner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Groh , R. Walters , T. Long , R. Chapman 2 , H. Hooper 4 , H. Zimmerman 2 , S. Jackson 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Henley , S. McInnis , T. Long , H. Zimmerman 2 , W. Pipp
GIDP: R. Walters
Sac Bunt: T. Long
Sac Fly: T. Long
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Groh (9) , R. Chapman (4) , S. Jackson (15)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Groh (2) , H. Zimmerman (12)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Bonner W (5-3) 6.0 9 6 6 6 2 0 102 55 4.22   
G. Johnson 2.2 4 2 2 5 0 0 67 37 4.29   
R. Tift SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bonner 26
Batters Faced: A. Bonner 31, G. Johnson 16, R. Tift 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bonner 9-5, G. Johnson 5-2, R. Tift 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bonner 102-55, G. Johnson 67-37, R. Tift 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Johnson 1-1 , R. Tift 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Henley L (4-5) 4.1 5 7 3 0 3 2 75 51 3.09   
M. Kent 2.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 50 29 5.40   
H. Kane 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 0 35 13 0.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Henley 36
Batters Faced: C. Henley 21, M. Kent 12, H. Kane 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Henley 5-5, M. Kent 4-4, H. Kane 6-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Henley 75-51, M. Kent 50-29, H. Kane 35-13
Hit Batsmen: C. Henley , H. Kane
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zack Wheat
Ballpark: Somers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 21 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 3273
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