MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/17/1915
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 472 - THURSDAY, JUNE 17TH, 1915 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Braves (36-23) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals (37-24) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 3 7 0
Benton K's 12 En Route to 3-2 Cardinals Win
Fans saw a dandy of a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves.

The St. Louis Cardinals racked up a win at Robison Field, bumping off the Boston Braves, 3-2. Rube Benton, who started for St. Louis, pitched effectively for his team. With the win, St. Louis upped its record to 37-24.

Benton allowed 2 runs on 5 hits over 9 innings for the Cardinals. He walked 1 and struck out 12.

"The key at this level is throwing strike one," said Benton. "Successful pitchers do it."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Saier 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .292 2 30
J. Wilson LF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .253 4 19
T. Cobb CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .332 0 26
B. Cree 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .253 0 24
O. Miller C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .103 0 8
C. Barrows RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 1 12
   a-L. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .357 0 3
E. Gonzalez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 1 14
F. O'Rourke SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .160 0 9
H. Suter P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .045 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2 1 12 8      
a - L. Miller pinch hit for C. Barrows in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Cobb (15, 1st Inning off R. Benton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Cobb 3 , O. Miller , V. Saier 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Gonzalez , L. Miller
Sac Bunt: B. Cree
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: B. Cree (11)
PB: O. Miller
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Viox 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 20
B. Roth 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .252 0 16
G. Burns 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292 2 24
   a-W. Holke 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Hargrave C 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .295 1 37
W. Cruise LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .263 1 26
E. Smith RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .241 0 0
G. Maisel CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .280 1 14
T. Fitzsimmons SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .193 0 14
R. Benton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .120 0 0
Totals 28 3 7 2 3 4 14      
a - W. Holke substituted for G. Burns in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Smith , B. Roth 2 , G. Burns , W. Cruise , T. Fitzsimmons , B. Hargrave
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Smith , J. Viox , B. Hargrave , G. Maisel
Sac Bunt: R. Benton , G. Burns
Sac Fly: G. Maisel
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Roth 2 (20) , G. Burns (5) , B. Hargrave (3)
CS: E. Smith (1)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Suter L (4-4) 8.0 7 3 2 3 4 0 106 72 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Suter 59
Batters Faced: H. Suter 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Suter 7-12
Pitches - Strikes: H. Suter 106-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Benton W (9-7) 9.0 5 2 2 1 12 0 111 79 1.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Benton 80
Batters Faced: R. Benton 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Benton 8-7
Pitches - Strikes: R. Benton 111-79
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rube Benton
Ballpark: Robison Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:21
Attendance: 5638
Special Notes: Rube Benton ties the St. Louis Cardinals regular season game record for strikeouts with 12.
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