MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT BOSTON RED SOX
07/07/1915
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 615 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 7TH, 1915 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Senators (39-37) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 13 1
Boston Red Sox (39-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Rucker Tosses 6-0 Shutout
Nap Rucker had an impressive outing at Fenway Park today, hurling the Washington Senators to a 6-0 shutout victory over the Boston Red Sox.

"He threw strikes and he was always around the plate," Boston skipper Jimmy Collins said. "The ball was doing everything he wanted it to do. We hit some balls hard, but they were all right at the fielders."

On the day, the left-handed Rucker yielded 2 hits and tallied 4 strikeouts with 1 walk.

To date this season, Rucker has a record of 13 wins and 5 losses and a 2.43 ERA. He has appeared in 19 games and struck out 78 in 163 innings.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Sweeney 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .314 0 22
E. Murphy RF 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .251 2 26
Z. Wheat LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .387 6 48
F. Merkle 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .272 1 37
B. Kauff CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .276 0 26
S. O'Neill C 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .263 0 28
H. Shanks 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 1 36
E. Scott SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .237 0 26
N. Rucker P 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 .172 0 3
Totals 36 6 13 6 4 3 17      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Merkle (10, 7th Inning off J. Buchanan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Murphy (5, 9th Inning off B. Brenner, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Murphy (2, 3rd Inning off J. Buchanan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Scott 2 , E. Murphy 7 , B. Kauff , Z. Wheat 3 , F. Merkle 3 , B. Sweeney 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Kauff 2 , H. Shanks , S. O'Neill
Sac Bunt: H. Shanks
Sac Fly: N. Rucker , F. Merkle
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Scott (8)
CS: S. O'Neill (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Sweeney (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Oldring SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 2 26
E. Konetchy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 2 20
K. Williams LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 0 24
B. Harm 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .103 0 1
E. Krueger C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 1 6
B. McCabe CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 0 25
R. Downey RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 2 25
J. Wuffli 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 33
J. Buchanan P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .059 0 2
   J. Tillman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-J. Connolly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 4
   B. Brenner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 2 0 1 4 4      
a - J. Connolly pinch hit for J. Tillman in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. McCabe , B. Harm
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Downey , E. Krueger
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: E. Krueger (1)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Rucker W (13-5) 9.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 96 65 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Rucker 86
Batters Faced: N. Rucker 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Rucker 11-12
Pitches - Strikes: N. Rucker 96-65
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Buchanan L (8-10) 7.1 10 3 3 2 2 1 133 82 2.82   
J. Tillman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.08   
B. Brenner 1.0 3 3 3 2 1 0 37 21 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Buchanan 46
Batters Faced: J. Buchanan 34, J. Tillman 1, B. Brenner 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Buchanan 7-13, J. Tillman 1-0, B. Brenner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Buchanan 133-82, J. Tillman 2-2, B. Brenner 37-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tillman 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nap Rucker
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 4565
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