MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
07/09/1915
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 627 - FRIDAY, JULY 9TH, 1915 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Senators (40-37) 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 9 12 0
Chicago White Sox (35-45) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Washington Tops Chicago, 9-2
The Washington Senators and starting pitcher Kid Speer stifled the Chicago offense en route to a comfortable 9-2 win at Comiskey Park. Speer went 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 8 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5. His record improves to 5-4. The win lifted the Washington record to 40-37.

In the top of the fifth, first baseman Fred Merkle hit a 2-run single to center. The single, which was hit off of Dick Crutcher, gave Washington a 5-2 lead.

"You come to the ballpark to do your job and that's what I did today," Speer told the Washington Gazette.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Murphy RF 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 .250 2 28
H. Shanks 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .240 1 37
Z. Wheat LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .387 6 48
F. Merkle 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .275 1 39
S. O'Neill C 5 0 2 1 0 3 5 .266 0 29
M. Carey 2B 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 .257 1 13
E. Scott SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .238 0 26
   a-B. Coughlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .471 0 5
   b-C. Dolan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
E. Booe CF 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
K. Speer P 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .080 0 1
Totals 36 9 12 9 6 5 22      
a - B. Coughlin pinch hit for E. Scott in the 9th
b - C. Dolan substituted for B. Coughlin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Wheat (15, 7th Inning off R. Hoff, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Speer (1, 6th Inning off R. Hoff, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Speer 3 , E. Scott , E. Murphy , Z. Wheat 3 , H. Shanks 3 , S. O'Neill 2 , F. Merkle 2
2-out RBI: K. Speer , H. Shanks , F. Merkle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Scott , E. Murphy , Z. Wheat , S. O'Neill , B. Coughlin
Sac Fly: M. Carey
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Scott (9) , E. Booe (1) , F. Merkle 2 (22)
CS: S. O'Neill (5) , F. Merkle (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Scott-Carey-Merkle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sisler 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .305 0 25
R. Schalk C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297 2 24
J. Knight 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .301 2 23
B. Wambsganss SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .275 2 35
J. Walsh LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .173 0 5
A. Platte RF 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 .238 3 23
   R. Hoff P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Perry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Butler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 0 16
B. Spencer CF 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .250 0 8
   b-E. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409 1 4
D. Crutcher P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .067 0 1
   a-G. Stinson RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 5 17      
a - G. Stinson substituted for D. Crutcher in the 6th
b - E. Smith pinch hit for B. Spencer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Spencer (5, 2nd Inning off K. Speer, 1 on, 1 out) J. Knight (11, 3rd Inning off K. Speer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Sisler , B. Spencer 3 , A. Platte , B. Wambsganss 2 , J. Knight 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sisler , A. Platte , J. Walsh
GIDP: J. Walsh
Sac Bunt: A. Butler
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wambsganss (53)
OF assists: 1 (Walsh (Shanks at home))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Speer W (5-4) 9.0 8 2 2 2 5 0 133 79 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Speer 66
Batters Faced: K. Speer 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Speer 8-13
Pitches - Strikes: K. Speer 133-79
WP: K. Speer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Crutcher L (6-8) 5.0 6 5 5 4 3 0 86 51 2.80   
R. Hoff 3.0 6 4 3 2 1 0 48 34 1.88   
S. Perry 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 11 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Crutcher 34
Batters Faced: D. Crutcher 23, R. Hoff 17, S. Perry 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Crutcher 3-7, R. Hoff 6-1, S. Perry 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Crutcher 86-51, R. Hoff 48-34, S. Perry 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Perry 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kid Speer
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 4165
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