MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT WASHINGTON SENATORS
08/31/1915
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT WASHINGTON SENATORS
GAME ID: 997 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1915 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (78-45) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 11 2
Washington Senators (65-57) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 5 10 1
Senators Prevail, 5-4, Over New York
New York got a terrific performance from right fielder Baby Doll Jacobson, but it wasn't enough to beat the Washington Senators. Washington won the National Park contest, 5-4. Jacobson went 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles for the losing team. The winning pitcher was Kid Speer. He's now 9-8. He went 8.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 11 hits for the Senators. Washington now has a record of 65-57 with the win.

Having an impact for Washington was Howie Shanks. In the bottom of the fourth inning, the 25-year old third baseman had a run-scoring sacrifice fly to make the score 2-1, Senators.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said New York manager Tom Loftus. "But we decided not to take it."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Snodgrass 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .304 0 41
M. Donlin 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .318 2 70
B. Jacobson RF 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .304 3 84
B. Veach LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .310 0 32
L. Mann 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .204 3 42
A. Strunk CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .287 5 66
W. Fischer C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .301 2 23
J. Perrine SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .221 2 31
   a-E. Brown PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 14
   c-D. Bush SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 7
E. Hamilton P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 0 2
   b-B. Weaver PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 0 7
   R. Caldwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4 2 5 17      
a - E. Brown pinch hit for J. Perrine in the 8th
b - B. Weaver pinch hit for E. Hamilton in the 8th
c - D. Bush substituted for E. Brown in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Jacobson (15, 6th Inning off K. Speer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Donlin , B. Veach 2 , W. Fischer , A. Strunk , B. Jacobson 5 , F. Snodgrass , J. Perrine
2-out RBI: M. Donlin , B. Veach , B. Jacobson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Strunk , J. Perrine , L. Mann , B. Weaver
GIDP: B. Veach
Sac Bunt: E. Brown
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: E. Hamilton (1) , F. Snodgrass (39)
Double Plays: 1 (Perrine-Snodgrass-Donlin)
OF assists: 1 (Strunk (Shanks at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Merkle 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .290 2 66
E. Murphy RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .270 3 44
Z. Wheat LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .359 8 65
   a-E. Booe LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 0 1
M. Carey 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .285 1 34
B. Kauff CF 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 .286 0 37
H. Shanks 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 .240 1 56
S. O'Neill C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .265 0 41
E. Scott SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .242 0 46
K. Speer P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .059 0 5
   B. Tincup P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 1
Totals 29 5 10 5 3 3 16      
a - E. Booe substituted for Z. Wheat in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Wheat (20, 7th Inning off E. Hamilton, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Carey (10, 2nd Inning off E. Hamilton, 0 on, 0 outs) F. Merkle (5, 3rd Inning off E. Hamilton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Scott 2 , B. Kauff 3 , Z. Wheat 3 , M. Carey 3 , F. Merkle 3 , S. O'Neill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Speer , F. Merkle , H. Shanks
GIDP: Z. Wheat
Sac Bunt: K. Speer , M. Carey , H. Shanks
Sac Fly: H. Shanks
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Merkle (22)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Carey (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Scott-Carey-Merkle)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Hamilton L (3-5) 7.0 10 5 4 3 3 0 109 71 3.42   
R. Caldwell 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hamilton 39
Batters Faced: E. Hamilton 33, R. Caldwell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hamilton 12-4, R. Caldwell 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hamilton 109-71, R. Caldwell 12-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Speer W (9-8) 8.2 11 4 4 2 5 0 142 99 3.26   
B. Tincup SV (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Speer 49
Batters Faced: K. Speer 39, B. Tincup 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Speer 10-10, B. Tincup 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Speer 142-99, B. Tincup 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Tincup 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Baby Doll Jacobson
Ballpark: National Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 2973
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