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Monday April 17,1905

Athletics Steal Their Way To Victory!

Columbia Park,Phila.Pa-In another wonderfully competitive game,the Athletics were just able to edge the Boston Americans,winning the game 3-2 to take their first series of the season.In the top of the first,Boston came out swinging on Athletics starter Eddie Plank with Jesse Burkett and Jimmy Collins both singling and Chick Stahl coaxing a walk giving Boston the bases loaded with no outs for Kip Selbach.Selbach then singled to right on a little Texas Leaguer bringing home two Boston runs and leaving runners on the corners still without an out being made.Plank settled though and retired the next three batters in order escaping the inning only down 2.Still down 2-0 entering the bottom of the 4th,the Athletics rallied when following back to back one out singles by Danny Murphy and Topsy Hartsel,Mack called for the double steal causing Americans catcher Lou Criger to throw the ball into left field bringing home Murphy and putting Hartsel on third with Socks Seybold at the plate.Seybold proceeded to tie the game with a base hit to right giving Philadelphia new life.The game would stay tied at 2 until the bottom of the 7th where following a Topsy Hartsel walk and stolen base,Socks Seybold grounded out to second advancing Hartsel to third with one out.Lave Cross was then intentionally walked and Ossee Schreckengost just beat out a nubber down the third base line for an infield single to load the bases.Harry Barton then followed with fielders's choice bringing home the go ahead run and the A's had their first lead at 3-2 after 7 innings.Following an uneventful 8th that saw starter Eddie Plank lifted for reliever Welden Henley,the Americans were down to their last three outs.Leadoff batter Freddie Parent reached on an error by the shortstop and immediately we had drama.The next two batters both grounded out advancing Parent to third,90 feet from tying the game.Connie Mack had one more trick up his sleeve,he called for two straight intentional walks loading the bases for Bunny Godwin who had not had an at bat all season.Predictably,Godwin flied out harmlessly to right preserving the victory for Philadelphia.Here's the box score.

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Major League Baseball Box Scores Boston Americans at Philadelphia Athletics
Game ID: 22 - Monday, April 17th, 1905 - Game Log
Monday, April 17th, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston Americans 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3 8 2
Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Burkett LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .286 0 0 J. Collins 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0 a-H. Ferris PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0 C. Stahl CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 0 0 b-D. Farrell PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0 d-B. Unglaub 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 e-J. Godwin CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 K. Selbach RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .286 0 2 B. Freeman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .545 0 0 J. Williams 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222 0 1 c-M. Grimshaw PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 1 F. Parent SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .222 0 1 L. Criger C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0 B. Dinneen P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 Totals 35 2 9 2 3 3 24 a - H. Ferris pinch ran for J. Collins in the 8th b - D. Farrell pinch ran for C. Stahl in the 8th c - M. Grimshaw pinch hit for J. Williams in the 8th d - B. Unglaub substituted for D. Farrell in the 8th e - J. Godwin substituted for B. Unglaub in the 8th BATTING Total Bases: B. Freeman, J. Williams, J. Collins 3, J. Burkett 2, K. Selbach 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Parent, J. Burkett, M. Grimshaw, J. Godwin GIDP: J. Collins, C. Stahl Sac Bunt: B. Dinneen Team LOB: 10 FIELDING Errors: L. Criger (2) Double Plays: 2 (Parent-Freeman, Parent-Williams-Freeman)	Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Hoffman CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1 D. Murphy 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1 T. Hartsel LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .100 0 0 S. Seybold RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .444 0 1 L. Cross 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .286 0 0 O. Schreckengost C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0 H. Barton 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .100 0 1 J. Knight SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0 E. Plank P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 a-W. Henley P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 28 3 8 2 2 1 10 a - W. Henley substituted for E. Plank in the 8th BATTING Total Bases: O. Schreckengost, H. Barton, D. Murphy 2, L. Cross, S. Seybold, T. Hartsel, J. Knight Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Knight GIDP: E. Plank, L. Cross Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: H. Barton (1), D. Murphy (1), T. Hartsel (1) CS: H. Barton (1), L. Cross (1) FIELDING Errors: J. Knight 2 (3) Double Plays: 2 (Cross-Murphy-Barton, Murphy-Knight-Barton)
Boston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Dinneen L (0-1) 8.0 8 3 2 2 1 0 99 62 2.25 PITCHING Game Score: B. Dinneen 55 Batters Faced: B. Dinneen 30 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Dinneen 15-4 Pitches - Strikes: B. Dinneen 99-62	Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Plank W (1-0) 7.2 9 2 2 1 3 0 99 62 2.35 W. Henley SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 14 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: E. Plank 55 Batters Faced: E. Plank 32, W. Henley 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 11-7, W. Henley 3-1 Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 99-62, W. Henley 24-14 Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Henley 2-0 WP: E. Plank
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: E. Plank Ballpark: Columbia Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 15 mph Start Time: 3:05 pm Time: 2:14 Attendance: 2352

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