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Friday August 3,1906


Plank Homers In 4-1 Athletics Victory

League Park,Cleveland,Oh.-Behind a strong performance by Gettysburg Eddie Plank,the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Naps here in League Park today, 4-1.For Plank,it was a particularly satisfying victory thanks to a surprising 2nd inning 2 run homer off of the beligered Naps twirler Addie Joss who has had no success against the A's this season going 0-4 with a 5.93 ERA.Here's the box score.

Friday, August 3rd, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 Cleveland Naps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 2
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Hartsel LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .269 1 41 R. Oldring 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .255 1 46 S. Seybold RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .291 8 59 H. Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 3 41 B. Lord CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 1 32 O. Schreckengost C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 1 38 J. Knight 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 3 19 M. Cross SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .207 0 18 E. Plank P 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .192 1 7 a-W. Henley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 Totals 33 4 5 4 1 4 7 a - W. Henley substituted for E. Plank in the 9th BATTING Doubles: B. Lord (7, 6th Inning off A. Joss, 0 on, 1 out) T. Hartsel (13, 1st Inning off A. Joss, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: R. Oldring (5, 1st Inning off A. Joss, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: E. Plank (1, 2nd Inning off A. Joss, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: E. Plank 4, R. Oldring 3, O. Schreckengost, B. Lord 2, T. Hartsel 2 2-out RBI: E. Plank Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Seybold, J. Knight Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING CS: B. Lord (10) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Knight-Cross-Davis) PB: O. Schreckengost	Cleveland AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Bay CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .285 0 24 T. Turner SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .228 0 4 N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .310 0 34 H. Bemis C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 0 11 b-E. Flick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 1 38 B. Bradley 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 0 26 J. Jackson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .119 0 6 J. Birmingham RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .326 2 25 c-N. Clarke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 0 56 G. Stovall 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 1 30 d-J. McCarthy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 0 17 A. Joss P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .164 0 3 a-J. Barbeau PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 2 13 R. Donahue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 Totals 32 1 6 1 2 2 14 a - J. Barbeau pinch hit for A. Joss in the 8th b - E. Flick pinch hit for H. Bemis in the 9th c - N. Clarke pinch hit for J. Birmingham in the 9th d - J. McCarthy pinch hit for G. Stovall in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Birmingham (12, 3rd Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Bradley (7, 9th Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Birmingham 3, B. Bradley 2, T. Turner, H. Bay, J. Jackson 2-out RBI: H. Bay Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lajoie, H. Bay, J. Jackson, J. McCarthy GIDP: N. Lajoie Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Errors: R. Donahue (3), B. Bradley (10)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Plank W (12-11) 8.1 6 1 1 2 2 0 150 93 2.23 W. Henley SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 2.40 PITCHING Game Score: E. Plank 67 Batters Faced: E. Plank 33, W. Henley 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 17-5, W. Henley 0-2 Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 150-93, W. Henley 8-4 Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Henley 2-0 HB: E. Plank	Cleveland IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Joss L (10-12) 8.0 5 4 4 1 4 1 108 70 2.64 R. Donahue 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 2.59 PITCHING Game Score: A. Joss 59 Batters Faced: A. Joss 30, R. Donahue 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Joss 12-7, R. Donahue 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: A. Joss 108-70, R. Donahue

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Saturday August 4,1906

Athletics Lose Knight For 2 Months In 5-1 Victory Over Naps

League Park,Cleveland,Oh.-The injury bug has once again bitten the A's with the victim this time being utility infielder John "Schoolboy" Knight who ruptured his achilles tendon in today's 5-1 victory over the Naps and is expected to be out for around 2 months.Consequently,rookie Eddie Collins is going to be forced to play second full time while veteran Monte Cross will take over SS duties.To take Knight's place on the roster,the Athletics brought up 3B Ed Lennox who will be used mainly as a pinch hitter with an occasional start thrown in here and there.Despite the loss of Knight,the Athletics continued to roll as the used a 4 run 7th inning to take down the Naps 5-1.Superstar twirler Chief Bender collected win number 23 going the distance once again while allowing 7 hits and 1 earned run for the Athletics.Here's the box score.

Saturday, August 4th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 8 0 Cleveland Naps 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .348 1 25 T. Hartsel LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 6 .271 1 42 S. Seybold RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .290 8 60 H. Davis 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .266 3 43 O. Schreckengost C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257 1 38 B. Lord CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 1 32 J. Knight 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .227 3 20 a-R. Oldring PH, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .253 1 46 M. Cross SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .201 0 18 C. Bender P 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .310 3 17 Totals 35 5 8 5 3 6 18 a - R. Oldring pinch hit for J. Knight in the 2nd BATTING Doubles: O. Schreckengost (16, 2nd Inning off B. Bernhard, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Hartsel (14, 1st Inning off B. Bernhard, 0 on, 1 out) J. Knight (14, 2nd Inning off B. Bernhard, 1 on, 1 out) Triples: H. Davis (6, 7th Inning off B. Bernhard, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: C. Bender, O. Schreckengost 2, S. Seybold, H. Davis 3, E. Collins, T. Hartsel 3, J. Knight 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Davis 2, B. Lord, T. Hartsel Sac Bunt: E. Collins Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: T. Hartsel (26)	Cleveland AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Bay CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 0 24 E. Grant 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .293 1 26 E. Flick RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 1 38 N. Clarke C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .258 0 56 B. Bradley 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .214 0 27 N. Lajoie SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .310 0 34 J. Birmingham LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .326 2 25 H. Bemis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 0 11 B. Bernhard P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 0 6 a-J. McCarthy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 17 R. Donahue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 Totals 32 1 7 1 1 4 8 a - J. McCarthy pinch hit for B. Bernhard in the 8th BATTING Triples: N. Clarke (9, 4th Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Bradley (3, 4th Inning off C. Bender, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: J. Birmingham, N. Clarke 3, N. Lajoie, B. Bradley 4, E. Flick, E. Grant 2-out RBI: B. Bradley Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Lajoie 2 Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING CS: J. Birmingham (11), E. Flick (27) FIELDING Errors: H. Bemis (9)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Bender W (23-1) 9.0 7 1 1 1 4 0 102 69 1.72 PITCHING Game Score: C. Bender 72 Batters Faced: C. Bender 33 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 12-9 Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 102-69	Cleveland IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Bernhard L (11-11) 8.0 8 5 4 3 6 0 137 86 2.60 R. Donahue 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 2.49 PITCHING Game Score: B. Bernhard 51 Batters Faced: B. Bernhard 36, R. Donahue 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bernhard 7-11, R. Donahue 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: B. Bernhard 137-86, R. Donahue 11-9

Razor-Sharp Powell Blanks Detroit

Saturday, August 4th, 1906: Razor-Sharp Powell Blanks Detroit "He's mixing his pitches real well and keeping his composure on the mound," the New York manager said. "When Powell does that, good things happen." These comments came after Jack Powell and the New York Highlanders shut out the Detroit Tigers 7-0. He had 4 strikeouts, no walks and allowed 3 hits. This year Powell has worked 219.2 innings with 106 strikeouts en route to a 14-10 record and a 2.58 ERA.

Wolfe Dominates,Whitewashes Browns

Saturday, August 4th, 1906: Wolfe Dominates, Whitewashes Browns In an impressive outing, Barney Wolfe whitewashed the St. Louis Browns 3-0. "I'm getting a lot more downward movement instead of side to side. That side-to-side stuff can get hit a long way," said Wolfe, who is throwing with more of an overhand motion. "It's not rocket science. It was just a little adjustment, but that's all it took." The Washington hurler held St. Louis scoreless, allowed 3 hits, chalked up 1 strikeout and yielded no walks. To date in 1906, Wolfe has registered 2 starts, 3-2 won-lost mark, 1.15 ERA, 31.1 IP, 7 strikeouts and 7 walks. Opposing teams have hit .198 against him.

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Sunday August 5,1906

Athletics Blow 6 Run Lead In Terrible 7-6 Loss To White Sox

South Side Park,Chicago,Ill.-In one of the worst losses of the season,the A's built a 6-0 lead only to watch it disintegrate as the White Sox battled all the way back with Jiggs Donohue striking the final blow with an RBI double to deep center field giving Chicago the 7-6 win.LF Nixey Callahan had a big game going 3 for 3 with a triple a run scored and 3 RBI while Piano Mover Smith pitched 4 one hit innings in relief for his 3rd win of the season.Here's the box score.

Sunday, August 5th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 1 Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 7 13 3
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins 2B 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 .345 1 26 T. Hartsel LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .276 1 43 R. Oldring 3B 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .252 1 48 H. Davis 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .270 3 44 O. Schreckengost C 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .260 1 39 B. Lord CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 1 32 H. Armbruster RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 0 3 M. Cross SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .203 0 18 A. Coakley P 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 0 1 a-W. Henley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 Totals 38 6 11 6 1 3 11 a - W. Henley substituted for A. Coakley in the 8th BATTING Doubles: M. Cross (7, 2nd Inning off F. Owen, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: H. Davis (7, 1st Inning off F. Owen, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Oldring, O. Schreckengost 2, H. Davis 5, E. Collins, T. Hartsel 3, M. Cross 2 2-out RBI: R. Oldring Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Schreckengost, B. Lord, H. Armbruster 2 Sac Bunt: A. Coakley Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: H. Davis (12), E. Collins 2 (35), B. Lord (15), T. Hartsel (27) FIELDING Errors: E. Collins (23) Double Plays: 1 (Lord-Schreckengost)	Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Donahue 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .302 0 39 F. Jones CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .263 1 25 F. Isbell 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .284 0 39 N. Callahan LF 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 .305 1 65 G. Davis SS 4 0 1 3 0 0 3 .284 0 41 H. Wolverton 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .255 0 25 G. Rohe RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .223 0 29 b-F. Hemphill RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .151 0 7 E. McFarland C 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .269 0 16 F. Owen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116 0 5 a-L. Quillen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .181 1 6 F. Smith P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 Totals 34 7 13 6 2 6 9 a - L. Quillen pinch hit for F. Owen in the 5th b - F. Hemphill substituted for G. Rohe in the 9th BATTING Doubles: F. Smith (2, 9th Inning off W. Henley, 0 on, 1 out) J. Donahue (13, 9th Inning off W. Henley, 1 on, 1 out) H. Wolverton (5, 2nd Inning off A. Coakley, 1 on, 1 out) G. Davis (15, 6th Inning off A. Coakley, 1 on, 1 out) F. Jones (25, 8th Inning off A. Coakley, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: N. Callahan (11, 8th Inning off A. Coakley, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: F. Smith 2, E. McFarland, J. Donahue 2, F. Isbell 2, H. Wolverton 2, G. Davis 2, N. Callahan 5, F. Jones 3, G. Rohe 2-out RBI: G. Rohe Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. McFarland, G. Rohe Sac Bunt: F. Smith Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING SB: E. McFarland (3), G. Davis (20) CS: J. Donahue (17), F. Isbell (25) FIELDING Errors: F. Owen (7), E. McFarland (8), H. Wolverton (17)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Coakley 7.0 11 6 4 2 5 0 114 73 3.39 W. Henley L (3-3)BS (3) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 30 19 2.76 PITCHING Game Score: A. Coakley 38 Batters Faced: A. Coakley 31, W. Henley 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Coakley 6-6, W. Henley 3-0 Pitches - Strikes: A. Coakley 114-73, W. Henley 30-19 Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Henley 1-1	Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Owen 5.0 10 6 5 0 1 0 92 60 3.39 F. Smith W (3-1) 4.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 45 30 2.67 PITCHING Game Score: F. Owen 26 Batters Faced: F. Owen 26, F. Smith 14 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Owen 8-6, F. Smith 4-6 Pitches - Strikes: F. Owen 92-60, F. Smith 45-30 Balk: F. Owen

Malachi Kittridge Calls It A Career

Sunday, August 5th, 1906: Malachi Kittridge Calls it a Career Local papers are reporting that Malachi Kittridge of the Washington Senators will retire at season's end. In 1141 career games Kittridge has batted .223 with 838 hits with 102 doubles, 31 triples and 17 home runs. He has also collected 375 RBIs and scored 356 runs.

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Players Of The Week For Week Ending August 5,1906

Monday, August 6th, 1906: NL Awards Player of the Week Harry Lumley is respected by most Brooklyn Superbas fans for his no-frills style of play. The 25-year-old right fielder went about his business with vigor last week to grab the National League Player of the Week honors. He compiled a .474 average (9-19) with 2 home runs, 4 RBIs and 6 runs scored.

Monday, August 6th, 1906: American League Selects Best Performer At the age of 32, Topsy Hartsel might have some potential he hasn't realized yet -- if his success at the plate last week is any indication. The Philadelphia left fielder put up some exceptional numbers the past seven days collecting the American League Player of the Week Award. He racked up 10 hits in 23 at-bats, no home runs and 3 RBIs last week in 6 games. In the current season, Hartsel has put up a .276 batting average with 92 hits, 1 home run, 43 RBI and scored 60 runs.

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Monday August 6,1906

Callahan Sparks Offense In 5-4 White Sox Victory

South Side Grounds,Chicago,Ill.-In another tightly played contest,the Chicago White Sox defeated Rube Waddell(14-10) and the Athletics 5-4,Sox RF Nixey Callahan led the way for Chicago going 2 for 4 with a double and 3 runs scored while windpaddist Billy Sullivan had a rare offensive outburst going 2 for 3 with 3 RBI and a run scored pushing his average to a menacing .200.In the box,twirler Frank "Piano Mover" Smith got his second win in two days as he held the A's to just 5 hits and 4 runs while fanning 5.Here's the box score.

Monday, August 6th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 5 1 Chicago White Sox 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 5 9 1
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .344 1 26 T. Hartsel LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .275 1 43 S. Seybold RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289 8 61 H. Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 3 44 R. Oldring 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 1 48 O. Schreckengost C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .259 1 40 B. Lord CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .228 1 32 M. Cross SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .206 0 18 R. Waddell P 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .132 0 3 Totals 28 4 5 3 3 5 4 BATTING Doubles: E. Collins (17, 1st Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Cross (8, 5th Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: R. Oldring, O. Schreckengost, S. Seybold, E. Collins 2, M. Cross 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Waddell, E. Collins Sac Bunt: T. Hartsel, M. Cross Sac Fly: R. Waddell Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING SB: T. Hartsel (28) CS: B. Lord (11) FIELDING Errors: E. Collins (24)	Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Donahue 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .299 0 39 F. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 1 25 F. Isbell 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .287 0 39 N. Callahan RF 4 3 2 0 0 0 2 .307 1 65 G. Davis SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .285 0 41 a-E. McFarland PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 16 b-L. Tannehill SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 0 13 B. Sullivan C 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 .200 1 10 G. Rohe 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .224 0 30 F. Hemphill LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 .149 0 7 F. Smith P 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 .353 0 1 Totals 31 5 9 5 1 8 18 a - E. McFarland pinch hit for G. Davis in the 7th b - L. Tannehill substituted for E. McFarland in the 8th BATTING Doubles: F. Smith (3, 6th Inning off R. Waddell, 2 on, 2 outs) N. Callahan (22, 4th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: F. Smith 2, B. Sullivan 2, F. Isbell 2, G. Davis, N. Callahan 3, G. Rohe 2-out RBI: F. Smith Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Smith, J. Donahue, F. Jones Sac Bunt: F. Smith Sac Fly: B. Sullivan Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: G. Davis (21), N. Callahan (24) CS: F. Isbell (26) FIELDING Errors: B. Sullivan (14)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Waddell L (14-10) 8.0 9 5 3 1 8 0 115 75 2.62 PITCHING Game Score: R. Waddell 55 Batters Faced: R. Waddell 34 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 9-6 Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 115-75	Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Smith W (4-1) 9.0 5 4 4 3 5 0 137 82 2.84 PITCHING Game Score: F. Smith 63 Batters Faced: F. Smith 34 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Smith 14-7 Pitches - Strikes: F. Smith 137-82 WP: F. Smith 2

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Tuesday August 7,1906

Plank Fans 7 In 2-0 Whitewash Of Chicago

South Side Park,Chicago,Ill.-After suffering two straight one run losses,the Philadelphia Athletics sent port sider Eddie Plank to the box to face off with Chicago's ace right hander Big Ed Walsh in a game that figured to be very low scoring with each hit being a struggle to achieve,and true to form,thats exactly what we got with both pitchers dominating most of the game but in the end,it was Plank who got the better of the matchup holding the Sox to just 5 hits while striking out 7 in the A's hard fought 2-0 victory.First sacker Harry Davis and third sacker Rube Oldring each had RBI singles for the games only scoring.Here's the box score.

Tuesday, August 7th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .343 1 26 T. Hartsel LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .273 1 43 S. Seybold RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .286 8 61 H. Davis 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .270 3 45 R. Oldring 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .252 1 49 O. Schreckengost C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 1 40 B. Lord CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228 1 32 M. Cross SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .213 0 18 E. Plank P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .187 1 7 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 6 12 BATTING Doubles: M. Cross (9, 7th Inning off E. Walsh, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Oldring, H. Davis 2, E. Collins, B. Lord, M. Cross 3 2-out RBI: R. Oldring, H. Davis Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Oldring, O. Schreckengost, E. Collins Sac Bunt: E. Plank Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING SB: E. Collins (36), B. Lord (16) CS: B. Lord (12), T. Hartsel (22) FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Schreckengost-Cross, Davis-Cross-Collins)	Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Donahue 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .301 0 39 F. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261 1 25 F. Isbell 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287 0 39 N. Callahan RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304 1 65 G. Davis SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .282 0 41 H. Wolverton 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 0 25 E. McFarland C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .268 0 16 F. Hemphill LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .152 0 7 E. Walsh P 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .090 0 2 Totals 28 0 5 0 3 7 11 BATTING Total Bases: J. Donahue 2, F. Isbell, F. Jones, F. Hemphill Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Walsh GIDP: G. Davis Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING CS: J. Donahue (18), F. Isbell 2 (28) FIELDING Errors: E. McFarland (9), H. Wolverton (18)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Plank W (13-11) 9.0 5 0 0 3 7 0 113 74 2.14 PITCHING Game Score: E. Plank 81 Batters Faced: E. Plank 32 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 7-9 Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 113-74 HB: E. Plank	Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Walsh L (9-11) 9.0 7 2 1 2 6 0 122 78 2.53 PITCHING Game Score: E. Walsh 71 Batters Faced: E. Walsh 35 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Walsh 11-8 Pitches - Strikes: E. Walsh 122-78

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Wednesday August 8,1906

Bender Goes To 24-1 In 8-0 Demolition Of White Sox

South Side Park,Chicago,Ill.-Philadelphia Athletics ace twirler Chief Bender collected win number 24 today holding the Pale Hose to just 2 meaningless hits while striking out 7 in the Athletics 8-0 dismantling of the faltering world champions.Led by third sacker Rube Oldring and center fielder Bris Lord,the A's pounded Chicago starter Nick Altrock for 5 runs on 12 hits in just 6 innings of work handing Altrock his 4th straight defeat.Here's the box score.

Wednesday, August 8th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 17 0 Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .344 1 26 M. Cross SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .207 0 18 O. Schreckengost C 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .259 1 40 S. Seybold RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .288 8 61 H. Davis 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .272 3 45 T. Hartsel LF 3 3 2 1 2 0 1 .276 1 44 B. Lord CF 5 3 3 2 0 1 3 .233 1 34 R. Oldring 3B 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .256 1 51 C. Bender P 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .303 3 19 Totals 43 8 17 7 2 6 18 BATTING Doubles: O. Schreckengost (17, 9th Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Seybold (17, 7th Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Davis (21, 2nd Inning off N. Altrock, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Collins (18, 8th Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs) Triples: B. Lord (2, 6th Inning off N. Altrock, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: C. Bender, R. Oldring 3, O. Schreckengost 3, S. Seybold 3, H. Davis 3, E. Collins 3, B. Lord 5, T. Hartsel 2 2-out RBI: R. Oldring, B. Lord Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bender, R. Oldring, B. Lord, M. Cross 2 GIDP: C. Bender, M. Cross Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING SB: B. Lord (17), T. Hartsel (29) FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Cross-Davis, Cross-Collins-Davis)	Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Donahue 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .301 0 39 F. Jones CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .260 1 25 F. Isbell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 0 39 N. Callahan RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 1 65 G. Davis SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 0 41 H. Wolverton 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 0 25 B. Sullivan C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .203 1 10 F. Hemphill LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .150 0 7 N. Altrock P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 0 6 a-G. Rohe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 0 30 F. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 0 1 b-E. McFarland PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 0 16 Totals 26 0 2 0 1 7 6 a - G. Rohe pinch hit for N. Altrock in the 6th b - E. McFarland pinch hit for F. Smith in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Donahue (14, 1st Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: B. Sullivan, J. Donahue 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Callahan GIDP: N. Callahan, F. Hemphill Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING SB: F. Isbell (25) CS: J. Donahue (19) FIELDING Errors: F. Jones (4) Double Plays: 2 (Isbell-Davis-Donahue, Davis-Isbell-Donahue)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Bender W (24-1) 9.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 119 70 1.65 PITCHING Game Score: C. Bender 89 Batters Faced: C. Bender 28 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 9-8 Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 119-70 HB: C. Bender	Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA N. Altrock L (12-12) 6.0 12 5 5 0 1 0 91 61 2.66 F. Smith 3.0 5 3 1 2 5 0 65 40 2.85 PITCHING Game Score: N. Altrock 29 Batters Faced: N. Altrock 28, F. Smith 17 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Altrock 10-5, F. Smith 2-2 Pitches - Strikes: N. Altrock 91-61, F. Smith 65-40

Hope Dims For Barry's Recovery

Wednesday, August 8th, 1906: Hope Dims for Barry's Recovery News travels fast -- especially bad news. Just ask Cincinnati fans. They learned soon after yesterday's Reds-Superbas game that their beloved ballclub had lost the services of Shad Barry for the rest of the year. The 27-year-old left fielder sustained a ruptured disc making a defensive play. The severity of Barry's injury will probably bring his career to a premature end. So far in 1906 Barry is hitting .258 with no home runs, 28 RBIs and 32 runs scored. He has 81 hits and played in 99 games.

Patten Befuddles Brooklyn

Wednesday, August 8th, 1906: Patten Befuddles Brooklyn Cincinnati rode the magical arm of Case Patten in a 4-0 shutout win over Brooklyn. He shackled them on 4 hits and fanned 4. Almost to a man, the Brooklyn Superbas said he had them guessing wrong all game long. This year Patten has compiled a 11-13 mark with a 2.32 ERA.

Cleveland Comes Up Empty Against Harris

Wednesday, August 8th, 1906: Cleveland Comes up Empty Against Harris According to Joe Harris of the Boston Americans, "There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location." He told his pitching philosophy to sportswriters in the postgame interview after his 4-0 victory over Cleveland. He blanked them on a 3-hitter, allowed 2 walks and had 4 strikeouts. "I really felt comfortable the whole game," Harris said. His manager echoed his comments, saying, "He hit his spots time and time again." So far this year Harris has 11 wins and 9 losses and a 2.58 ERA.

Bender Blitzes Chicago

Wednesday, August 8th, 1906: Bender Blitzes Chicago Chief Bender held the White Sox to 2 harmless hits as the Philadelphia Athletics whitewashed Chicago by the score of 8-0. Bender had 1 walk and 7 strikeouts in the win. In 1906 Bender has compiled a 24-1 mark with a 1.65 ERA in 26 starts. In pitching 229 innings he has 126 strikeouts and 43 walks while limiting the opposition to a .212 batting average.

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Thursday August 9,1906


Wolfe Sizzles,Detroit Fizzles

Thursday, August 9th, 1906: Wolfe Sizzles, Detroit Fizzles According to Barney Wolfe of the Washington Senators, "There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location." He told his pitching philosophy to sportswriters in the postgame interview after his 1-0 victory over Detroit. He blanked them on a 3-hitter, allowed 1 walk and had 1 strikeout. "I really felt comfortable the whole game," Wolfe said. His manager echoed his comments, saying, "He hit his spots time and time again." In 3 starts this season, Wolfe has recorded 4 wins and absorbed 2 losses. He has pitched 40.1 innings, allowed 25 hits, struck out 8 and has a 0.89 ERA.

Giants Dahlen Out Of Action

Thursday, August 9th, 1906: Giants Dahlen out of Action Bill Dahlen had to leave the Giants game against Pittsburgh after suffering a strained back muscle while throwing the ball. He will be out of the lineup at least 2 weeks. He told reporters, "I just felt a sharp pain when it happened. I knew there was something wrong." To date Dahlen has chalked up a .270 average with 3 home runs, driven in 40 runs and scored 30 times.

Philadelphia Whitewashes Cincinnati,Richie Winner

Thursday, August 9th, 1906: Philadelphia Whitewashes Cincinnati, Richie Winner Philadelphia's Lew Richie dazzled the Baker Bowl crowd with a fine display of pitching. From the start, Richie dominated the Cincinnati lineup en route to a sparkling 2-0 shutout. He finished with 3 strikeouts and 1 walk. This season Richie has no saves in 11 relief appearances with a 5-5 record and 2.51 ERA.

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Friday August 10,1906

Athletics Hold 3rd Straight Foe Scoreless In 7-0 Victory Over Browns

Sportsman's Park,St.Louis.Mo.-Thanks to an overpowering performance by rookie twirler Colby Jack Coombs,the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St.Louis Browns 7-0 giving them three straight shutouts and an unbelievable scoreless inning streak of 29 innings! From the start,it was obvious that Coombs had excellent stuff and he proved it early by striking out the side in the bottom of the 2nd inning,from there,his confidence just exploded and he rolled through the rest of the game yielding just 2 hits while striking out 9 for his 2nd shutout of the season.At the plate,the A's used a balanced attack in which every one of the 9 Philadelphia batters had at least one hit while Eddie Collins lead the way with 2 to go along with 3 stolen bases.Here's the box score.

Friday, August 10th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 11 1 St. Louis Browns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .347 1 27 T. Hartsel LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .276 1 44 S. Seybold RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .287 8 61 H. Davis 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .271 3 47 R. Oldring 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .256 1 52 O. Schreckengost C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258 1 41 B. Lord CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .234 1 34 M. Cross SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .214 0 19 J. Coombs P 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .286 0 6 Totals 34 7 11 7 4 1 9 BATTING Doubles: H. Davis (22, 3rd Inning off H. McIntire, 3 on, 0 outs) B. Lord (8, 8th Inning off H. Ables, 0 on, 1 out) Triples: S. Seybold (7, 1st Inning off H. McIntire, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Coombs (2, 6th Inning off H. Ables, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Oldring, O. Schreckengost, S. Seybold 3, H. Davis 2, E. Collins 2, B. Lord 2, T. Hartsel, M. Cross 2, J. Coombs 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Seybold, H. Davis, J. Coombs GIDP: J. Coombs Sac Fly: E. Collins Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: E. Collins 3 (39), T. Hartsel 2 (31) CS: E. Collins (25) FIELDING Errors: M. Cross (12)	St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. Hartzell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 4 25 B. Maloney CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 2 33 G. Stone LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .347 3 68 B. Rickey C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .209 4 41 H. Niles RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 2 45 B. Wallace SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 2 32 D. Gessler 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 25 C. Starr 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 0 20 H. McIntire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 0 6 a-B. Koehler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 1 16 H. Ables P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 0 0 E. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 2 Totals 30 0 2 0 0 9 7 a - B. Koehler pinch hit for H. McIntire in the 3rd BATTING Doubles: B. Rickey (12, 2nd Inning off J. Coombs, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: B. Rickey 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gessler, B. Maloney Team LOB: 3 FIELDING Triple Plays: 1 (Hartzell-Starr-Gessler)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Coombs W (6-7) 9.0 2 0 0 0 9 0 123 85 2.38 PITCHING Game Score: J. Coombs 92 Batters Faced: J. Coombs 30 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Coombs 8-10 Pitches - Strikes: J. Coombs 123-85 WP: J. Coombs	St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA H. McIntire L (9-8) 3.0 7 5 5 3 0 0 59 32 4.06 H. Ables 5.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 71 41 3.63 E. Smith 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 3.18 PITCHING Game Score: H. McIntire 20 Batters Faced: H. McIntire 16, H. Ables 21, E. Smith 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. McIntire 4-2, H. Ables 11-4, E. Smith 2-0 Pitches - Strikes: H. McIntire 59-32, H. Ables 71-41, E. Smith 8-6

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Saturday August 11,1906

Athletics Lose Waddell In 5-3 Loss To Brownies

Sportsman's Park,St.Louis,Mo.-Just when it seemed as though the Athletics were going to win the AL flag in a walk,the baseball gods intervened and suddenly,things may not be over after all.A's twirler Rube Waddell injured his lower back while throwing a pitch in the fourth inning of today's game against the St.Louis Browns and is expected to miss about a month.In his place,the Athletics will give Jack Coombs the ball every fourth day while Jimmy Dygert and Andy Coakley will take turns pitching out of the #4 slot.Besides losing Waddell,the Athletics also had their 29 inning scoreless streak snapped in the first inning thanks to a Branch Rickey RBI single that was followed by a Harry Niles sacrifice fly giving St. Louis the early 2-0 lead.The Brownies would quickly build on their lead,scoring twice in the 4th and once in the 5th giving them a hefty 5-0 lead that would hold up until the 7th where the A's finally would get to St.Louis twirler Harry Howell touching him for two runs on just one hit,an Ossee Schreckengost double.In the 8th,the Athletics added another run and suddenly we had a game again,but in the 9th,Howell finished off the visitors without incident giving the Browns the 5-3 victory.Here's the box score.

Saturday, August 11th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 7 1 St. Louis Browns 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 5 10 3
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .348 1 27 T. Hartsel LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .276 1 45 S. Seybold RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285 8 61 H. Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 3 47 R. Oldring 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 1 52 O. Schreckengost C 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .267 1 41 B. Lord CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .232 1 35 M. Cross SS 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .210 0 20 R. Waddell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .130 0 3 a-J. Dygert P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 4 b-A. Coakley P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1 c-W. Henley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 Totals 33 3 7 3 1 5 12 a - J. Dygert substituted for R. Waddell in the 4th b - A. Coakley substituted for J. Dygert in the 5th c - W. Henley substituted for A. Coakley in the 8th BATTING Doubles: O. Schreckengost 2 (19, 4th Inning off H. Howell, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off H. Howell, 1 on, 0 outs) E. Collins (19, 1st Inning off H. Howell, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: O. Schreckengost 6, E. Collins 3, T. Hartsel Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Waddell, H. Davis, M. Cross, B. Lord Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: E. Collins (40), T. Hartsel (32) CS: T. Hartsel (23) FIELDING Errors: M. Cross (13) PB: O. Schreckengost	St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. Hartzell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .267 4 26 T. Jones 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .278 0 27 G. Stone LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .349 3 69 B. Rickey C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .212 4 42 b-T. Spencer C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 1 H. Niles 2B 2 1 0 1 1 0 4 .256 2 46 B. Wallace SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .262 2 32 D. Gessler CF 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .257 0 26 B. Koehler RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .193 1 16 a-B. Maloney PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 2 33 H. Howell P 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .176 0 7 Totals 32 5 10 5 3 5 17 a - B. Maloney pinch hit for B. Koehler in the 8th b - T. Spencer substituted for B. Rickey in the 9th BATTING Triples: H. Howell (2, 5th Inning off J. Dygert, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: H. Howell 3, B. Rickey 2, D. Gessler 3, R. Hartzell, G. Stone 2, T. Jones 2-out RBI: D. Gessler Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Wallace, H. Howell 2, H. Niles Sac Fly: H. Niles Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: B. Rickey (13), G. Stone (44), H. Niles (17) CS: D. Gessler (14), T. Jones (16) FIELDING Errors: B. Rickey 2 (23), D. Gessler (12)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Waddell L (14-11) 3.1 2 3 1 1 2 0 52 35 2.63 J. Dygert 1.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 27 15 3.36 A. Coakley 3.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 40 24 3.23 W. Henley 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2.65 PITCHING Game Score: R. Waddell 47 Batters Faced: R. Waddell 14, J. Dygert 7, A. Coakley 13, W. Henley 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 5-3, J. Dygert 1-0, A. Coakley 2-4, W. Henley 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 52-35, J. Dygert 27-15, A. Coakley 40-24, W. Henley 3-2 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Dygert 1-1, A. Coakley 2-0, W. Henley 3-0	St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA H. Howell W (13-12) 9.0 7 3 3 1 5 0 128 82 2.72 PITCHING Game Score: H. Howell 65 Batters Faced: H. Howell 35 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Howell 12-9 Pitches - Strikes: H. Howell 128-82 HB: H. Howell

Boston RF Will Miss 3 Weeks

Saturday, August 11th, 1906: Boston RF Will Miss 3 Weeks Buck Freeman of the Boston Americans could be headed for the disabled list after suffering a inguinal hernia in a game against the Detroit Tigers. He is expected to miss at least 3 weeks. The Boston right fielder was injured running the bases. To date Freeman has chalked up a .254 average with 4 home runs, driven in 26 runs and scored 25 times.

Athletics Waddell Out Of Action

Saturday, August 11th, 1906: Athletics Waddell out of Action Watching Rube Waddell getting helped off the field today at Columbia Park, fans of the Philadelphia Athletics feared the worst. The news wasn't quite as bad as initially feared, but the starting pitcher will miss 3-4 weeks with back spasms. "We feel we've dodged a bullet. When you see a guy break down like that, you worry right away," a team spokesman said. Waddell suffered the injury throwing a pitch in the game against the Browns. To date this season Waddell is 14-10 with 27 starts and an ERA of 2.58 with 162 strikeouts in 205.2 innings.

Giants Shut Out By Phillippe

Saturday, August 11th, 1906: Giants Shut out by Phillippe After his 7-0 shutout win against the Giants, Deacon Phillippe said, "I went out there to try and eat up innings and help out our bullpen. I felt I had my good stuff... and it turned out my command was solid and my breaking balls were good." They were better than good as the Pirates pitcher put up 3 strikeouts, surrendered no walks, allowed 4 hits and kept the bullpen phone quiet all day long. In 1906 Phillippe has a 13-11 record with a 2.06 ERA in 27 starts.

Lindaman Gives St.Louis Goose Eggs

Saturday, August 11th, 1906: Lindaman Gives St. Louis Goose Eggs It was a long day at the plate for the St. Louis Cardinals. They never did figure out Vive Lindaman and were shut out 6-0. The Boston hurler baffled them the entire game, yielding no runs and 1 hit in a very well-pitched outing. Lindaman also totaled 6 strikeouts and 1 walk in the game. Up to now Lindaman has recorded a record of 17-6. In 26 starts he has fanned 66 batters in 215.2 innings with a 2.59 ERA.

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