1916 BBW Replay Week 18 Results - August 7-August 13, 1916

Monday, August 7, 1916 

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Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Moxie Divis made his Major League Finale on 08/06/1916

 

Detroit catcher Oscar Stanage was injured (?) on 08/06/1916

 

Washington pitcher Molly Craft made his Major League Debut on 08/08/1916

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 5 Boston (AL) 4

 

The Red Sox took the early lead with two runs in the top of the first, and then they added two more in the seventh to take a 4-1 lead. Chicago scored a run in the seventh to keep it close, and then they made it close with another run in the eighth. Sad Sam Jones (2-2, 3.78) relieved a tiring Dutch Leonard in the bottom of the ninth and promptly loaded the bases, and then gave up a two-run single to right fielder Shano Collins for a White Sox winner.

 

Cleveland (H) 3 New York (AL) 2 (11)

 

The Indians continue their belated crawl towards respectability as first baseman Chick Gandil hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eleventh to score Jack Graney with the game-winner. Ed Klepfer (3-6, 1.68) got the win in relief, with Slim Love (0-2, 5.59) taking the loss.

 

Detroit (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 0

 

Harry Coveleski (19-6, 1.57) didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning and went all the way for the two-hit shutout victory, with Elmer Myers (6-19, 5.47) taking the loss.

 

Washington 1 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0

 

First baseman Alva "Rip" Williams scored when the Browns bungled a sacrifice bunt attempt, allowing Williams to come all the way around from first and score. Bert Gallia (13-4, 2.15) took over from there, held the Browns to two hits, and went all the way for the shutout victory. Carl Weilman (9-9, 2.67) was the hard-luck loser in today's game.

 

Cincinnati 3 Boston (NL) (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

The Braves scored a single run in the bottom of the first, but the Reds came back with three runs in the top of the third, and Fred Toney (19-5, 1.25) held the Braves to only two hits in the game and picked up the Game One win. Jesse Barnes (5-9, 3.33) took the loss, despite only having one bad inning.

 

Boston (NL) (H) 4 Cincinnati 0 (GM 2)

 

The third-place Braves came back to get the Game Two win and split the doubleheader against the second place Reds, so their place in the standings remains unchanged for both teams. Frank Allen (5-2, 1.37) threw a six-hit shutout, with Earl Moseley (3-7, 4.66) taking the loss.

 

New York (NL) (H) 12 Chicago (NL) 2

 

Dave Robertson

The Giants offense broke out in a big way today, pummeling Cubs pitchers for twenty hits to go along with twelve runs scored. Right fielder Dave Robertson led the offense by going 4-for-5 (.266) with four runs scored, three RBIs, and a massive three-run homerun (5) in the eighth inning. Ferdie Schupp (3-1, 0.65) got the win.

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3 St. Louis (NL) 2

 

The Phillies took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth when Gavy Cravath smacked a pinch-hit two-run homerun (3), much to the delight of the hometown fans. Cravath has been limited to pinch-hitting duties for most of the past month, and as the Phillies attempt to salvage their season, Cravath's offense was a welcome addition. The Cardinals scrapped back and finally tied the score at 2-2 with a run in the top of the ninth, but in the bottom half of the inning, Philadelphia had a runner thrown out at home, but first baseman Fred Luderus hit the next pitch off the center field wall to score Possum Whitted with the game-winner.

 

Tuesday, August 8, 1916

 

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Philadelphia (NL) pitcher George Chalmers made his Major League Finale on 08/07/1916

 

Boston (AL) infielder Heinie Wagner was injured (?) on 08/07/1916

 

Cleveland infielder Joe Leonard (Season Debut: 08/09/1916) was acquired from Columbus (AA) before 08/09/1916

 

New York (AL) infielder Germany Schaefer made his Season Debut on 08/09/1916

 

New York (NL) pitcher George Smith (Major League Debut: 08/09/1916) was signed as a free agent on 06/27/1916

 

Boston (AL) (H) 1 Chicago (AL) 0

 

Duffy Lewis

Harry Hooper led off the game with a stinging double down the right field line, and then one out later, scored on an RBI single off the bat of Duffy Lewis. The Red Sox only had three hits in the game, but that was enough for Carl Mays (9-5, 1.66) to get the win.

New York (AL) 3 Cleveland (H) 2

 

The Yankees ended the Indians' winning streak at seven games as Allen Russell (5-4, 3.77) held the Indians to four hits as he went all the way for the win. Russell also drove in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth.

 

Detroit (H) 8 Philadelphia (AL) 4

 

The Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the first, and then in the fourth Ty Cobb slammed a three-run double that put the game out of reach. Bernie Boland (4-4, 4.13) gave up four runs in the top of the sixth but regained his form and shut down the A's thereafter.

 

Note: On this date in 1916, the Philadelphia Athletics set an AL record with their nineteenth loss in a row on the road (twentieth overall), a 9–0 yawner against Detroit. The streak began on July 25th, making it a record for losses in two weeks, breaking the mark originally set by the 1906 Boston Red Sox. Since June 3, the A’s have gone 4-56. In the replay, the A's have won thirteen games over this period and have endured multiple extended losing streaks, but nothing of this magnitude.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 3 Washington 2 (GM 1)

 

After the Nationals scored two runs in the top of the eighth, it appeared they had locked up a 4-2 win in Game One, but the Browns came back with two in the bottom of the inning, and then in the bottom of the ninth, pinch-hitter Babe Borton drew a walk, stole a base, advanced to third on a fly out, and then scored the game-winner on a sacrifice squeeze bunt by Ward Miller.

 

Washington 1 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0 (GM 2)

 

The Nationals scored a run in the top of the fourth, and Harry Harper (14-10, 1.42) made that run stand up to grab the Game One win. Walter Johnson pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to secure the win for Harper and Washington.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2 Cincinnati 0

After contending with third-place Boston for the past several days, Cincinnati now found themselves with a new third-place team to contend with, the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth, and Eppa Rixey (13-4, 1.20) held Cincinnati to one hit to get the win and to propel Philadelphia into a tie for second place with the Reds. Elmer Knetzer (2-8, 2.97) took the hard-luck loss.

 

Wednesday, August 9, 1916

 

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New York (AL) infielder Angel Aragon made his Season Debut on 08/10/1916

 

Boston (AL) 3 Chicago (AL) (H) 2

 

Nursing a slender 3-2 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth, Carl Mays was summoned to get through the final inning, and Mays proceeded to load the bases with only one out. Pinch-hitter Jack Fournier lofted a fly ball to center field, and center fielder Tillie Walker threw out Jack Ness trying to score from third for the final out.

 

Cleveland (H) 2 New York (AL) 1

 

The score was tied at 1-1 after the second inning, and then Tris Speaker doubled home Jack Graney in the bottom of the third to give the Indians a 2-1 lead. Stan Coveleski (9-12, 3.01) kept the Yankees scoreless thereafter, with Jim Bagby coming in to throw the final two innings, while only facing seven batters over the final two frames. Bob Shawkey (9-9, 1.36) took the loss.

 

Detroit (H) 10 Philadelphia (AL) 2

 

The score was tied 2-2 after the fifth, but then the Tigers scored three times in the bottom of the sixth, the big hit being a two-run homerun (5) by Ty Cobb. Detroit then blew the game open with a five-run eighth, with Jean Dubuc (12-5, 1.95) getting credited with the easy win.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 2 Washington 1

 

George Sisler sliced a two-out single in the bottom of the eighth to score Ward Miller to put the Browns ahead, and Eddie Plank took the mound in the ninth to preserve the win for reliever Dave Davenport (15-9, 2.50). The left-handed Sisler got the start at third base for the second day in a row as the Browns, like most of the other teams in the league, have been accumulating players with bumps and bruises and have found their rosters temporarily thin.

 

Chicago (NL) 1 Brooklyn (H) 0

 

Vic Saier

First baseman Vic Saier doubled and then scored on a Heinie Zimmerman single to give the Cubs a quick 1-0 lead after the top of the first, and then Hippo Vaughn (11-12, 1.71) threw a five-hit shutout to get the tough win. Larry Cheney (9-7, 1.73) held Chicago to only three hits in the game and took the loss.

New York (NL) (H) 10 St. Louis (NL) 5 (GM 1)

 

The Giants jumped ahead early and led 5-0 after the fourth, but after the top of the sixth, the Cardinals came back and were only trailing 5-4 at that point. Then the Giants scored five times in the bottom of the sixth to lock up the Game One win for Rube Benton (8-5, 2.43). St. Louis second baseman Bruno Betzel drew a stirring round of applause from the hometown crowd when he successfully stole home in the top of the fourth.

 

New York (NL) (H) 4 St. Louis (NL) 0 (GM 2)

 

New York scored four times in the bottom of the first, and then Pol Perritt (13-5, 1.07) kept the Cardinals offense shackled as he went all the way for the Game Two shutout victory. Catcher Bill Rariden had the big hit in the first with a two-out, two-run double.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2 Cincinnati 0 (GM 1)

 

The two teams entered the day 12.5  games behind first-place Brooklyn, although the Phillies had a slight percentage point advantage over the Reds. Both teams were hoping to use today's doubleheader to gain an advantage over the other, but Philadelphia had Grover Alexander (23-5, 0.78) going for the Game One win. Alexander threw his eleventh shutout of the season as he shutout the visiting Reds on five hits, with Al Schulz (9-11, 1.86) only gave up only four hits and took the loss.

 

Cincinnati 12 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3 (GM 2)

 

As soon as the Reds didn't have to face Grover Alexander, they scored three runs in the top of the first and proceeded to run away for the Game Two win. Cincinnati accumulated twenty-two hits in the game as every player in the starting lineup contributed at least one hit and one run scored. Clarence Mitchell (11-5, 2.78) went all the way for the win, plus he chipped in with a 3-for-5 (.261) game at the plate that included a run scored and an RBI.

 

Thursday, August 10, 1916

 

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New York (AL) outfielder Solly Hofman (Team Finale: 08/09/1916) was granted his release after 08/09/1916. New York (AL) infielder Germany Schaefer made his Season Finale on 08/09/1916

 

Detroit infielder Marty Kavanaugh was injured (?) on 08/09/1916

 

Philadelphia (NL) infielder Milt Stock returned to play on 08/11/1916

 

Boston (AL) 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 4

 

This game got off to a fast start with Boston leading 4-3 after the third inning, but things slowed down from there, with Rube Foster (8-8, 2.41) and the Red Sox holding on for the win. Reb Russell (8-9, 2.75) took the loss.

 

Cleveland (H) 5 New York (AL) 4 (13)

 

The Indians tied the score at 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth, and there the score stayed until the top of the thirteenth inning, when first baseman Wally Pipp slugged a solo homerun (9) to give the Yankees the lead. This time Cleveland came back and scored twice in the bottom half of the inning to clinch the win. Pinch-runner Joe Leonard, making his Season Debut, scored the game-winner when Tris Speaker singled him home from second

 

Detroit (H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 5

 

Before the game, Manager Connie Mack went to Marsh Williams (0-3, 7.60) to say it was the end of a long road trip, the pitching staff was wearing out, and that Mack needed the young man to go all the way today. Williams got off to a good start, but the Tigers' bats came alive in the third and scored five runs. Williams recovered from there, and while the Athletics made it close, they couldn't overcome their deficit. Willie Mitchell (6-9, 3.55) got the win in a less-than-inspiring effort.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 4 Washington 3

 

Ernie Koob

The Nationals got on the board first with two runs in the top of the second, but the Browns came back with three runs in the bottom of the fourth, and Ernie Koob (9-3, 2.29) held on for the tough win from there. Second baseman Del Pratt led the offense with a 3-for-4 (.306) day with a run scored, two RBI's, and a key triple in St. Louis's big fourth inning.

Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0

 

After a doubleheader split yesterday, these two teams remained tied for second place in the NL, so these games do have a smidgen of importance to both teams. The Reds scored three times in the third and powered on from there as Fred Toney (20-5, 1.21) held the hometown Phillies to two hits as he went all the way for the shutout victory. Ivey Wingo had the big bat as he went 3-for-4 (.236) with a run scored and three RBI's in the game.

 

Friday, August 11, 1916

 

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Detroit 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 2

 

While the White Sox continue to fight that elusive .500 record, the Tigers won their sixth in a row as they keep their eyes firmly fixed on first-place Boston. The Tigers scored two runs in the top of the fifth to break the scoreless tie, and then they scored two more in the sixth, the big hit being a two-out two-run single off the bat of Harry Coveleski (20-6, 1.58).

 

Cleveland 5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3 (GM 1)

 

The Indians have won two in a row and nine of their last ten, and they got off to a fast start today with three runs in the top of the first. Jim Bagby (9-9, 11.65) got the win, and Stan Coveleski closed out the final inning to secure the win.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 5 Cleveland 4 (14) (GM 2)

 

The Indians scored two runs in the top of the eighth to open a 3-1 lead, but the Browns never quit as they scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game back up and send it into extra innings. The craziness continued as both teams scored a run in the tenth, and then in the bottom of the fourteenth, with two outs and a runner on second, the Browns were forced to let reliever Bill Fincher (1-1, 3.04) bat due to a lack of other candidates. Fincher wasted no time and slapped a single down the right-field line to bring home the winning run.

 

Pittsburgh 1 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (GM 1)

 

In the top of the eighth, catcher William Fischer led off the inning with a double, and then Frank Miller (7-8, 2.30) attempted to sacrifice him to third. Jesse Barnes (5-10, 2.08) fielded the bunt cleanly, but his throw to first was errant, allowing Fischer to score and Miller to reach second. Miller was able to finish the game with no further incidents to get the Game One win.

 

Pittsburgh 1 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)

 

One week ago, Boston was within a game of second place, but coming into today they were in fifth place, and then they lost two 1-0 games to last-place Pittsburgh. Catcher Walter Schmidt led off the top of the third with a walk, and in a move that surprised both teams, stole second base. After advancing to third on an infield out, Schmidt scored on a sacrifice fly, scoring a run all without the benefit of a hit. Al Mamaux (10-15, 2.42) singled in the fifth for the Pirates' only hit as Mamaux scattered four hits on his way to the shutout victory over Lefty Tyler (8-7, 1.41).

 

Chicago (NL) 4 Brooklyn (H) 2 (10) (GM 1)

 

Zack Wheat cracked a solo homerun (5) in the bottom of the eighth to tie the score at 3-3, and the game soon moved into extra innings. In the top of the tenth, Fritz Mollwitz tripled home Vic Saier with the lead run, and then Mollwitz scored on a squeeze bunt to provide some insurance. Claude Hendrix (9-6, 2.29) got the Game One win over Wheezer Dell (7-6, 1.75).

 

Brooklyn (H) 1 Chicago (NL) 0 (GM 2)

 

Lew McCarty

Lew McCarty, substituting at first base for Jake Daubert, singled home Jimmy Johnston in the bottom of the seventh for the game's only run, and Rube Marquard (6-4, 0.98) made that lead stand up as he went all the way for the Game Two win over Hippo Vaughn (11-13, 1.68).

New York (NL) (H) 5 St. Louis (NL) 1 (GM 1)

 

The Giants got on the scoreboard with two runs in the bottom of the sixth, in an inning that featured two wild pitches and a Giants baserunner thrown out at home trying to score. Slim Sallee came into the game to relieve Fred Anderson (7-10, 2.89) and closed out the final three innings against his old team.

 

St. Louis (NL) 8 New York (NL) (H) 6 (GM 2)

 

The Cardinals put up four runs in the top of the fourth, and after scoring two more in the fifth, took a 7-1 lead. The Giants tried to rally, making it close, but Milt Watson (1-2, 2.31) held on for the Game Two win. St. Louis hit three triples in the game, and New York contributed one.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 7 Cincinnati 3

 

The Phillies took the lead with a four-run fourth and then secured the win when they pushed across three runs in the bottom of the eighth. Eppa Rixey (14-4, 1.25) got the win over Earl Moseley (3-8, 4.76).

 

Saturday, August 12, 1916

 

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Pittsburgh catcher George Gibson made his Season Finale on 08/11/1916. Pittsburgh pitcher Frank Miller was injured (?) on 08/11/1916. Pittsburgh pitcher Bill Evans (Major League Debut: 08/13/1916) was acquired from Morgantown (WNC) on 08/07/1916.

 

Detroit acquired free agent catcher Tubby Spencer (Season Debut: 08/13/1916) on 08/04/1916

 

Boston (AL) (H) 6 Washington 1

 

The first few innings were sloppy for both teams, but then  Babe Ruth (21-4, 1.67) returned to form and shut down the Nationals to get the win. Tillie  Walker drove home three Red Sox runs on a pair of doubles to spark the offense.

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 5 Detroit 3

 

The White Sox scored four runs in the bottom of the first when, in order, Eddie Collins tripled, Joe Jackson tripled, and then first baseman Jack Ness slammed a two-tun homerun in a power display that marveled the hometown fans. Red Faber (8-7, 2.26) made that lead stand up as he held off multiple Detroit rally attempts, including inducing a game-ending double-play in the top of the ninth.

Philadelphia (AL) 10 New York (AL) (H) 0 (GM 1)

 

Elmer Myers (5-19, 5.23) and the Athletics took out some of their frustrations of a losing season by pounding out seventeen hits and scoring ten runs while Myers was shutting out the Yankees on four hits for the Game One win.

 

New York (AL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (AL) 4 (GM 2)

 

Bullet Joe Bush has been the A's most reliable starter this year, but when he complained of arm tenderness in the middle of the third inning, the visitors were forced to rely on their relief corps. Jing Johnson  (0-4, 17.44) held the Yankees to one run in three-plus innings of work, but in the bottom of the seventh the New Yorkers suddenly figured out Johnson and scored four runs. Urban Shocker (1-0, 5.79) made his first start since early in the season, and Bob Shawkey pitched the final two innings to secure the win and to avoid the doubleheader sweep.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 4 Cleveland 1

 

The Browns led 2-1 after the third, but then they added two key insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth to allow Eddie Plank (6-`1, 1.43) to walk away with the win. Guy Morton (4-10, 3.69) made his first start for the Indians in over a month and acquitted himself well, although he did appear shaky at times.

 

Boston (NL) 2 Brooklyn (H) 1 (GM1)

 

Dick Rudolph (9-9, 1.84) outgunned Brooklyn ace Jeff Pfeffer (18-7, 1.18) to get the Game One win. The Braves pushed across single runs in the fourth and sixth innings, and then turned it over to Rudolph, who went all the way for the win.

 

Brooklyn (H) 4 Boston (NL) 3 (GM 2)

 

Brooklyn blew open the scoreless tie with three runs in the bottom of the fifth, but in the top of the seventh Braves catcher Earl Blackburn delivered a two-out three-run double to tie the score at 3-3. In the bottom half of the inning, Zack Wheat doubled home a run to give the Robins the lead back, and this time they held on for the win and the doubleheader split. Sherry Smith (12-5, 1.68) got the win, with Tom Hughes (7-6, 1.452) taking the loss in relief.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 New York (NL) 3

 

Al Demaree

The Giants got the scoring started with two runs in the top of the third, but the Phillies roared back with three runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 3-2 lead. Philadelphia added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth, which came in handy when New York scored a run in the top of the ninth, but Quincy, IL native Al Demaree (10-9,1.93) held off the Giants and took the win.

Pittsburgh (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 3

 

The Pirates led 3-0 after the sixth inning, but the Cubs suddenly came awake and scored three runs in the top of the eighth to tie the score at 3-3, the big hit being a two-out two-run double off the bat of shortstop Chuck Workman. In the bottom of the eighth, Pittsburgh got their lead back when a fly ball to right skipped of the glove of Max Flack to allow a run to score. Wilbur Cooper (7-5, 1.79) got the win over Gene Packard (2-8, 3.79), who got the loss in relief.

 

Sunday, August 13, 1916

 

Boston (NL) catcher Art Rico made his Season Finale on 08/12/1916

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 4 Detroit 2

 

The White Sox scored two runs in the bottom of the first, both runs coming after there were two outs, and Jim Scott (8-11, 2.37) was able to roll to the win. Lefty Williams relieved Scott in the ninth, and promptly gave up a double, a single, and a triple before he was relieved by Reb Russell, who successfully put down the Tigers' uprising.

 

St. Louis (AL) 3 Cleveland (H) 0

 

After these two played a game in St. Louis yesterday, they hopped on a train to overnight it to Cleveland for a game today so that the Cardinals could play a home game today. In the top of the first, George Sisler slapped a two-out single, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and then scored on another wild pitch, giving the Browns a quick 1-0 lead. St. Louis added two runs in the top of the fourth, and Carl Weilman (10-9, 2.50) was able to go all the way for the win.

 

Cincinnati (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 2

 

The Cubs scored two runs in the top of the first, but then Clarence Mitchell (12-5, 2.73) got dialed in and shut them down the rest of the way for the win. The Reds finally got on the scoreboard with three runs in the fifth, and then added two more in the seventh, to pave the way for the easy win for Mitchell.

Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis (NL) (H) 0 (GM 1)

 

After having spent most of the season in the cellar of the NL, the Pirates moved up to seventh place in the middle of this past week, although it is hard to say if the Pirates moved up or if the Cardinals moved down. Pittsburgh scored an unearned run in the top of the seventh and Elmer Jacobs (5-6, 3.30) pitched a gem for the Game One win over Bob Steele (3-9, 4.01) and the Cardinals.

 

Pittsburgh 4 St. Louis (NL) (H) 2 (10) (GM 2)

 

The Pirates pushed across two runs in the top of the tenth to grab the lead for good as Al Mamaux (11-15, 2.35) was able to finish what he started for the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep. This win put the Pittsburgh winning streak up to six wins in a row.