BOXSCORE: 1914 Washington Nationals At 1914 Detroit Tigers 8/15/1914 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG G.Burns LF 4 1 1 0 .276 B.Kauff RF 4 1 1 0 .387 H.Heilmann CF 5 0 0 0 .165 J.Evers 2B 2 0 0 0 .286 W.Good RF 5 0 0 0 .236 B.Cree LF 4 2 2 0 .348 J.Esmond SS 4 1 2 0 .250 E.Shore P 0 0 0 0 .000 H.Zimmerman 3B 4 1 1 0 .314 C-T.Easterly PH 1 0 0 0 .356 E.Konetchy 1B 4 2 2 1 .215 R.Bressler P 0 0 0 0 .217 L.Doyle 2B 4 0 2 2 .244 D.Zwilling CF 5 2 3 2 .307 O.Stanage C 3 1 0 0 .257 W.Schang C 4 1 2 1 .262 J.Boehling P 4 0 2 2 .286 R.Smith 3B 4 1 2 2 .275 F.Merkle 1B 4 0 2 2 .293 J.Tinker SS 4 1 1 0 .266 W.Cooper P 2 0 1 1 .113 A-A.Marsans PH 1 0 1 0 .330 B-B.Veach LF 1 0 0 0 .266 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 6 10 5 Totals 36 8 15 8 A-Pinch Hit For Cooper In 6th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Marsans In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Shore In 8th Inning Nationals....... 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 - 6 10 2 Tigers.......... 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 - 8 15 3 Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET J.Boehling LOSS(4-6) 8 15 8 8 1 4 1 4.01 A1 Totals 8 15 8 8 1 4 1 Tigers (79-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET W.Cooper WIN(12-5) 6 8 5 3 1 2 0 3.31 A1 D1 E.Shore HOLD(7th) 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.74 D2 D9 R.Bressler SAVE(13th) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.18 E1 Totals 9 10 6 4 1 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 8,345 DATE- Sunday, August 15th 1914 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 1:51 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 6 Tigers: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 Tigers: 0 ERRORS- G.Burns, J.Esmond, R.Smith-3 DOUBLES- J.Boehling, W.Schang(7th), F.Merkle(24th) TRIPLES- B.Cree(1st) HOME RUNS- R.Smith(3rd) RBIs- E.Konetchy(37th), L.Doyle-2(30th), J.Boehling-2, D.Zwilling-2(72nd), W.Schang(16th), R.Smith-2(49th), F.Merkle-2(43rd), W.Cooper SACRIFICE HITS- J.Evers-3 WALKS- G.Burns, B.Kauff HIT BY PITCH- O.Stanage STRIKE OUTS- W.Good-2, H.Zimmerman, J.Boehling, B.Kauff-2, B.Cree, R.Smith PASSED BALLS- O.Stanage, W.Schang 2-out RBI- D.Zwilling, W.Schang, J.Boehling-2 RLISP 2-out- J.Esmond, J.Boehling-2, B.Kauff, R.Smith, J.Evers, H.Zimmerman, G.Burns, B.Cree, B.Veach, D.Zwilling TEAM RISP- Nationals: 3 for 13 Tigers: 6 for 17 WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Oscar Stanage blocked the plate, saving a run! Top 8th: Red Smith robbed Larry Doyle of a base hit. Red Smith cracked a homer and had 2 RBI as the Detroit Tigers beat the awful Washington Nationals by a score of 8 to 6. Detroit brought 3 runs across the plate in the 5th inning when they had 3 base hits. The biggest moment was provided by Smith who made the home-town crowd a happy bunch when he cleared the fences for a two-run home run. The game was a wild affair with the lead changing hands 5 times. Wilbur Cooper(12-5) went 6 innings allowing 5 runs for the victory. Rube Bressler recorded his 13th save. The losing pitcher was Joe Boehling(4-6). He surrendered 8 runs and 15 hits in 8 innings. Detroit continued their winnings ways improving their record to a division leading 79-26. They are 8-2 in their last ten games. Washington has a record of 29-76, worst in the division after the loss. SCORESHEET: 1914 Washington Nationals at 1914 Detroit Tigers G.Burns-A1 A1:Si *3*:F/8 *5*:W>b1 D1:G/53 *9*:F/7 H.Heilma-A1 A2:G/63>1 B2:G/53 C2:G/63>1 *7*:L/6 E2:F/9 2 2 W.Good-A1 A3:F/9 B3:G/13 C3:PB>23 D3:K E3:K E/5>3# J.Esmond-A1 A4:G/43 *4*:Si C4:Si>1o D4:F/8 H.Zimmer-A1 *2*:F/7 B5:F/8 C5:K *8*:Si+E/ 5 E.Konetc-A1 A6:E/5>b2 B6:Si>13 *6*:G/43 D6:Si>3# L.Doyle-A1 A7:Si>2# B7:G/43>3 C7:Si D7:G/53>1 # 12 2 O.Stanag-A1 A8:L/5 B8:HBP C8:Force/ D8:G/43>2 54>1o b1 3 J.Boehli-A1 A9:K B9:Si>2# C9:Do>1# D9:G/13 1o B.Kauff-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:K C1:G/3>23 D1:K *8*:Si J.Evers-A1 A2:Sac/14 *3*:F/8 C2:G/13 D2:Sac/14 E2:Sac/54 >12 >12 >12 B.Cree-A1 A3:G/53>2 B3:Si *5*:Tr D3:K E3:G/43>2 E.Shore-D4 3 3 T.Easter-E3+ D.Zwilli-A1 A4:Si>3# B4:L/6 C4:Si>3# *7*:Si E4:F/8 W.Schang-A1 A5:G/31 B5:Do>1# C5:G/3>12 D5:Si>13 R.Smith-A1 *2*:G/53 B6:Si>2o C6:HR>2# D6:K b# F.Merkle-A1 A7:Si *4*:P/5 C7:G/63 D7:Do>3# 2# J.Tinker-A1 A8:E/6>12 B8:Si C8:G/31 D8:G/53 W.Cooper-A1 A9:P/3 B9:PB>12 *6*:Si D9:F/9 A.Marsan-C9 Si+E/7>2# B.Veach-D4