BOXSCORE: 1908 Washington Nationals At 1908 New York Highlanders    4/18/1908

  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Highlanders        AB  R  H RBI AVG
  O.Pickering CF      4  2  1  0 .167     H.Niles 2B          4  0  1  1 .200  
  B.Ganley LF         4  2  1  0 .235     W.Keeler RF         3  1  1  0 .538  
  J.Delahanty 2B      4  0  4  1 .529     J.Stahl LF          4  1  2  0 .294  
  O.Clymer RF         5  0  0  1 .235     K.Elberfeld SS      4  0  0  1 .235  
  J.Freeman 1B        5  1  1  0 .353     H.Chase 1B          4  0  1  1 .133  
  G.Street C          4  1  1  2 .133     C.Hemphill CF       4  1  1  0 .385  
  G.McBride SS        3  1  0  0 .071     W.Conroy 3B         4  0  0  0 .375  
  B.Shipke 3B         4  0  3  2 .429     R.Kleinow C         3  1  2  0 .286  
  B.Burns P           5  0  0  0 .000   A-N.Ball PH           1  0  0  0 .500  
                                          D.Newton P          2  0  0  1 .200  
                                        B-G.Moriarty PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  7 11  6                 Totals      34  4  8  4

A-Pinch Hit For Kleinow In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Newton In 9th Inning

Nationals....... 1 0 3  2 1 0  0 0 0  -  7 11  1
Highlanders..... 0 0 0  1 1 0  1 1 0  -  4  8  3

Nationals (2-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Burns WIN(1-0)          9       8   4   4   0   1   0   4.00  A1
Totals                    9       8   4   4   0   1   0

Highlanders (3-1)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Newton LOSS(1-1)        9      11   7   4   7   5   0   3.00  A1
Totals                    9      11   7   4   7   5   0

ATTENDANCE- 10,473 DATE- Saturday, April 18th 1908 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:05
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:13  Highlanders: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0  Highlanders: 1
ERRORS- B.Burns, W.Keeler, C.Hemphill, W.Conroy
DOUBLES- B.Ganley(2nd), J.Freeman(1st), J.Stahl(1st)
TRIPLES- J.Delahanty(1st)
RBIs- J.Delahanty(3rd), O.Clymer(2nd), G.Street-2(2nd), B.Shipke-2(5th),
      H.Niles(1st), K.Elberfeld(2nd), H.Chase(1st), D.Newton
STOLEN BASES- O.Pickering-2(2nd), O.Clymer(1st), B.Shipke(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Ganley
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Keeler, D.Newton
WALKS- O.Pickering-2, B.Ganley-2, J.Delahanty, G.Street, B.Shipke
HIT BY PITCH- G.McBride-2
STRIKE OUTS- O.Clymer, J.Freeman, G.Street, G.McBride, B.Burns, C.Hemphill
GIDP- O.Clymer
WILD PITCHES- B.Burns
2-out RBI- B.Shipke-2, G.Street-2, J.Delahanty, H.Niles, H.Chase
RLISP 2-out- G.Street-2, K.Elberfeld, B.Ganley, B.Burns-2, B.Shipke-2,
             C.Hemphill, O.Clymer
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 5 for 17  Highlanders: 2 for 9
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Jim Delahanty robbed Wid Conroy of a base hit.
          Bot 7th: Bob Ganley robbed Wid Conroy of a Homerun!

Jim Delahanty had 4 hits and Bill Burns was able to finish what he started and
was credited with a complete game at Hilltop Park where the Washington
Nationals beat the New York Highlanders 7 to 4.

Burns(1-0) gave Washington a solid outing.  He was reached for 8 hits and no
walks in 9 innings.  Washington finished with 11 hits in the victory.  

The losing pitcher was Doc Newton(1-1).  He pitched 9 innings and surrendered
11 hits and 7 walks.

SCORESHEET: 1908 Washington Nationals at 1908 New York Highlanders
O.Picker-A1  A1:Si      B1:W>b1    *4*:E/5    D1:L/6     *7*:W>b1   F1:L/5
                                                                    
                                                                    
B.Ganley-A1  A2:SB>12   B2:F/7     C2:SB>12   D2:Do      E2:Force/  F2:G/63
             W>b1                  W>b1                  36>1o b1   
                                                                    
J.Delaha-A1  A3:Si>23   *3*:Si     C3:W>23 1  D3:Tr>2#   E3:CS/24>
             12                    2 b1                  1o Si
                                                         
O.Clymer-A1  A4:Force/  B4:G-DP/3  C4:K       D4:L/5     E4:G/31
             36>3# 23   63>1o                            
             1o b1                                       
J.Freema-A1  A5:SB>12   B5:Do      C5:K       *6*:F/9    *8*:P/2
             L/4                                         
                                                         
G.Street-A1  A6:K       B6:W>b1    C6:Si>3#   D6:E/8>b2  E6:G/63
                                   2# 12                 
                                                         
G.McBrid-A1  *2*:G/63   B7:HBP>23  C7:HBP>23  D7:F/7     E7:K
                        12         12                    
                                                         
B.Shipke-A1  A8:Si      B8:Si+E/9  C8:F/8     D8:Si>23   *9*:W>b1
                        >3# 2# 1#                        
                                                         
B.Burns-A1   A9:SB>12   B9:L/5     *5*:F/8    D9:K       E9:L/3
             G/53>23                                     
                                                         

H.Niles-A1   A1:E/1     B1:P/5     C1:Si>2#   D1:G/63
                                              
                                              
W.Keeler-A1  A2:Sac/34  *4*:Si     C2:P/5     *8*:G/53
             >12                              
                                              
J.Stahl-A1   A3:P/4     B3:Do>13   *6*:P/4    D3:Si
                                              
                                              
K.Elberf-A1  A4:F/7     B4:G/63>3  C4:L/5     D4:WP>12
                        # 23                  L/3
                                              
H.Chase-A1   *2*:G/43   B5:P/6     C5:P/5     D5:Si>2#
                                              
                                              
C.Hemphi-A1  A6:G/53    B6:K       *7*:Si     D6:G/53
                                              
                                              
W.Conroy-A1  A7:F/7     *5*:G/43   C7:F/7     *9*:G/53
                                              
                                              
R.Kleino-A1  *3*:F/8    B8:Si      C8:Si>13   D8:G/3
N.Ball-D8                                     
                                              
D.Newton-A1  A9:P/3     B9:Sac/54  C9:Force/  D9:F/8
G.Moriar-D9             >12        31>3# 1o   
                                   b1