BOXSCORE: 1908 Washington Nationals At 1908 Philadelphia Athletics 4/28/1908 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG C.Milan CF 5 1 1 1 .261 T.Hartsel LF 5 2 3 1 .222 B.Ganley LF 4 0 0 0 .260 S.Nicholls SS 4 1 3 0 .319 J.Delahanty 2B 4 1 2 1 .375 J.Collins 3B 3 0 0 1 .200 O.Clymer RF 5 0 2 1 .340 H.Davis 1B 4 1 1 1 .227 G.Street C 5 0 1 0 .179 D.Murphy 2B 2 0 1 0 .286 J.Freeman 1B 4 0 1 0 .313 J.Coombs RF 4 0 1 1 .235 G.McBride SS 5 1 1 0 .222 R.Oldring CF 3 0 1 0 .280 B.Shipke 3B 2 0 1 0 .382 D.Powers C 4 0 1 0 .143 C.Smith P 3 0 1 0 .400 E.Plank P 4 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 3 10 3 Totals 33 4 11 4 Nationals....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 10 1 Athletics....... 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 11 2 Nationals (6-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET C.Smith LOSS(1-2) 8 11 4 4 3 4 1 3.60 A1 Totals 8 11 4 4 3 4 1 Athletics (5-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET E.Plank WIN(1-1) 9 10 3 1 5 14 0 2.50 A1 Totals 9 10 3 1 5 14 0 ATTENDANCE- 5,264 DATE- Tuesday, April 28th 1908 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Billy Evans, Tim Hurst, , T- 1:36 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:13 Athletics: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Athletics: 1 ERRORS- G.McBride, S.Nicholls, J.Collins DOUBLES- J.Delahanty(3rd), S.Nicholls-2(3rd), H.Davis(3rd) TRIPLES- J.Delahanty(3rd) HOME RUNS- T.Hartsel(2nd) RBIs- C.Milan(5th), J.Delahanty(9th), O.Clymer(6th), T.Hartsel(5th), J.Collins(5th), H.Davis(5th), J.Coombs(5th) STOLEN BASES- O.Clymer(4th), T.Hartsel(1st), H.Davis(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Ganley SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Collins WALKS- J.Delahanty, J.Freeman, B.Shipke-2, C.Smith, D.Murphy-2, R.Oldring STRIKE OUTS- B.Ganley, J.Delahanty, O.Clymer-3, G.Street-4, J.Freeman, G.McBride-3, B.Shipke, J.Collins, J.Coombs, E.Plank-2 GIDP- C.Smith 2-out RBI- H.Davis, J.Coombs RLISP 2-out- G.Street, H.Davis, C.Milan-3, G.McBride-2, D.Powers-2, J.Collins, J.Coombs, J.Delahanty TEAM RISP- Nationals: 3 for 12 Athletics: 2 for 9 Eddie Plank whiffed 14 batters at Columbia Park as the Washington Nationals lost a heartbreaker to Philadelphia Athletics by the score of 4 to 3. The game was won by Philadelphia when they scored a run in the 9th inning. Topsy Hartsel hit a bases-empty home run making Philadelphia victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd. Philadelphia banged out 11 hits on the afternoon. Plank(1-1) was the winner allowing 3 runs for the game. The losing pitcher was Charlie Smith(1-2). He got hit hard, allowing 11 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings. Plank was pleased with his performance. He noted, 'I had good zip on my pitches. Just as important, my location was right on. The fans really got into the game too - that always helps me. Now, if I can only do that again in my next outing.' SCORESHEET: 1908 Washington Nationals at 1908 Philadelphia Athletics C.Milan-A1 A1:E/5 B1:G/63 C1:G/63 D1:F/7 E1:Si>2# 12 B.Ganley-A1 A2:Sac/24 *3*:K *5*:F/8 *7*:G/13 E2:L/4 >12 J.Delaha-A1 A3:Do>2# B3:W>b1 C3:K D3:Tr E3:P/6 O.Clymer-A1 A4:K B4:Si>13 C4:K D4:Si>3# *9*:K G.Street-A1 A5:K B5:K *6*:Si D5:K E5:K J.Freema-A1 *2*:F/7 B6:SB>12 C6:FO/3 D6:K E6:Si IW>b1 G.McBrid-A1 A7:Si B7:K C7:K *8*:E/6 E7:K B.Shipke-A1 A8:K *4*:W>b1 C8:Si>12 D8:W>12 b 1 C.Smith-A1 A9:Si>13 B9:G-DP/5 C9:W>23 1 D9:P/4 43>1o 2 b1 T.Hartse-A1 A1:G/3 B1:Si C1:Si D1:F/8 *9*:HR>b# S.Nichol-A1 A2:Do B2:Do>13 C2:SB>12 *7*:Si P/3 J.Collin-A1 A3:L/5 B3:SF/7>3 C3:F/7 D3:K # H.Davis-A1 A4:F/8 B4:Do>2# *5*:E/6 D4:Force/ 46>1o b1 D.Murphy-A1 *2*:Si B5:IW>b1 C5:PkOff/ D5:SB>12 13>1o P/6 IW>b1 J.Coombs-A1 A6:F/8 B6:Si>2# C6:F/8 D6:K 13 R.Oldrin-A1 A7:Si>13 B7:IW>b1 *6*:P/3 *8*:G/63 D.Powers-A1 A8:L-DP/3 B8:F/7 C8:Si D8:G/63 5>3o E.Plank-A1 *3*:G/13 *4*:K C9:K D9:G/13