BOXSCORE: 1912 Philadelphia-AL Athletics At 1912 Chicago-NL Cubs 8/21/1912
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
M.Rath 2B 4 0 1 0 .282 B.Byrne 3B 5 1 3 0 .264
T.Speaker CF 5 1 2 0 .424 D.Bush SS 2 1 0 0 .229
F.Merkle 1B 4 1 2 0 .272 B.Cree LF 2 0 0 1 .339
H.Baker 3B 4 1 0 0 .371 C-J.Lelivelt PH,LF 2 1 1 0 .333
F.Schulte RF 5 1 4 1 .188 A.Griggs 1B 3 1 2 1 .269
A.Fletcher SS 5 1 2 2 .273 D-D.Hoblitzell PH,1B 2 1 1 1 .293
E.Sweeney C 3 1 1 0 .239 C.Wilson RF 4 2 2 2 .281
B-O.Miller C 1 1 1 0 .274 H.Cady C 3 1 1 0 .400
R.Collins P 1 1 0 1 .130 E-C.Meyers PH,C 0 0 0 0 .351
A-J.Viox PH 1 0 0 0 .088 H-A.Wilson C 0 0 0 0 .193
B.Humphries P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Downey 2B 3 0 1 0 .244
I-F.Laporte PH 1 0 1 1 .330 F-M.Donlin PH 1 0 1 1 .316
J.Benz P 0 0 0 0 .067 G-J.Hummel 2B 1 0 0 0 .240
A.Marsans LF 5 0 1 3 .304 R.Oldring CF 4 1 2 2 .268
L.Cheney P 4 0 0 0 .141
B.Houck P 0 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 39 8 15 8 Totals 36 9 14 8
A-Pinch Hit For Collins In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Sweeney In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Cree In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Griggs In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Cady In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Downey In 7th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Donlin In 8th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Meyers In 8th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Humphries In 9th Inning
INJURY: Ed Sweeney INJURED (for 0 more games) in 7th inning
Athletics....... 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 8 15 2
Cubs............ 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 1 - 9 14 0
Athletics (64-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
R.Collins 6 8 5 4 2 2 0 3.04 A1 D1
B.Humphries BS(1st) 2 5 3 3 1 0 0 3.46 D2 E4
J.Benz LOSS(4-6) 0 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.02 E5
Totals 8 2/3 14 9 8 4 2 0
Cubs (56-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
L.Cheney 8 2/3 15 8 8 5 4 0 3.15 A1 E8
B.Houck WIN(7-7) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.75 E9
Totals 9 15 8 8 5 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 14,711 DATE- Saturday, August 21st 1912 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:10 Cubs: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 2 Cubs: 2
ERRORS- F.Merkle, R.Collins
DOUBLES- F.Schulte(4th), F.Laporte(8th), A.Marsans(15th), C.Wilson(14th),
H.Cady(8th)
TRIPLES- J.Lelivelt(6th)
RBIs- F.Schulte(25th), A.Fletcher-2(39th), R.Collins, F.Laporte(34th),
A.Marsans-3(24th), B.Cree(14th), A.Griggs(24th), D.Hoblitzell(42nd),
C.Wilson-2(83rd), M.Donlin(33rd), R.Oldring-2(37th)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Collins, D.Bush, A.Wilson
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Cree, R.Oldring
WALKS- M.Rath, F.Merkle, H.Baker, E.Sweeney, R.Collins, D.Bush-2, C.Wilson,
C.Meyers
STRIKE OUTS- M.Rath, E.Sweeney, R.Collins, A.Marsans-2, A.Griggs, L.Cheney
GIDP- F.Merkle, B.Cree, R.Oldring
WILD PITCHES- L.Cheney
2-out RBI- F.Schulte, A.Fletcher, R.Collins, A.Marsans-3, A.Griggs, C.Wilson-2,
F.Laporte, R.Oldring
RLISP 2-out- M.Rath, A.Griggs, A.Fletcher-2, T.Speaker, C.Wilson, H.Cady,
L.Cheney, H.Baker, D.Hoblitzell, A.Marsans
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 4 for 14 Cubs: 5 for 15
In an exciting finish the Chicago-NL Cubs pulled out a win over the
Philadelphia-AL Athletics by a score of 9 to 8 at West Side Park.
The deciding run was scored by Chicago-NL in the bottom of the 9th. Chief
Wilson drew a walk. Art Wilson stepped up to the plate and he laid down a
sacrifice bunt. One out later, Rube Oldring then lashed a single making
Chicago-NL the victor and beginning a joyous home town celebration.
Chicago-NL had a total of 14 hits for the game.
Byron Houck(7-7) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1/3 of an inning.
Joe Benz(4-6) was charged with the loss in relief. He pitched 2/3 of an
inning and surrendered 1 hit and 1 walk.
SCORESHEET: 1912 Philadelphia-AL Athletics at 1912 Chicago-NL Cubs
M.Rath-A1 A1:K B1:F/7 C1:W>b1 *6*:G/53 E1:Si
T.Speake-A1 A2:Si *2*:F/9 C2:F/9 D2:Si E2:FO/2
F.Merkle-A1 A3:Si>12 B3:Si *4*:P/3 D3:G-DP/6 E3:W>12 b
43>1o 1
H.Baker-A1 A4:P/4 B4:F/9 C4:F/9 *7*:W>b1 E4:F/9
F.Schult-A1 A5:Si>2# B5:Si>12 C5:Do D5:Si>13 *9*:G/63
12
A.Fletch-A1 A6:Si>2# B6:L/6 C6:P/3 D6:Si>3# E6:F/8
12 12
E.Sweene-A1 A7:WP>23 *3*:Si *5*:F/7 D7:K E7:Si
O.Miller-D9 12 IW>b1
R.Collin-A1 A8:W>3# 2 B8:Sac/54 C8:K D8:L-DP/4 E8:Do>1#
J.Viox-D8 3 12 b1 >12 4>2o
B.Humphr-D9+
A.Marsan-A1 A9:Do>3# B9:K C9:G/63 *8*:G/43 E9:K
2# 1#
B.Byrne-A1 A1:Si B1:Si>12 *5*:G/43 D1:G/53 *8*:Si
D.Bush-A1 A2:E/3>12 B2:W>23 1 C2:W>b1 *7*:G/63 E2:Sac/14
2 b1 >12
B.Cree-A1 A3:G-DP/4 B3:SF/9>3 C3:F/9 D3:Tr E3:G/43>2
J.Lelive-D3 63>23 1o # 23 3
A.Griggs-A1 A4:K B4:Si>3# C4:Si>12 D4:Si>3# E4:F/8
D.Hoblit-D4 12
C.Wilson-A1 *2*:G/63 B5:F/8 C5:Do>2# D5:Si>12 *9*:W>b1
1#
H.Cady-A1 A6:F/8 *4*:Do C6:F/8 D6:W>23 1 E6:Sac/24
C.Meyers-D6 2 b1 >12
A.Wilson-E1
T.Downey-A1 A7:F/8 B7:E/1>23 *6*:Si D7:Si>3# E7:G/3>23
M.Donlin-D7 23 12
J.Hummel-E1
R.Oldrin-A1 *3*:Si B8:G-DP/5 C8:P/2 D8:SF/9>3 E8:Si>3#
43>3# 1o #
L.Cheney-A1 A9:K B9:G/53 C9:F/9 D9:F/9
B.Houck-E5