UNITED STATES LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/18/1908
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UNITED STATES LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 20311 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Senators (47-51) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 7 14 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (53-45) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Pirates Suffer 7-3 Loss to Senators
The Washington Senators topped the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 7-3. Leading the way was center fielder Johnny Bates. Bates was 3-3 with 3 singles and a walk, while scoring 2 runs for the Senators. Steve Stewart got the win, improving to 9-8. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 4 and walking 7. The 4th-place Senators are now 47-51, the Pirates 53-45.

Washington took the lead with two out in the top of the sixth when Doc Gessler stroked a run-scoring single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of Washington. For the day, Gessler went 3 for 5 with 3 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

"There's a lot in this game you can't control. Just take what the game gives you. I was just doing my best to help the team win," Gessler told the Washington Gazette.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gessler RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .257 0 27
K. Selbach SS 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 .272 0 28
E. Hahn LF 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 .310 0 53
B. Nash 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .274 1 34
J. Delahanty 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .265 0 52
   a-B. Eagan 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .164 0 5
C. Zahorchak 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .247 2 22
J. Bates CF 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .197 0 23
C. Cox C 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .242 0 31
S. Stewart P 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .136 0 2
   b-B. Lush PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 0 11
   A. Ball P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 14 7 4 4 28      
a - B. Eagan substituted for J. Delahanty in the 7th
b - B. Lush pinch hit for S. Stewart in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Gessler 3 , K. Selbach , E. Hahn 2 , B. Nash 3 , C. Zahorchak , J. Bates 3 , C. Cox
2-out RBI: , D. Gessler 2 , E. Hahn , B. Nash
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gessler , K. Selbach , J. Delahanty 2 , C. Zahorchak , A. Ball
GIDP: S. Stewart
Sac Bunt: K. Selbach , E. Hahn , J. Bates
Sac Fly: E. Hahn
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Gessler 2 (27) , E. Hahn (22) , B. Nash (11) , J. Bates (17)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Selbach (41)
OF assists: 1 (Bates(Blake at 2nd base))
PB: C. Cox
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sheckard 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 1 37
   b-C. Jackson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 0 4
   c-B. Conroy 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
H. Blake LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .234 1 28
K. Nance RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .270 3 45
J. Sugden C 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .295 1 12
B. Maloney CF 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 .211 4 30
   d-J. Hoffmeister PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 4 47
   f-K. Burt CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 7
J. Stahl 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .242 0 16
   B. Dammann P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-G. DeMontreville PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 0 19
   A. Coakley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Berger 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .250 0 2
F. Shannon SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .150 0 9
   g-M. Griffin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 0 13
   h-P. Lewis SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 3
T. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .193 0 3
   a-C. Carr 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 0 3
Totals 29 3 7 2 7 4 15      
a - C. Carr substituted for T. Mitchell in the 6th
b - C. Jackson pinch hit for J. Sheckard in the 6th
c - B. Conroy substituted for C. Jackson in the 7th
d - J. Hoffmeister pinch hit for B. Maloney in the 7th
e - G. DeMontreville pinch hit for B. Dammann in the 7th
f - K. Burt substituted for J. Hoffmeister in the 8th
g - M. Griffin pinch hit for F. Shannon in the 8th
h - P. Lewis substituted for M. Griffin in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Sugden (2, 3rd Inning off S. Stewart, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sheckard , H. Blake 2 , J. Sugden 4 , J. Stahl 2
2-out RBI: J. Stahl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sheckard , H. Blake , B. Maloney , G. DeMontreville
Sac Bunt: J. Sugden , F. Shannon
Sac Fly: B. Maloney
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Maloney (22) , J. Stahl (8)
CS: H. Blake (15) , K. Nance (16)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Conroy (3) , J. Sugden (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Shannon-Berger-Stahl)
OF assists: 1 (Nance(Hahn at 2nd base))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Stewart W (9-8) 7.0 7 3 2 7 4 0 133 3.25   
A. Ball SV (6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Stewart 50
Batters Faced: S. Stewart 33, A. Ball 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Stewart 10-4, A. Ball 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Stewart 133-74, A. Ball 17-11
WP: S. Stewart
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell L (13-5) 5.2 9 4 4 2 3 0 116 1.97   
B. Dammann 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 0.00   
A. Coakley 2.0 5 3 3 1 1 0 40 1.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 36
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 28, B. Dammann 5, A. Coakley 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 8-6, B. Dammann 2-2, A. Coakley 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 116-70, B. Dammann 21-10, A. Coakley 40-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Dammann 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Bates
Ballpark: Exposition Park 1891-1908
Weather: Partly Cloudy (23 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 km/h
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 5138
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