BOS @ PHI

October 09, 1915

Final Score: BOS 2 - PHI 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Baker Bowl
Attendance
20,306
Game Duration
125 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Rube Foster
Losing Pitcher
Erskine Mayer

Umpires

Home Plate
Cy Rigler
First Base
Billy Evans
Second Base
(none)
Third Base
(none)

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
56°F

Line Score

BOS @ PHI — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0
PHI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1

BOS Batting

BOS @ PHI — BOS Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jack Barry 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Forrest Cady 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rube Foster 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .750
Larry Gardner 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Olaf Henriksen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Hoblitzell 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Harry Hooper 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Hal Janvrin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Duffy Lewis 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Everett Scott 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tris Speaker 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Pinch Thomas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 2 10 1 2 7 1 0 0 0 .286

PHI Batting

BOS @ PHI — PHI Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Dave Bancroft 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Ed Burns 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Gavvy Cravath 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333
Fred Luderus 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Erskine Mayer 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bert Niehoff 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dode Paskert 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Milt Stock 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Whitted 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 30 1 3 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 .100

BOS Pitching

BOS @ PHI — BOS Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rube Foster (W) W 9.0 3 1 1 0 8 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 3 1 1 0 8 0 1.00

PHI Pitching

BOS @ PHI — PHI Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Erskine Mayer (L) L 9.0 10 2 1 2 7 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 10 2 1 2 7 0 1.00

Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies, October 9, 1915

Playing on the road, the Boston Red Sox won 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies on October 9, 1915 in a World Series game. The margin was one run. The game information lists attendance of 20,306, a running time of 125 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as 56 degrees. The Boston Red Sox's runs came one at a time, in the first and ninth. The Philadelphia Phillies' only run came in the fifth inning. Hits were 10 for the Boston Red Sox and 3 for the Philadelphia Phillies, with 0 and 1 errors. The win went to Rube Foster, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits in 9.0 innings. Erskine Mayer took the loss after 9.0 innings and 2 runs. Rube Foster led all pitchers with 8 strikeouts. Rube Foster led the Boston Red Sox at the plate: 3 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Cy Rigler.

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