Eddie Plank vs. Deacon Phillippe 10/9/1902, @, Exposition Park
NOTE: The Pirates and A’s did not meet in the post season in 1902.
Socks Seybold had a 27 game hitting streak in 1901.
A’S EXPLODE IN THE 5TH TO SINK THE PIRATES
The Athletics sent 13 batters to the plate and scored 8 runs in the 5th inning to chase Pirate starter Deacon Phillippe. Socks Seybold had 2 hits in the inning for the A’s as they strung together 7 hits, 3 walks and a hit batter to put this game out of reach.
The Pirates trailed 2-0 heading into the last of the 4th, but Lefty Davis put a charge into an Eddie Plank fastball and deposited it into the right field stands to tie the game at 2. Before the hometown crowd settled back into their seats, the A’s unleashed their offensive explosion in the top of the 5th. Eddie Plank pitched the complete game victory despite giving up 10 hits.
The series heads to Philadelphia and Columbia Park with the A’s looking for the sweep of the powerful Pirates.
10/9/1902, PHA02-PIT02, Exposition Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1902 Athletics 0 2 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 11 16 1 9 1
1902 Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 10 2 6 2
Athletics AB R H BI AVG Pirates AB R H BI AVG
Hartsel,T lf 6 1 1 1 .273 Beaumont,G cf 5 0 1 0 .333
Fultz,D cf 4 2 1 0 .375 Wagner,H ss 4 0 1 0 .250
Cross,L 3b 4 1 2 0 .500 Clarke,F lf 4 1 1 0 .143
Seybold,S rf 5 2 3 2 .300 Leach,T 3b 4 1 1 0 .286
Murphy,D 2b 4 1 2 0 .222 Bransfield,K 1b 4 0 0 0 .000
Davis,H 1b 4 2 2 2 .429 Ritchey,C 2b 2 1 1 1 .250
Schreckengost,O c 4 0 2 1 .333 Davis,L rf 4 1 1 2 .375
Cross,M ss 4 1 1 1 .250 Zimmer,C c 2 0 1 0 .400
Plank,E p 4 1 2 2 .500 Chesbro,J p 0 0 0 0 .000
39 11 16 9 Leever,S p 1 0 0 0 .000
Burke,J ph 1 0 1 1 .500
Phillippe,D p 0 0 0 0 .000
O’Connor,J c 3 0 2 0 .667
34 4 10 4
Athletics INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Plank,E W 1-0 9.0 10 4 3 1 3 114 76 3.00
9.0 10 4 3 1 3 114 76
Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Phillippe,D L 0-1 4.2 12 8 8 2 2 80 58 15.43
Chesbro,J 0.1 2 3 2 4 0 21 5 6.75
Leever,S 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 44 28 0.00
9.0 16 11 10 6 3 145 91
PIT: O’Connor,J inserted at c in the 5th
Burke,J batted for Leever,S in the 9th
E-Hartsel,T, Clarke,F, Davis,L. 2B-Davis,H, Cross,M, Ritchey,C, O’Connor,J,
Burke,J. HR-Davis,L(1). CS-Fultz,D. K-Hartsel,T, Fultz,D, Schreckengost,O,
Beaumont,G, Leach,T, Ritchey,C. BB-Fultz,D 2, Cross,L, Davis,H,
Schreckengost,O, Plank,E, Ritchey,C. SH-Cross,M, Phillippe,D. SF-Ritchey,C.
HBP-Murphy,D. PB-Zimmer,C. HB-Phillippe,D.
GWRBI: Seybold,S
Temperature: 58, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 2 MPH.
