Jack Chesbro vs Eddie Plank 10/13/1902, @, Columbia Park
NOTE: The Pirates and A’s did not play a postseason series in 1902.
PIRATES RALLY LATE THEN HOLD OFF THE A’S FOR THE TOUGH WIN
Fred Clarke managed the Pirates to 4 of the franchise’s 9 NL pennants.
Trailing 5-3 with 2 outs in the 8th, player/manager Fred Clarke smashed a 2 run triple to tie the score. Tommy Leach, Kitty Bransfield and Claude Ritchey followed with 3 straight singles to put the Pirates up by 2, 7-5.
Ed Doheny came on to pitch the 8th for an ineffective Jack Chesbro, but he allowed a lead off double to Harry Davis and an rbi single to Monte Cross to allow the A’s to pull within 1 run 7-6. Cross was thrown out stealing to end the A’s mini rally.
In the 9th, a walk, an infield single, and a hit batter loaded the bases for Fred Clarke. His slow groundball allowed a run to score, his 4th rbi of the game, giving the Pirates another 2 run lead, 8-6.
In the last of the 9th Sam Leever allowed singles to Topsey Hartsell and Lave Cross, putting runners on the corners with 1 out. A wild pitch allowed Hartsell to score and sent the tying run to 2nd. Leever proceeded to strike out Socks Seybold and Danny Murphy to preserve the win for Chesbro and the Pirates.
This series is now tied at 2 games apiece.
10/13/1902, PIT02-PHA02, Columbia Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1902 Pirates 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 8 12 2 5 1
1902 Athletics 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 13 1 7 1
Pirates AB R H BI AVG Athletics AB R H BI AVG
Beaumont,G cf 5 1 3 0 .474 Hartsel,T lf 5 2 2 0 .286
Wagner,H ss 2 1 0 1 .231 Fultz,D cf 4 2 2 1 .375
Clarke,F lf 3 1 1 4 .133 Cross,L 3b 3 0 1 0 .400
Leach,T 3b 5 1 2 1 .235 Seybold,S rf 5 1 1 2 .316
Bransfield,K 1b 4 1 2 0 .125 Murphy,D 2b 5 1 1 0 .278
Ritchey,C 2b 4 0 1 1 .273 Davis,H 1b 3 1 2 2 .357
Davis,L rf 4 0 1 0 .333 Schreckengost,O c 4 0 2 0 .353
Zimmer,C c 4 0 1 0 .250 Cross,M ss 4 0 1 1 .250
Chesbro,J p 1 1 0 0 .000 Plank,E p 3 0 1 0 .429
Burke,J ph 1 1 1 0 .500 Husting,B p 0 0 0 0 .000
Doheny,E p 0 0 0 0 .000 Castro,L ph 1 0 0 0 .000
O’Connor,J ph 0 1 0 0 .667 Wilson,H p 0 0 0 0 .000
Leever,S p 0 0 0 0 .000 37 7 13 6
33 8 12 7
Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Chesbro,J W 1-1 7.0 9 5 3 3 5 105 68 5.40
Doheny,E H 1 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 9 6 3.86
Leever,S S 1 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 20 16 1.80
9.0 13 7 5 3 7 134 90
Athletics INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Plank,E L 1-1 7.2 10 7 6 3 3 123 72 4.86
Husting,B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 10 7 0.00
Wilson,H 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 23 13 5.40
9.0 12 8 7 4 4 156 92
PIT: Burke,J batted for Chesbro,J in the 8th
O’Connor,J batted for Doheny,E in the 9th
PHA: Castro,L batted for Husting,B in the 8th
E-Wagner,H, Leach,T, Fultz,D. 2B-Beaumont,G, Zimmer,C, Burke,J, Davis,H,
Plank,E. 3B-Clarke,F, Murphy,D. SB-Hartsel,T 2(2), Fultz,D 2(3).
CS-Beaumont,G, Leach,T, Davis,L, Cross,M. K-Leach,T, Ritchey,C, Zimmer,C,
Chesbro,J, Hartsel,T, Fultz,D, Seybold,S 2, Murphy,D 2, Schreckengost,O.
BB-Wagner,H, Clarke,F, Chesbro,J, O’Connor,J, Fultz,D, Cross,L 2.
SF-Wagner,H, Clarke,F, Davis,H. HBP-Wagner,H. HB-Wilson,H. WP-Leever,S.
