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WORLD SERIES GAME ONE
Athletics at Superbas
Ed Walsh (24-16, 2.25) vs Doc White (23-10, 2.00)
Top of the 1st
Oh my... Doc pitched to one batter, got the out, but then had to leave the game with a strained abdominal muscle.
Will he be ready for his next start? What will they do today?
Well, to start with, they brought in Marty O'Toole.
With two out, Nap Lajoie doubled. He is left on.
Bottom of the 1st
With one out, Art Devlin doubled. He was then thrown out at the plate when trying to score on a Frank Schulte single.
Top of the 2nd
Otto Knabe walked with one out. He was left.
Bottom of the 2nd
Dick Hoblitzell led off with a double. He scored and Sam Crawford took 2nd on a throwing error by Knabe.
Crawford scored on a groundout by Antonio Perez.
SUPERBAS LEAD 2-0
Top of the 3rd
Larry Pape took over pitching duties.
Three up, three down.
Bottom of the 3rd
Bill Sweeney led off with a single but was thrown out trying to steal 2nd.
Top of the 4th
Three up, three down.
Bottom of the 4th
Honus Wagner led off with a single before being replaced by Hoblitzell on a fielder's choice.
He was left on.
Top of the 5th
Knabe led off with a single.
George Gibson moved him up with a sacrifice bunt.
He got no further.
Bottom of the 5th
With two out, Sweeney doubled, but was left on.
Top of the 6th
Chris Clarke took over pitching for Brooklyn.
Dode Paskert led off with a single. He then stole 2nd and took 3rd on a Roy Hartzell sac bunt.
Lajoie hit an RBI single to put Philadelphia on the board.
He is later thrown out trying to steal 2nd.
SUPERBAS LEAD 2-1
Bottom of the 6th
With one out, Wagner walked and was left on.
Top of the 7th
Gibson singled with two out and was left there.
Bottom of the 7th
Three up, three down.
Top of the 8th
Bryan Caldwell took over pitching for Brooklyn.
Three up, three down.
Bottom of the 8th
Sweeney led off with a single.
With one out, Frank Schulte hit a home run!
SUPERBAS LEAD 4-1
Top of the 9th
With one out, Caldwell hit Harry Lord with a pitch.
Jon Michael replaced him with a fielder's choice but then Knabe grounded out and Brooklyn had Game One!
WP - Marty O'Toole (1-0)
Save - Bryan Caldwell (1)
LP - Ed Walsh (0-1)
Frank Schulte was named Player of the Game.
The Superbas lead 1-0
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Rusty Priske
Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan
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