 | | TRUE COLORS BASEBALL LEAGUE CLEVELAND BLUES AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 04/11/1910 |  | | | | |
 | | TRUE COLORS BASEBALL LEAGUE | | CLEVELAND BLUES AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS | | GAME ID: 52 - MONDAY, APRIL 11TH , 1910 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Cleveland Blues (1-6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | | Philadelphia Athletics (7-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
| McCoy Pops Two Homers in 6-2 Win for Philadelphia | Philadelphia second baseman Benny McCoy made his presence felt in the 6-2 Athletics triumph over the Cleveland Blues. McCoy was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Rube Waddell, the winner, goes to 2-0. He allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts over 9 innings. The Athletics, now 7-0, have been playing some good baseball.
With Philadelphia leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, McCoy hit a fastball from Addie Joss for a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Athletics ahead, 6-1.
McCoy told a Philadelphia News reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
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| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Home Runs: H. Pence (3, 7th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 2 , T. Savage , H. Pence 5 , H. Johnson , A. Otis
2-out RBI: A. Otis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Gurriel , N. Lajoie , T. Savage , H. Johnson
GIDP: N. Joseph
Hit by Pitch: N. Joseph
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
CS: H. Pence (2)
FIELDING
Errors: H. Pence (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lajoie-Leonard-Gurriel) | | | BATTING
Home Runs: B. McCoy 2 (2, 4th Inning off A. Joss, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Joss, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ashburn , W. Schang , A. Simmons 2 , G. Springer 2 , M. Tejada , B. McCoy 8
2-out RBI: B. McCoy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Springer , M. Olson
GIDP: W. Schang
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
SB: W. Schang (1)
FIELDING
Errors: M. Tejada (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Tejada-McCoy-Olson) | | |
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| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | A. Joss L (0-2) | 7.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 138 | 6.00 | | O. Hildebrand | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Waddell W (2-0) | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 137 | 2.00 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Benny McCoy
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 21046 |
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