| TRUE COLORS BASEBALL LEAGUE BOSTON AMERICANS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 07/26/1910 | | | | | |
| TRUE COLORS BASEBALL LEAGUE | BOSTON AMERICANS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS | GAME ID: 808 - TUESDAY, JULY 26TH , 1910 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | Boston Americans (45-57) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Athletics (71-30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | | | |
Athletics Top Americans, 4-0 | Lefty Grove never let Boston get something going. The Philadelphia left-hander commanded his fastball in pitching the Athletics to a 4-0 win. Grove went 10 innings to notch the win. He scattered 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 10. His record improves to 13-2. The first-place Athletics, at 71-30, now lead their division by 18½ games.
Philadelphia won the game in the bottom of the tenth inning. With one out and Johnny Taylor on the mound for Boston, shortstop Morrie Rath hit a dramatic grand slam home run, bringing Athletics fans to their feet.
"Lefty is tough when he's hitting his spots," said Philadelphia manager Charles Wolfson. | | | | |
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BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - L. Mazzilli inserted as DH in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: J. Candelario , L. Drill Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts Team LOB: 4
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Doerr-Naehring-Youkilis) | | | a - D. Driessen pinch hit for B. Lawrie in the 8th b - B. McCoy pinch hit for C. Michaels in the 8th c - M. Rath substituted for D. Driessen in the 9th d - R. Ashburn pinch hit for D. Kingman in the 10th
BATTING Home Runs: M. Rath (1, 10th Inning off J. Taylor, 3 on, 1 out) Total Bases: M. Tejada 2 , R. Ashburn , D. Driessen , M. Rath 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCoy , G. Springer GIDP: J. Benjamin Hit by Pitch: C. Michaels Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: W. Schang (2) | | |
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BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | B. Hurst | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 3.92 | J. Taylor L (0-5) | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5.70 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | L. Grove W (13-2) | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 133 | 3.14 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Lefty Grove Ballpark: Shibe Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM ET Time: 2:28 Attendance: 14711 |
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