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July 8, 1918

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
White Sox	5	8	3
Yankees	5	7	4

Bottom 9	R	H	E
White Sox	5	8	3
Yankees	6	8	4

Home Run Baker Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.346
OBP	.000	.402
At Bats	4	286
Hits	0	99
• Singles	0	74
• Doubles	0	16
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	29
RBI’s	0	49

Dave Danforth Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	10	1

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Polo Grounds - July 8, 1918

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Single

Dave Danforth

Ray Schalk

Swede Risberg

Eddie Collins

Fred McMullin

Buck Weaver

Nemo Leibold

Shano Collins

Eddie Murphy

Home Run Baker

Frank Gilhooley

Happy Finneran

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Chicago White Sox	5	8	3	8
New York Yankees	6	8	4	7
Winning Pitcher	Happy Finneran
Losing Pitcher	Dave Danforth
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Home Run Baker
Attendance	5,000
Time of Game	1 hour 55 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finneran scores. Gilhooley moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Peckinpaugh strikes out.

Bottom 9 Gilhooley takes first base on ball four. Finneran moves to second.

Bottom 9 Finneran is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 9 Dave Danforth now pitching. Walters hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Risberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 9 Collins takes first base on ball four. Leibold moves to second.

Top 9 Leibold hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schalk moves to third.

Top 9 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Otto Jacobs pinch hits for Frank Shellenback. Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Schalk moves to second.

Top 9 Schalk takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Marsans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Bodie hits a line drive into right field. Murphy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murphy. Pipp scores. Bodie moves all the way to home.

Bottom 8 Pipp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Collins. Pipp reaches second base with a double. Pratt goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 8 Pratt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Risberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baker for the out.

Bottom 8 Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 McMullin hits a fly ball into right field. Gilhooley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Weaver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Collins hits a line drive into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Gilhooley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Finneran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Walters hits a ball on the ground towards first. Risberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walters for the out.

Top 7 Risberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bodie throws the ball in to Peckinpaugh who tags Risberg trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

Top 7 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Armando Marsans now playing center field. Leibold hits a line drive into right field. Gilhooley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Ham Hyatt pinch hits for Elmer Miller. Hyatt hits a fly ball into left field. Leibold settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to home to get Peckinpaugh. Pratt moves to third. Pipp moves to second.

Bottom 6 Pipp hits a fly ball towards center. Collins settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Collins. Peckinpaugh moves to third. Pratt moves to second.

Bottom 6 Pratt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilhooley scores. Peckinpaugh moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 6 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Peckinpaugh is hit by the pitch. Gilhooley moves to second.

Bottom 6 Gilhooley bunts towards third. McMullin juggles the ball. That's an error on McMullin.

Top 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Finneran fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Shellenback strikes out.

Top 6 Schalk hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Finneran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Pipp scores. Bodie moves to third.

Bottom 5 Miller takes first base on ball four. Pipp moves to third. Bodie moves to second.

Bottom 5 Bodie is hit by the pitch. Pipp moves to second.

Bottom 5 Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 McMullin hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Weaver hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shellenback fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Leibold settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Risberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 4 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt misplays the ball. That's an error on Pratt. Murphy scores. Leibold moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 4 Leibold hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to Finneran covering. Safe. Murphy moves to third.

Top 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Finneran fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 4 Shellenback strikes out.

Bottom 3 Gilhooley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Finneran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 McMullin hits a line drive towards third. Baker catches it and throws to first to double up Weaver.

Top 3 Weaver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Bodie hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Pipp hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Happy Finneran now pitching. Collins hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Risberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murphy scores. Leibold moves to third. Collins moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Collins is walked intentionally.

Top 2 There goes Leibold. The throw from Walters and he is safe. Leibold steals second.

Top 2 Leibold hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shellenback scores. Murphy moves to third. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weaver scores. Shellenback moves to third. Murphy moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Shellenback takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Weaver moves to second.

Top 2 McMullin hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Weaver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pipp.

Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Bottom 1 Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Gilhooley hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Risberg strikes out. There goes Leibold. Here's the throw, and he's safe.

Top 1 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Leibold bunts towards third. Baker juggles the ball. That's an error on Baker. Murphy moves to third.

Top 1 Murphy hits a fly ball towards right. Gilhooley settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gilhooley. Murphy moves to second.

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