UNITED STATES LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
05/08/1906
 
UNITED STATES LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
GAME ID: 1698 - TUESDAY, MAY 8TH , 1906 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Senators (14-22) 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 9 13 1
New York Giants (26-10) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 6 12 3
Giants Handed 9-6 Loss by Senators
With right fielder Doc Gessler leading the charge, the Washington Senators defeated the New York Giants, 9-6, at Polo Grounds 1890-1910. Gessler, who is a two-time All-Star, was 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The Senators raised their record to 14-22.

The game turned with one out in the top of the sixth. That's when Gessler hit a 2-run single off Bert Abbey. It propelled the Senators into the lead, 5-3.

"We'll take this win and move on," said Gessler.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gessler RF 5 1 3 4 0 0 1 .254 0 12
B. Nash 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 0 14
K. Selbach SS 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .238 0 15
B. Hassamaer 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .292 0 19
B. Eagan 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .196 0 9
B. Lush LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .186 0 7
S. Stratton CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .194 1 7
S. Clark C 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 .316 0 2
L. McKeon P 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .138 0 1
Totals 40 9 13 8 3 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Eagan (4, 6th Inning off B. Abbey, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Selbach (8, 6th Inning off B. Abbey, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Gessler (6, 7th Inning off F. Burchell, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Clark (2, 2nd Inning off B. Abbey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Gessler 4 , K. Selbach 3 , B. Eagan 3 , B. Lush , S. Stratton , S. Clark 5 , L. McKeon
2-out RBI: D. Gessler , K. Selbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Nash 2 , B. Hassamaer 4 , L. McKeon
Sac Bunt: B. Nash , S. Stratton
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Gessler (8) , K. Selbach (6) , B. Eagan (9) , S. Clark (1) , L. McKeon (1)
CS: S. Stratton (2)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Selbach (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jarrard LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .307 0 13
P. Foster 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .205 0 11
   d-J. Schaan PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .462 0 3
B. Holliday 1B 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .326 2 22
R. Costello SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .260 0 12
B. Lord CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .336 0 14
   e-D. Pack PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 0 3
N. Curry RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .339 0 19
B. Peterson 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .163 0 7
   a-D. Chandler PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
   b-J. Caber 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .176 0 3
T. Latimer C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .191 0 8
B. Abbey P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   F. Burchell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-N. Lajoie PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317 0 11
Totals 39 6 12 4 2 7 21      
a - D. Chandler pinch hit for B. Peterson in the 7th
b - J. Caber substituted for D. Chandler in the 8th
c - N. Lajoie pinch hit for F. Burchell in the 9th
d - J. Schaan pinch hit for P. Foster in the 9th
e - D. Pack pinch hit for B. Lord in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lajoie (4, 9th Inning off L. McKeon, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Holliday (6, 9th Inning off L. McKeon, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jarrard 3 , P. Foster , J. Schaan , B. Holliday 2 , R. Costello , B. Lord , D. Chandler , J. Caber , T. Latimer , N. Lajoie 2
2-out RBI: P. Foster , J. Caber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Foster , B. Lord , N. Curry , B. Peterson , T. Latimer
Sac Bunt: B. Abbey
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Holliday 2 (7) , R. Costello (12)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McKeon W (6-3) 9.0 12 6 4 2 7 0 146 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McKeon 48
Batters Faced: L. McKeon 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McKeon 14-6
Pitches - Strikes: L. McKeon 146-91
WP: L. McKeon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Abbey L (2-1) 6.0 8 7 5 3 2 0 90 3.66   
F. Burchell 3.0 5 2 0 0 2 0 41 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Abbey 31
Batters Faced: B. Abbey 31, F. Burchell 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Abbey 10-7, F. Burchell 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Abbey 90-56, F. Burchell 41-29
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doc Gessler
Ballpark: Polo Grounds 1890-1910
Weather: Cloudy (15 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 21 km/h
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 4577
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