UNITED STATES LEAGUE
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/17/1906
 
UNITED STATES LEAGUE
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 20578 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1906 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies (74-54) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 7 14 1
Baltimore Orioles (57-71) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 3
Flick Powers Phillies Offense
The Philadelphia Phillies stopped the Baltimore Orioles, 7-4, at Union Park. The Phillies got a big game from Elmer Flick, who went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. The winning pitcher was Jesse Burkett. He tossed 122 pitches over 9 innings, allowing 4 runs on 10 hits. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for Philadelphia.

Philadelphia relied on the bat of Sam Mertes to get the win. The left fielder ripped a run-scoring triple in the top of the eighth inning to put the Phillies ahead, 5-4. For the game, Mertes had 1 double and 1 triple in 5 at-bats.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Mertes told the Philadelphia Daily.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burkett P 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282 0 38
C. Babb 3B 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .276 0 24
E. Flick RF 5 2 3 4 0 0 3 .273 4 65
E. Delahanty 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .305 6 70
T. Turner CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .280 1 49
H. Wagner SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 28
   a-P. Geier PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .219 0 18
   b-B. Allen SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 1 23
S. Mertes LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .200 1 23
J. Evers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253 0 36
R. Dooin C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .277 0 24
Totals 39 7 14 6 2 2 18      
a - P. Geier pinch hit for H. Wagner in the 8th
b - B. Allen substituted for P. Geier in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Mertes (11, 2nd Inning off M. O'Rourke, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Flick 2 (26, 5th Inning off M. O'Rourke, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off M. O'Rourke, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Mertes (4, 8th Inning off M. O'Rourke, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Flick (4, 3rd Inning off M. O'Rourke, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Babb 3 , E. Flick 8 , E. Delahanty 2 , T. Turner 2 , S. Mertes 5 , R. Dooin 2
2-out RBI: , E. Flick 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Flick , E. Delahanty 2 , B. Allen , S. Mertes , J. Evers 2 , R. Dooin
Sac Bunt: H. Wagner
Sac Fly: P. Geier
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Delahanty (46) , R. Dooin (3)
CS: J. Burkett (15) , C. Babb (29)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Delahanty (19)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tucker 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .309 1 11
R. Stringer RF, CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .255 0 26
O. Smith LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .216 3 47
   e-S. Carey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 0 5
D. Miller SS, 2B 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .236 3 50
J. Boyle C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .249 0 32
M. Cross 3B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .201 0 28
   a-M. Tiernan PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 4 56
F. Bonner 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .234 0 14
   b-J. McGraw PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 1 23
J. Gruber CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 0 36
   c-B. Lowe PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 21
   G. Cobb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
M. O'Rourke P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .074 0 5
   d-B. Keister 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 7
Totals 35 4 10 4 0 4 19      
a - M. Tiernan pinch hit for M. Cross in the 8th
b - J. McGraw pinch hit for F. Bonner in the 8th
c - B. Lowe pinch hit for J. Gruber in the 8th
d - B. Keister substituted for M. O'Rourke in the 9th
e - S. Carey pinch hit for O. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Stringer (17, 7th Inning off J. Burkett, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Miller (22, 7th Inning off J. Burkett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Miller (3, 4th Inning off J. Burkett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tucker 2 , R. Stringer 2 , O. Smith , D. Miller 6 , J. Boyle , M. Cross 2 , F. Bonner
2-out RBI: D. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Stringer , D. Miller , J. Boyle 2
Sac Bunt: R. Stringer , M. Cross
Hit by Pitch: R. Stringer , O. Smith , B. Keister
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Tucker 2 (6)
CS: O. Smith (18)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Smith (11) , G. Cobb (2) , M. O'Rourke (4)
PB: J. Boyle
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Burkett W (14-13) 9.0 10 4 3 0 4 1 122 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Burkett 57
Batters Faced: J. Burkett 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Burkett 7-15
Pitches - Strikes: J. Burkett 122-79
Hit Batsmen: J. Burkett 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. O'Rourke L (14-14) 8.1 13 7 6 2 2 1 148 2.51   
G. Cobb 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. O'Rourke 31
Batters Faced: M. O'Rourke 39, G. Cobb 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. O'Rourke 13-8, G. Cobb 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. O'Rourke 148-93, G. Cobb 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Cobb 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Elmer Flick
Ballpark: Union Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (24 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 km/h
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 4685
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