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GTOP S1W9: 1912 Red Sox vs. 1915 Phillies
The 1912 Boston Red Sox won their final three games against the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies, including a season-ending walk-off home run by Heinie Wagner, to end up the year at .500 (16-16). The Phillies (10-22) cemented their place in the cellar. Tris Speaker hit .500 (8-for-16) to raise his season average to .380 for the…
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GTOP S1W8: 1902 Pirates vs. 1915 Phillies
In a battle between the two cellar-dwellers, the 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates came out on top and took three of four against the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates (12-16) were on the verge of a sweep with a 4-0 lead in the finale before the Phillies (9-19) rallied. Harry Smith batted .438 (7-for-16) for Pittsburgh, while…
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GTOP S1W6: 1909 Tigers vs. 1915 Phillies
The 1909 Detroit Tigers stayed among the contenders by taking three of four games from the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies. Detroit (12-8) won each of the series’ first three games by two runs. Philadelphia (8-16) avoided the sweep by taking the finale. Detroit’s Ty Cobb hit .412 (7-for-17) but saw his season batting average drop to…
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GTOP S1W5: 1915 Phillies vs. 1912 Giants
The 1912 New York Giants took back sole possession of first place in the standings after a four-game sweep of the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies. The Giants’ Christy Mathewson and Rube Marquard both tossed shutouts. The New York pitchers only allowed five runs in all, and had a 25-inning scoreless streak at one point. New York…
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GTOP S1W4: 1915 Phillies vs. 1914 Braves
In another series with close, low-scoring results, the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies and 1914 Boston Braves split their four games. The first two contests were both decided by one run with some late-inning heroics, and the final two games both had 3-1 final scores. Charles Schmidt hit .462 (6-for-13) for the Braves (6-6), and Lefty Tyler…
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GTOP S1W3: 1917 White Sox vs. 1915 Phillies
The 1917 Chicago White Sox dominated the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies, as their pitchers tossed three shutouts and gave up only one run in the other contest. Red Faber had the best outing with a one-hitter. Buck Weaver hit .438 (7-for-16) to lead the White Sox (6-2). Bobby Byrne was limited to nine at-bats but had…
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GTOP S1W2: 1915 Phillies vs. 1911 Athletics
The 1911 Athletics won the battle of Philadelphia, taking three of four games from the 1915 Phillies. This was the first series of the season for the Athletics (3-1), while the Phillies (5-3) faltered after their opening-round sweep. Eddie Collins batted .533 (8-for-15) for the Athletics, while the Phillies were led by Dave Bancroft and…
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GTOP S1W1: 1915 Phillies vs. 1906 Cubs
On paper, I thought the 1906 Cubs were going to be one of the strongest teams, and the 1915 Phillies would be one of the weakest. But despite being outhit in three of the four games, Philadelphia managed to sweep Chicago. Three of the games were decided by one run (the other by two), and…
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8/28-30/1989 Philadelphia at San Francisco
The Giants closed out the month of August with two wins in three home games against the Phillies. San Francisco won a couple of pitchers’ duels before turning in their worst pitching performance of the season. After 133 games, the Giants are 14 wins ahead of pace. sim 89-44, actual 75-58August 28 — sim W…
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