• The Athletics took an easy one from Boston, 14-1, at Columbia Park

• The A's got 20 hits, including five players—Phil Geier, Socks Seybold, Lave Cross, Jack Hayden, and Doc Powers—who had three hits apiece

• Wiley Piatt was on the mound for the A's and gave up just six hits while striking out three and walking a pair

• Cross, at third base, made the play of the day, snagging Buck Freeman's hard shot over the bag bare-handed and throwing him out at first

• Shortstop Harry Lochhead hurt a finger in pregame warmups and sat out the game

• Dave Fultz took his place in the field, making three errors, and Fred Ketchum subbed for Fultz in left

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