may-15-1901
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May 15, 1901
News
• The Orioles took their third straight from the Athletics, winning 8-5 in Baltimore
• The key moment came in the bottom of the eighth when Baltimore manager John McGraw paused his argument with umpire Joe Cantillon over balls and strikes just long enough to whack a two-run triple
• Once the hard work was done, McGraw resumed his stream of invective and was tossed from the game
• Two of manager Connie Mack's rumored signees were reported to have signed with other teams: pitcher Ben Beville awith Boston and shortstop Truck Eagan with Cleveland
Transactions
• The team officially signed left-handed pitcher Eddie Plank following his satisfactory performance against the Orioles on the 13th
Today's Game
| May 15, 1901 | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Athletics (5-10) at Baltimore Orioles (9-5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||
| PHL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 13 | 4 | |
| BAL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | x | - | 8 | 14 | 2 | |
| Ballpark | Oriole Park | |||||||||||||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||||||||
| Attendance | 2,323 | |||||||||||||
| Managers | Connie Mack (PHL), John McGraw (BAL) | |||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers | Wiley Piatt (PHL), Harry Howell (BAL) | |||||||||||||
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