It was this way: Judge, first man up in the fourth, singled to center. Shanks was hit on the wrist and Jamieson laid a bunt half an inch from the third base line, filling the bases. Henry spun a teaser right in front of the plate and Nunamacher made a quick play by grabbing the ball and forcing Judge out as he was about to score. The base line circuit was still playing to S. R. O. McBride rapped a hopper down back of third base. Baker reached out his bare hand, nabbed the ball, touched third and forced Jamieson. He relayed the ball over to first in time to double up McBride, and Fisher was saved from a serious attack of heart failure. That was only one of three double plays the Yankees staged for Fisher's welfare.
Harry Harper, a southpaw from Hackensack, N. J., pitched for Washington until the Yankees went to the front in the sixth, and then he was succeeded by Francesco Gallia, who hails from Mexico or thereabouts.
The Yankees threatened damage in the first inning. After Maisel had fanned, Gilhooley was safe on Morgan's fumble and Magee sent him to second with a single. Baker lifted a high fly to right field, and after the catch Gilhooley raced to third and was safe by half an inch. Gedeon fouled to first for the third out.
The Senators got their run in the second. With one down, Jamieson was safe on Baker's high throw over first, the runner traveling to second. Henry died at first, and McBride punched a two-bagger to right center, which sent Jamieson home. The Yankees tied the score in the next inning, when, with two out, Magee walked. Baker and Gedeon started a double steal. It looked as if Gedeon would be a sure out at second, but he got back to first safely. Pipp ended the fun by fanning.
In the sixth Baker singled to left, and Gedeon placed a Texas leaguer back of first, which none of the Senator fielders reached. Baker was late in starting for second, and Jamieson made a bad throw to catch him, so both runners advanced a cushion. Mullen, batting for Pipp, cudgeled the ball to left, and Baker and Gedeon counted. That was all, and it was plenty to win. The score:
| NEW YORK | WASHINGTON | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | R | H | PO | A | AB | R | H | PO | A | ||||
| Maisel | cf. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Morg'n, | 2b. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gil'hy, | rf. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Fost'r, | 3b. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Magee, | lf. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Milan, | cf. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Baker, | 3b. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Judge, | 1b. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Ged'n, | 2b. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Sh'nks, | lf. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pipp, | 1b. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Jam's'n | rf. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mul'n, | 1b. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Henry, | c. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| P'k'gh, | ss. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | M'B'de, | ss. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nu'ker, | c. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Harper, | p. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fisher, | p. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Wil'ms, | c. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| — | — | — | — | — | Johnson[26] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Total | ... | 30 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 13 | Total | ... | 31 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 7 |
| [26] Batted for Gallia in ninth inning. Errors—Morgan, Milan, Jamieson, Baker. | |||||||||||||
| Washington | ... | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 | |||||||||||
| New York | ... | 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0—3 | |||||||||||
Two-base hits—McBride, Harper, Foster. Stolen base—Gedeon. Double plays—Gedeon and Pipp; Baker and Pipp; Peckinpaugh and Gedeon. Left on bases—New York, 7; Washington, 6. First base on errors—New York, 1; Washington, 1. Bases on balls—Off Fisher, 2; off Harper, 3; off Gallia, 1. Hits and earned runs—Off Harper, 6 hits, 3 runs in six innings; off Gallia, 1 hit in two innings. Hit by Pitcher—Fisher, (Shanks). Struck out—By Fisher, 1; by Harper, 4; by Gallia, 2. Umpires—Messrs. Owens and Connolly. Time of game—Two hours and eleven minutes.[27]
[27] New York Times, April 16, 1916.
Worth noting particularly in this story is the regulation style of indicating the lineup and the score at the end. The writer's originality of expression and his happy choice of individual incidents also add greatly to the interest of the story. The lead, for instance, is unusually good.