Addie Joss Benefit Game

Barnard and the committee also sought donations. Cobb made what was initially an anonymous donation of $100 ($3,270 in current dollar terms), but Barnard convinced him to publicize the donation to help secure more. Sommers also donated $100,[11] as did the owners of the White Sox, Tigers, and Boston Red Sox.^[10][15] The Athletics donated $200 ($6,540 in current dollar terms), and Athletics' manager Connie Mack donated another $25 ($818 in current dollar terms). The owner of St. Louis sent a check for $50. The Dayton minor league baseball team contributed $10 ($327 in current dollar terms).^[15] Young spent $25 on box seats, even though he was playing in the game.^[16] All players and park employees participated in the event for no compensation.^[15]

The gates to League Park opened at 1 pm on July 24, and paid attendance was 15,272.

Cy Young was the starting pitcher for Cleveland and Smoky Joe Wood started for the all-stars.^[3] Tris Speaker led off the game for the all-stars with a single and scored on a triple by Eddie Collins. The all-stars scored a second run when Ty Cobb hit a single to drive Collins home. The all-stars scored again in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Smoky Joe Wood that scored Hal Chase. Cleveland scored their first run in the bottom of the second inning when George Stovall singled and Joe Birmingham hit a double, scoring Stovall.^[19]

Speaker and Wood exited the game during the third inning to catch a train to Boston.^[3] Clyde Milan entered the game as the center fielder, and Johnson took over as the all-star's pitcher. Art Griggs batted for Young as a pinch hitter in the third inning, and George Kahler entered the game as Cleveland's pitcher in the fourth inning. Kahler allowed singles to Baker and Crawford, and Chase hit a sacrifice fly that scored Baker in the fourth inning. Nap Lajoie and Ted Easterly entered the game for Cleveland in the top of the fifth inning, replacing Stovall at first base and Syd Smith at catcher, respectively.^[19] Lajoie, the namesake of the Naps and their former manager, took over for Stovall as the Naps manager for the remainder of the game.^[20]

In the sixth inning, Hank Butcher replaced Jackson in right field for Cleveland, and Russ Ford and Paddy Livingston replaced Johnson and Gabby Street as the all-star's battery. Fred Blanding relieved Kahler for the Naps in the seventh inning; Milan hit a double and scored on a single by Collins that inning. Blanding began the eighth inning with a single, and scored after a triple by Ivy Olson, who scored on a sacrifice by Butcher. The game concluded with the all-stars defeating the Naps, 5–3.^[19]

Linescore and box score

All-Stars AB R H Tris Speaker,† CF 2 1 2   Clyde Milan, CF 3 1 2 Eddie Collins,† 2B 5 1 2 Ty Cobb,† RF 4 0 2 Frank Baker,† 3B 4 1 1 Sam Crawford,† LF 4 0 1 Hal Chase, 1B 3 1 3 Bobby Wallace,† SS 3 0 0 Gabby Street, C 2 0 1   Paddy Livingston, C 2 0 1 Smoky Joe Wood, P 0 0 0   Walter Johnson,† P 1 0 0   Russ Ford, P 2 0 0 Team totals 35 5 15 All-Stars IP H R BB SO Smoky Joe Wood 2 2 1 0 0 W ) 3 1 0 0 1 Russ Ford 4 5 2 1 1 Team totals 9 8 3 1 2

Cleveland AB R H Jack Graney, LF 4 0 1 Ivy Olson, SS 4 1 2 Joe Jackson, RF 2 0 0   Hank Butcher, RF 2 0 1 George Stovall, 1B 2 1 1   Nap Lajoie,† 1B 2 0 0 Joe Birmingham, CF 4 0 1 Neal Ball, 2B 4 0 0 Terry Turner, 3B 3 0 1 Syd Smith, C 1 0 0   Ted Easterly, C 3 0 0 Cy Young,† P 0 0 0   Art Griggs, PH 1 0 0   George Kahler, P 1 0 0   Fred Blanding, P 1 1 1 Team totals 34 3 8 Cleveland IP H R BB SO L ) 3 6 3 0 0 George Kahler 3 4 1 2 0 Fred Blanding 3 5 1 0 2 Team totals 9 15 5 2 2

The participants of the Addie Joss Benefit Game

Legacy

The game raised $12,914.60 for Joss's widow ($422,307 in current dollar terms);^[21] the sum was more than double Joss's annual salary.^[14] Joss's death inspired his Cleveland teammates to discuss forming a benefit association for players.^[22]

In the July 1915 issue of