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Giants
@ Braves
South End Grounds
September 2, 1912
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the New York Giants, played on September 2, 1912 at South End Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Marquard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hub Perdue |
| Ballpark | South End Grounds |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Bill Finneran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Josh Devore | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Snodgrass | Center Fielder |
| Red Murray | Right Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Art Wilson | Catcher |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Rube Marquard | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vin Campbell | Center Fielder |
| Ed McDonald | Third Baseman |
| Bill Sweeney | Second Baseman |
| George Jackson | Left Fielder |
| John Titus | Right Fielder |
| Ben Houser | First Baseman |
| Al Bridwell | Shortstop |
| Johnny Kling | Catcher |
| Hub Perdue | Pitcher |
| Johnny Kling | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
South End Grounds
September 2, 1912
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Perdue
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Perdue
Doyle hits a line drive into right field. Titus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Perdue
Snodgrass strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Marquard
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Marquard
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Marquard
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Marquard
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Perdue
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Perdue
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDonald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Perdue
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Perdue
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridwell fields it and has Merkle trapped. There's the throw to McDonald and over to Sweeney, who tags Merkle for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Titus vs. Marquard
Titus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houser vs. Marquard
Houser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridwell vs. Marquard
Bridwell hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kling vs. Marquard
Kling hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Perdue
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquard vs. Perdue
Marquard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Devore vs. Perdue
Devore strikes out. There goes Marquard. The throw from Kling to second, and Marquard is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perdue vs. Marquard
Perdue strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Marquard
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campbell for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Marquard
McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Perdue
Doyle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Doyle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snodgrass vs. Perdue
Snodgrass bunts towards the mound. Perdue fields it and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murray vs. Perdue
Murray hits a popup towards first. Houser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Perdue
Merkle hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Doyle scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Perdue
Herzog hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Marquard
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Marquard
Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Titus vs. Marquard
Titus hits a line drive into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houser vs. Marquard
Houser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Houser for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Perdue
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Perdue
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquard vs. Perdue
Marquard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perdue throws to second for one, and Sweeney throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Marquard moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Devore vs. Perdue
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridwell vs. Marquard
Bridwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kling vs. Marquard
Kling hits a line drive into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perdue vs. Marquard
Perdue hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle catches it and throws to first to double up Bridwell. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Perdue
Doyle hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snodgrass vs. Perdue
Snodgrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Perdue
Murray hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Perdue
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Perdue
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doyle scores. Snodgrass moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Perdue
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Marquard
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Marquard
McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Marquard
Sweeney hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Marquard
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. McDonald moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Titus vs. Marquard
Titus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDonald scores. Jackson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Houser vs. Marquard
Houser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Perdue
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquard vs. Perdue
Marquard hits a line drive into center field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Perdue
Devore hits a fly ball into center field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridwell vs. Marquard
Bridwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. Bridwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kling vs. Marquard
Kling hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perdue vs. Marquard
Perdue strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Marquard
Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Perdue
Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards short. Bridwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Perdue
Snodgrass hits a popup towards first. Houser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Perdue
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Marquard
McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Marquard
Sweeney bunts towards the mound. Marquard fields it and throws to first for the out. McDonald moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Marquard
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Titus vs. Marquard
Titus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Titus reaches second base with a double. McDonald scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Houser vs. Marquard
Houser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Perdue
Merkle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Perdue
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridwell misplays the ball. That's an error on Bridwell. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Perdue
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Perdue fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCormick vs. Perdue
Moose McCormick pinch hits for Art Fletcher.
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Becker vs. Perdue
Beals Becker pinch hits for Rube Marquard.
Becker hits a line drive into center field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridwell vs. Mathewson
Tillie Shafer now playing shortstop. Christy Mathewson now pitching.
Bridwell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kling vs. Mathewson
Kling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perdue vs. Mathewson
Perdue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Perdue
Devore strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Perdue
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Titus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Perdue
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Mathewson
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Mathewson
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Mathewson
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Mathewson
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Perdue
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Perdue
Merkle hits a popup towards short. Bridwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Perdue
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Titus vs. Mathewson
Titus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houser vs. Mathewson
Houser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridwell vs. Mathewson
Bridwell strikes out. View Play
Top 12
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Perdue
Wilson hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shafer vs. Perdue
George Burns pinch runs for Art Wilson.
Shafer bunts in front of the plate. Kling fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mathewson vs. Perdue
Mathewson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perdue fields it and throws to home to get Burns. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Devore vs. Perdue
Devore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathewson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Perdue
Doyle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Perdue
Snodgrass hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 12
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kling vs. Mathewson
Grover Hartley now catching.
Kling hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Mathewson
Jay Kirke pinch hits for Hub Perdue.
Kirke hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Mathewson
Campbell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1912, game 1 -- New York at BSN (D)
New York AB R H RBI BSN AB R H RBI
Devore J, lf 6 1 1 0 Vin Campbell, cf 6 0 0 0
Doyle L, 2b 6 3 3 3 Ed McDonald, 3b 3 2 0 0
Snodgrass F, cf 4 0 0 0 Bill Sweeney, 2b 3 0 2 0
Murray R, rf 5 0 0 0 George Jackson, lf 5 0 0 0
Merkle F, 1b 5 0 3 1 John Titus, rf 5 0 2 2
Herzog B, 3b 5 0 1 1 Ben Houser, 1b 5 0 1 0
Wilson A, c 4 0 2 0 Al Bridwell, ss 5 0 2 0
Burns G, pr 0 0 0 0 Johnny Kling, c 5 0 0 0
Hartley G, c 0 0 0 0 Hub Perdue, p 4 0 0 0
Fletcher A, ss 3 0 0 0 Jay Kirke, ph 1 0 0 0
McCormick M, ph 1 0 0 0
Shafer T, ss 0 0 0 0
Marquard R, p 3 0 1 0
Becker B, ph 1 0 0 0
Mathewson C, p 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
44 5 11 5 42 2 7 2
New York 000 101 000 003 -- 5
BSN 000 001 010 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Marquard R 8.0 6 2 1 3 3
Mathewson C (W) 4.0 1 0 0 0 2
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Hub Perdue (L) 12.0 11 5 5 1 5
E -- Bill Sweeney, Doyle L, Al Bridwell
DP -- New York 1, BSN 1
LOB -- New York 7, BSN 8
2B -- Doyle L 2, Merkle F, Al Bridwell, John Titus, Wilson A
HR -- Doyle L
CS -- Marquard R
SH -- Snodgrass F, Bill Sweeney, Wilson A, Shafer T
T -- 2:22
A -- 0
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