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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 5, 1915
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on August 5, 1915 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sailor Stroud |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Fred Merkle | Center Fielder |
| Hans Lobert | Third Baseman |
| Fred Brainard | First Baseman |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Sailor Stroud | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Shortstop |
| Joe Wagner | Second Baseman |
| Red Killefer | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| Buck Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 5, 1915
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Benton
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Benton
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Benton
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Killefer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Stroud
Groh hits a line drive into center field. Merkle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Stroud
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brainard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herzog for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Stroud
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Benton
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Benton
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Benton
Lobert hits a fly ball into center field. Killefer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Stroud
Killefer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Stroud
Griffith bunts towards the mound. Stroud fields it and throws to first for the out. Killefer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wingo vs. Stroud
Wingo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lobert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Stroud
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brainard vs. Benton
Brainard strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Benton
Meyers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Benton
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh juggles the ball. That's an error on Groh. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Benton
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. Meyers moves to third. Stroud moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robertson vs. Benton
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meyers scores. Stroud moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Benton
There's a wild pitch. Stroud scores. Robertson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Benton
There's a wild pitch. Robertson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Benton
Doyle hits a popup towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Stroud
Mollwitz 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, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Stroud
Benton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Stroud
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stroud fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Benton
Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Benton
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lobert vs. Benton
There goes Merkle. The throw from Wingo and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lobert vs. Benton
Lobert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brainard vs. Benton
Brainard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Benton
Meyers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Killefer who is chasing the ball. Meyers reaches third base with a triple. Brainard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stroud vs. Benton
Stroud hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Stroud
Fred Snodgrass now playing right field.
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Stroud
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Stroud
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Stroud
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Benton
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Benton
Snodgrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Benton
There goes Snodgrass. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Herzog applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Benton
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Benton
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Benton
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Stroud
Wingo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Merkle. Wingo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Stroud
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wingo moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mollwitz vs. Stroud
Mollwitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodgers vs. Stroud
Bill Rodgers pinch hits for Rube Benton.
Rodgers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Merkle. Rodgers reaches second base with a double. Wingo scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groh vs. Stroud
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stroud has Williams trapped. There's the throw to Meyers and over to Lobert, who tags Williams for the out. Rodgers moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Stroud
Herzog 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 6
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Lear
King Lear now pitching.
Lobert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brainard vs. Lear
Brainard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Lear
Meyers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Lear
Stroud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Lear
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Stroud
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Stroud
Killefer hits a popup towards first. Brainard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Stroud
Griffith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Stroud
Wingo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Griffith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Stroud
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Lear
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Lear
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lear
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Killefer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Lear
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Stroud
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lear vs. Stroud
Lear hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Stroud
Groh 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 8
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Lear
Lobert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wingo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brainard vs. Lear
Brainard strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Lear
Meyers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Stroud
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stroud fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Stroud
Wagner hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Stroud
Killefer 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, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Lear
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Lear
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Lear
Snodgrass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Killefer. Snodgrass reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Lear
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Stroud
Griffith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lobert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Stroud
Wingo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Stroud
There goes Wingo. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Wingo steals second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Stroud
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Merkle. Williams reaches second base with a double. Wingo scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mollwitz vs. Stroud
There goes Williams. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Williams steals third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Von Kolnitz vs. Stroud
Fritz Von Kolnitz pinch hits for Fritz Mollwitz.
Von Kolnitz strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clarke vs. Stroud
Tommy Clarke pinch hits for King Lear.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brainard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1915, game 1 -- NY1 at CIN (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI CIN AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 5 0 0 0 Heinie Groh, 3b 4 0 0 0
Dave Robertson, rf 2 1 1 1 Buck Herzog, ss 4 0 0 0
Fred Snodgrass, rf 2 0 2 0 Joe Wagner, 2b 4 0 1 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 5 0 1 0 Red Killefer, cf 4 0 1 0
Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 0 Tommy Griffith, rf 3 0 1 0
Fred Merkle, cf 4 1 1 0 Ivey Wingo, c 4 2 3 0
Hans Lobert, 3b 4 0 1 1 Ken Williams, lf 4 0 2 1
Fred Brainerd, 1b 4 1 0 0 Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 3 0 0 0
Chief Meyers, c 4 1 3 1 Fritz Von Kolnit, ph 1 0 0 0
Sailor Stroud, p 4 1 1 0 Rube Benton, p 1 0 0 0
Bill Rodgers, ph 1 0 1 1
King Lear, p 1 0 0 0
Tommy Clarke, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 11 3 35 2 9 2
NY1 003 200 000 -- 5
CIN 000 010 001 -- 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Sailor Stroud (W) 9.0 9 2 2 0 2
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (L) 5.0 7 5 2 1 1
King Lear 4.0 4 0 0 0 2
E -- Heinie Groh, Ivey Wingo
LOB -- NY1 7, CIN 7
2B -- Ivey Wingo, Bill Rodgers, Fred Snodgrass, Ken Williams
3B -- Chief Meyers
SB -- Fred Merkle, Ivey Wingo, Ken Williams
CS -- Fred Snodgrass
SH -- Tommy Griffith
WP -- Rube Benton 2
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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