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Braves 1 @ Giants 8
Polo Grounds
October 5, 1908

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on October 5, 1908 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Braves with a score of 8 to 1.

Game Summary

DateOctober 5, 1908 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 1 H: 2 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 1
Hits: 2
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 8 H: 9 E: 3 LOB: 6
Runs: 8
Hits: 9
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherRed Ames  
Losing PitcherTom Tuckey  
SaveJoe McGinnity  
Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateOctober 5, 1908 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherTom Tuckey  
Home Starting PitcherRed Ames  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance16,000 
Time of Game1 hour 40 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Klem
1B: Jim Johnstone
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Beals Becker  Right Fielder 
Johnny Bates  Left Fielder 
George Browne  Center Fielder 
Fred Stem  First Baseman 
Dan McGann  Second Baseman 
Bill Sweeney  Third Baseman 
Bill Dahlen  Shortstop 
Frank Bowerman  Catcher 
Tom Tuckey  Pitcher 
Joe Kelley  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Fred Tenney  First Baseman 
Buck Herzog  Second Baseman 
Moose McCormick  Left Fielder 
Mike Donlin  Right Fielder 
Cy Seymour  Center Fielder 
Art Devlin  Third Baseman 
Roger Bresnahan  Catcher 
Al Bridwell  Shortstop 
Red Ames  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Braves 1 @ Giants 8
Polo Grounds
October 5, 1908


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