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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 4, 1912
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 4, 1912 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cliff Curtis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Christy Mathewson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Garnet Bush 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otto Knabe | Second Baseman |
| John Titus | Right Fielder |
| Hans Lobert | Third Baseman |
| Fred Luderus | First Baseman |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Bill Brinker | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Doolin | Shortstop |
| Peaches Graham | Catcher |
| Cliff Curtis | Pitcher |
| Red Dooin | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Josh Devore | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Snodgrass | Center Fielder |
| Beals Becker | Right Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Tillie Shafer | Shortstop |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 4, 1912
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knabe vs. Mathewson
Knabe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Titus vs. Mathewson
Titus hits a line drive towards right. Becker catches it and throws to first to double up Knabe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Mathewson
Lobert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Curtis
Devore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Curtis
There goes Devore. The throw from Graham and he is out, Knabe applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Curtis
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Curtis
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Doolin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Mathewson
Luderus hits a popup, foul, towards short. Shafer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Mathewson
Paskert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinker vs. Mathewson
Brinker hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doolin vs. Mathewson
There goes Paskert. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Paskert steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doolin vs. Mathewson
Doolin hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Curtis
Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Curtis
Merkle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knabe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Curtis
Curtis fires to first and has Becker trapped. There's the throw to Doolin who tags Becker for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Curtis
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shafer vs. Curtis
There goes Herzog. The throw from Graham and he is safe. Herzog steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shafer vs. Curtis
Shafer hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Mathewson
Graham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Mathewson
Curtis bunts towards the mound. Mathewson throws to second for one, and Shafer throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Curtis moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knabe vs. Mathewson
Knabe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Titus vs. Mathewson
Titus bunts towards the mound. Mathewson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Curtis moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lobert vs. Mathewson
Lobert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Curtis
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Curtis
Mathewson hits a fly ball into left field. Brinker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Curtis
Devore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Luderus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Mathewson
Luderus is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Mathewson
Paskert hits a line drive into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinker vs. Mathewson
Luderus is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinker vs. Mathewson
Brinker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Curtis
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Curtis
Snodgrass strikes out. Graham drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Snodgrass out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Curtis
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doolin vs. Mathewson
Doolin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Mathewson
Graham 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Mathewson
Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Curtis
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Curtis
Curtis fires to first and has Merkle trapped. There's the throw to Doolin who tags Merkle for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Curtis
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shafer vs. Curtis
Shafer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Doolin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Curtis
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Curtis
There goes Shafer. The throw from Graham and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meyers vs. Curtis
Meyers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mathewson vs. Curtis
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathewson vs. Curtis
Mathewson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knabe vs. Mathewson
Knabe hits a fly ball into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Titus vs. Mathewson
Titus strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Mathewson
Lobert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Curtis
Tom Downey now playing third base.
Devore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Curtis
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Brinker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Curtis
There goes Devore. The throw from Graham and he is safe. Devore steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snodgrass vs. Curtis
Snodgrass hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Titus who is chasing the ball. Snodgrass reaches third base with a triple. Devore scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Becker vs. Curtis
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to home to get Snodgrass. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Curtis
There goes Becker. The throw from Graham and he is safe. Becker steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Curtis
Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Becker scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Curtis
There goes Merkle. The throw from Graham and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Curtis
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shafer vs. Curtis
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shafer vs. Curtis
Shafer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyers vs. Curtis
Meyers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Luderus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Mathewson
Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Mathewson
Paskert is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinker vs. Mathewson
Brinker strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doolin vs. Mathewson
Doolin hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Curtis
Mathewson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knabe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Curtis
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Curtis
Doyle hits a popup towards first. Luderus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Mathewson
Graham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dooin vs. Mathewson
Red Dooin pinch hits for Cliff Curtis.
Dooin hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knabe vs. Mathewson
Knabe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Titus vs. Mathewson
Titus takes first base on ball four. Knabe moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Downey vs. Mathewson
Downey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Mathewson
Luderus hits a popup in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Shultz
Toots Shultz now pitching.
Snodgrass strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Shultz
Becker hits a popup towards short. Doolin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Shultz
Merkle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Downey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Mathewson
Paskert strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinker vs. Mathewson
Brinker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brinker for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doolin vs. Mathewson
Doolin hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1912 -- PHI at New York (D)
PHI AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Otto Knabe, 2b 3 1 1 0 Devore J, lf 3 1 1 0
John Titus, rf 3 1 1 0 Doyle L, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hans Lobert, 3b 3 0 0 0 Snodgrass F, cf 4 0 1 1
Tom Downey, 3b 1 1 1 3 Becker B, rf 4 1 1 0
Fred Luderus, 1b 3 0 0 0 Merkle F, 1b 3 1 1 1
Dode Paskert, cf 3 0 1 0 Herzog B, 3b 1 0 1 0
Bill Brinker, lf 4 0 0 0 Shafer T, ss 2 1 0 0
Mickey Doolan, ss 4 0 0 0 Meyers C, c 2 0 0 0
Peaches Graham, c 3 0 1 0 Mathewson C, p 3 0 0 0
Cliff Curtis, p 2 0 0 0
Red Dooin, ph 1 0 0 0
Toots Shultz, p 0 0 0 0
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30 3 5 3 26 4 5 2
PHI 000 000 030 -- 3
New York 000 013 00x -- 4
PHI IP H R ER BB SO
Cliff Curtis (L) 7.0 5 4 3 6 1
Toots Shultz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mathewson C (W) 9.0 5 3 3 2 3
E -- Shafer T, Fred Luderus, Peaches Graham 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- PHI 4, New York 4
3B -- Snodgrass F
HR -- Tom Downey
SB -- Dode Paskert, Herzog B 2, Shafer T 2, Meyers C, Devore J, Becker B, Merkle F 2
CS -- Devore J, Becker B, Merkle F
HBP -- by Mathewson C (Fred Luderus), by Mathewson C (Dode Paskert)
T -- 1:45
A -- 15000
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