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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 28, 1912
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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 June 28, 1912 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 28, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 28, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Donnelly |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Christy Mathewson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Johnstone 1B: Mal Eason 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ed McDonald | Third Baseman |
| Vin Campbell | Center Fielder |
| Bill Sweeney | Second Baseman |
| Jay Kirke | Left Fielder |
| John Titus | Right Fielder |
| Ben Houser | First Baseman |
| Frank O'Rourke | Shortstop |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Ed Donnelly | Pitcher |
| Johnny Kling | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Snodgrass | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Red Murray | Right Fielder |
| Beals Becker | Center Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Christy Mathewson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 28, 1912
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Mathewson
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Mathewson
Campbell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Mathewson
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Donnelly
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Donnelly
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Donnelly
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Donnelly
Murray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Donnelly
Becker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Mathewson
Kirke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Titus vs. Mathewson
Titus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houser vs. Mathewson
Houser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Titus moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Rourke vs. Mathewson
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rariden vs. Mathewson
Rariden strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Donnelly
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Donnelly
Herzog is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Donnelly
Meyers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Donnelly
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathewson vs. Donnelly
Mathewson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Mathewson
Donnelly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Mathewson
McDonald hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Mathewson
Campbell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Donnelly
Snodgrass hits a fly ball towards left. Kirke settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kirke. Snodgrass moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Donnelly
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Donnelly
Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Snodgrass moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Donnelly
There goes Merkle. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Merkle steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murray vs. Donnelly
Murray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Snodgrass scores. Merkle scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Donnelly
There goes Murray. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Murray steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Donnelly
Becker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murray scores. Becker moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Donnelly
Herzog strikes out. There goes Becker. The throw from Rariden and Becker is out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Mathewson
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirke vs. Mathewson
Kirke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Titus vs. Mathewson
Titus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Houser vs. Mathewson
Houser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Titus moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Rourke vs. Mathewson
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Titus scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Mathewson
Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Rourke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Donnelly vs. Mathewson
Donnelly takes first base on ball four. O'Rourke moves to third. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McDonald vs. Mathewson
McDonald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Donnelly
Meyers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Donnelly
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Donnelly
Mathewson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Donnelly
There's a wild pitch. Mathewson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snodgrass vs. Donnelly
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathewson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Donnelly
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Donnelly
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Mathewson
Campbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Mathewson
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Mathewson
Kirke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Donnelly
Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Donnelly
Murray hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Donnelly
Becker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Donnelly
There goes Becker. The throw from Rariden and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Donnelly
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Becker scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Donnelly
Meyers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kirke who is chasing the ball. Meyers reaches third base with a triple. Herzog goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Donnelly
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meyers scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathewson vs. Donnelly
Mathewson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Titus vs. Mathewson
Art Wilson now catching.
Titus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Becker. Titus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Houser vs. Mathewson
Houser hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Titus moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Rourke vs. Mathewson
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Titus scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Mathewson
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Donnelly
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Donnelly
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Donnelly
Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Mathewson
Donnelly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Mathewson
McDonald hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Mathewson
Campbell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Donnelly
Murray hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Donnelly
Becker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Donnelly
Herzog strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Mathewson
Josh Devore now playing left field.
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirke vs. Mathewson
Kirke strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Titus vs. Mathewson
Titus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Houser vs. Mathewson
Houser hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Rourke vs. Mathewson
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Donnelly
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDonald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Donnelly
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Campbell fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Campbell. Wilson goes all the way around to score. Fletcher moves all the way to home. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Donnelly
Mathewson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Donnelly
Devore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Donnelly
Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Campbell. Doyle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Donnelly
Heinie Groh pinch runs for Larry Doyle.
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groh scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Donnelly
There goes Merkle. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Merkle steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Donnelly
Murray hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Mathewson
Heinie Groh now playing second base.
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donnelly vs. Mathewson
Donnelly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Mathewson
McDonald hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 6/28/1912, game 1 -- BSN at New York (D)
BSN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ed McDonald, 3b 5 0 0 0 Snodgrass F, lf 4 1 1 0
Vin Campbell, cf 4 0 1 0 Devore J, lf 1 0 0 0
Bill Sweeney, 2b 3 1 1 0 Doyle L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Jay Kirke, lf 4 0 0 0 Groh H, pr-2b 0 1 0 0
John Titus, rf 4 2 4 0 Merkle F, 1b 5 1 2 1
Ben Houser, 1b 4 0 2 1 Murray R, rf 5 1 2 2
Frank O'Rourke, ss 4 0 0 2 Becker B, cf 4 1 2 1
Bill Rariden, c 4 0 1 0 Herzog B, 3b 3 1 1 1
Ed Donnelly, p 3 0 0 0 Meyers C, c 3 1 2 1
Wilson A, c 1 1 1 0
Fletcher A, ss 4 1 2 2
Mathewson C, p 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 3 37 10 14 8
BSN 000 201 000 -- 3
New York 003 130 03x -- 10
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Ed Donnelly (L) 8.0 14 10 6 2 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mathewson C (W) 9.0 9 3 3 2 5
E -- Jay Kirke, Bill Rariden, Vin Campbell
DP -- BSN 1, New York 1
LOB -- BSN 7, New York 6
2B -- John Titus, Doyle L
3B -- Meyers C, Fletcher A
SB -- Merkle F 2, Murray R, Snodgrass F, Mathewson C, Becker B
CS -- Herzog B, Becker B
HBP -- by Ed Donnelly (Mathewson C)
WP -- Ed Donnelly
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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