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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 | Otto Hess |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hooks Wiltse |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mal Eason 1B: Jim Johnstone 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 |
| Johnny Kling | Catcher |
| Otto Hess | 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 |
| Hooks Wiltse | 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. Wiltse
McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Wiltse
Campbell bunts towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. McDonald moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Wiltse
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. McDonald scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirke vs. Wiltse
Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Titus vs. Wiltse
Titus hits a line drive towards third. Herzog reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Hess
Snodgrass hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Hess
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Hess
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Rourke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houser vs. Wiltse
Houser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Wiltse covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Wiltse
O'Rourke hits a fly ball into left field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kling vs. Wiltse
Kling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hess
Murray hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Campbell who is chasing the ball. Murray reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Becker vs. Hess
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Hess
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDonald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murray scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Hess
Meyers bunts towards first. Houser scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meyers for the out. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Hess
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Kirke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hess vs. Wiltse
Hess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Wiltse
McDonald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hess moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Wiltse
Campbell hits a popup in front of the plate. Meyers catches it and throws to second to double up Hess. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Wiltse
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiltse vs. Hess
Wiltse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Hess
Snodgrass bunts towards third. McDonald picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on McDonald. Snodgrass moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Hess
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snodgrass scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Hess
There goes Doyle. The throw from Kling and he is safe. Doyle steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Hess
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Rourke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Hess
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Titus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Wiltse
Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Titus vs. Wiltse
Titus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houser vs. Wiltse
Houser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Hess
Becker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Hess
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meyers vs. Hess
There's a wild pitch. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meyers vs. Hess
Meyers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Becker scores. Herzog scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Hess
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wiltse vs. Hess
Wiltse hits a ball on the ground towards first. Houser scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wiltse for the out. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snodgrass vs. Hess
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Rourke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Wiltse
O'Rourke hits a fly ball into left field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kling vs. Wiltse
Kling 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 -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hess vs. Wiltse
Hess hits a popup towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Hess
Doyle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kirke. Doyle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Hess
Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doyle scores. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Hess
Murray hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kirke who is chasing the ball. Murray reaches third base with a triple. Merkle scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Becker vs. Hess
John Titus now playing left field. Jay Kirke now playing right field.
Becker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murray scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Hess
There goes Becker. The throw from Kling and he is out, Sweeney applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Hess
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Hess
There goes Herzog. The throw from Kling and he is safe. Herzog steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meyers vs. Hess
Meyers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Titus. Meyers reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Hess
Dave Robertson pinch runs for Chief Meyers.
There goes Robertson. The throw from Kling and he is out, McDonald applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hess
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wiltse vs. Hess
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Kling and he is out, O'Rourke applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Wiltse
Art Wilson now catching. Josh Devore now playing left field. Fred Snodgrass now playing center field.
McDonald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. McDonald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Wiltse
Campbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDonald moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Wiltse
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McDonald tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirke vs. Wiltse
Kirke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Titus vs. Wiltse
Titus takes first base on ball four. Campbell moves to third. Kirke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Houser vs. Wiltse
Houser hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campbell tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Rourke vs. Wiltse
O'Rourke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiltse vs. White
Steve White now pitching.
Wiltse bunts towards the mound. White fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on White. Wiltse moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snodgrass vs. White
Snodgrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. White
There goes Snodgrass. The throw from Kling and he is safe. Snodgrass steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doyle vs. White
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wiltse scores. Snodgrass moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merkle vs. White
Doyle is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. White
Merkle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Titus. Merkle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. White
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Rourke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Merkle moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Devore vs. White
There goes Murray. The throw from Kling to Sweeney and they have Murray trapped. The throw over to Houser, who applies the tag for the out. Merkle scores. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kling vs. Wiltse
Kling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wiltse
White strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Wiltse
McDonald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. White
Devore is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. White
There goes Devore. The throw from Kling and he is safe. Devore steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. White
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Kirke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. White
There goes Devore. The throw from Kling and he is safe. Devore steals third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. White
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. White
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Devore scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wiltse vs. White
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Kling and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wiltse vs. White
Wiltse hits a popup towards third. McDonald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Wiltse
Heinie Groh now playing third base. George Burns now playing right field.
Campbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Wiltse
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirke vs. Wiltse
Kirke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Titus vs. Wiltse
Titus takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Houser vs. Wiltse
Houser hits a fly ball into right field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. White
Snodgrass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. White
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sweeney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. White
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. White fields it and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. White
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Devore vs. White
There goes Burns. The throw from Kling and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Devore vs. White
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDonald fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Doyle scores. There goes Burns trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Wiltse
Tillie Shafer now playing shortstop.
O'Rourke hits a popup towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kling vs. Wiltse
Kling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Wiltse
White strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Wiltse
McDonald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Devore. McDonald reaches second base with a double. There goes Kling trying to get to third. Devore throws the ball in to Groh, who tags Kling for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 6/28/1912, game 2 -- BSN at New York (D)
BSN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ed McDonald, 3b 4 2 3 0 Snodgrass F, lf-cf 4 1 2 0
Vin Campbell, cf 3 1 2 0 Doyle L, 2b 5 2 3 2
Bill Sweeney, 2b 3 0 1 2 Merkle F, 1b 5 2 2 1
Jay Kirke, lf-rf 4 0 1 0 Murray R, rf 4 2 3 1
John Titus, rf-lf 2 0 0 0 Burns G, rf 1 0 1 0
Ben Houser, 1b 3 0 0 1 Becker B, cf 3 1 2 1
Frank O'Rourke, ss 4 0 0 0 Devore J, lf 1 1 1 1
Johnny Kling, c 4 0 1 0 Herzog B, 3b 4 2 3 1
Otto Hess, p 2 0 1 0 Groh H, 3b 0 0 0 0
Steve White, p 2 0 0 0 Meyers C, c 2 0 2 3
Robertson D, pr 0 0 0 0
Wilson A, c 1 0 0 0
Fletcher A, ss 4 0 2 1
Shafer T, ss 0 0 0 0
Wiltse H, p 4 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 9 3 38 12 21 11
BSN 100 002 000 -- 3
New York 011 242 11x -- 12
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Otto Hess (L) 5.0 14 8 7 0 0
Steve White 3.0 7 4 3 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wiltse H (W) 9.0 9 3 3 3 4
E -- Ed McDonald, Steve White, Johnny Kling
DP -- BSN 1, New York 1
LOB -- BSN 7, New York 5
2B -- Bill Sweeney, Doyle L, Meyers C, Ed McDonald 2, Merkle F
3B -- Murray R 2
SB -- Doyle L, Herzog B, Snodgrass F, Devore J 2, Fletcher A, Burns G
CS -- Becker B, Robertson D, Fletcher A, Doyle L, Murray R
SH -- Vin Campbell, Meyers C
SF -- Bill Sweeney, Ben Houser
HBP -- by Steve White (Devore J)
WP -- Otto Hess
T -- 1:42
A -- 10000
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