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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 1, 1912
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 1, 1912 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Humphries |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hooks Wiltse |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Bill Finneran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Bescher | Left Fielder |
| Armando Marsans | Center Fielder |
| Dick Hoblitzell | First Baseman |
| Mike Mitchell | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Grant | Third Baseman |
| Dick Egan | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Esmond | Shortstop |
| Larry McLean | Catcher |
| Bert Humphries | Pitcher |
| Hank O'Day | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Snodgrass | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Beals Becker | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Red Murray | Right 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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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 1, 1912
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Wiltse
Bescher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsans vs. Wiltse
Marsans hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Meyers fields it and throws to first for the out. Bescher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoblitzell vs. Wiltse
Hoblitzell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Wiltse
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Humphries
Snodgrass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Humphries
Doyle hits a line drive towards the mound. Humphries catches it and throws to first to double up Snodgrass. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Humphries
Becker hits a fly ball into right field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Wiltse
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wiltse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Wiltse
Egan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esmond vs. Wiltse
Esmond hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doyle fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Fletcher covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Humphries
Merkle hits a line drive into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Humphries
Murray hits a popup in front of the plate. McLean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Humphries
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Humphries
Meyers is hit by the pitch. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Humphries
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLean vs. Wiltse
McLean hits a fly ball into left field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Humphries vs. Wiltse
Humphries strikes out. Meyers drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Humphries out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Wiltse
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiltse vs. Humphries
Wiltse hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hoblitzell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Humphries
Snodgrass hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Humphries
Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Wiltse
Marsans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoblitzell vs. Wiltse
Hoblitzell bunts towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. Marsans moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Wiltse
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snodgrass who is chasing the ball. Mitchell reaches third base with a triple. Marsans scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grant vs. Wiltse
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Egan vs. Wiltse
Egan hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Humphries
Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Humphries
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Humphries
Humphries fires to first and picks off Merkle. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Humphries
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bescher throws the ball in to Esmond who tags Murray trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esmond vs. Wiltse
Esmond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLean vs. Wiltse
McLean hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Humphries vs. Wiltse
Humphries hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wiltse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Humphries
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Humphries
Meyers hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Humphries
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marsans. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wiltse vs. Humphries
Wiltse hits a line drive towards short. Esmond reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Wiltse
Bescher hits a line drive into center field. Becker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Becker. Bescher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marsans vs. Wiltse
Marsans hits a fly ball into left field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bescher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoblitzell vs. Wiltse
Hoblitzell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. Hoblitzell reaches second base with a double. Bescher scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Wiltse
There goes Hoblitzell. The throw from Meyers and he is out, Herzog applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Wiltse
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Humphries
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Egan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Humphries
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoblitzell scoops it up and throws to first, with Humphries covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Humphries
Becker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Wiltse
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Wiltse
Egan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esmond vs. Wiltse
Esmond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Humphries
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esmond fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Humphries
Murray hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bescher. Murray reaches second base with a double. Merkle moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herzog vs. Humphries
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores. Murray moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meyers vs. Humphries
Meyers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murray scores. Herzog scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Humphries
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wiltse vs. Humphries
Wiltse hits a fly ball into right field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Humphries
There goes Meyers. The throw from McLean and he is safe. Meyers steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snodgrass vs. Humphries
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Humphries fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLean vs. Wiltse
McLean hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Humphries vs. Wiltse
Humphries hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wiltse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Wiltse
Bescher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. Bescher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marsans vs. Wiltse
Marsans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Wiltse
Hoblitzell hits a fly ball into left field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Humphries
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Egan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Humphries
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoblitzell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Becker for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Humphries
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Wiltse
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Wiltse
Grant bunts towards third. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Egan vs. Wiltse
Egan bunts towards the mound. Wiltse fields it and throws to first for the out. Mitchell moves to third. Grant moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Esmond vs. Wiltse
Esmond hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to home to get Mitchell. Grant moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McLean vs. Wiltse
There goes Esmond. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Esmond steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McLean vs. Wiltse
McLean takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Humphries vs. Wiltse
There goes Grant. The slide. Meyers applies the tag. Grant is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Humphries
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Humphries
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Humphries
Meyers hits a line drive to left field. Bescher throws towards Esmond. Esmond fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Esmond. Herzog moves to third. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crandall vs. Benton
Heinie Groh pinch runs for Chief Meyers. Moose McCormick pinch hits for Art Fletcher. Rube Benton now pitching. Doc Crandall pinch hits for Moose
Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herzog scores. Groh scores. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1912, game 1 -- CIN at New York (D)
CIN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bob Bescher, lf 4 2 3 0 Snodgrass F, lf 4 0 1 0
Armando Marsans, cf 4 2 2 2 Doyle L, 2b 4 0 0 0
Doc Hoblitzel, 1b 3 0 1 1 Becker B, cf 4 0 0 0
Mike Mitchell, rf 4 0 2 1 Merkle F, 1b 3 1 1 0
Eddie Grant, 3b 4 0 1 0 Murray R, rf 4 1 3 0
Dick Egan, 2b 3 0 2 0 Herzog B, 3b 4 2 2 1
Jimmy Esmond, ss 4 0 0 0 Meyers C, c 3 0 2 2
Larry McLean, c 3 0 0 0 Groh H, pr 0 1 0 0
Bert Humphries, p 3 0 0 0 Fletcher A, ss 3 0 1 0
Rube Benton, p 0 0 0 0 McCormick M, ph 0 0 0 0
Crandall D, ph 1 0 1 2
Wiltse H, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 11 4 33 5 11 5
CIN 000 101 020 -- 4
New York 000 000 302 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Bert Humphries (L) 8.1 10 5 5 1 0
Rube Benton 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wiltse H (W) 9.0 11 4 3 1 2
E -- Becker B, Jimmy Esmond
DP -- CIN 1, New York 2
LOB -- CIN 4, New York 5
2B -- Fletcher A, Doc Hoblitzel, Murray R, Bob Bescher
3B -- Mike Mitchell
HR -- Armando Marsans
SB -- Meyers C, Jimmy Esmond
CS -- Doc Hoblitzel, Eddie Grant
SH -- Doc Hoblitzel, Dick Egan
HBP -- by Bert Humphries (Meyers C)
T -- 1:43
A -- 0
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