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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
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| 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 | George Suggs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doc Crandall |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 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 |
| Tex McDonald | Shortstop |
| Larry McLean | Catcher |
| George Suggs | 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 |
| Doc Crandall | 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. Crandall
Bescher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Crandall
Marsans hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Crandall
Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Crandall
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Suggs
Snodgrass hits a line drive 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: ---
Doyle vs. Suggs
Doyle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Suggs
Becker hits a fly ball into right field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Suggs
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Suggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Crandall
Grant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Crandall
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Crandall
McDonald hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Suggs
Murray 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, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Suggs
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Suggs
Meyers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hoblitzell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLean vs. Crandall
McLean hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suggs vs. Crandall
Suggs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Crandall
Bescher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Suggs
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Suggs
Crandall bunts towards the mound. Suggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snodgrass vs. Suggs
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDonald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Suggs
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snodgrass moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Suggs
Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snodgrass scores. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Suggs
Merkle takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to third. Becker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murray vs. Suggs
Murray bunts towards the mound. Suggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Doyle scores. Becker moves to third. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herzog vs. Suggs
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Crandall
Marsans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Crandall
Hoblitzell hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Crandall
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Meyers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Suggs
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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Suggs
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Suggs
Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Suggs
Snodgrass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Suggs
Doyle hits a popup towards short. McDonald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Crandall
Grant hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Crandall
Egan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Crandall
McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLean vs. Crandall
McLean hits a fly ball into left field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Suggs
Becker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Suggs
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDonald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Suggs
Murray hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. McLean races back for the ball and makes the catch. The throw to the first, AND Merkle is out, unable to get back to the bag, for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Suggs
Herzog hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hoblitzell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suggs vs. Crandall
Suggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Crandall
Bescher hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Crandall
Marsans 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, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Suggs
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Suggs
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Suggs
Crandall hits a popup towards short. McDonald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Suggs
There goes Fletcher. The throw from McLean and he is out, McDonald applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Crandall
Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Crandall covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Crandall
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoblitzell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grant vs. Crandall
Grant hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Crandall
Egan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Crandall
McDonald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Egan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLean vs. Marquard
Rube Marquard now pitching.
McLean is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suggs vs. Marquard
Suggs takes first base on ball four. Egan moves to third. McDonald moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bescher vs. Marquard
Bescher hits a fly ball into left field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Egan tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marsans vs. Marquard
Marsans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Suggs
Snodgrass is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Suggs
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. Snodgrass moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Suggs
Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snodgrass scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Suggs
There goes Becker. The throw from McLean and he is out, Egan applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Suggs
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Suggs
Suggs fires to first and has Merkle trapped. There's the throw to McDonald who tags Merkle for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Marquard
Hoblitzell hits a fly ball into left field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Marquard
Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Marquard
Grant hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Suggs
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Suggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Suggs
Herzog hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McLean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Suggs
Meyers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Suggs
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marquard vs. Suggs
Marquard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meyers moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Snodgrass vs. Suggs
Snodgrass takes first base on ball four. Meyers scores. Fletcher moves to third. Marquard moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doyle vs. Suggs
Doyle takes first base on ball four. Fletcher scores. Marquard moves to third. Snodgrass moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Becker vs. Suggs
Becker is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Marquard
Egan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severeid vs. Marquard
Hank Severeid pinch hits for Tex McDonald.
Severeid hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Egan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLean vs. Marquard
McLean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. Egan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Esmond vs. Marquard
Johnny Bates pinch runs for Larry McLean. Jimmy Esmond pinch hits for George Suggs.
Esmond hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bescher vs. Marquard
Bescher strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1912, game 2 -- CIN at New York (D)
CIN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bob Bescher, lf 4 1 1 2 Snodgrass F, lf 3 2 2 2
Armando Marsans, cf 4 0 0 0 Doyle L, 2b 4 2 2 2
Doc Hoblitzel, 1b 4 1 1 0 Becker B, cf 5 0 3 2
Mike Mitchell, rf 4 1 1 0 Merkle F, 1b 2 0 1 0
Eddie Grant, 3b 4 1 2 3 Murray R, rf 3 0 0 1
Dick Egan, 2b 3 1 2 0 Herzog B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Tex McDonald, ss 3 0 1 0 Meyers C, c 4 1 1 0
Hank Severeid, ph 1 0 1 0 Fletcher A, ss 4 2 3 0
Larry McLean, c 4 0 0 0 Crandall D, p 2 0 1 0
Johnny Bates, pr 0 0 0 0 Marquard R, p 1 0 1 0
George Suggs, p 2 0 0 0
Jimmy Esmond, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 5 32 7 14 7
CIN 100 000 400 -- 5
New York 103 000 12x -- 7
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
George Suggs (L) 8.0 14 7 7 4 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Crandall D* 6.0 8 5 5 0 0
Marquard R (W) 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
* Pitched to 5 batters in 7th
DP -- CIN 1, New York 1
LOB -- CIN 5, New York 8
HR -- Bob Bescher, Doyle L, Eddie Grant
CS -- Fletcher A, Becker B, Merkle F
SH -- Crandall D, Murray R
SF -- Bob Bescher
HBP -- by George Suggs (Snodgrass F)
T -- 1:50
A -- 12000
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