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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1912
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 6, 1912 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Camnitz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Tesreau |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Bill Brennan 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Byrne | Third Baseman |
| Max Carey | Left Fielder |
| Mike Donlin | Center Fielder |
| Honus Wagner | Shortstop |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Chief Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Alex McCarthy | Second Baseman |
| George Gibson | Catcher |
| Howie Camnitz | Pitcher |
| Fred Clarke | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Josh Devore | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Snodgrass | Center Fielder |
| Red Murray | Right Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Jeff Tesreau | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1912
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Tesreau
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Tesreau
Carey bunts towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donlin vs. Tesreau
Donlin 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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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Camnitz
Devore hits a line drive into center field. Donlin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Camnitz
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Donlin throws the ball in to McCarthy who tags Doyle trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Camnitz
Snodgrass hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Tesreau
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Doyle fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Tesreau
Wilson hits a fly ball towards left. Devore settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Devore. Miller moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCarthy vs. Tesreau
McCarthy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Wilson scores. McCarthy moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Tesreau
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. McCarthy moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Camnitz vs. Tesreau
Camnitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarthy scores. Gibson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrne vs. Tesreau
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doyle scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Camnitz
Murray hits a popup, foul, towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Camnitz
Merkle hits a line drive into left field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Camnitz
Herzog is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Camnitz
Camnitz fires to first and picks off Herzog. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Tesreau
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donlin vs. Tesreau
Donlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Tesreau
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Tesreau
There goes Wagner. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Wagner steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a line drive into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Camnitz
Meyers strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Camnitz
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tesreau vs. Camnitz
Tesreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Tesreau reaches third base with a triple. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Devore vs. Camnitz
Devore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Camnitz
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to home to get Tesreau. Devore moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snodgrass vs. Camnitz
Snodgrass takes first base on ball four. Devore moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murray vs. Camnitz
Murray strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tesreau
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Tesreau
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Merkle. McCarthy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Tesreau
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. McCarthy moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Camnitz vs. Tesreau
Camnitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarthy scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Tesreau
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Camnitz
Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. That will be extra bases. Carey picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Carey. Merkle moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Camnitz
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merkle tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Camnitz
Meyers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Camnitz
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Camnitz
Moose McCormick pinch hits for Jeff Tesreau.
McCormick strikes out. There goes Meyers. The throw from Gibson and Meyers is out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Crandall
Doc Crandall now pitching.
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donlin vs. Crandall
Donlin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Crandall
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Camnitz
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Devore for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Camnitz
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Camnitz
Snodgrass hits a popup, foul, towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Camnitz
There goes Doyle. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Doyle steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Camnitz
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Crandall
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Crandall
Wilson 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Crandall
McCarthy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Camnitz
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Byrne fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Byrne. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Camnitz
Herzog strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meyers vs. Camnitz
Meyers hits a line drive towards first. Miller catches it and throws to second to double up Merkle. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Crandall
Gibson 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camnitz vs. Crandall
Camnitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Crandall
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Crandall
There goes Byrne. The throw from Meyers and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Camnitz
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Camnitz
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Donlin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Devore vs. Camnitz
Devore takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Camnitz
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snodgrass vs. Camnitz
Snodgrass hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Crandall
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donlin vs. Crandall
Donlin bunts towards the mound. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Crandall
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Crandall
Miller hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Crandall
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey scores. Wagner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarthy vs. Crandall
McCarthy hits a popup towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Camnitz
Murray hits a popup, foul, towards third. Byrne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Camnitz
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Camnitz
Herzog hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Donlin. Herzog reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meyers vs. Camnitz
Meyers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Camnitz
Tillie Shafer pinch runs for Chief Meyers. Beals Becker pinch hits for Art Fletcher.
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller fields the ball and throws to Camnitz covering. Safe. Herzog moves to third. Shafer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crandall vs. Camnitz
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Crandall
Tillie Shafer now playing shortstop. Art Wilson now catching.
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camnitz vs. Crandall
Camnitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer misplays the ball. That's an error on Shafer. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrne vs. Crandall
Byrne hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Crandall
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it and throws to second for the out. Gibson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Donlin vs. Crandall
Donlin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snodgrass who is chasing the ball. Donlin reaches third base with a triple. Gibson scores. Carey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wagner vs. Crandall
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Camnitz
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Camnitz
Doyle hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Camnitz
Snodgrass hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Camnitz
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Devore moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Camnitz
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Byrne fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1912 -- PIT at New York (D)
PIT AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bobby Byrne, 3b 5 0 0 0 Devore J, lf 3 0 1 0
Max Carey, lf 4 2 0 0 Doyle L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Mike Donlin, cf 4 0 1 2 Snodgrass F, cf 4 0 0 0
Honus Wagner, ss 3 0 1 0 Murray R, rf 5 0 1 0
Dots Miller, 1b 4 1 0 0 Merkle F, 1b 5 1 1 0
Chief Wilson, rf 4 1 1 1 Herzog B, 3b 2 0 1 1
Alex McCarthy, 2b 4 2 1 2 Meyers C, c 3 0 1 0
George Gibson, c 4 1 1 0 Shafer T, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Howie Camnitz, p 4 0 3 2 Fletcher A, ss 2 1 2 0
Becker B, ph 1 0 1 0
Wilson A, c 0 0 0 0
Tesreau J, p 1 0 1 1
McCormick M, ph 1 0 0 0
Crandall D, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 8 7 33 2 10 2
PIT 030 100 012 -- 7
New York 001 100 000 -- 2
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Howie Camnitz (W) 9.0 10 2 2 6 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tesreau J (L) 4.0 4 4 0 1 0
Crandall D 5.0 4 3 3 2 2
E -- Devore J, Merkle F, Max Carey, Bobby Byrne, Shafer T
DP -- PIT 2, New York 1
LOB -- PIT 6, New York 12
2B -- Merkle F, Herzog B
3B -- Tesreau J, Mike Donlin
SB -- Honus Wagner, Doyle L
CS -- Meyers C, Bobby Byrne
SH -- Mike Donlin
SF -- Herzog B
HBP -- by Howie Camnitz (Herzog B)
T -- 1:55
A -- 10000
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