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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 7, 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 7, 1912 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marty O'Toole |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Christy Mathewson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| 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 |
| Billy Kelly | Catcher |
| Marty O'Toole | 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 |
| Christy Mathewson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 7, 1912
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Mathewson
Byrne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Mathewson
Carey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle catches it and throws to first to double up Byrne. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donlin vs. Mathewson
Donlin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Mathewson
Wagner hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. O'Toole
Devore strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. O'Toole
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. O'Toole
Snodgrass takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. O'Toole
Murray hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. O'Toole
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Donlin settles under the ball 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: ---
Miller vs. Mathewson
Miller 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: ---
Wilson vs. Mathewson
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Mathewson
McCarthy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle catches it and throws to first to double up Wilson. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. O'Toole
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. O'Toole
Meyers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. O'Toole
There goes Herzog. The throw from Kelly and he is safe. Herzog steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. O'Toole
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathewson vs. O'Toole
Mathewson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Mathewson reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Devore vs. O'Toole
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Mathewson
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Toole vs. Mathewson
O'Toole strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Mathewson
Byrne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Devore. Byrne reaches second base with a double. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carey vs. Mathewson
Carey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Carey reaches second base with a double. Kelly scores. Byrne scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donlin vs. Mathewson
Donlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Donlin is thrown out after the base hit. Carey scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Mathewson
Wagner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. O'Toole
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. O'Toole
Snodgrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. O'Toole
Murray hits a line drive into center field. Donlin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. O'Toole
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mathewson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mathewson
Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Mathewson
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Mathewson
Kelly 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
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. O'Toole
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. O'Toole
Meyers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. O'Toole
Fletcher hits a line drive towards first. Miller catches it and steps on first to double up Meyers. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathewson vs. O'Toole
Mathewson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Mathewson
O'Toole strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Mathewson
Byrne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Devore. Byrne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Mathewson
Carey bunts towards third. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Byrne moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Donlin vs. Mathewson
Donlin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Byrne scores. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Mathewson
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Mathewson
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Mathewson
Miller 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
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. O'Toole
Devore hits a fly ball into center field. Donlin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. O'Toole
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. O'Toole
Snodgrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. O'Toole
Murray takes first base on ball four. Snodgrass moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. O'Toole
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mathewson
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Mathewson
McCarthy 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 -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Mathewson
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Toole vs. Mathewson
O'Toole hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrne vs. Mathewson
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. O'Toole
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. O'Toole
Meyers hits a fly ball into center field. Donlin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. O'Toole
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathewson vs. O'Toole
Mathewson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Devore vs. O'Toole
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Mathewson
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donlin vs. Mathewson
Donlin hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Mathewson
Wagner hits a line drive into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. O'Toole
Doyle 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 -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. O'Toole
Snodgrass hits a fly ball into left field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. O'Toole
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. O'Toole
Merkle takes first base on ball four. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. O'Toole
Herzog strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mathewson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Mathewson
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Mathewson
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Mathewson
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller scores. McCarthy moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Toole vs. Mathewson
O'Toole 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 8
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. O'Toole
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. O'Toole
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shafer vs. O'Toole
Tillie Shafer pinch hits for Christy Mathewson.
Shafer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shafer for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Kirby
LaRue Kirby now pitching.
Byrne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Kirby
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donlin vs. Kirby
Donlin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Kirby
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kirby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Byrne moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Kirby
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Devore. Miller reaches second base with a double. Byrne scores. Wagner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Kirby
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. O'Toole
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. O'Toole
Doyle 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 -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. O'Toole
Snodgrass bunts towards third. Byrne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. O'Toole
There goes Snodgrass. The throw from Kelly and he is safe. Snodgrass steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. O'Toole
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snodgrass scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. O'Toole
Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1912 -- PIT at New York (D)
PIT AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bobby Byrne, 3b 4 3 3 0 Devore J, lf 5 0 0 0
Max Carey, lf 5 2 2 2 Doyle L, 2b 5 0 1 0
Mike Donlin, cf 5 0 3 1 Snodgrass F, cf 2 1 1 0
Honus Wagner, ss 5 0 1 0 Murray R, rf 4 0 2 1
Dots Miller, 1b 5 1 1 1 Merkle F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Chief Wilson, rf 4 0 2 0 Herzog B, 3b 3 1 1 0
Alex McCarthy, 2b 4 0 1 0 Meyers C, c 4 0 1 0
Billy Kelly, c 4 1 3 1 Fletcher A, ss 3 0 0 0
Marty O'Toole, p 4 0 1 0 Mathewson C, p 3 0 2 1
Shafer T, ph 1 0 0 0
Kirby L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 7 17 5 34 2 8 2
PIT 003 020 011 -- 7
New York 010 000 001 -- 2
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Marty O'Toole (W) 9.0 8 2 2 7 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mathewson C (L) 8.0 15 6 5 0 3
Kirby L 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
E -- Fletcher A 2
DP -- PIT 1, New York 4
LOB -- PIT 8, New York 12
2B -- Mathewson C, Bobby Byrne 2, Max Carey, Dots Miller
SB -- Herzog B, Honus Wagner, Max Carey, Snodgrass F
SH -- Chief Wilson
T -- 2:00
A -- 6000
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