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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 12, 1912
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 12, 1912 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Harmon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Christy Mathewson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Finneran 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Miller Huggins | Second Baseman |
| Rube Ellis | Left Fielder |
| Mike Mowrey | Third Baseman |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Steve Evans | Right Fielder |
| Arnold Hauser | Shortstop |
| Rebel Oakes | Center Fielder |
| Roger Bresnahan | Catcher |
| Bob Harmon | Pitcher |
| Roger Bresnahan | 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 |
| Art Wilson | Catcher |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Christy Mathewson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 12, 1912
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huggins vs. Mathewson
Huggins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Mathewson
Ellis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mowrey vs. Mathewson
Mowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Mathewson
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Harmon
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Harmon
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Harmon
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konetchy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Harmon
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huggins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Mathewson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hauser vs. Mathewson
Hauser 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oakes vs. Mathewson
Oakes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Harmon
Merkle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Harmon
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Harmon
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ellis. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Harmon
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans throws the ball in to Huggins who tags Fletcher trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Wilson scores. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bresnahan vs. Mathewson
Bresnahan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. Mathewson
Harmon hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Huggins vs. Mathewson
There goes Bresnahan. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Bresnahan steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Huggins vs. Mathewson
Huggins hits a line drive towards second. Doyle catches it and steps on second to double up Bresnahan. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Harmon
Mathewson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Harmon
Devore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Harmon
There goes Devore. The throw from Bresnahan and he is out, Hauser applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Harmon
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Ellis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Mathewson
Ellis 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mowrey vs. Mathewson
Mowrey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Mathewson
Konetchy is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Harmon
Snodgrass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Harmon
There goes Snodgrass. The throw from Bresnahan and he is safe. Snodgrass steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Harmon
Murray is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Harmon
There goes Snodgrass. The throw from Bresnahan and he is out, Mowrey applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Harmon
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Harmon
There goes Merkle. The throw from Bresnahan, and Huggins drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Harmon
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Mathewson
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hauser vs. Mathewson
Hauser hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Doyle fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oakes vs. Mathewson
There's a wild pitch. Hauser moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oakes vs. Mathewson
Oakes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hauser scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bresnahan vs. Mathewson
There goes Oakes. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bresnahan vs. Mathewson
Bresnahan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Harmon
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Ellis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Harmon
Fletcher bunts towards third. Mowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Harmon
Mathewson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Mathewson
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huggins vs. Mathewson
Huggins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Mathewson
Ellis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Ellis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mowrey vs. Mathewson
Mowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and has Ellis trapped. There's the throw to Doyle who throws back to Herzog who tags Ellis for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Harmon
Devore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Harmon
Doyle takes first base on ball four. Devore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snodgrass vs. Harmon
Snodgrass bunts towards the mound. Harmon fields it and throws to third for the out. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Harmon
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hauser fields it and throws to second for the out. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merkle vs. Harmon
There goes Murray. The throw from Bresnahan to Huggins and they have Murray trapped. The throw over to Konetchy, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Mathewson
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Mathewson
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hauser vs. Mathewson
Hauser hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Harmon
Merkle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bresnahan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Harmon
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Harmon
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Hauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oakes vs. Mathewson
Oakes hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bresnahan vs. Mathewson
Bresnahan 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Mathewson
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Harmon
Moose McCormick pinch hits for Art Fletcher.
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Harmon
Tillie Shafer pinch runs for Moose McCormick. Beals Becker pinch hits for Christy Mathewson.
There goes Shafer. The throw from Bresnahan and he is safe. Shafer steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Harmon
Becker bunts towards first. Konetchy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Becker for the out. Shafer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Devore vs. Harmon
Devore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Harmon
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shafer tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Harmon
There goes Devore. The throw from Bresnahan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snodgrass vs. Harmon
Snodgrass strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huggins vs. Crandall
Doc Crandall now pitching. Tillie Shafer now playing shortstop.
Huggins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Shafer. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Crandall
There goes Huggins. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Huggins steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Crandall
Ellis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mowrey vs. Crandall
Mowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Devore catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Devore. Huggins moves to third. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Konetchy vs. Crandall
Konetchy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Crandall
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Huggins scores. Ellis scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hauser vs. Crandall
Hauser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Hauser reaches second base with a double. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oakes vs. Crandall
Oakes hits a popup towards short. Shafer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Harmon
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Harmon
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Harmon
Herzog strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Harmon
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Hauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1912, game 1 -- SLN at New York (D)
SLN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Miller Huggins, 2b 4 1 0 0 Devore J, lf 2 0 1 0
Rube Ellis, lf 3 2 2 1 Doyle L, 2b 2 0 1 1
Mike Mowrey, 3b 4 0 0 0 Snodgrass F, cf 4 0 1 0
Ed Konetchy, 1b 4 0 0 0 Murray R, rf 4 0 1 0
Steve Evans, rf 4 0 2 2 Merkle F, 1b 3 0 0 0
Arnold Hauser, ss 4 1 1 0 Herzog B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Rebel Oakes, cf 4 0 1 1 Wilson A, c 4 1 1 0
Roger Bresnahan, c 3 0 1 0 Fletcher A, ss 2 0 1 1
Bob Harmon, p 3 0 0 0 McCormick M, ph 0 0 0 0
Shafer T, pr-ss 0 1 0 0
Mathewson C, p 2 0 0 0
Becker B, ph 0 0 0 0
Crandall D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 27 2 6 2
SLN 100 010 002 -- 4
New York 010 000 010 -- 2
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Harmon (W) 9.0 6 2 2 5 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mathewson C 8.0 5 2 2 0 2
Crandall D (L) 1.0 2 2 0 1 1
E -- Miller Huggins, Merkle F, Roger Bresnahan, Shafer T, Devore J
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- SLN 3, New York 5
2B -- Wilson A, Rube Ellis, Arnold Hauser
HR -- Rube Ellis
SB -- Roger Bresnahan, Snodgrass F, Merkle F, Shafer T, Devore J, Miller Huggins
CS -- Devore J, Snodgrass F, Rebel Oakes, Murray R
SH -- Becker B
SF -- Doyle L
WP -- Mathewson C
T -- 1:48
A -- 0
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