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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1913
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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 May 8, 1913 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1913 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 8, 1913 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chief Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Tesreau |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Brennan 1B: Mal Eason 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Bates | Right Fielder |
| Beals Becker | Left Fielder |
| Joe Tinker | Shortstop |
| Dick Hoblitzell | First Baseman |
| Armando Marsans | Center Fielder |
| Dick Egan | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Grant | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Clarke | Catcher |
| Chief Johnson | Pitcher |
| Joe Tinker | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Snodgrass | Center Fielder |
| Tillie Shafer | Shortstop |
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Red Murray | Right Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Jeff Tesreau | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1913
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Tesreau
Bates hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns who is chasing the ball. Bates reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Becker vs. Tesreau
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tinker vs. Tesreau
Tinker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bates scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoblitzell vs. Tesreau
Hoblitzell strikes out. There goes Tinker. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marsans vs. Tesreau
Marsans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer scoops it up 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. Johnson
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shafer vs. Johnson
Shafer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Johnson
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Johnson
Johnson fires to first and has Burns trapped. There's the throw to Egan who tags Burns for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Tesreau
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Tesreau
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tesreau
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Johnson
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Johnson
Murray hits a popup towards short. Tinker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Johnson
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tesreau
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Tesreau
Bates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Tesreau
Becker hits a popup towards short. Shafer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Johnson
Herzog 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: ---
Meyers vs. Johnson
Meyers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tesreau vs. Johnson
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Tesreau
Tinker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoblitzell vs. Tesreau
Hoblitzell bunts towards the mound. Tesreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tinker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marsans vs. Tesreau
Marsans bunts in front of the plate. Meyers fields it and throws to first for the out. Tinker moves to third. Hoblitzell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Egan vs. Tesreau
Egan hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Hoblitzell moves to third. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Johnson
Snodgrass strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shafer vs. Johnson
Shafer 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Johnson
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Tesreau
Grant hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tesreau
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tesreau
Johnson 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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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Johnson
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Johnson
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Egan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Johnson
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball 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: ---
Bates vs. Tesreau
Bates hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Tesreau
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Tesreau
Tinker strikes out. Meyers drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Tinker out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Johnson
Herzog hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Johnson
There goes Herzog. The throw from Clarke and he is out, Tinker applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Johnson
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Johnson
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Egan misplays the ball. That's an error on Egan. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Johnson
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Tesreau
Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Tesreau
Marsans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Tesreau
There goes Marsans. The throw from Meyers and he is out, Shafer applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Tesreau
Egan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shafer vs. Johnson
Shafer hits a fly ball into right field. Bates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Johnson
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Johnson
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Johnson
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Tesreau
Grant 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 -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Tesreau
Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grant moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Tesreau
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bates vs. Tesreau
Bates hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns who is chasing the ball. Bates reaches third base with a triple. Grant scores. Clarke goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Becker vs. Tesreau
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to home to get Bates. Becker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tinker vs. Tesreau
Tinker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Becker trying to get to home. Murray throws the ball in to Meyers who tags Becker who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Johnson
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Johnson
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Johnson
Meyers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Johnson
Claude Cooper pinch runs for Chief Meyers. Moose McCormick pinch hits for Jeff Tesreau.
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Wiltse
Art Wilson now catching. Hooks Wiltse now pitching.
Hoblitzell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Hoblitzell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marsans vs. Wiltse
Marsans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoblitzell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Egan vs. Wiltse
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Shafer. Hoblitzell scores. Marsans moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grant vs. Wiltse
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wiltse fields it and throws to first for the out. Marsans moves to third. Egan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clarke vs. Wiltse
Clarke strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Wiltse
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Johnson
Josh Devore pinch hits for Fred Snodgrass.
Devore hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shafer vs. Johnson
Shafer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Johnson
There goes Shafer. The throw from Clarke and he is safe. Shafer steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Johnson
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Johnson
There goes Shafer. The throw from Clarke and he is safe. Shafer steals third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Johnson
Doyle hits a popup towards third. Grant settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1913 -- CIN at New York (D)
CIN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Johnny Bates, rf 4 1 2 2 Snodgrass F, cf 3 0 0 0
Beals Becker, lf 4 0 0 0 Devore J, ph 1 0 0 0
Joe Tinker, ss 3 0 2 1 Shafer T, ss 4 0 1 0
Doc Hoblitzel, 1b 4 1 2 0 Burns G, lf 4 0 2 0
Armando Marsans, cf 3 0 2 0 Doyle L, 2b 2 0 1 0
Dick Egan, 2b 4 0 0 0 Murray R, rf 3 0 0 0
Eddie Grant, 3b 4 1 0 0 Merkle F, 1b 3 0 0 0
Tommy Clarke, c 4 1 1 0 Herzog B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Chief Johnson, p 4 0 0 0 Meyers C, c 2 0 1 0
Cooper C, pr 0 0 0 0
Wilson A, c 0 0 0 0
Tesreau J, p 2 0 0 0
McCormick M, ph 1 0 0 0
Wiltse H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 3 28 0 6 0
CIN 100 000 021 -- 4
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Chief Johnson (W) 9.0 6 0 0 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tesreau J (L) 8.0 7 3 2 1 7
Wiltse H 1.0 2 1 0 0 2
E -- Dick Egan, Shafer T 2
DP -- CIN 4, New York 1
LOB -- CIN 5, New York 4
2B -- Doc Hoblitzel
3B -- Johnny Bates 2
SB -- Joe Tinker, Shafer T 2
CS -- Herzog B, Armando Marsans
SH -- Armando Marsans
T -- 1:55
A -- 5000
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