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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1913
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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 16, 1913 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1913 |
|---|---|
| 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 16, 1913 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Babe Adams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Christy Mathewson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 28,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Al Orth 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Byrne | Third Baseman |
| Max Carey | Left Fielder |
| Jim Viox | Second Baseman |
| Honus Wagner | Shortstop |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Chief Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Mike Mitchell | Center Fielder |
| George Gibson | Catcher |
| Babe Adams | Pitcher |
| Fred Clarke | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Tillie Shafer | Second Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Red Murray | Right Fielder |
| Fred Snodgrass | Center Fielder |
| Larry McLean | Catcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1913
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Mathewson
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. Mathewson
Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Viox vs. Mathewson
McLean fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on McLean. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Viox vs. Mathewson
Viox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Mathewson
Wagner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mathewson
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mathewson
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shafer vs. Adams
Shafer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Viox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Mathewson
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Mathewson
Gibson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Mathewson
Adams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McLean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrne vs. Mathewson
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Byrne for the out. Mitchell moves to third. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carey vs. Mathewson
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Adams
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Viox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Adams
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Adams
There goes Murray. The throw from Gibson and he is out, Wagner applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Viox vs. Mathewson
Viox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Viox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Mathewson
Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Viox moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Mathewson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog juggles the ball. That's an error on Herzog. Viox scores. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Mathewson
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Mathewson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mathewson. Wagner moves to third. Miller moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitchell vs. Mathewson
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. Wagner scores. Miller scores. Wilson moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gibson vs. Mathewson
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Mathewson
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Wilson scores. Mitchell scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Mathewson
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Adams
Snodgrass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLean vs. Adams
McLean hits a ball on the ground towards third. Byrne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Adams
Jim Thorpe pinch runs for Larry McLean. Moose McCormick pinch hits for Christy Mathewson.
McCormick hits a line drive into center field. Mitchell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mitchell. Viox throws it away. That's an error on Viox. Thorpe goes all the way around to score. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Adams
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shafer vs. Adams
Shafer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Adams
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Wiltse
Art Wilson now catching. Hooks Wiltse now pitching.
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Viox vs. Wiltse
Viox hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Wiltse
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Wiltse
Miller hits a line drive into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Adams
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Adams
Snodgrass strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Adams
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wiltse
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shafer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Wiltse
Mitchell hits a fly ball towards center. Snodgrass settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Snodgrass. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Wiltse
Gibson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Wiltse
Adams hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiltse vs. Adams
Wiltse hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Wiltse moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shafer vs. Adams
Shafer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wiltse scores. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Adams
Larry Doyle pinch hits for Buck Herzog.
Doyle takes first base on ball four. Shafer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Byrne fields it and throws to home to get Burns. Shafer moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murray vs. Adams
Murray hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Wiltse
Larry Doyle now playing second base. Tillie Shafer now playing third base.
Byrne hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Wiltse
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Viox vs. Wiltse
Viox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Wiltse
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Viox moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Wiltse
There goes Viox. The slide. Wilson applies the tag. Viox is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. McQuillan
George McQuillan now pitching.
Snodgrass hits a line drive into left field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McQuillan
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiltse vs. McQuillan
Wiltse hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wiltse for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wiltse
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wiltse
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Wiltse
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. McQuillan
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Byrne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shafer vs. McQuillan
Shafer bunts towards third. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. McQuillan
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. McQuillan
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Viox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Wiltse
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuillan vs. Wiltse
McQuillan bunts towards the mound. Wiltse fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Wiltse
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 8
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. McQuillan
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. McQuillan
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. McQuillan
Snodgrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. McQuillan
There goes Snodgrass. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Snodgrass steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. McQuillan
Wilson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mitchell who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. Snodgrass scores. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grant vs. McQuillan
Eddie Grant pinch hits for Hooks Wiltse.
Grant strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Demaree
Al Demaree now pitching.
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carey for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Viox vs. Demaree
Viox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shafer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Demaree
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. McQuillan
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shafer vs. McQuillan
Shafer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. McQuillan
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. McQuillan
Doyle 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 8/16/1913 -- PIT at New York (D)
PIT AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bobby Byrne, 3b 5 0 0 0 Burns G, lf 4 1 4 0
Max Carey, lf 5 1 1 0 Shafer T, 2b-3b 4 1 2 4
Jim Viox, 2b 5 2 3 1 Fletcher A, ss 5 0 1 0
Honus Wagner, ss 5 2 4 2 Herzog B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Dots Miller, 1b 4 1 0 1 Doyle L, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
Chief Wilson, rf 4 1 1 0 Merkle F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mike Mitchell, cf 4 1 2 2 Murray R, rf 4 0 1 0
George Gibson, c 4 0 2 0 Snodgrass F, cf 3 1 1 0
Babe Adams, p 3 0 0 1 McLean L, c 1 0 0 0
George McQuillan, p 1 0 0 0 Thorpe J, pr 0 1 0 0
Wilson A, c 3 0 1 1
Mathewson C, p 0 0 0 0
McCormick M, ph 1 1 1 0
Wiltse H, p 2 1 1 0
Grant E, ph 1 0 0 0
Demaree A, p 0 0 0 0
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40 8 13 7 36 6 12 5
PIT 305 000 000 -- 8
New York 004 010 010 -- 6
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Babe Adams (W) 5.0 9 5 5 2 2
George McQuillan (S) 4.0 3 1 1 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mathewson C (L) 3.0 8 8 4 0 2
Wiltse H 5.0 5 0 0 0 0
Demaree A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- McLean L, Herzog B, Mathewson C, Fletcher A, Jim Viox, Mike Mitchell, Snodgrass F
DP -- PIT 1, New York 3
LOB -- PIT 5, New York 7
2B -- Jim Viox, Mike Mitchell
3B -- Wilson A
HR -- Honus Wagner, Shafer T
SB -- Snodgrass F
CS -- Murray R, Jim Viox
SH -- Shafer T
T -- 2:00
A -- 28000
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