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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1914
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on August 15, 1914 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1914 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1914 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Tyler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Christy Mathewson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Josh Devore | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Evers | Second Baseman |
| Joe Connolly | Left Fielder |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Butch Schmidt | First Baseman |
| Red Smith | Third Baseman |
| Les Mann | Center Fielder |
| Hank Gowdy | Catcher |
| Lefty Tyler | Pitcher |
| George Stallings | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Bescher | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Fred Snodgrass | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Larry McLean | Catcher |
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Christy Mathewson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1914
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Mathewson
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Mathewson
Evers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Connolly vs. Mathewson
Connolly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Mathewson
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Tyler
Bescher strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Tyler
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Mathewson
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mathewson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Mathewson
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Tyler
Snodgrass hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Devore. Snodgrass reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher bunts towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. Snodgrass moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Tyler
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McLean vs. Tyler
McLean hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Mathewson
Gowdy hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyler vs. Mathewson
Tyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Devore vs. Mathewson
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Mathewson
There goes Devore. The throw from McLean and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Tyler
Stock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathewson vs. Tyler
Mathewson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bescher vs. Tyler
Bescher hits a fly ball into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Tyler
There goes Stock. The throw from Gowdy and he is out, Evers applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Mathewson
Evers hits a fly ball into center field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connolly vs. Mathewson
Connolly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Mathewson
Maranville hits a fly ball into center field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Tyler
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Evers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Tyler
Snodgrass hits a fly ball into left field. Connolly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Mathewson
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Mathewson
Smith bunts between the mound and first base. Mathewson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Mathewson
Mann 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 -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gowdy vs. Mathewson
Gowdy 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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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Tyler
Merkle bunts in front of the plate. Gowdy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLean vs. Tyler
McLean hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyler vs. Mathewson
Tyler hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Mathewson
Devore 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 -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Mathewson
Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Tyler
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Tyler
Mathewson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Tyler
Bescher hits a fly ball into right field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connolly vs. Mathewson
Connolly hits a fly ball into right field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Mathewson
Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Mathewson
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Mathewson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Tyler
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Tyler
Snodgrass hits a line drive towards third. Smith catches it and throws to first to double up Burns. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Mathewson
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Mathewson
Gowdy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns who is chasing the ball. Gowdy reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tyler vs. Mathewson
Tyler strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Devore vs. Mathewson
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Connolly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Tyler
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLean vs. Tyler
McLean hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Tyler
Sandy Piez pinch runs for Larry McLean.
Tyler fires to first and picks off Piez. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Mathewson
Chief Meyers now catching.
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connolly vs. Mathewson
Connolly hits a fly ball into center field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Mathewson
Maranville hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Maranville reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Mathewson
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Tyler
Stock strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Tyler
Mathewson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bescher vs. Tyler
Bescher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathewson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Tyler
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathewson moves to third. Bescher moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Snodgrass vs. Tyler
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mathewson
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Mathewson
Mann bunts towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gowdy vs. Mathewson
Gowdy hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bescher who is chasing the ball. Gowdy reaches third base with a triple. Smith scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tyler vs. Mathewson
There's a wild pitch. Gowdy scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyler vs. Mathewson
Tyler strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Mathewson
Devore bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Tyler
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyers vs. Tyler
Meyers is hit by the pitch. Fletcher moves to third. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stock vs. Tyler
Dave Robertson pinch runs for Chief Meyers.
Stock hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murray vs. Tyler
Red Murray pinch hits for Christy Mathewson.
Murray is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bescher vs. Tyler
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1914 -- Boston at NY1 (D)
Boston AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Devore J, rf 5 0 0 0 Bob Bescher, cf 5 0 1 0
Evers J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 0
Connolly J, lf 4 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 3 0 1 0
Maranville R, ss 4 0 1 0 Fred Snodgrass, rf 4 0 1 0
Schmidt B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Art Fletcher, ss 3 0 0 0
Smith R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mann L, cf 3 0 0 0 Larry McLean, c 3 0 1 0
Gowdy H, c 4 1 3 1 Sandy Piez, pr 0 0 0 0
Tyler L, p 4 0 0 0 Chief Meyers, c 0 0 0 0
Dave Robertson, pr 0 0 0 0
Milt Stock, 3b 3 0 0 0
Christy Mathewson, p 2 0 0 0
Red Murray, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 8 1 32 0 5 0
Boston 000 000 000 2 -- 2
NY1 000 000 000 0 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tyler L (W) 10.0 5 0 0 3 7
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Christy Mathewson (L) 10.0 8 2 2 0 3
E -- Smith R
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 5, NY1 7
2B -- Fred Snodgrass, Maranville R
3B -- Gowdy H 2
CS -- Devore J, Milt Stock
SH -- Art Fletcher, Smith R, Mann L
HBP -- by Tyler L (Chief Meyers)
WP -- Christy Mathewson
T -- 1:52
A -- 33000
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