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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 28, 1914
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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 September 28, 1914 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 1914 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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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 28, 1914 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Marquard |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Bill Hart 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Carey | Left Fielder |
| Fritz Scheeren | Right Fielder |
| Joe Kelly | Center Fielder |
| Honus Wagner | Third Baseman |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Alex McCarthy | Second Baseman |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Bob Coleman | Catcher |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| Fred Clarke | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Bescher | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| George Burns | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Fred Snodgrass | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Grant | Third Baseman |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Rube Marquard | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 28, 1914
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Marquard
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheeren vs. Marquard
Scheeren hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Marquard
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Marquard
Wagner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it 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: ---
Bescher vs. Cooper
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cooper. Bescher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Cooper
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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy misplays the ball. That's an error on McCarthy. Bescher scores. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snodgrass vs. Cooper
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grant vs. Cooper
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber throws to second for one, and McCarthy throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Fletcher scores. Grant moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wagner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wagner. Grant moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meyers vs. Cooper
Grant is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Grant scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Cooper
Merkle is thrown out by unknown player, but tagged out by Gerber View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Marquard
Konetchy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Marquard
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Konetchy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gerber vs. Marquard
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doyle scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Konetchy moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coleman vs. Marquard
Coleman hits a fly ball towards center. Snodgrass settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Snodgrass. Konetchy scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Marquard
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marquard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Kantlehner
Erv Kantlehner now pitching.
Meyers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquard vs. Kantlehner
Marquard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bescher vs. Kantlehner
Bescher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meyers scores. Marquard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Kantlehner
Doyle hits a popup towards third. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Kantlehner
There's a wild pitch. Marquard moves to third. Bescher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Kantlehner
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Kantlehner
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kelly. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Marquard scores. Bescher scores. Burns goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snodgrass vs. Kantlehner
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Kantlehner
There goes Snodgrass. The throw from Coleman and he is safe. Snodgrass steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grant vs. Kantlehner
Grant hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Marquard
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheeren vs. Marquard
Scheeren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Marquard
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carey scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Marquard
Wagner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Marquard
Konetchy takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Marquard
McCarthy hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Kantlehner
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kantlehner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kantlehner. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meyers vs. Kelly
Herb Kelly now pitching.
Meyers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. Meyers reaches third base with a triple. Merkle scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marquard vs. Kelly
Marquard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konetchy scoops it up and throws to first, with Kelly covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bescher vs. Kelly
Bescher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Kelly is chasing the ball. Bescher rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Kelly
Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Konetchy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Kelly
Red Murray pinch hits for George Burns.
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Kelly
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kelly. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snodgrass vs. Kelly
Snodgrass hits a fly ball into right field. Scheeren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Marquard
Elmer Johnson now catching. Red Murray now playing right field.
Gerber hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Marquard
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Marquard
Kelly hits a line drive towards third. Grant catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Marquard
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Kelly
Grant hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Kelly
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kelly
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheeren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquard vs. Kelly
Marquard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kelly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheeren vs. Marquard
Jim Thorpe now playing center field. Desmond Beatty now playing third base.
Scheeren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Marquard
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beatty fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Marquard
Wagner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thorpe who is chasing the ball. Wagner reaches third base with a triple. Kelly goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Konetchy vs. Marquard
Konetchy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thorpe. Konetchy reaches second base with a double. Wagner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Marquard
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beatty fields it and has Konetchy trapped. There's the throw to Doyle who throws back to Beatty who tags Konetchy for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Marquard
Gerber hits a fly ball into center field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Kelly
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Kelly
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Scheeren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Kelly
Murray 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
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Marquard
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Marquard
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Marquard
Carey hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheeren vs. Marquard
Scheeren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Marquard
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coleman moves to third. Scheeren moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wagner vs. Marquard
Wagner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thorpe. Wagner reaches second base with a double. Coleman scores. Scheeren scores. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Konetchy vs. Marquard
Konetchy hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Kelly
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Kelly
Thorpe hits a fly ball towards right. Scheeren settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Scheeren. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beatty vs. Kelly
There goes Thorpe. The throw from Coleman and he is safe. Thorpe steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beatty vs. Kelly
Beatty hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Kelly
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thorpe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kelly
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheeren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquard vs. Kelly
There goes Merkle. The throw from Coleman to Gerber and they have Merkle trapped. The throw over to Konetchy, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1914, game 2 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Max Carey, lf 3 1 0 0 Bob Bescher, lf 4 3 3 3
Fritz Scheeren, rf 4 1 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 0
Joe Kelly, cf 3 1 2 1 George Burns, rf 0 2 0 0
Honus Wagner, 3b 4 1 2 3 Red Murray, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Ed Konetchy, 1b 2 1 1 1 Art Fletcher, ss 4 2 3 4
Alex McCarthy, 2b 3 0 1 0 Fred Snodgrass, cf 3 0 1 1
Wally Gerber, ss 3 0 0 0 Jim Thorpe, cf 1 1 0 0
Bob Coleman, c 3 1 2 0 Eddie Grant, 3b 3 1 0 0
Wilbur Cooper, p 1 0 0 0 Desmond Beatty, 3b 0 0 0 1
Erv Kantlehner, p 0 0 0 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 3 1 2 1
Herb Kelly, p 2 0 0 0 Chief Meyers, c 1 2 1 1
Elmer Johnson, c 2 0 0 0
Rube Marquard, p 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 6 9 5 29 13 11 11
PIT 011 022 -- 6
NY1 443 002 -- 13
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper (L) 1.0 2 4 2 1 0
Erv Kantlehner* 1.0 4 5 5 2 0
Herb Kelly 4.0 5 4 3 2 0
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Marquard (W) 6.0 9 6 4 4 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd
E -- Wilbur Cooper, Alex McCarthy 2, Honus Wagner, Wally Gerber, Fred Snodgrass, Erv Kantlehner, Eddie Grant, Art Fletcher, Fritz Scheeren
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- PIT 8, NY1 4
2B -- Art Fletcher 2, Ed Konetchy, Honus Wagner
3B -- Chief Meyers, Honus Wagner
HR -- Bob Bescher
SB -- Fred Snodgrass, Jim Thorpe
CS -- Eddie Grant, Fred Merkle
SF -- Desmond Beatty
WP -- Erv Kantlehner
T -- 1:32
A -- 0
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