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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 20, 1915
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on April 20, 1915 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Erskine Mayer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Schauer |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lord Byron 1B: Al Orth 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Byrne | Third Baseman |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Beals Becker | Left Fielder |
| Gavvy Cravath | Right Fielder |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Bert Niehoff | Second Baseman |
| Fred Luderus | First Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Erskine Mayer | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Snodgrass | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Hans Lobert | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Rube Schauer | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 20, 1915
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Schauer
Byrne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Schauer
Bancroft 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Schauer
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schauer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Mayer
Snodgrass hits a line drive towards short. Bancroft reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Mayer
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Mayer
Lobert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lobert for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Schauer
Cravath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Schauer
Paskert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cravath moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niehoff vs. Schauer
Niehoff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Cravath trying to get to home. Robertson throws the ball in to Meyers who tags Cravath who's trying to score from second, for the out. Paskert moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luderus vs. Schauer
There's a wild pitch. Paskert scores. Niehoff moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luderus vs. Schauer
Luderus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Niehoff scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Schauer
Killefer hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayer vs. Schauer
Mayer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. Mayer reaches second base with a double. Luderus moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Byrne vs. Schauer
Byrne hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mayer
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mayer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mayer
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mayer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Mayer
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Mayer
Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Schauer
Bancroft hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. Bancroft reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Schauer
Becker hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cravath vs. Schauer
Cravath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bancroft scores. Cravath moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Schauer
Paskert hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niehoff vs. Schauer
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Mayer
Meyers strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schauer vs. Mayer
Schauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Mayer
Snodgrass strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Schauer
Luderus 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 -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Schauer
Killefer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayer vs. Schauer
Mayer strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Schauer
There goes Killefer. The throw from Meyers and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Mayer
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lobert vs. Mayer
Lobert hits a popup towards third. Byrne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Mayer
There goes Doyle. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Doyle steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Mayer
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field. Paskert picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Paskert. Doyle scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Mayer
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Mayer
Merkle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cravath throws the ball in to Bancroft who tags Merkle trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. Mayer
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meyers vs. Mayer
Meyers hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Schauer
Byrne hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Schauer
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Schauer
Becker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Schauer
Cravath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schauer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Schauer
Paskert hits a popup towards third. Lobert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schauer vs. Mayer
Schauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Mayer
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Mayer
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lobert vs. Mayer
Lobert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Mayer
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Schauer
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luderus vs. Schauer
Luderus strikes out. There goes Niehoff. The throw from Meyers to Fletcher, and Niehoff is out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Schauer
Killefer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lobert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mayer
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Mayer
Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Mayer
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayer vs. Schauer
Mayer hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Schauer
Byrne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snodgrass who is chasing the ball. Byrne reaches third base with a triple. Snodgrass throws the ball in to Meyers who tags Byrne trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Schauer
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Schauer
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Schauer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Mayer
Meyers hits a popup towards first. Luderus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schauer vs. Mayer
Schauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Mayer
Snodgrass hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Schauer
Cravath hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Schauer
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Schauer
Niehoff hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Mayer
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Mayer
Lobert hits a line drive into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mayer
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Schauer
Luderus 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 -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Schauer
Killefer hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayer vs. Schauer
Mayer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mayer
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mayer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Mayer
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Mayer
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1915 -- Philadelphia at NY1 (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Byrne B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fred Snodgrass, cf 4 0 0 0
Bancroft D, ss 4 2 3 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 1 2 0
Becker B, lf 4 1 1 2 Hans Lobert, 3b 4 0 1 0
Cravath G, rf 3 0 1 1 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 1 1
Paskert D, cf 4 1 1 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 1 1
Niehoff B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 2 0
Luderus F, 1b 4 0 1 1 Dave Robertson, rf 3 0 0 0
Killefer B, c 4 0 1 0 Chief Meyers, c 3 0 0 0
Mayer E, p 4 0 1 0 Rube Schauer, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 12 4 33 2 7 2
Philadelphia 021 020 000 -- 5
NY1 000 200 000 -- 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Mayer E (W) 9.0 7 2 1 1 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Schauer (L) 9.0 12 5 5 1 3
E -- Paskert D
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, NY1 5
2B -- Mayer E, Bancroft D
3B -- Byrne B
HR -- Becker B
SB -- Larry Doyle
CS -- Killefer B, Niehoff B
WP -- Rube Schauer
T -- 1:35
A -- 0
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