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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 11, 1915
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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 11, 1915 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sailor Stroud |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lord Byron 1B: Al Orth 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Leach | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| George Twombly | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Joe Wagner | Shortstop |
| Ivy Olson | Second Baseman |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Tommy Clarke | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| Buck Herzog | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Hans Lobert | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Fred Brainard | First Baseman |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Red Murray | Center Fielder |
| Sailor Stroud | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 11, 1915
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Stroud
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Stroud
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twombly vs. Stroud
Twombly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Stroud
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Twombly moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Stroud
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stroud fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Benton
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Benton
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Benton
Lobert strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Stroud
Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Stroud
Mollwitz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Stroud
Clarke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Benton
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Benton
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brainard vs. Benton
Brainard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Stroud
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Stroud
Leach hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murray. Leach reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groh vs. Stroud
Groh hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Twombly vs. Stroud
Twombly hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brainard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Benton
Meyers hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Benton
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Benton
Stroud strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Stroud
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Stroud
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Griffith trying to get to third. Doyle throws to Lobert who tags Griffith for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Stroud
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mollwitz vs. Stroud
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Benton
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Benton
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lobert vs. Benton
Lobert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Benton
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Stroud
Clarke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Stroud
Benton bunts towards first. Brainard scoops it up and throws to first, with Doyle covering, for the out. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Stroud
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groh vs. Stroud
Groh strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Benton
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brainard vs. Benton
Brainard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Benton
Meyers hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Benton
There goes Brainard. The throw from Clarke and he is out, Wagner applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twombly vs. Stroud
Twombly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Stroud
Griffith hits a popup in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Stroud
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Twombly moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Olson vs. Stroud
Olson hits a fly ball towards left. Burns catches it and throws to home to double up Twombly. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Benton
Murray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Benton
Stroud bunts towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Benton
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Benton
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murray scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lobert vs. Benton
Lobert is hit by the pitch. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Benton
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Stroud
Mollwitz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Stroud
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Stroud
Benton hits a popup towards first. Brainard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Benton
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brainard vs. Benton
Brainard hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Benton
Meyers strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Stroud
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Stroud
Groh bunts towards the mound. Stroud fields it and throws to first for the out. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Twombly vs. Stroud
Twombly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffith vs. Stroud
Griffith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Benton
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Benton
Stroud hits a line drive towards first. Mollwitz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Benton
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Benton
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Stroud
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wingo vs. Stroud
Ivey Wingo pinch hits for Ivy Olson.
Wingo hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Stroud
Curly Brown pinch hits for Fritz Mollwitz.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Stroud
Clarke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wagner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Stroud
Benton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Benton
Joe Wagner now playing second base. Fritz Von Kolnitz now playing shortstop. Red Killefer now playing first base.
Lobert hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Benton
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Benton
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brainard vs. Benton
Brainard strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Stroud
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Stroud
Groh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Twombly vs. Stroud
Twombly hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffith vs. Stroud
Griffith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brainard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Stroud
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Benton
Meyers hits a fly ball into left field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Benton
Murray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Benton
Stroud bunts and there's an error on the play. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Benton
Burns takes first base on ball four. Murray moves to third. Stroud moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doyle vs. Benton
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wagner fields it and throws to home to get Murray. Stroud moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lobert vs. Benton
Lobert hits a fly ball into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Von Kolnitz vs. Stroud
Von Kolnitz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murray. Von Kolnitz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killefer vs. Stroud
Killefer bunts towards first. Brainard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Killefer for the out. Von Kolnitz moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clarke vs. Stroud
The ball gets by Meyers for a passed ball. Von Kolnitz scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Stroud
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Stroud
Benton hits a popup towards third. Lobert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Stroud
There goes Clarke. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Stroud
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Benton
Fletcher hits a popup towards first. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Benton
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brainard vs. Benton
There goes Robertson. The throw from Clarke and he is out, Wagner applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brainard vs. Benton
Brainard strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1915 -- CIN at NY1 (D)
CIN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Tommy Leach, cf 5 0 1 0 George Burns, lf 3 0 1 0
Heinie Groh, 3b 4 0 0 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 5 0 1 1
George Twombly, lf 4 0 1 0 Hans Lobert, 3b 4 0 0 0
Tommy Griffith, rf 5 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 5 0 0 0
Joe Wagner, ss-2b 5 1 2 0 Dave Robertson, rf 5 0 2 0
Ivy Olson, 2b 3 0 0 0 Fred Brainerd, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ivey Wingo, ph 1 0 0 0 Chief Meyers, c 4 0 0 0
Fritz Von Kolnit, ss 1 1 1 0 Red Murray, cf 4 1 2 0
Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 3 0 0 0 Sailor Stroud, p 2 0 0 0
Curly Brown, ph 1 0 0 0
Red Killefer, 1b 0 0 0 0
Tommy Clarke, c 4 0 2 1
Rube Benton, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 2 8 1 36 1 6 1
CIN 000 000 001 01 -- 2
NY1 000 001 000 00 -- 1
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (W) 11.0 6 1 1 3 6
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Sailor Stroud (L) 11.0 8 2 0 3 6
E -- Art Fletcher 3, Fred Brainerd, Red Killefer
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- CIN 11, NY1 8
2B -- Tommy Leach, Fritz Von Kolnitz
SB -- Tommy Clarke
CS -- Fred Brainerd, Dave Robertson
SH -- Rube Benton, Sailor Stroud 2, Heinie Groh, Red Killefer
HBP -- by Rube Benton (Hans Lobert)
PB -- Chief Meyers
T -- 2:13
A -- 0
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