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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 23, 1915
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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 July 23, 1915 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| 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 | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: George Cockill 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Carey | Left Fielder |
| Zip Collins | Center Fielder |
| Doc Johnston | First Baseman |
| Bill Hinchman | Right Fielder |
| Honus Wagner | Shortstop |
| Jim Viox | Second Baseman |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Schang | Catcher |
| Babe Adams | Pitcher |
| Fred Clarke | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Grant | Second Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Hans Lobert | Third Baseman |
| Fred Snodgrass | Center Fielder |
| Red Dooin | Catcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 23, 1915
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Mathewson
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Mathewson
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Mathewson
Johnston hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Mathewson
Hinchman hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out 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: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Adams
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Viox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Adams
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carey. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Carey throws the ball in to Baird who tags Fletcher trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Grant goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Mathewson
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Viox vs. Mathewson
Viox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grant scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Mathewson
Baird hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lobert vs. Adams
Lobert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Adams
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Wagner. Snodgrass moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dooin vs. Adams
Dooin 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Mathewson
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grant scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Mathewson
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grant scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Mathewson
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Mathewson covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Mathewson
There goes Carey. The throw from Dooin and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Mathewson
Collins hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Carey scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Mathewson
Johnston hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Mathewson
Hinchman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Mathewson
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
Larry Doyle pinch hits for Christy Mathewson.
Doyle hits a popup towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a line drive into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Adams
Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Adams
Grant 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 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Viox vs. Ritter
Hank Ritter now pitching.
Viox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Ritter
Baird hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Ritter
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnston scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Adams
Lobert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Adams
There goes Lobert. The throw from Schang and he is out, Wagner applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Ritter
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ritter
Carey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson. Carey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Ritter
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnston vs. Ritter
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnston vs. Ritter
Johnston hits a line drive to right field. Robertson throws towards Fletcher. Fletcher fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fletcher. Carey scores. Collins scores. Johnston moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hinchman vs. Ritter
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Johnston scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Ritter
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Viox vs. Ritter
Viox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hinchman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baird vs. Ritter
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babington vs. Adams
Charlie Babington pinch hits for Fred Snodgrass.
Babington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dooin vs. Adams
Dooin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnston scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dooin for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ritter vs. Adams
Ritter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Ritter
Charlie Babington now playing center field.
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grant scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Ritter
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ritter
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Babington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Adams
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Adams
Grant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Viox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle bunts towards the mound. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lobert vs. Adams
Lobert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner misplays the ball. That's an error on Wagner. Fletcher moves to third. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Babington vs. Adams
Babington hits a line drive into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Ritter
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Ritter covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Ritter
Johnston hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Ritter
Hinchman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grant settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dooin vs. Adams
Dooin hits a popup in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ritter vs. Adams
Ritter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Ritter
Wagner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Viox vs. Ritter
Wally Gerber pinch runs for Honus Wagner.
Viox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gerber moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baird vs. Ritter
Baird strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Ritter
Schang hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Ritter
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Adams
Wally Gerber now playing shortstop.
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Adams
Grant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Viox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lobert vs. Adams
Lobert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ritter
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, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Ritter
Collins hits a line drive into center field. Babington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Ritter
Johnston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Ritter
Ritter fires to first and picks off Johnston. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babington vs. Adams
Babington hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Viox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brainard vs. Adams
Fred Brainard pinch hits for Red Dooin.
Brainard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Viox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Adams
Chief Meyers pinch hits for Hank Ritter.
Meyers hits a fly ball into right field. Hinchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1915, game 1 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Max Carey, lf 5 2 2 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 1 0
Zip Collins, cf 4 2 2 1 Dave Robertson, rf 4 0 1 0
Doc Johnston, 1b 4 2 2 4 Eddie Grant, 2b 3 1 1 0
Bill Hinchman, rf 4 0 1 1 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 1
Honus Wagner, ss 3 0 0 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 3 0 2 0
Wally Gerber, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Hans Lobert, 3b 4 0 1 0
Jim Viox, 2b 4 0 2 0 Fred Snodgrass, cf 1 0 1 0
Doug Baird, 3b 4 0 0 0 Charlie Babin, ph-cf 3 0 0 0
Bobby Schang, c 4 0 0 0 Red Dooin, c 3 0 0 0
Babe Adams, p 4 0 0 0 Fred Brainerd, ph 1 0 0 0
Christy Mathewson, p 0 0 0 0
Larry Doyle, ph 1 0 0 0
Hank Ritter, p 2 0 1 0
Chief Meyers, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 9 6 34 1 9 1
PIT 003 030 000 -- 6
NY1 100 000 000 -- 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Babe Adams (W) 9.0 9 1 1 2 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Christy Mathewson (L) 3.0 5 3 3 0 0
Hank Ritter 6.0 4 3 3 2 3
E -- Honus Wagner 2, Art Fletcher 2
DP -- PIT 1
LOB -- PIT 6, NY1 8
2B -- Art Fletcher, Max Carey
HR -- Doc Johnston
SB -- Max Carey 2, Zip Collins
CS -- Hans Lobert
HBP -- by Hank Ritter (Honus Wagner)
T -- 1:48
A -- 0
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