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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1915
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 23, 1915 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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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 23, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Robinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Christy Mathewson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Otis Stocksdale 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Miller Huggins | Second Baseman |
| Art Butler | Shortstop |
| Bob Bescher | Left Fielder |
| Tom Long | Right Fielder |
| Cozy Dolan | Center Fielder |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Bruno Betzel | Third Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Hank Robinson | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Fred Merkle | Center Fielder |
| Fred Brainard | First Baseman |
| Eddie Grant | Third Baseman |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1915
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huggins vs. Mathewson
Huggins bunts towards the mound. Mathewson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Mathewson
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Mathewson
Bescher hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Robinson
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Robinson
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Dolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Robinson
Doyle hits a popup towards third. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Robinson
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Dolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Mathewson
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dolan vs. Mathewson
Dolan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mathewson
Miller 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
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Robinson
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brainard vs. Robinson
Brainard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brainard for the out. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grant vs. Robinson
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Butler fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Robinson
There goes Grant. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Huggins applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Mathewson
Betzel hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Meyers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Mathewson
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mathewson
Robinson hits a popup towards the mound. Mathewson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Robinson
Meyers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathewson vs. Robinson
Mathewson is hit by the pitch. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Robinson
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Meyers moves to third. Mathewson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robertson vs. Robinson
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meyers scores. Mathewson moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doyle vs. Perdue
Hub Perdue now pitching.
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mathewson tags and scores. Burns tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Perdue
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Butler fields it and throws to second for the out. Burns scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Perdue
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brainard vs. Perdue
There goes Merkle. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Merkle steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brainard vs. Perdue
Brainard strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huggins vs. Mathewson
Huggins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Mathewson
Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Huggins moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bescher vs. Mathewson
Bescher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Huggins scores. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Mathewson
Long takes first base on ball four. Butler moves to third. Bescher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dolan vs. Mathewson
Dolan hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Butler tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Mathewson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Bescher moves to third. Long moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Betzel vs. Mathewson
Betzel hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bescher tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Mathewson
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Perdue
Grant hits a popup, foul, towards short. Butler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Perdue
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Betzel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Perdue
Mathewson hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perdue vs. Mathewson
Perdue hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Huggins vs. Mathewson
Huggins bunts towards first. Brainard fields the ball and throws to Mathewson covering. Safe. Perdue moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Mathewson
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. Perdue moves to third. Huggins moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bescher vs. Mathewson
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first - double play. Perdue scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Perdue
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Perdue
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Perdue
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Perdue
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Perdue
Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Mathewson
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dolan vs. Mathewson
Dolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mathewson
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brainard vs. Perdue
Brainard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perdue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Perdue
Grant hits a fly ball into center field. Dolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Perdue
Meyers hits a popup, foul, towards third. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Mathewson
Betzel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Mathewson
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perdue vs. Mathewson
Perdue hits a popup towards first. Brainard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Perdue
Mathewson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Perdue
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Dolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Perdue
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Perdue
Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Huggins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huggins vs. Mathewson
Huggins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Mathewson
Butler bunts towards first. Brainard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Butler for the out. Huggins moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bescher vs. Mathewson
Bescher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Mathewson
Long bunts towards third. Grant catches it and throws to second to double up Huggins. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Perdue
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Perdue
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Butler applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Perdue
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brainard vs. Perdue
Perdue fires to first and picks off Merkle. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brainard vs. Perdue
Brainard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dolan vs. Mathewson
Dolan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Mathewson
There goes Dolan. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Dolan steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Mathewson
Miller hits a line drive towards third. Grant catches it and races to tag Dolan, for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Mathewson
Betzel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Perdue
Grant hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Perdue
Meyers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Perdue
High Pockets Kelly pinch hits for Christy Mathewson.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1915, game 2 -- SLN at NY1 (D)
SLN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Miller Huggins, 2b 4 1 4 0 George Burns, lf 3 1 1 0
Art Butler, ss 3 1 1 0 Dave Robertson, rf 4 0 1 1
Bob Bescher, lf 4 1 2 2 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 0 1 1
Tom Long, rf 3 0 0 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 1
Cozy Dolan, cf 3 0 1 1 Fred Merkle, cf 4 0 3 0
Dots Miller, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fred Brainerd, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bruno Betzel, 3b 3 0 0 1 Eddie Grant, 3b 4 0 0 0
Frank Snyder, c 3 0 0 0 Chief Meyers, c 4 1 1 0
Hank Robinson, p 1 0 0 0 Christy Mathewson, p 2 1 1 0
Hub Perdue, p 2 1 1 0 High Pockets Kel, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 9 4 33 3 9 3
SLN 000 310 000 -- 4
NY1 003 000 000 -- 3
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Hank Robinson* 2.0 3 3 3 1 0
Hub Perdue (W) 7.0 6 0 0 0 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Christy Mathewson (L) 9.0 9 4 3 1 3
* Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
E -- Art Fletcher
DP -- NY1 4
LOB -- SLN 3, NY1 6
SB -- Fred Merkle, Cozy Dolan
CS -- Eddie Grant, Art Fletcher
SH -- Art Butler
SF -- Larry Doyle, Cozy Dolan, Bruno Betzel
HBP -- by Hank Robinson (Christy Mathewson)
T -- 1:45
A -- 0
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