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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 2, 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 September 2, 1915 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 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 | September 2, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Christy Mathewson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Dode Paskert | Left Fielder |
| Beals Becker | Right Fielder |
| Fred Luderus | First Baseman |
| Possum Whitted | Center Fielder |
| Bert Niehoff | Second Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Pete Alexander | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Grant | Third Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Jim Thorpe | Center Fielder |
| Lew Wendell | Catcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 2, 1915
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Mathewson
Stock hits a fly ball into center field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Mathewson
Bancroft 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Mathewson
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up 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: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Alexander
Grant hits a fly ball into center field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Alexander
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Mathewson
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Mathewson
Luderus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thorpe. Luderus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitted vs. Mathewson
Whitted hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niehoff vs. Mathewson
Niehoff hits a fly ball into center field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Alexander
There goes Doyle. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Niehoff applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Alexander
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Alexander
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whitted. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thorpe vs. Alexander
Thorpe strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Mathewson
Killefer hits a fly ball into center field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Mathewson
Alexander hits a fly ball into center field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Mathewson
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant juggles the ball. That's an error on Grant. Stock moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Mathewson
Bancroft strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wendell vs. Alexander
Wendell strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Alexander
Mathewson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Mathewson
Paskert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Mathewson
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luderus vs. Mathewson
Luderus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Paskert moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitted vs. Mathewson
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson can't make a play. That's a base hit. Paskert moves to third. Luderus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niehoff vs. Mathewson
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Alexander
Grant hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Alexander
There goes Grant. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Alexander
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Alexander
Merkle takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Alexander
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Mathewson
Killefer strikes out. Wendell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Killefer out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Mathewson
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Mathewson
Stock 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 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Alexander
Thorpe strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wendell vs. Alexander
Wendell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathewson vs. Alexander
Mathewson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wendell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grant vs. Alexander
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Mathewson
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Mathewson
Paskert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Becker vs. Mathewson
Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bancroft tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luderus vs. Mathewson
Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Mathewson covering, for the out. Paskert moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitted vs. Mathewson
Whitted hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Alexander
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Alexander
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Mathewson
Niehoff hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Mathewson
Killefer hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Mathewson
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Alexander
Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Alexander
Bobby Schang pinch hits for Jim Thorpe.
Schang hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wendell vs. Alexander
Wendell 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
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Mathewson
Charlie Babington now playing center field.
Stock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Mathewson
Bancroft hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Mathewson
Paskert strikes out. The ball gets by Wendell. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Becker vs. Mathewson
Becker 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 8
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Alexander
Chief Meyers pinch hits for Christy Mathewson.
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Alexander
Grant 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
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Schupp
Ferdie Schupp now pitching.
Luderus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Schupp
Whitted bunts towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Doyle covering, for the out. Luderus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niehoff vs. Schupp
Niehoff bunts towards third. Grant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Luderus moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killefer vs. Schupp
Killefer hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Luderus tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Schupp
There goes Niehoff. The throw from Wendell and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Alexander
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 -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Alexander
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--
Fletcher vs. Alexander
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1915, game 2 -- Philadelphia at NY1 (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Stock M, 3b 4 0 1 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 1 0
Bancroft D, ss 4 1 1 0 Eddie Grant, 3b 4 0 1 0
Paskert D, lf 4 0 2 0 Dave Robertson, rf 4 0 0 0
Becker B, rf 3 0 0 1 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 2 0
Luderus F, 1b 4 1 3 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 3 0 1 0
Whitted P, cf 3 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 0
Niehoff B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Jim Thorpe, cf 2 0 0 0
Killefer B, c 3 0 0 1 Bobby Schang, ph 1 0 0 0
Alexander P, p 3 0 0 0 Charlie Babingto, cf 0 0 0 0
Lew Wendell, c 3 0 1 0
Christy Mathewson, p 2 0 0 0
Chief Meyers, ph 1 0 0 0
Ferdie Schupp, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 9 2 32 0 7 0
Philadelphia 000 001 001 -- 2
NY1 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander P (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 8
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Christy Mathewson (L) 8.0 7 1 1 0 5
Ferdie Schupp 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Eddie Grant, Lew Wendell
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, NY1 6
2B -- Luderus F, Art Fletcher
SB -- Stock M
CS -- Larry Doyle, Eddie Grant, Niehoff B
SH -- Whitted P
SF -- Becker B, Killefer B
T -- 1:28
A -- 0
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