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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 6, 1915
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on September 6, 1915 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Hughes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sailor Stroud |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lord Byron 1B: Mal Eason 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Snodgrass | Center Fielder |
| Ed Fitzpatrick | Second Baseman |
| Pete Compton | Right Fielder |
| Sherry Magee | Left Fielder |
| Butch Schmidt | First Baseman |
| Red Smith | Third Baseman |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Hank Gowdy | Catcher |
| Tom Hughes | Pitcher |
| George Stallings | 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 |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Sailor Stroud | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 6, 1915
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Stroud
Snodgrass strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzpatrick vs. Stroud
Fitzpatrick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Compton vs. Stroud
Compton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Stroud
Magee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hughes
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Hughes
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Hughes
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Stroud
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, in back of third. Fletcher settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Stroud
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stroud
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Stroud
Maranville strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Hughes
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Hughes
Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hughes
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Hughes
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Stroud
Gowdy strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Stroud
Hughes strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Stroud
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Hughes
Meyers strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Hughes
Stroud strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hughes
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connolly vs. Stroud
Joe Connolly pinch hits for Ed Fitzpatrick.
Connolly strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Compton vs. Stroud
Compton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Stroud
Magee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Stroud
There goes Magee. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Magee steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Stroud
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Hughes
Dick Egan now playing second base.
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Hughes
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Hughes
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stroud
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Stroud
Maranville hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gowdy vs. Stroud
Stroud spins and fires to second and Fletcher drops the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Smith moves to third. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gowdy vs. Stroud
Gowdy hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. Maranville tags and moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hughes vs. Stroud
Hughes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maranville scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Stroud
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Doyle fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Stroud
Egan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Snodgrass moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Compton vs. Stroud
Compton 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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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Hughes
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hughes
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Hughes
Thorpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meyers vs. Hughes
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Egan misplays the ball. That's an error on Egan. Fletcher scores. Thorpe moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Hughes
Bobby Schang pinch hits for Sailor Stroud.
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Hughes
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Egan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Benton
Rube Benton now pitching.
Magee is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Benton
Schmidt bunts towards third. Grant fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Fletcher covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Hughes
Grant hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Hughes
Robertson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Hughes
Doyle hits a ball on the ground, foul, for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Hughes
Merkle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hughes
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Hughes
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Gowdy and he is safe. Fletcher steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thorpe vs. Hughes
Thorpe strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Benton
Maranville hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Benton
Gowdy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Benton
Hughes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Hughes
Meyers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Hughes
Charlie Babington pinch runs for Chief Meyers.
Hughes fires to first and picks off Babington. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Hughes
Benton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. Benton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Hughes
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grant vs. Hughes
Grant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Tyler
Lefty Tyler now pitching.
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Benton
Red Dooin now catching.
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Benton
Egan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Compton vs. Benton
Compton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Tyler
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Tyler
Merkle bunts towards the mound. Tyler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Tyler
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dooin vs. Tyler
Dooin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores. Thorpe moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Benton vs. Tyler
Benton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thorpe scores. Dooin moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Tyler
There go the runners. The throw from Gowdy to Egan covering second. The throw back to home, and Dooin is out at the plate. Benton moves to second. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Benton
Magee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Benton
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1915, game 1 -- BSN at NY1 (D)
BSN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Fred Snodgrass, cf 4 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 0 0
Ed Fitzpatrick, 2b 1 0 0 0 Eddie Grant, 3b 3 0 0 0
Joe Connolly, ph 1 0 0 0 Dave Robertson, rf 4 1 1 0
Dick Egan, 2b 2 0 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 0
Pete Compton, rf 4 0 1 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 4 2 2 2
Sherry Magee, lf 3 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 3 0
Butch Schmidt, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jim Thorpe, cf 4 1 2 0
Red Smith, 3b 4 1 1 0 Chief Meyers, c 3 0 1 1
Rabbit Maranvill, ss 3 1 1 0 Charlie Babingto, pr 0 0 0 0
Hank Gowdy, c 2 0 0 1 Red Dooin, c 1 0 1 1
Tom Hughes, p 3 0 1 1 Sailor Stroud, p 1 0 0 0
Lefty Tyler, p 0 0 0 0 Bobby Schang, ph 1 0 0 0
Rube Benton, p 2 0 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 6 2 35 5 12 5
BSN 000 020 000 -- 2
NY1 000 012 02x -- 5
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Tom Hughes (L) 6.2 8 3 3 1 7
Lefty Tyler 1.1 4 2 2 0 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Sailor Stroud 5.0 6 2 2 0 5
Rube Benton (W) 4.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Art Fletcher 2, Dick Egan
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- BSN 4, NY1 7
2B -- Rube Benton
HR -- Fred Merkle
SB -- Sherry Magee, Art Fletcher
CS -- Red Dooin
SH -- Butch Schmidt
SF -- Hank Gowdy
HBP -- by Rube Benton (Sherry Magee)
T -- 1:58
A -- 15000
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