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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 1, 1916
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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 August 1, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Anderson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Mal Eason 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Frank Schulte | Left Fielder |
| Bill Hinchman | First Baseman |
| Jack Farmer | Second Baseman |
| Joe Schultz | Right Fielder |
| Alex McCarthy | Shortstop |
| William Fischer | Catcher |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| Nixey Callahan | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Fred Anderson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 1, 1916
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Anderson
Baird hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Anderson
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baird moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Anderson
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Anderson covering. Safe. Baird scores. Carey moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hinchman vs. Anderson
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. Carey scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Farmer vs. Anderson
Farmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hinchman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schultz vs. Anderson
Schultz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Anderson
McCarthy 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Farmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Cooper
Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey. Doyle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Cooper
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Farmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. Cooper
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doyle scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Cooper
There goes Robertson. The throw from Fischer and he is out, McCarthy applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Anderson
Fischer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Anderson
Cooper bunts towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. Fischer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baird vs. Anderson
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Anderson
There goes Baird. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hinchman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Anderson
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Anderson
Schulte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Anderson
Hinchman hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Farmer vs. Anderson
Farmer is hit by the pitch. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schultz vs. Anderson
Schultz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schulte scores. Farmer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Anderson
McCarthy bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Farmer moves to third. Schultz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fischer vs. Anderson
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Cooper
Rariden hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Cooper
Hans Lobert pinch hits for Fred Anderson.
Lobert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Cooper
There goes Burns. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Cooper
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it 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: ---
Cooper vs. Schupp
Ferdie Schupp now pitching.
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Schupp
Baird hits a line drive towards third. Herzog reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Schupp
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Cooper
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Cooper
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Cooper
There goes Robertson. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Robertson steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Farmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle hits a line drive into left field. Schulte picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Schulte. Robertson scores. Kauff goes all the way around to score. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Cooper
There goes Merkle. The throw from Fischer and he is out, Baird applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Schupp
Schulte strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Schupp
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farmer vs. Schupp
Farmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Cooper
Rariden strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schupp vs. Cooper
Schupp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Farmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy misplays the ball. That's an error on McCarthy. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Cooper
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Cooper
Herzog hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fischer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Schupp
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Schupp
McCarthy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Schupp
Walter Schmidt pinch hits for William Fischer.
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Schupp
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Cooper
Walter Schmidt now catching.
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hinchman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Farmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Schupp
Baird hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Schupp
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Schupp
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Cooper
Rariden hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schupp vs. Cooper
Schupp strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Schupp
Hinchman hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farmer vs. Schupp
Farmer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schultz vs. Schupp
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. Farmer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Schupp
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Cooper
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Farmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Cooper
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Farmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Cooper
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Schupp
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Schupp
Cooper bunts towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baird vs. Schupp
Baird takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Schupp
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle bunts towards the mound. Cooper catches it and throws to first to double up Kauff. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Cooper
Rariden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schupp vs. Cooper
There goes Rariden. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Rariden steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schupp vs. Cooper
Schupp strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Schupp
Schulte hits a popup, foul, towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Schupp
Hinchman hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Kauff, who is chasing the ball. Hinchman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Farmer vs. Schupp
Farmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Merkle. Hinchman scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schultz vs. Schupp
Schultz hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Schupp
McCarthy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Cooper
Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Farmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Cooper
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1916 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Doug Baird, 3b 4 1 0 0 George Burns, lf 5 0 0 0
Max Carey, cf 5 1 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 5 1 2 0
Frank Schulte, lf 4 1 1 1 Buck Herzog, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bill Hinchman, 1b 5 1 1 1 Dave Robertson, rf 4 1 2 1
Jack Farmer, 2b 3 0 1 0 Benny Kauff, cf 3 1 1 0
Joe Schultz, rf 5 0 1 1 Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 1 1
Alex McCarthy, ss 4 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 0
William Fischer, c 2 0 1 0 Bill Rariden, c 4 0 1 0
Walter Schmidt, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Fred Anderson, p 0 0 0 0
Wilbur Cooper, p 2 0 0 0 Hans Lobert, ph 1 0 1 0
Ferdie Schupp, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 7 3 37 3 9 2
PIT 201 000 000 1 -- 4
NY1 100 200 000 0 -- 3
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper (W) 10.0 9 3 2 2 4
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Fred Anderson 3.0 6 3 2 1 0
Ferdie Schupp (L) 7.0 1 1 0 3 4
E -- Fred Merkle 2, Frank Schulte, Alex McCarthy
DP -- PIT 1, NY1 1
LOB -- PIT 9, NY1 6
2B -- Larry Doyle
3B -- Bill Hinchman
SB -- George Burns, Dave Robertson, Bill Rariden
CS -- Dave Robertson, Doug Baird, Fred Merkle
SH -- Wilbur Cooper 2
HBP -- by Fred Anderson (Jack Farmer), by Ferdie Schupp (Jack Farmer)
WP -- Wilbur Cooper
T -- 2:10
A -- 5000
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