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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 23, 1923
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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 May 23, 1923 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1923 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 23, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Bentley |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Hart 1B: Barry McCormick 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Blades | Left Fielder |
| Les Mann | Right Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Hi Myers | Center Fielder |
| Howard Freigau | Shortstop |
| Verne Clemons | Catcher |
| Fred Toney | Pitcher |
| Branch Rickey | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Travis Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Jimmy O'Connell | Center Fielder |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Jack Bentley | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 23, 1923
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Bentley
Blades hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Blades reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Bentley
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bentley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Bentley
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hornsby for the out. Blades moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bottomley vs. Bentley
Bottomley hits a line drive into left field. Meusel settles under the ball 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: ---
Bancroft vs. Toney
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Toney
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Toney
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Bentley
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Bentley
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freigau vs. Bentley
Freigau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemons vs. Bentley
Clemons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Toney
Meusel hits a popup towards short. Freigau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Toney
Youngs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Toney
Kelly hits a line drive towards third. Stock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Bentley
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Bentley
Blades strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Bentley
Mann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Mann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Bentley
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Bentley
Bottomley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Toney
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Toney
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bentley vs. Toney
Bentley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Toney
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. Bentley moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Toney
There's a wild pitch. Bentley moves to third. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Toney
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frisch vs. Toney
Frisch hits a line drive into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Bentley
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Bentley
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freigau vs. Bentley
Freigau is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Toney
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Toney
Youngs hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Toney
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Connell vs. Toney
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Meusel moves to third. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Snyder vs. Toney
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meusel scores. Kelly scores. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bentley vs. Toney
Bentley hits a fly ball into left field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell tags and scores. Snyder tags and moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Toney
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Snyder scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Toney
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemons vs. Bentley
Clemons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toney vs. Bentley
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blades vs. Bentley
Blades hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Bentley
Mann takes first base on ball four. Toney moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Bentley
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Toney
Frisch hits a line drive into left field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Toney
Meusel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Myers who is chasing the ball. Meusel reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Toney
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby has Meusel trapped. There's the throw to Clemons and over to Stock, who tags Meusel for the out. Youngs moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Toney
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Bentley
Bottomley hits a popup towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Bentley
Stock hits a fly ball into center field. O'Connell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Bentley
Myers hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of O'Connell. Myers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freigau vs. Bentley
Freigau hits a fly ball into center field. O'Connell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Toney
O'Connell hits a popup towards short. Freigau misplays the ball. That's an error on Freigau. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Toney
Snyder hits a line drive for a double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bentley vs. Toney
Bentley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Toney
Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemons vs. Bentley
Clemons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Bentley
Toney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blades vs. Bentley
Blades hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Bentley
Mann hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Toney moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Bentley
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bentley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Toney
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Toney
Frisch bunts towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frisch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Toney
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Bentley
Bottomley hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Bentley
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bentley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Bentley
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Myers for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Toney
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Toney
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Myers. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Toney
O'Connell bunts towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snyder vs. Toney
Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freigau vs. Bentley
Freigau hits a line drive into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemons vs. Bentley
Clemons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Bentley
Eddie Ainsmith pinch hits for Fred Toney. Jack Smith pinch runs for Verne Clemons.
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blades vs. Bentley
Eddie Dyer pinch runs for Eddie Ainsmith.
Blades hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. Smith scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Bentley
Mann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1923 -- SLN at New York (D)
SLN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ray Blades, lf 5 0 1 1 Bancroft D, ss 2 0 1 1
Les Mann, rf 4 0 2 0 Jackson T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Rogers Hornsby, 2b 3 0 0 0 Frisch F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Jim Bottomley, 1b 4 0 0 0 Meusel I, lf 4 1 2 0
Milt Stock, 3b 4 0 0 0 Youngs R, rf 4 0 0 0
Hi Myers, cf 4 0 1 0 Kelly H, 1b 4 1 2 0
Howard Freigau, ss 4 0 1 0 O'Connell J, cf 2 1 0 0
Verne Clemons, c 3 0 1 0 Snyder F, c 4 1 1 2
Jack Smith, pr 0 1 0 0 Bentley J, p 2 0 2 1
Fred Toney, p 3 0 1 0
Eddie Ainsmith, ph 1 0 1 0
Eddie Dyer, pr 0 0 0 0
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35 1 8 1 29 4 8 4
SLN 000 000 001 -- 1
New York 000 400 00x -- 4
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Fred Toney (L) 8.0 8 4 4 4 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bentley J (W) 9.0 8 1 1 3 3
E -- Howard Freigau
DP -- SLN 2
LOB -- SLN 10, New York 7
2B -- Ray Blades, Les Mann, Hi Myers, Kelly H
3B -- Meusel I
SH -- O'Connell J
SF -- Bentley J
WP -- Fred Toney
T -- 1:45
A -- 6000
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