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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 21, 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 July 21, 1923 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 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 | July 21, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Haines |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 30,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Finneran 1B: Cy Pfirman 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Ray Blades | Left Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Hi Myers | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
| Jesse Haines | Pitcher |
| Branch Rickey | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Casey Stengel | Center Fielder |
| Jimmy O'Connell | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Art Nehf | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 21, 1923
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Nehf
Flack hits a fly ball into center field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Nehf
Blades hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Nehf
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Haines
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Haines
Groh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Haines
Frisch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Youngs scores. Groh moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Haines
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock has Groh trapped. There's the throw to Ainsmith and back to Stock, who tags Groh for the out. Frisch moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stengel vs. Haines
Stengel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frisch scores. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Connell vs. Haines
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meusel scores. Stengel moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Barfoot
Clyde Barfoot now pitching.
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Barfoot
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stengel scores. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nehf vs. Barfoot
Nehf 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 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Nehf
Bottomley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Nehf
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards second. Frisch can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Nehf
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Nehf
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Barfoot
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Barfoot
Groh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Barfoot
Frisch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngs scores. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Barfoot
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields it and throws to second for the out. Groh moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stengel vs. Barfoot
Stengel hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Barfoot scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stengel for the out. Groh scores. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Barfoot
O'Connell hits a popup towards third. Stock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Nehf
Lavan hits a line drive into center field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfoot vs. Nehf
Barfoot hits a line drive into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Nehf
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Barfoot
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Lavan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Barfoot
Snyder 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Barfoot
Nehf hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Myers. Nehf reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Barfoot
Youngs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nehf scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Barfoot
Groh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blades. Groh reaches second base with a double. Youngs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Barfoot
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Barfoot
Meusel hits a line drive into left field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Nehf
Blades hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Blades reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Nehf
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Nehf
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Connell juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Connell. Blades moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stock vs. Nehf
Stock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blades scores. Bottomley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Myers vs. Nehf
Myers hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Bottomley scores. Stock moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ainsmith vs. Nehf
Ainsmith hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stock tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavan vs. Nehf
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Connell can't make a play. That's a base hit. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barfoot vs. Nehf
Barfoot hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Barfoot
Stengel strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Barfoot
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Barfoot
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Nehf
Flack hits a fly ball into center field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Nehf
Blades is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Nehf
Hornsby hits a popup towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Barfoot
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Barfoot
Nehf hits a popup towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Barfoot
Youngs hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Nehf
Bottomley hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Nehf
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Nehf
Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Nehf
Ainsmith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavan vs. Nehf
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Jackson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Barfoot
Groh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Barfoot
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Barfoot
Meusel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stengel vs. Barfoot
Stengel hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ainsmith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfoot vs. Nehf
Barfoot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Nehf
Flack hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Nehf
Blades hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Blades reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Nehf
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Nehf
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. Blades moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stock vs. Nehf
Stock 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
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Barfoot
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Barfoot
There goes O'Connell. The throw from Ainsmith and he is out, Lavan applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Barfoot
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Barfoot
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nehf vs. Barfoot
Nehf hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Youngs vs. Barfoot
Youngs takes first base on ball four. Jackson scores. Snyder moves to third. Nehf moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groh vs. Stuart
Johnny Stuart now pitching.
Groh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blades. Groh reaches second base with a double. Snyder scores. Nehf scores. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frisch vs. Stuart
Frisch hits a line drive towards left. Blades catches it and throws to second to double up Groh. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Nehf
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Nehf
Ainsmith hits a fly ball into center field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Nehf
Lavan hits a fly ball into center field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Stuart
Meusel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Stuart
Stengel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Stuart
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Stuart
Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Myers is chasing the ball. Jackson rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Stuart
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Stuart
Bill Cunningham pinch hits for Art Nehf.
Cunningham strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Barnes
Virgil Barnes now pitching. Freddie Maguire now playing second base. Heinie Mueller pinch hits for Johnny Stuart.
Mueller hits a line drive into center field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Barnes
Flack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toporcer vs. Barnes
Specs Toporcer pinch hits for Ray Blades.
Toporcer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stengel. Toporcer reaches second base with a double. Flack moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hornsby vs. Barnes
Hornsby hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stengel, who is chasing the ball. Hornsby reaches third base with a triple. Flack scores. Toporcer scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bottomley vs. Barnes
Howard Freigau pinch runs for Rogers Hornsby.
The ball gets by Snyder for a passed ball. Freigau scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Barnes
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Barnes
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1923 -- SLN at New York (D)
SLN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 5 2 2 1 Youngs R, rf 3 3 2 2
Ray Blades, lf 4 1 2 0 Groh H, 3b 5 1 5 3
Specs Toporcer, ph 1 1 1 0 Frisch F, 2b 4 1 2 2
Rogers Hornsby, 2b 4 0 1 2 Maguire F, 2b 0 0 0 0
Howard Freigau, pr 0 1 0 0 Meusel I, lf 5 2 2 1
Jim Bottomley, 1b 5 1 0 0 Stengel C, cf 5 1 1 2
Milt Stock, 3b 5 1 2 1 O'Connell J, 1b 4 1 2 1
Hi Myers, cf 4 0 2 1 Jackson T, ss 4 2 1 2
Eddie Ainsmith, c 3 0 1 1 Snyder F, c 5 1 2 1
Doc Lavan, ss 4 0 1 0 Nehf A, p 4 2 2 0
Jesse Haines, p 0 0 0 0 Cunningham B, ph 1 0 0 0
Clyde Barfoot, p 3 0 0 0 Barnes V, p 0 0 0 0
Johnny Stuart, p 0 0 0 0
Heinie Mueller, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 12 6 40 14 19 14
SLN 000 300 103 -- 7
New York 422 000 33x -- 14
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Jesse Haines (L) 0.1 4 4 4 1 0
Clyde Barfoot 6.0 12 7 7 3 1
Johnny Stuart 1.2 3 3 3 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Nehf A (W) 8.0 9 4 2 1 2
Barnes V (S) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0
E -- O'Connell J
DP -- SLN 2
LOB -- SLN 7, New York 7
2B -- Nehf A, Groh H 2, Ray Blades 2, Specs Toporcer
3B -- Rogers Hornsby
HR -- Max Flack, Meusel I, Jackson T
CS -- O'Connell J
SF -- Eddie Ainsmith
PB -- Snyder F
T -- 2:06
A -- 30000
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