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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
September 2, 1912
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 2, 1912 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Smoky Joe Wood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George McConnell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Bob Hart 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Steve Yerkes | Second Baseman |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Jake Stahl | First Baseman |
| Heinie Wagner | Shortstop |
| Hick Cady | Catcher |
| Smoky Joe Wood | Pitcher |
| Jake Stahl | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Hal Chase | First Baseman |
| Bert Daniels | Left Fielder |
| Dutch Sterrett | Right Fielder |
| Jack Lelivelt | Center Fielder |
| Hack Simmons | Second Baseman |
| Roy Hartzell | Third Baseman |
| Ed Sweeney | Catcher |
| George McConnell | Pitcher |
| Harry Wolverton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
September 2, 1912
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. McConnell
Hooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yerkes vs. McConnell
McConnell fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on McConnell. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yerkes vs. McConnell
Yerkes bunts towards the mound. McConnell fields it and throws to first for the out. Hooper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speaker vs. McConnell
Speaker hits a fly ball into left field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hooper tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. McConnell
Lewis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Wood
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chase vs. Wood
Chase strikes out. There goes McMillan. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daniels vs. Wood
Daniels bunts towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sterrett vs. Wood
Sterrett strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. McConnell
Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stahl vs. McConnell
Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stahl for the out. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. McConnell
McConnell spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on McConnell. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wagner vs. McConnell
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cady vs. McConnell
Cady hits a line drive into right field. Sterrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. McConnell
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McConnell, and towards Simmons, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lelivelt vs. Wood
Lelivelt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Wood
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartzell vs. Wood
Hartzell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Wood
Sweeney hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. McConnell
Hooper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yerkes vs. McConnell
Yerkes hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. McConnell
There goes Yerkes. The throw from Sweeney and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. McConnell
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McConnell vs. Wood
McConnell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahl scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Wood
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Wood
Chase strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. McConnell
Lewis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. McConnell
Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. McConnell
Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hartzell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Wood
Daniels hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sterrett vs. Wood
Sterrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lelivelt vs. Wood
There goes Sterrett. The throw from Cady and he is out, Wagner applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lelivelt vs. Wood
Lelivelt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. McConnell
Wagner hits a popup towards first. Chase settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cady vs. McConnell
Cady hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. McConnell
Wood takes first base on ball four. Cady moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hooper vs. McConnell
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. Cady moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yerkes vs. McConnell
Yerkes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McConnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Wood
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartzell vs. Wood
Hartzell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahl scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hartzell for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Wood
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McConnell vs. Wood
McConnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Wood
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third. McConnell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chase vs. Wood
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Yerkes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. McConnell
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McConnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. McConnell
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. McConnell
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McConnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Wood
Daniels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lewis. Daniels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sterrett vs. Wood
Sterrett bunts for an out with unknown description. Daniels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lelivelt vs. Wood
Lelivelt strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Wood
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. McConnell
Stahl hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. McConnell
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cady vs. McConnell
Cady hits a fly ball into center field. Lelivelt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. McConnell
Wood takes first base on ball four. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hooper vs. McConnell
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartzell vs. Wood
Hartzell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Wood
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McConnell vs. Wood
McConnell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yerkes vs. McConnell
Yerkes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. McConnell
Speaker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. McConnell
Lewis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. McConnell
Gardner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stahl vs. McConnell
Stahl hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sweeney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Wood
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chase vs. Wood
There goes McMillan. The throw from Cady and he is safe. McMillan steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chase vs. Wood
Chase hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Daniels vs. Wood
Daniels hits a popup towards the mound. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sterrett vs. Wood
There goes McMillan. The slide. Cady applies the tag. McMillan is out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. McConnell
Wagner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cady vs. McConnell
Cady hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McConnell
Wood hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paddock vs. Wood
Del Paddock pinch hits for Dutch Sterrett.
Paddock strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lelivelt vs. Wood
Lelivelt strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Wood
Simmons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartzell vs. Wood
Ray Caldwell pinch runs for Hack Simmons.
Hartzell takes first base on ball four. Caldwell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Wood
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Caldwell moves to third. Hartzell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McConnell vs. Wood
McConnell strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1912, game 2 -- Boston at NYA (D)
Boston AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Hooper H, rf 4 1 1 0 Tommy McMillan, ss 4 0 3 0
Yerkes S, 2b 3 0 1 0 Hal Chase, 1b 4 0 0 0
Speaker T, cf 3 0 0 1 Bert Daniels, lf 3 0 1 0
Lewis D, lf 4 0 1 0 Dutch Sterrett, rf 2 0 1 0
Gardner L, 3b 4 0 2 0 Del Paddock, ph 1 0 0 0
Stahl J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jack Lelivelt, cf 4 0 0 0
Wagner H, ss 3 0 1 0 Hack Simmons, 2b 3 0 1 0
Cady H, c 4 0 1 0 Ray Caldwell, pr 0 0 0 0
Wood S, p 2 0 0 0 Roy Hartzell, 3b 3 0 0 0
Jeff Sweeney, c 3 0 1 0
George McConnell, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 7 1 31 0 8 0
Boston 100 000 000 -- 1
NYA 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wood S (W) 9.0 8 0 0 3 8
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
George McConnell (L) 9.0 7 1 0 3 2
E -- George McConnell 2
LOB -- Boston 8, NYA 9
2B -- Bert Daniels
SB -- Tommy McMillan 2
CS -- Yerkes S, Dutch Sterrett, Tommy McMillan
SH -- Yerkes S, Bert Daniels, Dutch Sterrett
SF -- Speaker T
T -- 1:50
A -- 20000
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