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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 16, 1912
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on May 16, 1912 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Marquard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Marty O'Toole |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 9,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Bill Finneran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Josh Devore | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Snodgrass | Center Fielder |
| Red Murray | Right Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Rube Marquard | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Byrne | Third Baseman |
| Max Carey | Left Fielder |
| Mike Donlin | Right Fielder |
| Honus Wagner | Shortstop |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Chief Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Alex McCarthy | Second Baseman |
| Billy Kelly | Catcher |
| Marty O'Toole | Pitcher |
| Fred Clarke | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 16, 1912
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. O'Toole
Devore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. O'Toole
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Donlin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. O'Toole
Snodgrass is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. O'Toole
There goes Devore. The throw from Kelly and he is out, Wagner applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Marquard
Byrne strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Marquard
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donlin vs. Marquard
Donlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Marquard
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. O'Toole
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. O'Toole
Merkle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. O'Toole
There goes Murray. The throw from Kelly and he is out, Wagner applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. O'Toole
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. O'Toole
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Marquard
Miller hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Marquard
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Marquard
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. O'Toole
Meyers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquard vs. O'Toole
Marquard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Devore vs. O'Toole
Devore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. O'Toole
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Marquard
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Marquard
O'Toole hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Marquard
Byrne is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. O'Toole
Snodgrass is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. O'Toole
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. O'Toole
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Marquard
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donlin vs. Marquard
Donlin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Marquard
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. O'Toole
Herzog hits a popup towards third. Byrne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. O'Toole
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. O'Toole
Meyers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marquard vs. O'Toole
Marquard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy fields it and throws to second for the out. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Devore vs. O'Toole
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Byrne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Marquard
Miller bunts towards first. Merkle juggles the ball. That's an error on Merkle. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Marquard
Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Marquard
McCarthy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Marquard
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Toole vs. Marquard
There goes Kelly. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Toole vs. Marquard
O'Toole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. O'Toole
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. O'Toole
Snodgrass takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. O'Toole
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. O'Toole
Merkle takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to third. Snodgrass moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herzog vs. O'Toole
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Doyle scores. Snodgrass moves to third. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. O'Toole
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to home to get Snodgrass. Merkle moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meyers vs. O'Toole
Meyers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Marquard
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Marquard
Carey hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donlin vs. Marquard
Donlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquard vs. O'Toole
Marquard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. O'Toole
Devore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. O'Toole
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. O'Toole
Snodgrass hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Marquard
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Marquard
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Marquard
Wilson 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
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. O'Toole
Murray hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Murray reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. O'Toole
Merkle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carey. Merkle reaches second base with a double. Murray scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. O'Toole
There goes Merkle. The throw from Kelly and he is safe. Merkle steals third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. O'Toole
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. O'Toole
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merkle tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. O'Toole
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquard vs. O'Toole
Marquard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Marquard
McCarthy strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Marquard
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Marquard
Tommy Leach pinch hits for Marty O'Toole.
Leach hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Leifield
Lefty Leifield now pitching.
Devore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Leifield
There goes Devore. The throw from Kelly and he is safe. Devore steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Leifield
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snodgrass vs. Leifield
Snodgrass bunts towards the mound. Leifield fields it and throws to first for the out. Devore moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murray vs. Leifield
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Devore tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Leifield
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leifield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Marquard
Byrne hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Marquard
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donlin vs. Marquard
Donlin hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Marquard
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Marquard
Bill McKechnie pinch runs for Honus Wagner.
Miller takes first base on ball four. McKechnie moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simon vs. Marquard
Mike Simon pinch hits for Chief Wilson.
Simon hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1912 -- New York at PIT (D)
New York AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Devore J, lf 3 1 1 0 Bobby Byrne, 3b 4 0 0 0
Doyle L, 2b 4 1 1 0 Max Carey, lf 4 1 1 0
Snodgrass F, cf 3 0 0 0 Mike Donlin, rf 4 0 1 0
Murray R, rf 3 1 1 1 Honus Wagner, ss 4 0 1 1
Merkle F, 1b 4 1 1 1 Bill McKechnie, pr 0 0 0 0
Herzog B, 3b 2 0 1 1 Dots Miller, 1b 3 0 0 0
Fletcher A, ss 3 0 1 1 Chief Wilson, cf 3 0 0 0
Meyers C, c 4 0 2 0 Mike Simon, ph 1 0 0 0
Marquard R, p 4 0 0 0 Alex McCarthy, 2b 3 0 0 0
Billy Kelly, c 3 0 1 0
Marty O'Toole, p 2 0 0 0
Tommy Leach, ph 1 0 0 0
Lefty Leifield, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 8 4 32 1 4 1
New York 000 001 021 -- 4
PIT 000 000 001 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Marquard R (W) 9.0 4 1 0 1 3
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Marty O'Toole (L) 8.0 7 3 3 7 4
Lefty Leifield 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
E -- Merkle F, Fletcher A
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 10, PIT 5
2B -- Merkle F
3B -- Murray R
SB -- Billy Kelly, Merkle F, Devore J
CS -- Devore J, Murray R
SH -- Snodgrass F
SF -- Fletcher A, Murray R
T -- 2:25
A -- 9000
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