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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1915
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 12, 1915 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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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 12, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gene Dale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Christy Mathewson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lord Byron 1B: Al Orth 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Leach | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| George Twombly | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Joe Wagner | Shortstop |
| Ivy Olson | Second Baseman |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Tommy Clarke | Catcher |
| Gene Dale | Pitcher |
| Buck Herzog | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Hans Lobert | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Fred Brainard | First Baseman |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Red Murray | Center Fielder |
| Christy Mathewson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1915
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Mathewson
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Mathewson
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twombly vs. Mathewson
Twombly 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
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Dale
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Dale
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Dale
Lobert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Dale
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Groh. Lobert moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Dale
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Dale
Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Mathewson
Griffith hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Mathewson
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Mathewson
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brainard vs. Dale
Brainard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leach. Brainard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meyers vs. Dale
Meyers hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Dale
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathewson vs. Dale
Mathewson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Dale
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Wagner. Brainard scores. Mathewson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Dale
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Mathewson
Mollwitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Mathewson
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dale vs. Mathewson
Dale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Mathewson
Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dale moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groh vs. Mathewson
Groh hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Murray is chasing the ball. Groh rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twombly vs. Mathewson
Twombly hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Dale
Lobert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Dale
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Dale
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Olson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brainard vs. Dale
There goes Robertson. The throw from Clarke and he is out, Olson applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Mathewson
Griffith 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 -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Mathewson
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Mathewson
Olson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Mathewson
There goes Olson. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Olson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mollwitz vs. Mathewson
Mollwitz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brainard vs. Dale
Brainard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Dale
Meyers hits a fly ball into left field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Dale
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Mathewson
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dale vs. Mathewson
Dale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Mathewson
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Mathewson
There goes Leach. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Leach steals second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groh vs. Mathewson
Groh 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
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Dale
Mathewson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Dale
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Dale
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lobert vs. Dale
Lobert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twombly vs. Mathewson
Twombly hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Mathewson
Griffith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Mathewson
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Mathewson
Olson 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
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Dale
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Dale
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brainard vs. Dale
Brainard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brainard for the out. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meyers vs. Dale
Meyers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Dale
Murray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathewson vs. Dale
Mathewson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Mathewson
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Mathewson
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Mollwitz trying to get to third. Murray throws the ball in to Lobert, who tags Mollwitz for the out. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dale vs. Mathewson
Dale hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Dale
Red Killefer now playing first base.
Burns hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Dale
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lobert vs. Dale
Lobert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Dale
Fletcher bunts towards third. Groh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doyle scores. Lobert moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Dale
Robertson bunts in front of the plate. Clarke fields it and throws to first for the out. Lobert moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brainard vs. Dale
Brainard hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Lobert scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meyers vs. Dale
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Mathewson
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Mathewson
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twombly vs. Mathewson
Twombly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Mathewson
Griffith hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Dale
Murray hits a popup, foul, towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Dale
Mathewson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leach. Mathewson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Dale
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Dale
Doyle hits a fly ball towards right. Griffith catches it and throws to third to double up . View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Mathewson
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mathewson. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olson vs. Mathewson
Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wingo vs. Mathewson
Ivey Wingo pinch hits for Red Killefer.
Wingo hits a popup in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Mathewson
Clarke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wagner scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Von Kolnitz vs. Mathewson
Fritz Von Kolnitz pinch hits for Gene Dale.
Von Kolnitz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murray who is chasing the ball. Von Kolnitz reaches third base with a triple. Clarke goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leach vs. Mathewson
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1915 -- CIN at NY1 (D)
CIN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Tommy Leach, cf 5 1 1 0 George Burns, lf 4 1 3 1
Heinie Groh, 3b 4 1 1 3 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 1 0 0
George Twombly, lf 3 0 0 0 Hans Lobert, 3b 4 2 2 0
Tommy Griffith, rf 4 0 0 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 3 1
Joe Wagner, ss 4 1 2 0 Dave Robertson, rf 3 0 0 0
Ivy Olson, 2b 4 0 1 0 Fred Brainerd, 1b 4 1 1 1
Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 3 0 1 0 Chief Meyers, c 3 0 0 0
Red Killefer, 1b 0 0 0 0 Red Murray, cf 4 0 1 1
Ivey Wingo, ph 1 0 0 0 Christy Mathewson, p 3 0 1 0
Tommy Clarke, c 4 1 2 1
Gene Dale, p 3 1 2 0
Fritz Von Kolnit, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 11 5 33 6 11 4
CIN 003 000 002 -- 5
NY1 110 001 30x -- 6
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Gene Dale (L) 8.0 11 6 4 4 3
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Christy Mathewson (W) 9.0 11 5 5 1 2
E -- Heinie Groh, Joe Wagner, Red Killefer, Christy Mathewson
DP -- CIN 2, NY1 1
LOB -- CIN 5, NY1 8
2B -- Fred Brainerd, Christy Mathewson
3B -- Fritz Von Kolnitz
HR -- Heinie Groh, George Burns
SB -- Art Fletcher, Hans Lobert, Ivy Olson, Tommy Leach
CS -- Dave Robertson
SH -- Dave Robertson
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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