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Red Sox
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
October 8, 1912
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Red Sox, played on October 8, 1912 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | October 8, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 8, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Smoky Joe Wood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Tesreau |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 35,730 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours and 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Billy Evans 2B: Cy Rigler 3B: Silk O'Loughlin |
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 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 |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Jeff Tesreau | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
October 8, 1912
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Tesreau
Hooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yerkes vs. Tesreau
Yerkes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Tesreau
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hooper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lewis vs. Tesreau
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Wood
Devore strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Wood
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Wood
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Wood
Murray takes first base on ball four. Snodgrass moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Wood
Merkle hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Tesreau
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stahl vs. Tesreau
Stahl bunts towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Tesreau
There goes Stahl. The throw from Meyers and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Tesreau
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cady vs. Tesreau
Cady hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Wood
Herzog hits a popup towards first. Stahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Wood
Meyers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Wood
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Tesreau
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. Tesreau
Hooper bunts towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yerkes vs. Tesreau
Yerkes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Speaker vs. Tesreau
Speaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lewis vs. Tesreau
Lewis hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Wood
Tesreau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Wood
Devore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Wood
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Devore moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Snodgrass vs. Wood
Snodgrass strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murray vs. Wood
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speaker throws the ball in to Wagner who tags Murray trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Devore scores. Doyle scores. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Tesreau
Gardner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Tesreau
Stahl strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Tesreau
Wagner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Wood
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Wood
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Wood
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Wood
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cady vs. Tesreau
Cady 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Tesreau
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wood for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Tesreau
Hooper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Wood
Tesreau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Wood
Devore hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Wood
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doyle is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yerkes vs. Tesreau
Yerkes hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Tesreau
Speaker hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Snodgrass who is chasing the ball. Speaker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lewis vs. Tesreau
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Speaker scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Tesreau
Gardner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Wood
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner misplays the ball. That's an error on Wagner. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Wood
Murray bunts View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Wood
Merkle hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Tesreau
Stahl 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Tesreau
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cady vs. Tesreau
Cady hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Tesreau
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. Wagner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hooper vs. Tesreau
Hooper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Hooper reaches second base with a double. Wagner scores. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yerkes vs. Tesreau
Yerkes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wood scores. Hooper scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Tesreau
Speaker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Wood
Herzog strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Wood
Meyers is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Wood
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Yerkes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Wood
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Crandall
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Crandall
Gardner strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Crandall
Stahl strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Wood
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Wood
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Wood
Snodgrass hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Crandall
Wagner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Devore. Wagner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cady vs. Crandall
Cady bunts towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. Wagner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wood vs. Crandall
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hooper vs. Crandall
Hooper hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Wood
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Wood
Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Wood
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyers vs. Wood
Meyers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merkle scores. Herzog moves to third. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Wood
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Crandall vs. Wood
Crandall strikes out. View Play
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