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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 25, 1923
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 25, 1923 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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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 25, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clarence Mitchell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Finneran 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Mokan | Left Fielder |
| Russ Wrightstone | Third Baseman |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Curt Walker | Right Fielder |
| Cotton Tierney | Second Baseman |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Frank Parkinson | Shortstop |
| Butch Henline | Catcher |
| Clarence Mitchell | Pitcher |
| Art Fletcher | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Bill Cunningham | Center Fielder |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Art Nehf | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 25, 1923
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mokan vs. Nehf
Mokan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wrightstone vs. Nehf
Wrightstone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Mokan trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Nehf
Williams 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Nehf
Walker 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 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Mitchell
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Mitchell
Groh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Mitchell
Frisch hits a line drive towards second. Tierney can't make a play. That's a base hit. Bancroft scores. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Mitchell
Meusel hits a fly ball into right center field for a base hit. Groh moves to third. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Youngs vs. Mitchell
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Tierney fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Groh scores. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Mitchell
The ball gets by Henline for a passed ball. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Mitchell
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Frisch scores. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cunningham vs. Mitchell
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Bishop
Jim Bishop now pitching.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Parkinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. Nehf
Tierney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parkinson vs. Nehf
Parkinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Bishop
Dink O'Brien now catching.
Nehf hits a ball on the ground towards short. Parkinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Bishop
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Parkinson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Parkinson. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groh vs. Bishop
Groh hits a line drive towards first. Holke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Bishop
Frisch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mokan throws the ball in to Parkinson who tags Frisch trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bancroft scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Nehf
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Nehf
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mokan vs. Nehf
Mokan hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Bishop
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Parkinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Bishop
Youngs hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Youngs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Bishop
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Youngs scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Bishop
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Parkinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wrightstone vs. Nehf
Wrightstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wrightstone for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nehf
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Nehf
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tierney vs. Nehf
Tierney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bishop
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wrightstone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Bishop
Nehf hits a line drive towards the mound. Bishop can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Weinert
Lefty Weinert now pitching.
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wrightstone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parkinson vs. Nehf
Parkinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Nehf
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weinert vs. Nehf
Weinert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mokan vs. Nehf
Mokan hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Weinert
Groh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Weinert
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Weinert
Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mokan. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Frisch goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Weinert
There's a wild pitch. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Weinert
Youngs hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meusel tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Weinert
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wrightstone vs. Nehf
Wrightstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nehf
Williams bunts between the mound and first base. Nehf scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Nehf
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tierney vs. Nehf
There goes Walker. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Walker steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tierney vs. Nehf
Tierney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Holke reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Tierney goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parkinson vs. Nehf
Parkinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Weinert
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Weinert
There goes Cunningham. The throw from O'Brien and he is safe. Cunningham steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Weinert
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wrightstone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nehf vs. Weinert
Nehf is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bancroft vs. Weinert
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Parkinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Nehf
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weinert vs. Nehf
Weinert hits a fly ball into center field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mokan vs. Nehf
Mokan hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Weinert
Groh hits a line drive towards short. Parkinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Weinert
Frisch hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Weinert
Meusel hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Youngs vs. Weinert
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Weinert
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards second. Tierney can't make a play. That's a base hit. Frisch scores. Meusel scores. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Weinert
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cunningham vs. Weinert
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Youngs scores. Kelly moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Weinert
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Weinert, and towards Tierney, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly scores. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nehf vs. Weinert
Nehf hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wrightstone vs. Nehf
Earl Smith now catching. Travis Jackson now playing third base.
Wrightstone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Nehf
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Williams reaches second base with a double. Wrightstone moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Nehf
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wrightstone scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tierney vs. Nehf
Tierney hits a fly ball into center field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke hits a fly ball into center field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parkinson vs. Nehf
Parkinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parkinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Weinert
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Weinert
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Weinert
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Nehf
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Nehf
Cliff Lee pinch hits for Lefty Weinert.
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mokan vs. Nehf
Mokan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Nehf
Jimmie Wilson pinch hits for Russ Wrightstone.
Wilson is hit by the pitch. O'Brien moves to third. Mokan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Nehf
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Mokan scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Nehf
Walker hits a popup towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tierney vs. Nehf
Tierney hits a fly ball into center field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1923 -- PHI at New York (D)
PHI AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Johnny Mokan, lf 5 1 2 0 Bancroft D, ss 4 2 0 0
Russ Wrightstone, 3b 4 1 2 0 Groh H, 3b 4 1 2 0
Jimmy Wilson, ph 0 0 0 0 Jackson T, 3b 1 0 1 0
Cy Williams, cf 5 1 3 2 Frisch F, 2b 5 3 3 2
Curt Walker, rf 4 2 1 1 Meusel I, lf 4 2 3 1
Cotton Tierney, 2b 4 2 1 2 Youngs R, rf 2 3 1 2
Walter Holke, 1b 3 0 1 3 Kelly H, 1b 4 1 1 4
Frank Parkinson, ss 4 0 0 0 Cunningham B, cf 4 0 2 2
Butch Henline, c 0 0 0 0 Snyder F, c 4 0 0 1
Mickey O'Brien, c 4 1 2 0 Smith E, c 0 0 0 0
Clarence Mitchell, p 0 0 0 0 Nehf A, p 3 0 1 0
Jim Bishop, p 1 0 0 0
Lefty Weinert, p 2 0 0 0
Cliff Lee, ph 1 0 0 0
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37 8 12 8 35 12 14 12
PHI 000 202 022 -- 8
New York 411 020 40x -- 12
PHI IP H R ER BB SO
Clarence Mitchell (L) 0.2 4 4 4 1 0
Jim Bishop 2.2 3 2 1 0 0
Lefty Weinert 4.2 7 6 6 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Nehf A (W) 9.0 12 8 8 2 1
E -- Frank Parkinson
DP -- PHI 3
LOB -- PHI 6, New York 3
2B -- Mickey O'Brien, Meusel I 2, Walter Holke, Cy Williams
3B -- Youngs R
HR -- Cotton Tierney
SB -- Curt Walker, Cunningham B, Kelly H, Youngs R
SF -- Youngs R, Walter Holke
HBP -- by Lefty Weinert (Nehf A), by Nehf A (Jimmy Wilson)
WP -- Lefty Weinert, Nehf A
PB -- Butch Henline
T -- 1:50
A -- 7000
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