BOS @ NY1

October 08, 1912

Final Score: BOS 4 - NY1 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Polo Grounds V
Attendance
35,730
Game Duration
130 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Smoky Joe Wood
Losing Pitcher
Jeff Tesreau

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill Klem
First Base
Billy Evans
Second Base
(none)
Third Base
(none)

Line Score

BOS @ NY1 — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BOS 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 6 1
NY1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 1

BOS Batting

BOS @ NY1 — BOS Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Forrest Cady 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Larry Gardner 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Harry Hooper 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Duffy Lewis 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tris Speaker 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333
Jake Stahl 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Heinie Wagner 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Smoky Joe Wood 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Steve Yerkes 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 31 4 6 4 4 6 2 1 0 0 .194

NY1 Batting

BOS @ NY1 — NY1 Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Beals Becker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Doc Crandall 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Josh Devore 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Larry Doyle 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Art Fletcher 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Herzog 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Harry McCormick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fred Merkle 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Jack Meyers 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Red Murray 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Fred Snodgrass 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Jeff Tesreau 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 3 8 3 2 11 0 0 0 0 .242

BOS Pitching

BOS @ NY1 — BOS Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Smoky Joe Wood (W) W 9.0 8 3 3 2 11 0 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 3 3 2 11 0 3.00

NY1 Pitching

BOS @ NY1 — NY1 Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Doc Crandall - 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Jeff Tesreau (L) L 7.0 5 4 4 4 4 0 5.14
Team Totals 9.0 6 4 4 4 6 0 4.00

Boston Red Sox at New York Giants, October 8, 1912

Playing on the road, the Boston Red Sox won 4-3 over the New York Giants on October 8, 1912 in the World Series. It was decided by a single run. The information panel shows a crowd of 35,730, a game time of 130 minutes, and a day start. The Boston Red Sox scored in the sixth and seventh innings, with the biggest frame a 3-run seventh. The line score has the New York Giants crossing the plate in the third and ninth; the third brought 2 runs. Hits were 6 for the Boston Red Sox and 8 for the New York Giants, with 1 and 1 errors. Smoky Joe Wood was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 earned runs on 8 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Jeff Tesreau after 7.0 innings and 4 runs. Smoky Joe Wood led all pitchers with 11 strikeouts. The Boston Red Sox's top hitter was Heinie Wagner, 2 for 3 and 1 double. Steve Yerkes drove in 2 for the Boston Red Sox. The New York Giants' top hitter was Buck Herzog, 2 for 4. Red Murray drove in 2 for the New York Giants. The home-plate umpire was Bill Klem.

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