BOS @ NY1

October 14, 1912

Final Score: BOS 2 - NY1 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Polo Grounds V
Attendance
30,622
Game Duration
118 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Rube Marquard
Losing Pitcher
Buck O'Brien

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
61°F

Line Score

BOS @ NY1 — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BOS 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
NY1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 11 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
Ray Collins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clyde Engle 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Larry Gardner 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Harry Hooper 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Duffy Lewis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tris Speaker 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jake Stahl 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Heinie Wagner 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Steve Yerkes 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 .212

NY1 Batting

BOS @ NY1 — NY1 Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Josh Devore 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Larry Doyle 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Art Fletcher 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Buck Herzog 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Rube Marquard 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fred Merkle 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Jack Meyers 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .667
Red Murray 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Fred Snodgrass 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 30 5 11 3 0 2 2 1 0 3 .367

BOS Pitching

BOS @ NY1 — BOS Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ray Collins - 7.0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Buck O'Brien (L) L 1.0 6 5 3 0 1 0 27.00
Team Totals 8.0 11 5 3 0 2 0 3.38

NY1 Pitching

BOS @ NY1 — NY1 Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rube Marquard (W) W 9.0 7 2 0 1 3 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 2 0 1 3 0 0.00

Boston Red Sox at New York Giants, October 14, 1912

At home, the New York Giants won 5-2 over the Boston Red Sox on October 14, 1912 in a World Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 30,622, a running time of 118 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 61 degrees. The Boston Red Sox scored 2 in the second and nowhere else. The New York Giants scored 5 in the first and nowhere else. The Boston Red Sox had 7 hits and the New York Giants 11, with 2 and 1 errors. The win went to Rube Marquard, allowing 0 earned runs on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. Buck O'Brien took the loss after 1.0 innings and 5 runs. Jake Stahl led the Boston Red Sox at the plate: 2 for 4. Clyde Engle drove in 2 for the Boston Red Sox. For the New York Giants, Fred Merkle went 2 for 3, 1 double, and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Bill Klem.

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