New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 1 (original) (raw)
Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April 17, 1912 (D) at South End Grounds III
NY N 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 7 1 BOS N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 4
BATTING
New York Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Devore lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Doyle 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 Snodgrass cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Murray rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Merkle 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 12 0 Herzog 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 Shafer ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Meyers c 4 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 Wiltse p 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 Totals 32 4 7 3 2 4 27 16
FIELDING - E: Shafer (5). PB: Meyers (1).
BATTING - 2B: Merkle (1,off Brown). HR: Meyers (1,3rd inning off Brown 0 on 0 out). SH: Herzog (1,off Brown); Doyle (1,off Brown). Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: Devore (3,3rd base off Brown/Kling); Doyle (4,2nd base off Brown/Kling). CS: Merkle (1,2nd base by Brown/Kling).
Boston Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sweeney 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Campbell cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Jackson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Houser 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 11 1 Spratt ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 McDonald 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 Kling c 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 Brown p 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 35 1 8 0 0 4 27 17
FIELDING - DP: 1. Campbell-McDonald. E: Sweeney (3), Spratt 3 (7).
BATTING - 2B: Houser (2,off Wiltse); Brown (1,off Wiltse). Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - CS: Sweeney (1,2nd base by Wiltse/Meyers).
PITCHING
New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wiltse W(1-0) 9 8 1 0 0 4 0 35
Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Brown L(0-1) 9 7 4 2 2 4 1 36
Umpires: HP - Bill Klem, 1B - Garnet Bush
Time of Game: 1:31 Attendance: 3500
Starting Lineups:
New York Giants Boston Braves
- Devore lf Sweeney 2b
- Doyle 2b Campbell cf
- Snodgrass cf Miller rf
- Murray rf Jackson lf
- Merkle 1b Houser 1b
- Herzog 3b Spratt ss
- Shafer ss McDonald 3b
- Meyers c Kling c
- Wiltse p Brown p
GIANTS 1ST: Devore popped to catcher; Doyle flied to right; Snodgrass grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Sweeney grounded out (pitcher to first); Campbell popped to third in foul territory; Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.
GIANTS 2ND: Murray singled to left; Merkle reached on a fielder's choice [Murray to second (error by Sweeney; assist by McDonald)]; Herzog struck out; Shafer hit into a double play to center [Murray out at third (center to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Jackson lined to center; Houser doubled to center; Spratt struck out; McDonald grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.
GIANTS 3RD: Meyers homered to left; Wiltse popped to first in foul territory; Devore walked; Doyle reached on an error by Spratt [Devore to second]; Devore stole third and Doyle stole second; Snodgrass struck out; Murray reached on an error by Spratt [Devore scored (unearned), Doyle to third]; Doyle was out trying to advance to home (pitcher to first to catcher); Doyle tried to score from 3rd when Murrary was caught off 1st; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Kling grounded out (pitcher to first); Brown singled to right; Sweeney forced Brown (third to second); Sweeney was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.
GIANTS 4TH: Merkle doubled to left; Herzog out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Merkle to third]; Shafer singled to right [Merkle scored]; Meyers forced Shafer (second to shortstop); Wiltse singled to right [Meyers out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Campbell popped to third; Miller grounded out (second to first); Jackson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 0.
GIANTS 5TH: Devore grounded out (pitcher to first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); Snodgrass grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Houser grounded out (second to first); Spratt flied to left; McDonald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 0.
GIANTS 6TH: Murray flied to center; Merkle grounded out (third to first); Herzog grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 0.
BRAVES 6TH: Kling singled to center; Brown struck out; Sweeney singled to right [Kling to third]; Campbell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sweeney to second]; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 0.
GIANTS 7TH: Shafer grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyers singled to first; Wiltse singled to center [Meyers to second]; Devore reached on an error by Spratt [Meyers to third, Wiltse to second]; Doyle hit a sacrifice fly to center [Meyers scored (unearned)]; Snodgrass popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 0.
BRAVES 7TH: Jackson flied to left; Houser grounded out (pitcher to first); Spratt singled to center; McDonald singled to left [Spratt to second]; Kling forced McDonald (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 0.
GIANTS 8TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); Merkle walked; Merkle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Herzog flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 0.
BRAVES 8TH: Brown doubled to left; Sweeney grounded out (second to first) [Brown to third]; Meyers allowed a passed ball [Brown scored (unearned)]; On a bunt Campbell made an out to third; Miller reached on an error by Shafer; Jackson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.
GIANTS 9TH: Shafer grounded out (second to first); Meyers struck out; Wiltse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.
BRAVES 9TH: Houser grounded out (second to first); Spratt struck out; McDonald singled to left; Kling forced McDonald (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 4 7 1 5 Braves 1 8 4 7