FIFTH GAME.Boston, Oct. 12. 1912.Boston 2; New York 1.Hits—Off Mathewson 5; Bedient 3.Struck out—Mathewson 2; Bedient 4.Bases on balls—Bedient 3.Attendance 34,683.
FIFTH GAME.Boston, Oct. 12. 1912.Boston 2; New York 1.Hits—Off Mathewson 5; Bedient 3.Struck out—Mathewson 2; Bedient 4.Bases on balls—Bedient 3.Attendance 34,683.
The game was played on Saturday with Mathewson in the box for New York and Bedient for Boston. As was the case in the former game pitched by Mathewson in Boston, the verdict was general that perfect support would have won the contest for him, even though the score was but 2 to 1 in favor of Boston. Devore received a base on balls in the first inning and after Doyle was out on a long fly to right was forced out by Snodgrass in a double play. By the way this game was played under very adverse conditions so far as the weather was concerned. It was cold and gloomy. Hooper, the first Boston batter, as usual, began with his single to center field. Yerkes flied out to shortstop. Speaker hit safely and Lewis batted to Herzog, who made a beautiful stop on third, and touched the base ahead of Hooper. Gardner struck out.
In the second inning Murray started off with a base on balls and the next three batters were retired in succession. With one out for Boston, Wagner batted safely to right field. The next two men were retired without reaching first.
With one out in the third, Mathewson batted a single to center field and Devore followed with a base on balls, but Bedient got the next two batters.
The third was the inning which broke the backs of the Giants. Hooper batted the ball to left center for three bases. Yerkes followed with a triple to center and Hooper scored. Speaker contributed with a ground hit, which Doyle should have got, but fumbled. Had he recovered the ball Boston would have made but one run in the inning. As it was, Yerkes scored on the misplay and that run lost the game for the Giants. The next two batters were retired and for the remainder of the contest Boston never had a man on first base, Mathewson pitching marvelous ball, by far the best game of the series, as it should easily have been a one run contest with not a base on balls nor a wild pitch.
In the seventh inning Merkle began with a two-base hit to left field Herzog flied out to Wagner. Meyers flied out, but McCormick who batted for Fletcher, made a hit and Merkle scored. That spurt gave the Giants their sole run and they returned to New York that night with the series three to one against them.
SIXTH GAME.New York, Oct. 14, 1912New York 5; Boston 2.Hits—Off Marquard 7; O'Brien 6, Collins 5.Struck out—Marquard 3; O'Brien 1, Collins 1.Bases on balls—Marquard 1.Attendance 30,622.
SIXTH GAME.New York, Oct. 14, 1912New York 5; Boston 2.Hits—Off Marquard 7; O'Brien 6, Collins 5.Struck out—Marquard 3; O'Brien 1, Collins 1.Bases on balls—Marquard 1.Attendance 30,622.
With a Sunday in which to rest the series was resumed in New York on Monday, October 14. Marquard pitched for the Giants and O'Brien for the Bostons. Rest seemed to have recuperated the New York players more than their opponents. In the first inning of the game the Giants scored five runs and the contest was never in doubt after that. O'Brien made a costly balk in the first inning and the Boston players generally seemed to be less energetic and less confident than would have been expected from a team which had but one game to win to make the championship assured.
The first inning really settled the outcome of the contest. After the Giants had made five runs Boston played through the other eight innings perfunctorily. The crowd of Boston enthusiasts, which had come to New York to see the finishing touches put on the Giants, was bitterly disappointed, while the New York enthusiasts, not over hopeful on account of the disposition of the Giants to blunder badly at vital moments, were at least in a much better frame of mind because of the rally by their team.
Hooper was first at bat and as usual hit for a base. He was caught napping off first. Yerkes was easily retired. Speaker was given a base on balls and Lewis flied out.
In New York's half Devore was retired at first. Doyle hit safely to center field. He stole second after Snodgrass struck out. Murray batted a single to left field and Doyle went to third. O'Brien made a palpable balk and Doyle scored from third, Murray going to second. Merkle banged a hard double to right field, Herzog followed with a double to left field, Meyers singled to left field, and actually stole second under the noses of the Boston players. Fletcher singled to right field and Meyers scored the fifth run of the inning; the other men who had crossed the plate being Doyle, Murray, Merkle and Herzog.
In Boston's half of the second inning the Boston players scored twice and that was all they made in the game. Gardner was safe at first on Marquard's wild throw; Stahl singled to center. The next two batters were easily retired, but Engle, who batted for O'Brien, hit to left field for two bases, Devore missing the ball by pushing it away from him as he was running into it, and Gardner and Stahl scored.
Boston began the third inning and the fourth inning with singles, but the runners failed to get around. In the eighth, with one out, Yerkes made a single, but was unable to score.
With one out in the third for New York, Murray singled to right field, but was out trying to stretch the hit. Merkle hit for a base to left field and was out trying to steal.
In the fourth, with one out, Meyers batted to left field for three bases, but was unable to score. These latter hits were made against Collins, who had taken O'Brien's place in the box.
Devore began the fifth with a hit, but Doyle flied to short, and Devore was doubled off first in a play from right field. Collins continued to be effective in the next three innings, but the mischief had been done, so far as Boston was concerned, and the Red Sox simply did not have a rally in them.
The teams again took a special train for Boston after the game and the remainder of the cavalcade followed over at midnight.
SEVENTH GAME.Boston, Oct. 15, 1912.New York 11; Boston 4.Hits—Off Tesreau 9; Wood 7, Hall 9.Struck-out—Tesreau 6; Hall 1.Bases on balls—Hall 5; Tesreau 5.Attendance 32,630.
SEVENTH GAME.Boston, Oct. 15, 1912.New York 11; Boston 4.Hits—Off Tesreau 9; Wood 7, Hall 9.Struck-out—Tesreau 6; Hall 1.Bases on balls—Hall 5; Tesreau 5.Attendance 32,630.
The seventh game was played on Fenway Park, with Wood pitching for Boston and Tesreau for the Giants. Wood pitched for one inning and was hammered in every direction by the New York players, who ran riot on the field. They simply overwhelmed Boston and this contest, more than any other in the series, was so "one sided" as to be devoid of interest, except to the New York fans, who were eager to see the Giants win the championship. Devore, the first batter, hit safely to left field. Doyle rapped a single to center. Devore and Doyle made a double steal and that began the fireworks. Snodgrass pushed a double to right field. Murray's hit was a sacrifice. Merkle singled to center field. Herzog batted to Wood and Merkle was run down between second and third. Meyers singled to left field, Fletcher doubled to right field, and Tesreau made his first hit of the series, a single to left field. That counted all told six runs for the Giants and Tesreau added cruelty to the sufferings of the Red Sox by trying to steal second base and almost making it.
In the second inning Gardner made a home run. Hall took the place of Wood in the box for Boston and Devore was given a base on balls. He stole second and Doyle got a base on balls. Devore was caught napping, but Snodgrass singled to right, scoring Doyle. The two next batters were retired.
In the third Hall was safe on Fletcher's wild throw and Hooper singled but neither scored. Herzog and Meyers began with singles for New York, but neither of them got home. With one out in the fourth, Gardner was hit by a pitched ball and Stahl singled to left field. Neither of these players scored.
In the fifth Hall began with a two-bagger to left. Hooper was given a base on balls and was forced out by Yerkes. Speaker was given a base on balls. The next two batters were retired, leaving Hall on third. There were two out for New York when Meyers made his third single, but he failed to get home.
With one out in the sixth for Boston Wagner hit safely, but Cady was easily retired. Hall was given a base on balls, but Hooper struck out, ending the inning. In New York's half, with one out, Devore was given a base on balls. Doyle batted the ball over the fence in right field for a home run and Devore scored ahead of him.
In Boston's half of the seventh, with one out, Speaker singled to center. Lewis batted to left field for two bases. That put Speaker on third. While Fletcher was getting Gardner out of the way, Speaker scored and Lewis reached home on Doyle's fumble of Stahl's grounder. In New York's half of this inning Merkle began with a single to center. Herzog flied to left field. Meyers made his fourth single of the afternoon, but Fletcher flied to right field. Tesreau hit to right for a base and Merkle scored.
In the eighth Doyle muffed Cady's fly. Hall singled to right. Hooper's sacrifice fly gave Cady a run, Doyle began for New York with a single, but the next three batters were retired in order.
In the ninth Herzog began with a base on balls. Wilson, who was catching, singled to center. He was doubled up with Fletcher on a long fly hit. Herzog, however, eventually scored his run, which was the seventh of the game for New York.
In this contest the Giants ran bases with such daring that they had the Boston players confused and uncertain. Cady did not know whether to throw the ball or hold it, and the general exhibition of speed on the bases which was made by New York was characteristic of the team's dash in the race for the championship of the National League, and a system which the Boston players could not fathom.
EIGHTH GAME.Boston, Oct. 16, 1912.Boston 3; New York 2 (ten innings.)Hits—Off Bedient 6, Wood 3; Mathewson 8.Struck out—Bedient 2, Wood 2; Mathewson 4.Bases on balls—Bedient 3, Wood 1; Mathewson 5.Attendance 16,970.
EIGHTH GAME.Boston, Oct. 16, 1912.Boston 3; New York 2 (ten innings.)Hits—Off Bedient 6, Wood 3; Mathewson 8.Struck out—Bedient 2, Wood 2; Mathewson 4.Bases on balls—Bedient 3, Wood 1; Mathewson 5.Attendance 16,970.
On the following day, before the smallest crowd of the series, the final game was played in Boston. Many Boston fans, disgruntled at the manner in which some of them had been seated, deliberately remained away. The air was cold and bleak and in addition to all the rest the enthusiasts of Boston had given up the fight. Which merely goes to show the uncertainty of Base Ball. The New York players unquestionably had the championship won for nine and one half innings of the final game and then, by the simplest of errors, overturned all of the good which they had accomplished in their wonderful rally of the two days preceding. After outplaying the Bostons in a manner which showed some thing of the caliber of the teams when both were going at top speed, the New York team stopped short. As one wit dryly put it: "Boston did not win the championship, but New York lost it."
Mathewson pitched for New York and Bedient for Boston until the end of the seventh inning.
With two out for the Giants in the first Snodgrass was given a base on balls, but Murray was retired. Two were out for Boston when Speaker hit for a single to right field, but Lewis struck out. Again in the second two were out for New York when Meyers was safe on Speaker's muff. Fletcher singled over second, but Mathewson flied out.
Hooper began the third with a base hit, but was left. Devore started for New York with a base on balls. Doyle and Snodgrass were out in succession, Devore advancing, and then Murray doubled to center field and Devore scored. In the fourth Herzog started with a two-bagger and if the ground rule had not been changed he would have had an easy triple, and ultimately a run, which would have changed all the outcome of the game. As it was, he did not score. In the fifth Devore began with a single and was out stealing second after Doyle had flied out and Hooper had made the most wonderful catch of the series, reaching over the right field fence to get the ball with his bare band. Snodgrass singled and Murray fouled out.
In the sixth Meyers received a base on balls with two out but did not score. With one out Yerkes singled to right field and Speaker got a base on balls but no run followed.
In the seventh Mathewson began with a single and was forced out by Devore, who was left on bases while two batters were retired. For Boston, with one out, Stahl hit safely to center field. It was a pop fly, which fell between three men, Fletcher, Murray and Snodgrass. Wagner was given a base on balls and Cady was an easy out. Henriksen, batting for Bedient, with two strikes against him, drove the ball on a line toward third base. In fact, it hit third base. It bounded so far back that Stahl scored the tieing run of the game.
No runs were scored by either team in the eighth or the ninth innings. In the tenth, with one out, Murray lined a double to left field and scored on Merkle's hard single over second. That put the Giants in the lead, with Merkle on second. Herzog struck out and Wood threw out Meyers. The ball had been batted so hard by Meyers to Wood that it crippled the pitcher's hand and compelled him to cease playing. It was fortunate for Boston that the hit kept low. So much speed had been put into it by the stalwart Indian catcher that had the ball got into the outfield it would have gone to the fence. It was the undoing of Wood, but it really led to the victory of Boston.
Engle batted for Wood in the tenth. He rapped a long fly to center field which was perfectly played by Snodgrass, but the center fielder dropped the ball. Engle went to second base.
On top of his simple muff Snodgrass made a magnificent catch of Hooper's fly, which seemed to be good for three bases. Mathewson bent every energy to strike out Yerkes, but the batter would not go after the wide curves which were being served to him by the New York pitcher and finally was given a base on balls.
Speaker hit the first ball pitched for an easy foul which should have been caught by Merkle. The ball dropped between Merkle, Meyers and Mathewson. As was afterward proved the capture of this foul would have saved the championship for the Giants.
Speaker, with another life, singled to right and Engle scored the tieing run. The Giants still had a chance, but a feeble one, for Yerkes was on third, with but one out. Gardner flied to Devore. The New York outfielder caught the ball and made a game effort to stop the flying Yerkes at the plate, but failed to do so, and the game was over and the series belonged to Boston.
Yet so keen had been the struggle, so great the excitement, so wonderful the rally of the New York club after having once given the series away, that it was the opinion generally that the defeated were as great in defeat as the victors were great in victory.
The scores of the games are as follows:
FIRST GAME.BOSTON. AB. R. H. P. A. E. NEW YORK. AB. R. H. P. A. E.Hooper, r.f. 3 1 1 1 0 0 Devore, l.f. 3 1 0 0 0 0Yerkes, 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 Doyle, 2b 4 1 2 2 7 0Speaker, c.f 3 1 1 0 1 0 Snodgrass, c.f. 4 0 1 2 0 0Lewis, l.f. 4 0 0 2 0 0 Murray, r.f. 3 0 1 1 0 0Gardner, 3b 4 0 0 1 1 0 Merkle, 1b 3 1 1 12 0 0Stahl, 1b 4 0 0 6 1 0 Herzog, 3b 4 0 2 1 1 0Wagner, ss 3 1 2 5 3 1 Meyers, c 3 0 1 6 1 0Cady, c 3 0 1 11 1 0 Fletcher, ss 4 0 0 3 1 1Wood, p 3 1 0 1 1 0 Tesreau, p 2 0 0 0 2 0McCormick[1] 1 0 0 0 0 0Crandall, p 1 0 0 0 1 0Becker[2] 0 0 0 0 0 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Totals 31 4 6 27 9 1 Totals 33 3 8 27 13 1
1: McCormick batted for Tesreau in the seventh inning. 2: Becker ran for Meyers in ninth inning.
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0-4New York 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-3
Sacrifice hits—Hooper, Cady. Two-base hits—Hooper, Wagner, Doyle. Three-base hit—Speaker. Double play—Stahl and Wood. Pitching record—Off Tesreau, 5 hits and 4 runs in 25 times at bat in 7 innings; off Crandall, 1 hit, 0 runs in 6 times at bat in 2 innings. Struck out—By Wood 11, Devore, Snodgrass, Merkle, Herzog, Meyers, Fletcher 3, Tesreau 2, Crandall; by Tesreau 4, Hooper, Speaker, Stahl, Gardner; by Crandall 2, Stahl, Gardner. Bases on balls—By Wood 2, Devore, Murray; by Tesreau 4, Hooper, Speaker, Wagner, Wood. First base on errors—Boston 1, New York 1. Fumbles—Wagner, Fletcher. Hit by pitched ball—By Wood, Meyers. Left on bases—Boston 6, New York 6. Umpires—Klem and Evans; field umpires—Rigler and O'Loughlin. Scorers—Richter and Spink. Time of game—2.10. Weather—Clear and warm.
SECOND GAME.NEW YORK. AB. R. H. P. A. E. BOSTON. AB. R. H. P. A. E.Snodgrass, l.f-r.f 4 1 1 0 0 0 Hooper, r.f. 5 1 3 3 0 0Doyle, 2b 5 0 1 2 5 0 Yerkes, 2b 5 1 1 3 4 0Becker, c.f. 4 1 0 0 1 0 Speaker, c.f. 5 2 2 2 0 0Murray, r.f-l.f 5 2 3 3 0 0 Lewis, l.f. 5 2 2 2 0 1Merkle, 1b 5 1 1 19 0 1 Gardner, 3b 4 0 0 2 0 0Herzog, 3b 4 1 3 2 4 0 Stahl, 1b 5 2 2 10 0 0Meyers, c 4 0 2 5 0 0 Wagner, ss 5 0 0 5 5 5Fletcher, ss 4 0 0 1 3 3 Carrigan, c 5 0 0 6 4 0McCormick[1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 Collins, p 3 0 0 0 1 0Mathewson, p 5 0 0 1 6 0 Hall, p 1 0 0 0 0 0Shafer[2], ss 0 0 0 0 3 0 Bedient, p 1 0 0 0 0 0Wilson[3], c 0 0 0 0 1 1-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Totals 40 6 11 33 23 5 Totals 44 6 10 33 14 1
1: McCormick batted for Fletcher in tenth inning. 2: Shafer ran for Meyers in tenth inning and succeeded Fletcher as shortstop in same inning. 3: Wilson succeeded Meyers as catcher in tenth inning.
New York 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0-6Boston 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0-8
Left on bases—New York 9, Boston 6. First base on errors—New York 1, Boston 3. Two-base hits—Snodgrass, Murray, Herzog, Lewis 2, Hooper. Three-base hits—Murray, Merkle. Herzog, Yerkes, Speaker. Stolen bases—Snodgrass, Herzog, Hooper 2, Stahl. Sacrifice hit—Gardner. Sacrifice flies—Herzog, McCormick. Double play—Fletcher and Herzog. Pitching record—Off Collins, 9 hits and 3 runs in 30 times at bat in 7-1/3 innings; off Hall, 2 hits and 3 runs in 9 times at bat in 2-2/3 innings; off Bedient, no hits or runs in 1 time at bat in 1 inning. Struck out—By Mathewson 4, Stahl, Collins 2, Wagner; by Collins 6, Doyle, Merkle, Mathewson 2, Snodgrass; by Bedient 1, Doyle. Bases on balls—By Hall 4, Snodgrass, Doyle, Becker, Meyers; by Bedient 1, Becker. Fumbles—Fletcher 2. Muffed flies—Fletcher, Lewis. Muffed foul fly—Merkle. Muffed thrown ball—Wilson. Hit by pitcher—By Bedient, Snodgrass. Umpires—O'Loughlin and Rigler; field umpires—Klem and Evans. Scorers—Richter and Spink. Time of game—2.38. Weather—Cool and cloudy.
THIRD GAME.NEW YORK. AB. R. H. P. A. E. BOSTON. AB. R. H. P. A. E.Devore, 1.f. 4 0 2 2 0 0 Hooper, r.f. 3 0 0 1 0 0Doyle, 2b 3 0 0 3 1 0 Yerkes, 2b 4 0 1 3 1 0Snodgrass, c.f. 4 0 1 0 0 0 Speaker, c.f. 4 0 1 3 1 0Murray, l.f. 4 1 1 5 0 0 Lewis, l.f. 4 1 2 4 0 0Merkle, 1b 3 0 0 5 0 1 Gardner, 3b 3 0 1 0 2 0Herzog, 3b 2 1 1 1 3 0 Stahl, 1b 4 0 2 11 1 0Meyers, c 4 0 1 8 1 0 Wagner, ss 4 0 0 1 3 0Fletcher, ss 3 0 1 3 2 0 Carrigan, c 2 0 0 3 1 0Marquard, p 1 0 0 0 2 0 Engle[1] 1 0 0 0 0 0O'Brien, p 2 0 0 1 5 0Ball[2] 1 0 0 0 0 0Cady, c 1 0 0 0 1 0Bedient, p 0 0 0 0 0 0Henriksen[3] 0 0 0 0 0 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Totals 28 2 7 27 9 1 Totals 31 1 7 27 15 0
1: Engle batted for Carrigan in eighth inning. 2: Ball batted for O'Brien in eighth inning. 3: Henriksen ran for Stahl in ninth inning.
New York 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-2Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1
Left on bases—New York 6, Boston 7. First base on errors—Boston 1. Two-base hits—Murray, Herzog, Stahl, Gardner. Stolen bases—Devore, Fletcher, Wagner. Sacrifice hits—Merkle, Marquard, Gardner. Sacrifice fly—Herzog. Double play—Speaker and Stahl. Pitching record—Off O'Brien, 6 hints and 2 runs in 26 times at bat in 8 innings; off Bedient, 1 hit and 0 runs in 2 times at bat in 1 inning. Struck out—By Marquard 6, Hooper, Yerkes, Wagner, O'Brien 2, Ball; by O'Brien 3, Devore, Merkle, Meyers. Bases on balls—O'Brien 3, Fletcher, Doyle, Marquard; by Marquard 1, Hooper. Muffed thrown ball—Merkle. Hit by pitcher—By Bedient, Herzog. Umpires—Evans and Klem; field umpires— O'Loughlin and Rigler. Scorers—Richter and Spink. Time of game—2.16. Weather—Clear and cool.
FOURTH GAME.BOSTON. AB. R. H. P. A. E. NEW YORK. AB. R. H. P. A. E.Hooper, r.f. 4 0 1 1 0 0 Devore, l.f. 4 0 1 0 0 0Yerkes, 2b 3 0 1 2 5 0 Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 4 1 0Speaker, c.f. 4 0 1 2 0 0 Snodgrass, c.f. 4 0 0 2 0 0Lewis, l.f. 4 0 0 1 0 0 Murray, r.f. 4 0 1 3 0 0Gardner, 3b 3 2 2 0 2 0 Merkle, 1b 4 0 1 8 0 0Stahl, 1b 3 1 0 9 0 0 Herzog, 3b 4 1 2 2 1 0Wagner, ss 3 0 0 2 3 1 Meyers, c 4 0 0 5 1 1Cady, c 4 0 1 10 0 0 Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 3 6 0Wood, p 4 0 2 0 2 0 Tesreau, p 2 0 1 0 2 0McCormick[1] 1 0 1 0 0 0Ames, p 0 0 0 0 1 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Totals 32 3 8 27 12 1 Totals 35 1 9 27 12 1
1: McCormick batted for Tesreau in seventh inning.
Boston 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-3New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-1
Left on bases—Boston 7, New York 7. First base on errors—Boston 1, New York 1. Two-base hits—Speaker, Fletcher. Three-base hit—Gardner. Stolen bases—Stahl, Merkle. Sacrifice hits—Yerkes, Stahl. Double play—Fletcher and Merkle. Pitching record—Off Tesreau, 5 hits and 2 runs in 24 times at bat in 7 innings; off Ames, 3 hits and 1 run in 8 times at bat in 2 innings. Struck out—By Wood 8, Devore, Snodgrass. Murray 2, Merkle 2, Meyers, Tesreau; by Tesreau 5, Lewis, Stahl, Wagner, Cady 2. Bases on balls—By Tesreau 2, Hooper, Gardner; by Ames 1, Wagner. Fumble—Wagner. Wild throw—Meyers. Wild pitch—Tesreau. Umpires—Rigler and O'Loughlin; field umpires—Evans and Klem. Scorers— Richter and Spink. Time of game—2.06. Weather—Cool and cloudy, and ground heavy.
FIFTH GAME.BOSTON. AB. R. H. P. A. E. NEW YORK. AB. R. H. P. A. E.Hooper, r.f. 4 l 2 4 0 0 Devore, l.f. 2 0 0 0 0 0Yerkes, 2b 4 1 1 3 3 0 Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 0 3 1Speaker, c.f. 3 0 1 3 0 0 Snodgrass, c.f. 4 0 0 2 0 0Lewis, l.f. 3 0 0 1 0 0 Murray, r.f. 3 0 0 0 1 0Gardner, 3b 3 0 0 3 2 1 Merkle, 1b 4 1 1 15 0 0Stahl, 1b 3 0 0 7 0 0 Herzog, 3b 4 0 0 2 3 0Wagner, ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 Meyers, c 3 0 1 2 0 0Cady, c 3 0 0 5 0 0 Fletcher, ss 2 0 0 2 2 0Bedient, p 3 0 0 0 0 0 McCormick[1] 1 0 0 0 0 0Shafer[2], ss 0 0 0 1 1 0Mathewson, p 3 0 1 0 3 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Totals 29 2 5 27 6 1 Totals 30 1 3 24 13 1
1: McCormick batted for Fletcher in seventh inning. 2: Shafer ran for McCormick in seventh inning and then played shortstop.
Boston 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X—2New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—1
Left on bases—New York 5, Boston 3. First base on errors—New York 1, Boston 1. Two-base hit—Merkle. Three-base hits—Hooper, Yerkes. Double play—Wagner, Yerkes and Stahl. Struck out—By Mathewson 2, Gardner, Wagner; by Bedient 4, Devore, Snodgrass, Merkle, Mathewson. Bases on balls—By Bedient 3, Devore 2, Murray. Fumbles—Doyle, Gardner. Umpires—O'Loughlin and Rigler; field umpires—Klem and Evans. Scorers—Richter and Spink. Time of game—1.43. Weather—Warm and cloudy.
SIXTH GAME.NEW YORK. AB. R. H. P. A. E. BOSTON. AB. R. H. P. A. E.Devore, l.f. 4 0 1 2 0 1 Hooper, r.f. 4 0 1 2 2 0Doyle, 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 Yerkes, 2b 4 0 2 3 1 1Snodgrass, c.f. 4 0 1 6 0 0 Speaker, c.f. 3 0 0 5 0 0Murray, r.f. 3 1 2 7 0 0 Lewis, l.f. 4 0 0 0 0 0Merkle, 1b 3 1 2 4 1 0 Gardner, 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0Herzog, 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 Stahl, 1b 4 1 2 8 0 0Meyers, c 3 1 2 6 0 0 Wagner, 3b 4 0 0 3 0 0Fletcher, ss 3 0 1 0 2 0 Cady, c 3 0 1 3 2 1Marquard, p 3 0 0 0 2 1 O'Brien, p 0 0 0 0 1 0Engle[1] 1 0 1 0 0 0Collins, p 2 0 0 0 2 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Totals 30 5 11 27 7 2 Totals 33 2 7 24 9 2
1: Engle batted for O'Brien in second inning.
New York 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X—5Boston 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—2
Left on bases—Boston 5, New York 1. First base on errors—Boston 1. Two-base hits—Engle, Merkle, Herzog. Three-base hit—Meyers. Stolen bases—Speaker, Doyle, Herzog, Meyers. Double plays—Fletcher, Doyle and Merkle; Hooper and Stahl. Pitching record—Off O'Brien, 6 hits and 5 runs in 8 times at bat in 1 inning; off Collins, 5 hits and 0 runs in 22 times at bat in 7 innings. Struck out—By Marquard 3, Wagner, Gardner, Stahl; by O'Brien 1, Snodgrass; by Collins 1, Devore. Base on balls—By Marquard, Speaker. Fumble—Devore. Wild throw—Marquard. Muffed foul fly—Cady. Balk—O'Brien. Wild throw—Yerkes. Time of game—1.58. Umpires—Klem and Evans; field umpires—O'Loughlin and Rigler. Scorers—Richter and Spink. Weather—Warm and cloudy.
SEVENTH GAME.NEW YORK. AB. R. H. P. A. E. BOSTON. AB. R. H. P. A. E.Devore, r.f. 4 2 1 3 1 1 Hooper, r.h. 3 0 1 1 1 0Doyle, 2b 4 3 3 2 3 2 Yerkes, 2b 4 0 0 1 4 0Snodgrass, c.f. 5 1 2 1 0 0 Speaker, c.f. 4 1 1 4 0 1Murray, l.f. 4 0 0 1 0 0 Lewis, l.f. 4 1 1 3 0 0Merkle, 1b 5 1 2 10 0 1 Gardner, 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1Herzog, 3b 4 2 1 0 2 0 Stahl, 1b 5 0 1 11 1 0Meyers, c 4 1 3 6 0 0 Wagner, ss 5 0 1 4 4 0Wilson, c[1] 1 0 1 2 0 0 Cady, c 4 1 0 1 2 0Fletcher, ss 5 1 1 2 4 0 Wood, p 0 0 0 0 1 0Tesreau, p 4 0 2 0 6 0 Happ, p 3 0 3 0 5 1-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Totals 40 11 16 27 16 4 Totals 36 4 9 27 18 3
1: Wilson relieved Meyers in eighth inning.
New York 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1—11Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0— 4
Left on bases—New York 8, Boston 12. First base on errors—Boston 1. Stolen bases—Devore 2, Doyle. Sacrifice hit—Murray. Sacrifice fly—Hooper. Two-base hits—Snodgrass, Hall, Lewis. Home runs—Doyle, Gardner. Double plays—Devore and Meyers; Speaker, unassisted. Pitching record—Off Wood, 7 hits and 6 runs in 8 times at bat in 1 inning; off Hall, 9 hits and 5 runs in 32 times at bat in 8 innings. Struck out—By Tesreau 6, Hooper 2, Yerkes, Gardner, Wagner, Cady; by Hall 1, Herzog. Bases on balls—By Tesreau 5, Hooper, Yerkes, Speaker, Lewis, Hall; by Hall 5, Devore 2, Doyle, Herzog, Tesreau. Fumbles—Doyle, Devore. Muffed thrown ball—Gardner. Wild throws—Merkle, Hall, Speaker. Muffed fly—Doyle. Wild pitches—Tesreau 2. Hit by pitched ball—By Tesreau, Gardner. Time of game—2.21. Umpires—Evans and Klem; field umpires—O'Loughlin and Rigler. Scorers—Richter and Spink. Weather—Cold and windy.
EIGHTH GAME.BOSTON. AB. R. H. P. A. E. NEW YORK. AB. R. H. P. A. E.Hooper, r.f. 5 0 0 3 0 0 Devore, r.f. 3 1 1 3 1 0Yerkes, 2b 4 1 1 0 3 0 Doyle, 2b 5 0 0 1 5 1Speaker, c.f. 4 0 2 2 0 1 Snodgrass, c.f. 4 0 1 4 1 1Lewis, l.f. 4 0 0 1 0 0 Murray, l.f. 5 1 2 3 0 0Gardner, 3b 3 0 1 1 4 2 Merkle, 1b 5 0 1 10 0 0Stahl, 1b 4 1 2 15 0 1 Herzog, 3b 5 0 2 2 1 0Wagner, ss 3 0 1 3 5 1 Meyers, c 3 0 0 4 1 0Cady, c 4 0 0 5 3 0 Fletcher, ss 3 0 1 2 3 0Bedient, p 2 0 0 0 1 0 McCormick[1] 1 0 0 0 0 0Henriksen[2] 1 0 1 0 0 0 Mathewson, p 4 0 1 0 3 0Wood, p 0 0 0 0 2 0 Shafer[3], ss 0 0 0 0 0 0Engle[4] 1 1 0 0 0 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Totals 35 3 8 30 18 5 Totals 38 2 9*29 15 2
*: Two out in tenth inning when winning run was scored.
1: McCormick batted for Fletcher in ninth inning. 2: Henriksen batted for Bedient in seventh inning. 3: Shafer player shortstop in tenth inning. 4: Engle batted for Wood in tenth inning.
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2—3New York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—2
Left on bases—New York 11, Boston 9. First base on errors—New York 1, Boston 1. Two-base hits—Murray 2, Herzog, Gardner, Stahl, Henriksen. Sacrifice hit—Meyers. Sacrifice fly—Gardner. Stolen base—Devore. Pitching record—Off Bedient, 6 hits and 1 run in 26 times at bat in 7 innings; off Wood, 3 hits and 1 run in 12 times at bat in 3 innings. Struck out—By Mathewson 4, Yerkes, Speaker, Lewis, Stahl; by Bedient 2, Merkle, Fletcher; by Wood 2, Mathewson, Herzog. Bases on balls—By Mathewson 5, Yerkes, Speaker, Lewis, Gardner, Wagner; by Bedient 3, Devore, Snodgrass, Meyers; by Wood 1, Devore. Muffed fly—Snodgrass. Muffed foul fly—Stahl. Muffed thrown balls—Doyle, Wagner, Gardner. Fumbles—Speaker, Gardner. Time of game—2.39. Umpires—O'Loughlin and Rigler; field umpires—Klem and Evans. Scorers—Richter and Spink. Weather—Clear and cold.
THE COMPOSITE SCORE.
Following is a composite score of the eight games played, thus arranged to show at a glance the total work in every department:
BOSTON.G. AB. R. H. SB. SH. PO. A. E.Hooper........................ 8 31 3 9 2 2 16 3 ..Yerkes........................ 8 32 3 8 .. 1 15 22 1Speaker....................... 8 30 4 9 1 .. 21 2 2Lewis......................... 8 32 4 5 .. .. 14 .. 1Gardner....................... 8 28 4 5 .. 3 9 12 4Stahl......................... 8 32 3 9 2 1 77 3 1Wagner........................ 8 30 1 5 1 .. 24 24 3Cady.......................... 7 22 1 3 .. 1 35 9 1Wood.......................... 4 7 1 2 .. .. 1 6 ..Carrigan...................... 2 7 .. .. .. .. 9 5 ..Collins....................... 2 5 .. .. .. .. .. 3 ..Hall.......................... 2 4 .. 3 .. .. .. 5 1Bedient....................... 4 6 .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..[1]Engle...................... 3 3 1 1 .. .. .. .. ..O'Brien....................... 2 2 .. .. .. .. 1 6 ..[2]Ball....................... 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..[3]Henriksen.................. 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. ..-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --273 25 60 6 8 222 101 14
NEW YORK.G. AB. R. H. SB. SH. PO. A. E.Devore........................ 7 24 4 6 4 .. 10 2 2Doyle......................... 8 33 5 8 2 .. 15 26 4Snodgrass..................... 8 33 2 7 1 .. 17 1 1Murray........................ 8 31 5 10 .. 1 23 1 ..Merkle........................ 8 33 5 9 1 1 83 1 3Herzog........................ 8 30 6 12 2 2 11 16 ..[4]Becker..................... 2 4 1 .. .. .. .. 1 ..Meyers........................ 8 28 2 10 1 1 42 4 1Fletcher...................... 8 28 1 5 1 .. 16 23 4Wilson........................ 3 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 1 1Shafer........................ 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 ..Tesreau....................... 3 8 .. 3 .. .. .. 10 ..[5]McCormick.................. 5 4 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. ..Crandall...................... 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..Mathewson..................... 3 12 .. 2 .. .. 2 12 ..Marquard...................... 2 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 4 1Ames.......................... 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..--- -- -- -- -- -- -- --274 31 74 12 7[6]22l 108 17
1: Engle batted for Carrigan in eighth inning of third game; for O'Brien in second inning of sixth game, and for Wood in tenth inning of eighth game.
2: Ball batted for O'Brien in eighth inning of third game.
3: Henriksen ran for Stahl in ninth inning of third game; and batted for Bedient in seventh inning of eighth game.
4: McCormick batted for Tesreau in seventh inning of first game; for Fletcher in tenth inning of second game; for Tesreau in seventh inning of fourth game; for Fletcher in seventh inning of fifth game; and for Fletcher in ninth inning of eighth game.
5: Becker ran for Meyers in ninth inning of first game.
6: Two out in tenth inning of eighth game when winning run scored.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Tl.Boston 3 4 2 1 1 1 6 2 2 3 0—25New York 11 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 0—31
Left on bases—Boston 55, New York 53.
Two-base hits—Boston: Lewis 3, Gardner 2, Stahl 2, Hooper 2, Henriksen 1, Hall 1, Engle 1, Speaker 1, Wagner 1; total 14. New York: Murray 4, Herzog 4, Snodgrass 2, Merkle 2, Fletcher 1, Doyle 1; total 14.
Three-base hits—Boston: Speaker 2, Yerkes 2, Gardner 1, Hooper 1; total 6. New York: Murray 1, Merkle 1, Herzog 1, Meyers 1; total 4.
Home runs—Boston: Gardner 1. New York: Doyle 1.
Double plays—For Boston: Stahl and Wood 1; Speaker and Stahl 1; Wagner, Yerkes and Stahl 1; Hooper and Stahl 1; Speaker 1 (unassisted). For New York: Fletcher and Herzog 1; Fletcher and Merkle 1; Fletcher, Doyle and Merkle 1; Devore and Meyers 1.
Struck out by Boston pitchers—By Wood: Merkle 3, Tesreau 3, Fletcher 3, Devore 2, Snodgrass 2, Herzog 2, Meyers 2, Murray 2, Crandall 1, Mathewson 1, total 21. By Collins: Doyle 1, Merkle 1, Snodgrass 1, Devore 1, Mathewson 2; total 6. By Bedient: Doyle 1, Devore 1, Snodgrass 1, Mathewson 1, Fletcher 1, Merkle 2; total 7. By O'Brien: Devore 1, Merkle 1, Meyers 1, Snodgrass 1; total 4. By Hall: Herzog 1; total 1. Grand total 39.
Struck out by New York pitchers—By Tesreau: Hooper 3, Cady 3, Stahl 2, Gardner 2, Wagner 2. Speaker 1, Yerkes 1, Lewis 1; total 15. By Mathewson: Stahl 2, Collins 2, Wagner 2, Gardner 1, Yerkes 1, Speaker 1, Lewis 1; total 10. By Marquard: Wagner 2, O'Brien 2, Hooper 1, Yerkes 1, Ball 1, Gardner 1, Stahl 1; total 9. By Crandall: Stahl 1, Gardner 1; total 2. Grand total 36.
Bases on balls off Boston pitchers—Off Wood: Devore 2, Murray 1; total 3. Off Hall: Doyle 2, Devore 2, Snodgrass 1, Becker 1. Meyers 1, Tesreau 1, Herzog 1; total 9. Off Bedient: Devore 3, Becker 1, Murray 1, Snodgrass 1, Meyers 1; total 7. Off O'Brien: Fletcher 1, Doyle 1. Marquard 1; total 3. Grand total 22.
Bases on balls off New York pitchers—Off Tesreau: Hooper 3, Speaker 2, Wagner 1, Wood 1, Gardner 1, Yerkes 1, Lewis 1, Hall 1: total 11. Off Marquard: Hooper 1, Speaker 1; total 2. Off Ames: Wagner 1; total 1. Off Mathewson: Yerkes 1, Speaker 1, Lewis 1, Gardner 1, Wagner 1; total 6. Grand total 19.
Relief pitchers' records—Off Tesreau, 5 hits, 4 runs, in 25 times at bat in 7 innings; off Crandall, 1 hit, 0 runs, in 6 times at bat in 2 innings in game of October 8. Off Collins, 9 hits. 3 runs, in 30 times at bat in 7-1/3 innings: off Hall, 2 hits, 3 runs, in 9 times at bat in 2-2/3 innings; off Bedient, 0 hits, 0 runs, in 1 time at bat in 1 inning, in game of October 9; off O'Brien, 6 hits, 2 runs, in 26 times at bat in 8 innings; off Bedient, 1 hit, 0 runs, in 2 times at bat in 1 inning, in game of October 10. Off Tesreau, 5 hits, 2 runs, in 24 times at bat in 7 innings; off Ames, 3 hits, 1 run, in 8 times at bat in 2 innings, in game of October 11. Off O'Brien, 8 hits, 5 runs, in 8 times at bat in 1 inning; off Collins, 5 hits, 0 runs, in 22 times at bat in 7 innings, in game of October 14. Off Wood, 7 hits, 6 runs, in 8 times at bat in 1 inning; off Hall, 9 hits. 5 rung, in 32 times at bat in 8 innings, in game of October 15. Off Bedient, 6 hits, 1 run, in 26 times at bat in 7 innings; off Wood, 3 hits, 1 runs, in 12 times at bat in 3 innings, in game of October 16.
Wild pitches—Tesreau 3.
Balk—O'Brien 1.
Muffed fly Balls—Fletcher 1, Lewis 1. Doyle 1, Snodgrass 1; total 4.
Muffed foul fly—Merkle 1, Cady 1, Stahl 1; total 3.
Muffed thrown balls—Wilson 1, Merkle 1, Gardner 2, Doyle 1, Wagner 1; total 6.
Wild throws—Meyers 1, Marquard 1, Yerkes 1, Merkle 1, Hall 1, Speaker 1; total 6.
Fumbles—Wagner 2, Fletcher 3, Doyle 2, Gardner 2, Devore 2, Speaker 1; total 12.
First base on errors—Boston 11, New York 5.
Sacrifice flies—Herzog 2, McCormick 1, Hooper 1, Gardner 1; total 5.
Hit by pitcher—By Bedient: Snodgrass 1, Herzog 1. By Wood: Meyers. By Tesreau: Gardner.
Umpires—Evans and O'Loughlin, of the American League; Klem and Rigler, of the National League.
Official scorers—Francis C. Richter of Philadelphia, and J. Taylor Spink of St. Louis, all games.
Average time—2.13 7-8.
Average attendance—3l,505.
Weather—Clear and cool.
INDIVIDUAL BATTING AVERAGES.
Following are the official batting averages of all players participating in the World's Championship Series of 1912. They show that New York clearly outhit Boston. The team average of the Giants was 50 points higher than that of Boston. The Boston team had only four batters in the .300 class, while New York had five. Of the men who played all through the series, Herzog was high with .400. The figures are:
INDIVIDUAL BOSTON BATTING.G. AB. R. H. SB. SH. PC.Henriksen 2 1 -- 1 -- -- 1000Hall 2 4 -- 3 -- -- .750Engle 3 3 1 1 -- -- .333Speaker 8 30 4 9 1 -- .300Hooper 8 31 3 9 2 2 .290Wood 4 7 1 2 -- -- .286Stahl 8 32 3 9 2 1 .281Yerkes 8 32 3 8 -- 1 .250Gardner 8 28 4 5 -- 3 .179Wagner 8 30 1 5 1 -- .167Lewis 8 32 4 5 -- -- .156Cady 7 22 1 3 -- 1 .136Carrigan 2 7 -- -- -- -- .000Collins 2 5 -- -- -- -- .000Bedient 4 6 -- -- -- -- .000O'Brien 2 2 -- -- -- -- .000Ball 1 1 -- -- -- -- .000
INDIVIDUAL NEW YORK BATTING.G. AB. R. H. SB. SH. PC.Wilson 2 1 -- 1 -- -- 1000Herzog 8 30 6 12 2 2 .400Tesreau 3 8 -- 3 -- -- .375Meyers 8 28 2 10 1 1 .357Murray 8 31 5 10 -- 1 .323Merkle 8 33 5 9 1 1 .273Devore 7 24 4 6 4 -- .250McCormick 5 4 -- 1 -- 1 .250Doyle 8 33 5 8 2 -- .242Snodgrass 8 33 2 7 1 -- .212Fletcher 8 28 1 5 1 -- .179Mathewson 3 12 -- 2 -- -- .167Becker 2 4 1 -- -- -- .000Shafer 3 -- -- -- -- -- .000Crandall 1 1 -- -- -- -- .000Marquard 2 4 -- -- -- -- .000Ames 1 -- -- -- -- -- .000
Team batting average: New York, .270; Boston, .220.
INDIVIDUAL FIELDING AVERAGES.
The individual and team fielding averages show Boston leading by a slight margin of .958 to .951. The figures follow: