October 12, 1912 World Series Game 5 at Fenway Park Play by Play and Box Score

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1912 World Series Game 5

Game 1
BOS  4
@NYG  3
Game 2
NYG  6
@NYG  6
(11) Game 3
NYG  2
@BOS  1
Game 4
BOS  3
@NYG  1
Game 5
BOS  2
NYG  1
Game 6
NYG  5
BOS  2
Game 7
NYG 11
@BOS  4
Game 8
BOS  3
NYG  2
(10)

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,683

Saturday, October 12, 1912
Time of Game: 1:43

Giants

John McGraw

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  3  1
Red Sox         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    2  5  1

W: H Bedient (1-0), L: C Mathewson (0-1)

Red Sox

Jake Stahl

BATTING

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Devore LF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .231  .606         0   0   
L Doyle 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .523         0   3   
F Snodgrass CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .427         2   0   GDP
R Murray RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .316  .907         0   1   
F Merkle 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .550        15   0   2B
B Herzog 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .444 1.096         2   3   
C Meyers C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .628         2   0   
A Fletcher SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .343         2   2   
  M McCormick PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .583         0   0   
  T Shafer SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
C Mathewson P                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250         0   3   
Totals                       30   1   3   0    3   4                    24  13

BATTING

2B: F Merkle (1, off H Bedient).

TB: F Merkle 2; C Meyers; C Mathewson.

GIDP: F Snodgrass (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: L Doyle (1).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Hooper RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .368 1.034         4   0   3B
S Yerkes 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .700         3   3   3B
T Speaker CF                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .316  .929         3   0   
D Lewis LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .500         1   0   
L Gardner 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .575         2   2   
J Stahl 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .474         7   0   
H Wagner SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .472         2   1   
H Cady C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364         5   0   
H Bedient P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   2   5   2    0   2                    27   6

BATTING

3B: H Hooper (1, off C Mathewson); S Yerkes (2, off C Mathewson).

TB: H Hooper 4; S Yerkes 3; H Wagner; T Speaker.

RBI: T Speaker (1); S Yerkes (4).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Wagner-S Yerkes-J Stahl.

E: L Gardner (1).

PITCHING

New York Giants            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
C Mathewson, L (0-1)        8     5   2   2    0   2   0   1.42   29     -      15-6     66    - 
Totals                      8     5   2   2    0   2   0          29     -      15-6          0-0

Boston Red Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
H Bedient, W (1-0)          9     3   1   0    3   4   0   0.00   33     -       6-16    80    - 
Totals                      9     3   1   0    3   4   0          33     -       6-16         0-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - O'Loughlin, 1B - Rigler, 2B - Klem, 3B - Evans.

Time of Game: 1:43.

Attendance: 34,683.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Giants               Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Devore             LF    1. H Hooper             RF 
2. L Doyle              2B    2. S Yerkes             2B 
3. F Snodgrass          CF    3. T Speaker            CF 
4. R Murray             RF    4. D Lewis              LF 
5. F Merkle             1B    5. L Gardner            3B 
6. B Herzog             3B    6. J Stahl              1B 
7. C Meyers             C     7. H Wagner             SS 
8. A Fletcher           SS    8. H Cady               C  
9. C Mathewson          P     9. H Bedient            P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Hugh Bedient facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---     J Devore        Walk
   O      1--     L Doyle         Foul Flyball: LF
   OO     1--     F Snodgrass     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Christy Mathewson facing 1-2-3
          ---     H Hooper        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     S Yerkes        Popfly: SS
          1--     T Speaker       Single to LF; Hooper to 2B
   O      12-     D Lewis         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Speaker to 2B
   O      12-     L Gardner       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Hugh Bedient facing 4-5-6
          ---     R Murray        Walk
   O      1--     F Merkle        Groundout: 3B-1B; Murray to 2B
   O      -2-     B Herzog        Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-     C Meyers        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Christy Mathewson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     J Stahl         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     H Wagner        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     H Cady          Groundout: P-1B (P); Wagner to 2B
   O      -2-     H Bedient       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Hugh Bedient facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     A Fletcher      Flyball: RF
          ---     C Mathewson     Single to CF
          1--     J Devore        Walk; Mathewson to 2B
   O      12-     L Doyle         Flyball: CF
   O      12-     F Snodgrass     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Christy Mathewson facing 1-2-3
          ---     H Hooper        Triple to LF (LF Line)
   R      --3     S Yerkes        Triple to CF (Deep CF); Hooper Scores
   RO     --3     T Speaker       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Yerkes Scores; Speaker out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---     D Lewis         Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---     L Gardner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Hugh Bedient facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     R Murray        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     F Merkle        Strikeout
   O      ---     B Herzog        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Christy Mathewson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     J Stahl         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     H Wagner        Strikeout
   O      ---     H Cady          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Hugh Bedient facing 7-8-9
          ---     C Meyers        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     A Fletcher      Flyball: RF
   O      1--     C Mathewson     Strikeout
   O      1--     J Devore        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Christy Mathewson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     H Bedient       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---     H Hooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     S Yerkes        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Hugh Bedient facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     L Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     F Snodgrass     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     R Murray        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Christy Mathewson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     T Speaker       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     D Lewis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     L Gardner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Hugh Bedient facing 5-6-7
          ---     F Merkle        Ground-rule Double (Deep LF)
   O      -2-     B Herzog        Popfly: SS
   O      -2-     C Meyers        Flyball: CF; Merkle to 3B
                  Moose McCormick pinch hits for Art Fletcher batting 8th
   R      --3     M McCormick     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Merkle Scores/unER/No RBI; McCormick to 1B
   O      1--     C Mathewson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Christy Mathewson facing 6-7-8
                  Tillie Shafer replaces Moose McCormick playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---     J Stahl         Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---     H Wagner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     H Cady          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Hugh Bedient facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     J Devore        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     L Doyle         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     F Snodgrass     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Christy Mathewson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     H Bedient       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     H Hooper        Popfly: SS
   O      ---     S Yerkes        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Hugh Bedient facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     R Murray        Popfly: SS
   O      ---     F Merkle        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     B Herzog        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS191210120

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