October 16, 1912 World Series Game 8 at Fenway Park Play by Play and Box Score

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1912 World Series Game 8

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: 17,034

Wednesday, October 16, 1912
Time of Game: 2:37

Giants

John McGraw

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    2  9  2
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   2    3  8  4

W: J Wood (3-1), L: C Mathewson (0-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Red Sox

Jake Stahl

BATTING

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Devore RF                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .250  .669         3   1   SB,CS
L Doyle 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .670         1   5   
F Snodgrass CF                4   0   1   0    1   0  .212  .551         4   1   CS
R Murray LF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .323  .880         3   0   2·2B
F Merkle 1B                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .667        10   0   
B Herzog 3B                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .400 1.012         2   1   2B
C Meyers C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .357  .848         4   1   CS,SH
A Fletcher SS                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .179  .421         2   3   
  M McCormick PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .450         0   0   
  T Shafer SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Mathewson P                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334         0   3   
Totals                       38   2   9   2    4   4                    29  15

BATTING

2B: B Herzog (4, off H Bedient); R Murray 2 (4, off H Bedient, off J Wood).

SH: C Meyers (1, off H Bedient).

TB: R Murray 4; B Herzog 3; F Merkle; A Fletcher; J Devore; C Mathewson; F Snodgrass.

RBI: R Murray (4); F Merkle (3).

2-out RBI: R Murray.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: F Snodgrass (1); L Doyle (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Devore (4, 2nd base off H Bedient/H Cady).

CS: F Snodgrass (3, 2nd base by H Bedient/H Cady); C Meyers (1, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by H Bedient/H Cady); J Devore (2, 2nd base by H Bedient/H Cady).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Hooper RF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .780         4   0   
S Yerkes 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .669         0   3   
T Speaker CF                  4   0   2   1    1   1  .300  .849         2   0   
D Lewis LF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .156  .456         0   0   IW
L Gardner 3B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .179  .679         1   4   2B,SF
J Stahl 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .281  .625        15   0   2B
H Wagner SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .442         3   5   
H Cady C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .272         5   3   
H Bedient P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  O Henriksen PH              1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   2B
  J Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .661         0   2   
  C Engle PH                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       35   3   8   3    5   4                    30  18

BATTING

2B: L Gardner (2, off C Mathewson); O Henriksen (1, off C Mathewson); J Stahl (2, off C Mathewson).

SF: L Gardner (1, off C Mathewson).

IBB: D Lewis (1, by C Mathewson).

TB: J Stahl 3; L Gardner 2; T Speaker 2; O Henriksen 2; H Wagner; S Yerkes.

RBI: O Henriksen (1); L Gardner (5); T Speaker (2).

2-out RBI: O Henriksen.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Speaker (2); L Gardner 2 (4); H Wagner (3).

BASERUNNING

PO: S Yerkes (3rd base by C Meyers).

PITCHING

New York Giants            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
C Mathewson, L (0-2)        9.2   8   3   1    5   4   0   1.26   41     -       9-13    64    - 
Totals                      9.2   8   3   1    5   4   0          41     -       9-13         0-0

Boston Red Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
H Bedient                   7     6   1   1    3   2   0   0.50   30     -       8-8     60    - 
J Wood, W (3-1)             3     3   1   1    1   2   0   3.68   13     -       6-1          0-0
Totals                     10     9   2   2    4   4   0          43     -      14-9          0-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Mathewson (1; D Lewis).

PO: H Bedient (0; C Meyers, 3rd base (CS)); C Meyers (; S Yerkes, 3rd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 17,034.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Giants               Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Devore             RF    1. H Hooper             RF 
2. L Doyle              2B    2. S Yerkes             2B 
3. F Snodgrass          CF    3. T Speaker            CF 
4. R Murray             LF    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
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---     J Devore        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     L Doyle         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     F Snodgrass     Walk
          1--     R Murray        Snodgrass Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E6
   O      -2-     " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Christy Mathewson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     H Hooper        Bunt Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     S Yerkes        Strikeout
          ---     T Speaker       Single to RF; Speaker to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch)
   O      -2-     D Lewis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Hugh Bedient facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     F Merkle        Strikeout
   O      ---     B Herzog        Flyball: CF
          ---     C Meyers        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Meyers to 1B
          1--     A Fletcher      Single to CF (Line Drive); Meyers to 2B
          12-     C Mathewson     Meyers Caught Stealing (PO) 3B, safe on E5; Fletcher to 2B
   O      -23     " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Christy Mathewson facing 5-6-7
          ---     L Gardner       Walk
   O      1--     J Stahl         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     H Wagner        Single to LF (Line Drive); Stahl to 2B
   O      12-     H Cady          Popfly: 1B
   O      12-     H Bedient       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Hugh Bedient facing 1-2-3
          ---     J Devore        Walk
   O      1--     L Doyle         Groundout: 3B-1B; Devore to 2B
   O      -2-     F Snodgrass     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Devore to 3B
   R      --3     R Murray        Double (LF-CF); Devore Scores
   O      -2-     F Merkle        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Christy Mathewson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     H Hooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     S Yerkes        Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---     T Speaker       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hugh Bedient facing 6-7-8
          ---     B Herzog        Ground-rule Double
   O      -2-     C Meyers        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Herzog to 3B
   O      --3     A Fletcher      Popfly: 3B
   O      --3     C Mathewson     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Christy Mathewson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     D Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     L Gardner       Double to CF; Gardner out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
   O      ---     J Stahl         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hugh Bedient facing 1-2-3
          ---     J Devore        Single
   O      1--     L Doyle         Devore Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---     " "             Flyball: RF
          ---     F Snodgrass     Single to LF
   O      1--     R Murray        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Christy Mathewson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     H Wagner        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---     H Cady          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     H Bedient       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hugh Bedient facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     F Merkle        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     B Herzog        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     C Meyers        Walk
   O      1--     A Fletcher      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Christy Mathewson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     H Hooper        Popfly: 1B
          ---     S Yerkes        Single to RF
          1--     T Speaker       Walk; Yerkes to 2B
   O      12-     D Lewis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Yerkes to 3B
   O      1-3     L Gardner       Yerkes Picked off 3B (C-P-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hugh Bedient facing 9-1-2
          ---     C Mathewson     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     J Devore        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     L Doyle         Popfly: SS
          1--     F Snodgrass     Devore Steals 2B
   O      -2-     " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Christy Mathewson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     L Gardner       Flyball: CF
          ---     J Stahl         Single (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
          1--     H Wagner        Walk; Stahl to 2B
   O      12-     H Cady          Popfly: SS
                  Olaf Henriksen pinch hits for Hugh Bedient batting 9th
   R      12-     O Henriksen     Double to LF (LF Line); Stahl Scores; Wagner to 3B
   O      -23     H Hooper        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Wood facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Wood replaces Olaf Henriksen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     R Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     F Merkle        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     B Herzog        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     C Meyers        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Christy Mathewson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     S Yerkes        Groundout: P-3B-1B
   O      ---     T Speaker       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     D Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Wood facing 8-9-1
                  Moose McCormick pinch hits for Art Fletcher batting 8th
   O      ---     M McCormick     Flyball: RF
   O      ---     C Mathewson     Strikeout
          ---     J Devore        Walk
   O      1--     L Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Christy Mathewson facing 5-6-7
                  Tillie Shafer replaces Moose McCormick playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---     L Gardner       Flyball: CF
          ---     J Stahl         Double (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-     H Wagner        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      -2-     H Cady          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Wood facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     F Snodgrass     Groundout: P-1B (P)
          ---     R Murray        Double to LF
   R      -2-     F Merkle        Single to CF; Murray Scores; Merkle to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-     B Herzog        Strikeout
   O      -2-     C Meyers        Groundout: P-1B (P)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Christy Mathewson facing 9-1-2
                  Clyde Engle pinch hits for Joe Wood batting 9th
          ---     C Engle         Reached on E8 (Fly Ball)
   O      1--     H Hooper        Flyball: CF; Engle to 2B
          -2-     S Yerkes        Walk
   R      12-     T Speaker       Single to RF (Line Drive); Engle Scores/unER; Yerkes to 3B; Speaker to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -23     D Lewis         Intentional Walk
   RO     123     L Gardner       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Yerkes Scores/unER
        2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Red Sox 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS191210160

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