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1912 World Series Game 1

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)

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 35,730

 Tuesday, October 8, 1912
Time of Game: 2:10
Red Sox
4
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  1   3  0  0    4  6  1
Giants          0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  1
W: Joe Wood (1-0), L: Jeff Tesreau (0-1)
 Giants
3

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
H Hooper RF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .333 1.167              1   0   2B,SH
S Yerkes 2B                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .250  .500              0   1   
T Speaker CF                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .333 1.500              0   1   3B
D Lewis LF                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000              2   0   
L Gardner 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              1   1   
J Stahl 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              6   1   CS
H Wagner SS                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .667 1.750              5   3   2B
H Cady C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .667             11   1   SH
J Wood P                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250              1   1   
Totals                       31   4   6   4    4   6                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: H Hooper (1, off J Tesreau); H Wagner (1, off D Crandall).
3B: T Speaker (1, off J Tesreau).
SH: H Hooper (1, off J Tesreau); H Cady (1, off D Crandall).
TB: H Wagner 3; T Speaker 3; H Hooper 2; H Cady; S Yerkes.
RBI: S Yerkes 2 (2); D Lewis (1); H Hooper (1).
2-out RBI: S Yerkes 2; H Hooper.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Stahl-J Wood.
E: H Wagner (1).
Baserunning Events
CS: J Stahl (1, 2nd base by J Tesreau/C Meyers).
New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Devore LF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .250              0   0   
L Doyle 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000              2   7   
F Snodgrass CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500              2   0   
R Murray RF                   3   0   1   2    1   0  .333  .833              1   0   
F Merkle 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500             12   0   
B Herzog 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000              1   1   
C Meyers C                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .833              6   1   HBP
  B Becker PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
A Fletcher SS                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000              3   1   
J Tesreau P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              0   2   
  M McCormick PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Crandall P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   1   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    2  11                         27  13
Batting Events
HBP: C Meyers (1, by J Wood).
TB: B Herzog 2; L Doyle 2; F Merkle; C Meyers; F Snodgrass; R Murray.
RBI: R Murray 2 (2); C Meyers (1).
2-out RBI: R Murray 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
E: A Fletcher (1).

Pitching Stats

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Wood, W (1-0)                9     8   3   3    2  11   0   3.00   36     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 4     68    -     1.52   0.32
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2  11   0          36     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 4           -  
New York Giants               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Tesreau, L (0-1)             7     5   4   4    4   4   0   5.14   30     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0· 4     51    -     1.37  -0.23
D Crandall                     2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.46   0.05
Totals                         9     6   4   4    4   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 5           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Wood (1; C Meyers).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Klem, 1B - Billy Evans, 2B - Cy Rigler, 3B - Silk O'Loughlin, LF - , RF - .
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 35,730.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Boston Red Sox                            New York Giants                              
1. Harry Hooper                 RF       1. Josh Devore                  LF
2. Steve Yerkes                 2B       2. Larry Doyle                  2B
3. Tris Speaker                 CF       3. Fred Snodgrass               CF
4. Duffy Lewis                  LF       4. Red Murray                   RF
5. Larry Gardner                3B       5. Fred Merkle                  1B
6. Jake Stahl                   1B       6. Buck Herzog                  3B
7. Heinie Wagner                SS       7. Chief Meyers                  C
8. Hick Cady                     C       8. Art Fletcher                 SS
9. Joe Wood                      P       9. Jeff Tesreau                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 1 12- R -34% 45% 2-4 NYG C. Meyers J. Wood Single to LF; Merkle Scores; Herzog to 3B; Meyers to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b9 1 -23 O 30% 75% 3-4 NYG A. Fletcher J. Wood Strikeout
t7 2 -23 RR 28% 79% 2-2 BOS S. Yerkes J. Tesreau Single to LF; Wood Scores; Hooper Scores
b9 2 -23 O 25% 100% 3-4 NYG D. Crandall J. Wood Strikeout
t7 2 1-3 R 20% 51% 1-2 BOS H. Hooper J. Tesreau Double to RF; Wagner Scores; Wood to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Jeff Tesreau facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 BOS H. Hooper J. Tesreau Walk
t1 0 1-- O -2% 52% 0-0 BOS S. Yerkes J. Tesreau Groundout: 2B-1B; Hooper to 2B
t1 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 BOS T. Speaker J. Tesreau Groundout: 2B-1B; Hooper to 3B
t1 2 --3 O -4% 45% 0-0 BOS D. Lewis J. Tesreau Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Joe Wood facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 NYG J. Devore J. Wood Strikeout
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 NYG L. Doyle J. Wood Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 NYG F. Snodgrass J. Wood Single (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
b1 2 1-- -2% 46% 0-0 NYG R. Murray J. Wood Walk; Snodgrass to 2B
b1 2 12- O 4% 50% 0-0 NYG F. Merkle J. Wood Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Jeff Tesreau facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 BOS L. Gardner J. Tesreau Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gardner to 1B
t2 0 1-- O -4% 50% 0-0 BOS J. Stahl J. Tesreau Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 1 1-- O -4% 46% 0-0 BOS H. Wagner J. Tesreau Stahl Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 BOS H. Wagner J. Tesreau Walk
t2 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 BOS H. Cady J. Tesreau Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Joe Wood facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 NYG B. Herzog J. Wood Popfly: 1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 NYG C. Meyers J. Wood Strikeout
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 NYG A. Fletcher J. Wood Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Jeff Tesreau facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 BOS J. Wood J. Tesreau Walk
t3 0 1-- O -2% 52% 0-0 BOS H. Hooper J. Tesreau Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wood to 2B
t3 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 BOS S. Yerkes J. Tesreau Groundout: 2B-1B; Wood to 3B
t3 2 --3 1% 50% 0-0 BOS T. Speaker J. Tesreau Walk
t3 2 1-3 O -6% 44% 0-0 BOS D. Lewis J. Tesreau Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Joe Wood facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 NYG J. Tesreau J. Wood Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- -3% 44% 0-0 NYG J. Devore J. Wood Walk
b3 1 1-- -9% 35% 0-0 NYG L. Doyle J. Wood Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Devore to 3B; Doyle to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b3 1 -23 O 8% 43% 0-0 NYG F. Snodgrass J. Wood Strikeout
b3 2 -23 RRO -16% 27% 0-0 NYG R. Murray J. Wood Single to CF; Devore Scores; Doyle Scores; Murray out at 2B/CF-C-SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Jeff Tesreau facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O -3% 25% 0-2 BOS L. Gardner J. Tesreau Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 1 --- O -2% 23% 0-2 BOS J. Stahl J. Tesreau Strikeout
t4 2 --- O -1% 22% 0-2 BOS H. Wagner J. Tesreau Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Joe Wood facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 2% 23% 2-0 NYG F. Merkle J. Wood Strikeout
b4 1 --- -2% 21% 2-0 NYG B. Herzog J. Wood Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 1 1-- O 1% 23% 2-0 NYG C. Meyers J. Wood Groundout: P-1B; Herzog to 2B
b4 2 -2- O 2% 25% 2-0 NYG A. Fletcher J. Wood Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Jeff Tesreau facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -3% 22% 0-2 BOS H. Cady J. Tesreau Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1 --- O -2% 20% 0-2 BOS J. Wood J. Tesreau Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2 --- O -1% 19% 0-2 BOS H. Hooper J. Tesreau Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Joe Wood facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O 1% 20% 2-0 NYG J. Tesreau J. Wood Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --- O 1% 22% 2-0 NYG J. Devore J. Wood Flyball: LF
b5 2 --- O 1% 22% 2-0 NYG L. Doyle J. Wood Single to 3B; Doyle out at 2B/3B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Jeff Tesreau facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O -3% 19% 0-2 BOS S. Yerkes J. Tesreau Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t6 1 --- 8% 27% 0-2 BOS T. Speaker J. Tesreau Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t6 1 --3 RO 1% 28% 0-2 BOS D. Lewis J. Tesreau Groundout: 2B-1B; Speaker Scores
t6 2 --- O -2% 26% 1-2 BOS L. Gardner J. Tesreau Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Joe Wood facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- -3% 23% 2-1 NYG F. Snodgrass J. Wood Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Snodgrass to 1B
b6 0 1-- OO 7% 30% 2-1 NYG R. Murray J. Wood Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 1B-P
b6 2 --- O 1% 31% 2-1 NYG F. Merkle J. Wood Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Jeff Tesreau facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O -4% 27% 1-2 BOS J. Stahl J. Tesreau Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- 5% 31% 1-2 BOS H. Wagner J. Tesreau Single to CF
t7 1 1-- 7% 38% 1-2 BOS H. Cady J. Tesreau Single to CF; Wagner to 2B
t7 1 12- O -7% 31% 1-2 BOS J. Wood J. Tesreau Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wagner to 3B
t7 2 1-3 R 20% 51% 1-2 BOS H. Hooper J. Tesreau Double to RF; Wagner Scores; Wood to 3B
t7 2 -23 RR 28% 79% 2-2 BOS S. Yerkes J. Tesreau Single to LF; Wood Scores; Hooper Scores
t7 2 1-- O -2% 78% 4-2 BOS T. Speaker J. Tesreau Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Joe Wood facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 4% 82% 2-4 NYG B. Herzog J. Wood Strikeout
b7 1 --- -5% 77% 2-4 NYG C. Meyers J. Wood Hit By Pitch
b7 1 1-- O 5% 82% 2-4 NYG A. Fletcher J. Wood Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
Moose McCormick pinch hits for Jeff Tesreau (P) batting 9th; Moose McCormick pinch hits for Jeff Tesreau (P) batting 9th
b7 2 1-- O 4% 86% 2-4 NYG M. McCormick J. Wood Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Giants 2.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Giants' Doc Crandall facing 4-5-6
Doc Crandall replaces Moose McCormick (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Doc Crandall replaces Moose McCormick (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- O -1% 85% 4-2 BOS D. Lewis D. Crandall Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- O -1% 84% 4-2 BOS L. Gardner D. Crandall Strikeout
t8 2 --- O -1% 83% 4-2 BOS J. Stahl D. Crandall Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Joe Wood facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 4% 88% 2-4 NYG J. Devore J. Wood Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O 3% 91% 2-4 NYG L. Doyle J. Wood Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2 --- O 2% 92% 2-4 NYG F. Snodgrass J. Wood Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Giants 2.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Giants' Doc Crandall facing 7-8-9
t9 0 --- 2% 95% 4-2 BOS H. Wagner D. Crandall Double to LF
t9 0 -2- O -0% 94% 4-2 BOS H. Cady D. Crandall Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Wagner to 3B
t9 1 --3 O -2% 92% 4-2 BOS J. Wood D. Crandall Groundout: P-1B
t9 2 --3 O -2% 90% 4-2 BOS H. Hooper D. Crandall Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Joe Wood facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- O 5% 95% 2-4 NYG R. Murray J. Wood Flyball: RF
b9 1 --- -6% 89% 2-4 NYG F. Merkle J. Wood Single to LF
b9 1 1-- -9% 80% 2-4 NYG B. Herzog J. Wood Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Merkle to 2B
b9 1 12- R -34% 45% 2-4 NYG C. Meyers J. Wood Single to LF; Merkle Scores; Herzog to 3B; Meyers to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Beals Becker pinch runs for Chief Meyers (C) batting 7th; Beals Becker pinch runs for Chief Meyers (C) batting 7th
b9 1 -23 O 30% 75% 3-4 NYG A. Fletcher J. Wood Strikeout
b9 2 -23 O 25% 100% 3-4 NYG D. Crandall J. Wood Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Giants 3.

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