October 11, 1913 World Series Game 5 at Polo Grounds V Box Score and Play by Play

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1913 World Series Game 5

Game 1
PHA  6
@NYG  4
Game 2
NYG  3
@PHA  0
(10) Game 3
PHA  8
@NYG  2
Game 4
PHA  6
NYG  5
Game 5
PHA  3
@NYG  1

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 36,632

Saturday, October 11, 1913
Time of Game: 1:39

Athletics

Connie Mack

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  6  1
Giants          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  2  2

W: E Plank (1-1), L: C Mathewson (1-1)

Giants

John McGraw

BATTING

Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Murphy RF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .227  .519    0    3   0   
R Oldring LF                  4   2   0   0    0   0  .273  .637    0    3   0   
E Collins 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .421 1.082    0    2   3   SH
F Baker 3B                    3   0   2   2    0   0  .450 1.029    0    0   2   SF
S McInnis 1B                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .118  .287    0   14   0   SF,SH
A Strunk CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .329    0    2   0   
J Barry SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .750    0    2   7   
W Schang C                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .357 1.152    0    1   0   
E Plank P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   1   
Totals                       30   3   6   3    1   2                    27  13

BATTING

SF: F Baker (1, off C Mathewson); S McInnis (1, off C Mathewson).

SH: S McInnis (2, off C Mathewson); E Collins (2, off C Mathewson).

TB: E Murphy 2; F Baker 2; E Collins; W Schang.

RBI: F Baker 2 (7); S McInnis (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Collins-J Barry-S McInnis; J Barry-E Collins-S McInnis.

E: E Plank (1).

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Herzog 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .053  .106    0    1   2   GDP
L Doyle 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .340    0    1   7   
A Fletcher SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .628    0    2   3   
G Burns LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .463    0    2   0   
T Shafer CF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .158  .554    0    2   0   
R Murray RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .618    0    2   0   
L McLean C                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    3   1   
F Merkle 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .748    0   14   0   GDP
C Mathewson P                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .600 1.267    0    0   2   
  D Crandall PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   1   2   1    1   1                    27  15

BATTING

TB: C Mathewson; L McLean.

GIDP: F Merkle (1); B Herzog (1).

RBI: L McLean (2).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

E: L Doyle (3); G Burns (1).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Athletics        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Plank, W (1-1)               9     2   1   0    1   1   0   0.95   29     -       ·  ·     12·11· 2· 2     81    -     1.10   0.48
Totals                         9     2   1   0    1   1   0          29     -       ·  ·     12·11· 2· 2           -

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
C Mathewson, L (1-1)           9     6   3   2    1   2   0   0.95   35     -       ·  ·     19· 9· 1· 3     66    -     0.76  -0.02
Totals                         9     6   3   2    1   2   0          35     -       ·  ·     19· 9· 1· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Klem, 1B - Egan, 2B - Rigler, 3B - Connolly.

Time of Game: 1:39.

Attendance: 36,632.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Athletics        New York Giants                      
1. E Murphy             RF    1. B Herzog             3B 
2. R Oldring            LF    2. L Doyle              2B 
3. E Collins            2B    3. A Fletcher           SS 
4. F Baker              3B    4. G Burns              LF 
5. S McInnis            1B    5. T Shafer             CF 
6. A Strunk             CF    6. R Murray             RF 
7. J Barry              SS    7. L McLean             C  
8. W Schang             C     8. F Merkle             1B 
9. E Plank              P     9. C Mathewson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  3-1  12-      12%  79% F Merkle        E Plank         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 6   0  3-1  1--      12%  81% B Herzog        E Plank         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 5   1  3-0  12-     -11%  67% L McLean        E Plank         Single (LF-CF); Shafer Scores/unER; Murray to 2B
   t 3   1  0-1  -23       7%  78% F Baker         C Mathewson     Single to 1B (Bunt); Murphy Scores; Oldring to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--       7%  57% E Collins       C Mathewson     Single to RF (Line Drive); Oldring to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Christy Mathewson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  E Murphy        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  R Oldring       Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      57%  E Collins       Single to RF (Line Drive); Oldring to 3B
   RO     1-3      59%  F Baker         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Oldring Scores; Collins to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw to Hm)
   O      -2-      56%  S McInnis       Fielder's Choice 3B; Collins out at 3B/3B-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Eddie Plank facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  B Herzog        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  L Doyle         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  A Fletcher      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Christy Mathewson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  A Strunk        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  J Barry         Flyball: RF
          ---      59%  W Schang        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      57%  E Plank         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Eddie Plank facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  G Burns         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  T Shafer        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      62%  R Murray        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Christy Mathewson facing 1-2-3
          ---      65%  E Murphy        Single to LF
          1--      71%  R Oldring       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Murphy to 2B; Oldring to 1B
   O      12-      70%  E Collins       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Murphy to 3B; Oldring to 2B
   R      -23      78%  F Baker         Single to 1B (Bunt); Murphy Scores; Oldring to 3B
   RO     1-3      79%  S McInnis       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Oldring Scores/unER
   O      1--      78%  A Strunk        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Eddie Plank facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      80%  L McLean        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---      82%  F Merkle        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      83%  C Mathewson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Christy Mathewson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  J Barry         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  W Schang        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      80%  E Plank         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Eddie Plank facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  B Herzog        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  L Doyle         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      85%  A Fletcher      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Christy Mathewson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  E Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  R Oldring       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  E Collins       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Eddie Plank facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  G Burns         Lineout: 1B
          ---      82%  T Shafer        Walk
          1--      77%  R Murray        Reached on E1 (Pop Fly); Shafer to 2B; Murray to 1B
   R      12-      67%  L McLean        Single (LF-CF); Shafer Scores/unER; Murray to 2B
   OO     12-      79%  F Merkle        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Christy Mathewson facing 4-5-6
          ---      82%  F Baker         Single
   O      1--      81%  S McInnis       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Baker to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  A Strunk        Groundout: 2B-1B; Baker to 3B
   O      --3      76%  J Barry         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Eddie Plank facing 9-1-2
          ---      70%  C Mathewson     Single to RF
   OO     1--      81%  B Herzog        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  L Doyle         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Christy Mathewson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  W Schang        Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  E Plank         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      81%  E Murphy        Walk
   O      1--      80%  R Oldring       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Eddie Plank facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  A Fletcher      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  G Burns         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  T Shafer        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Christy Mathewson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  E Collins       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  F Baker         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  S McInnis       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Eddie Plank facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  R Murray        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  L McLean        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  F Merkle        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Christy Mathewson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  A Strunk        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  J Barry         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  W Schang        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Eddie Plank facing 9-1-2
                  Doc Crandall pinch hits for Christy Mathewson batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  D Crandall      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Herzog        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---     100%  L Doyle         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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