BOXSCORE: 1912 New York-NL Giants At 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates        4/12/1912

  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Bescher LF        3  2  1  0 .231     G.Jackson CF        6  0  3  0 .320  
  A.McCarthy 2B       3  1  1  1 .333     O.Knabe 2B          2  1  0  0 .200  
  T.Cobb RF           5  1  1  2 .231   D-A.Phelan PH,2B      1  0  0  0 .069  
  R.Peckinpaugh SS    4  1  2  2 .500     J.Sheckard LF       4  1  2  0 .238  
  L.Gardner 3B        5  1  3  1 .455     S.Crawford RF       5  0  0  0 .213  
  A.Strunk CF         3  1  2  2 .250     J.Daubert 1B        5  2  3  1 .400  
  F.Luderus 1B        5  0  0  0 .250     M.Mowrey 3B         4  0  2  1 .367  
  S.O'Neill C         5  0  2  0 .222     H.Severeid C        4  0  2  0 .500  
  N.Rucker P          5  2  1  0 .200   C-T.McDonald SS       0  0  0  0 .154  
                                        E-J.Henry PH          1  0  0  0 .118  
                                          G.McBride SS        3  0  1  0 .152  
                                        A-H.Gowdy PH,C        1  0  0  0 .200  
                                          V.Gregg P           3  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-D.Cotter PH         1  0  0  0 .375  
                                          C.Morgan P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          E.Stack P           0  0  0  0 .250  
                                        F-J.Birmingham PH     1  0  1  1 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  9 13  8                 Totals      41  4 14  3

A-Pinch Hit For McBride In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gregg In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Severeid In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Knabe In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For McDonald In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Stack In 9th Inning

Giants.......... 1 0 1  1 1 0  1 4 0  -  9 13  1
Pirates......... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4 14  3

Giants (2-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
N.Rucker WIN(1-0)         9      14   4   4   5   6   0   4.00  A1
Totals                    9      14   4   4   5   6   0

Pirates (4-8)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
V.Gregg LOSS(0-2)         7       8   5   4   6   4   0   3.26  A1 D7
C.Morgan                  1       4   4   3   1   1   0   5.25  D8 E7
E.Stack                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.25  E8
Totals                    9      13   9   7   7   5   0

ATTENDANCE- 6,537 DATE- Monday, April 12th 1912 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:18
LEFT ON BASE- Giants:10  Pirates:15
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 0  Pirates: 3
ERRORS- T.Cobb, G.Jackson, J.Sheckard, M.Mowrey
DOUBLES- B.Bescher(1st), M.Mowrey(2nd), J.Birmingham(2nd)
TRIPLES- A.Strunk(1st)
RBIs- A.McCarthy(1st), T.Cobb-2(3rd), R.Peckinpaugh-2(2nd), L.Gardner(2nd),
      A.Strunk-2(2nd), J.Daubert(5th), M.Mowrey(4th), J.Birmingham(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Strunk
WALKS- B.Bescher-3, A.McCarthy-2, R.Peckinpaugh, A.Strunk, O.Knabe-2,
       J.Sheckard, M.Mowrey, H.Gowdy
STRIKE OUTS- B.Bescher, T.Cobb-3, L.Gardner, G.Jackson, S.Crawford, J.Daubert,
             M.Mowrey, H.Gowdy, D.Cotter
GIDP- B.Bescher, T.Cobb, F.Luderus
WILD PITCHES- V.Gregg
2-out RBI- L.Gardner, J.Daubert, M.Mowrey, J.Birmingham
RLISP 2-out- F.Luderus-4, G.McBride-2, T.Cobb, S.Crawford-2, S.O'Neill, V.Gregg,
             D.Cotter, G.Jackson-2
TEAM RISP- Giants: 5 for 11  Pirates: 3 for 16

Amos Strunk had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Nap Rucker had a complete game at
Forbes Field as the New York-NL Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9 to
4.

New York-NL jumped on top of Pittsburgh in the top of the 5th inning scoring
one runner.  New York-NL kept the pressure on throughout the contest as they
scored in 6 different innings.  

The victory went to Rucker(1-0) who went the distance allowing 4 runs. Vean
Gregg(0-2) was tagged with the loss.  He gave up 8 hits and 6 walks in 7
innings.

SCORESHEET: 1912 New York-NL Giants at 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates
B.Besche-A1  A1:W>b1    B1:W>b1    C1:W>12 b  D1:K       E1:Do>13   F1:G-DP/5
                                   1                                43>1o
                                                                    
A.McCart-A1  A2:F/7     B2:W>12 b  C2:Si>2#   D2:F/8     E2:W>b1
                        1          12                    
                                                         
T.Cobb-A1    A3:K       B3:K       C3:G-DP/6  *7*:K      E3:Si+E/8
                                   43>1o                 >3# 2# 13
                                                         
R.Peckin-A1  A4:W>12 b  *3*:G/43   *5*:L/4    D4:Si      E4:Si>3#
             1                                           2#
                                                         
L.Gardne-A1  A5:Si>2#   B5:Si      C5:F/9     D5:Si>13   E5:K
             12                                          
                                                         
A.Strunk-A1  A6:W>23 1  B6:WP>12   C6:Tr      D6:SF/7>3  E6:E/5>13
             2 b1       Si>2#                 #          b2 
                                                         
F.Luderu-A1  A7:F/9     B7:G-DP/6  C7:E/7>3#  D7:G/13    E7:P/4
                        43>1o      b2                    
                                                         
S.O'Neil-A1  *2*:G/43   *4*:F/9    C8:L/3     *8*:Si     *9*:Si
                                                         
                                                         
N.Rucker-A1  A9:F/9     B9:Si      *6*:L/6    D9:Force/  E9:F/9
                                              46>1o b1   
                                                         

G.Jackso-A1  A1:Si      B1:Si      C1:Si      *6*:G/13   *8*:F/7    F1:K
                                                                    
                                                                    
O.Knabe-A1   A2:Force/  B2:W>12 b  C2:W>12 b  D2:G/13    E2:F/9
A.Phelan-E2  64>1o b1   1          1                     
                                                         
J.Shecka-A1  A3:W>12 b  B3:F/7     C3:Force/  D3:Si      E3:Si
             1                     46>23 1o              
                                   b1                    
S.Crawfo-A1  A4:K       B4:F/8     C4:F/7     D4:F/7     E4:P/6
                                                         
                                                         
J.Dauber-A1  A5:Si+E/9  *3*:G/43   *5*:K      *7*:Si     *9*:Si
             >2# 1#                                      
                                                         
M.Mowrey-A1  A6:Si>3#   B6:Do      C6:F/7     D6:K       E6:W>12 b
                                                         1
                                                         
H.Severe-A1  A7:Si>13   B7:G/63    C7:Si      D7:F/7     E7:F/7
T.McDona-E1                                              
J.Henry-E7                                               
G.McBrid-A1  A8:G/43    B8:F/8     C8:Si>12   D8:W>12 b  E8:K
H.Gowdy-D8                                    1          
                                                         
V.Gregg-A1   *2*:G/3    *4*:G/13   C9:G/63    D9:K       E9:Do>2#
D.Cotter-D9                                              13
C.Morgan-E1+