BOXSCORE: 1913 Detroit Tigers At 1913 New York-NL Giants 5/9/1913 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG S.Collins CF 5 0 0 0 .264 B.Bescher LF 4 1 2 0 .222 J.Evers 2B 5 0 1 0 .317 M.Huggins 2B 4 1 1 0 .373 Z.Wheat RF 4 1 2 0 .274 T.Cobb RF 3 0 1 2 .379 R.Smith 3B 3 1 0 0 .344 H.Wagner SS 4 0 0 0 .245 J.Graney LF 4 1 2 0 .283 F.Luderus 1B 4 0 0 0 .222 F.Merkle 1B 4 0 2 2 .320 L.Gardner 3B 3 0 0 0 .220 R.Chapman SS 4 0 0 0 .175 S.O'Neill C 4 0 2 0 .270 J.Lapp C 4 0 1 0 .214 A.Strunk CF 4 0 2 0 .372 R.Mitchell P 4 0 1 0 .118 C.Falkenberg P 3 0 0 0 .077 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 3 9 2 Totals 33 2 8 2 Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 9 3 Giants.......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Tigers (13-22) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET R.Mitchell WIN(3-4) 9 8 2 0 2 2 0 5.04 A1 Totals 9 8 2 0 2 2 0 Giants (7-12) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET C.Falkenberg LOSS(0-5) 9 9 3 3 1 6 0 4.53 A1 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 15,324 DATE- Sunday, May 9th 1913 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:50 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8 Giants: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2 Giants: 0 ERRORS- Z.Wheat, R.Chapman-2, S.O'Neill DOUBLES- S.O'Neill(3rd) TRIPLES- F.Merkle(3rd) RBIs- F.Merkle-2(20th), T.Cobb-2(11th) WALKS- R.Smith, T.Cobb, L.Gardner STRIKE OUTS- S.Collins-2, J.Evers, R.Smith, R.Chapman-2, C.Falkenberg-2 GIDP- M.Huggins-2 WILD PITCHES- C.Falkenberg-3 2-out RBI- T.Cobb-2 RLISP 2-out- J.Evers, R.Mitchell, J.Lapp, F.Luderus TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 8 Giants: 1 for 2 Roy Mitchell tossed a complete game and Fred Merkle had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Detroit Tigers bested the New York-NL Giants 3 to 2 at Polo Grounds. The game was decided in the top of the 8th inning. After an out was recorded, Jack Graney ripped a base-knock. Cy Falkenberg then threw a wild pitch. Merkle then tripled scoring the run. Detroit banged out 9 hits on the afternoon. The victory was credited to Mitchell(3-4) who went the distance, allowing 2 runs. Falkenberg(0-5) was tagged with the loss. He pitched 9 innings giving up 9 hits and 1 walk. SCORESHEET: 1913 Detroit Tigers at 1913 New York-NL Giants S.Collin-A1 A1:L/6 B1:K C1:K *7*:L/6 E1:F/8 J.Evers-A1 A2:Si B2:F/9 C2:G/63 D2:K E2:G/13 Z.Wheat-A1 A3:F/8 *4*:Si *6*:Si D3:F/8 R.Smith-A1 A4:K B4:F/9 C4:WP>12 *8*:L/5 W>b1 J.Graney-A1 *2*:Si B5:L/4 C5:G/53>2 D5:Si 3 12 F.Merkle-A1 A6:F/9 B6:L/4 C6:WP>3# D6:WP>12 23 Si>3# Tr>2# R.Chapma-A1 A7:K *5*:F/9 C7:K D7:G/43 J.Lapp-A1 A8:F/9 B8:Si C8:E/2>12 D8:G/43 R.Mitche-A1 *3*:G/31 B9:Si>12 C9:F/7 *9*:G/13 B.Besche-A1 A1:Si B1:E/6 C1:Si D1:Force/ 64>1o b1 M.Huggin-A1 A2:G-DP/3 B2:Si+E/6 C2:G-DP/5 *8*:P/2 63>1o >13 43>1o T.Cobb-A1 A3:G/31 B3:Si>3# *6*:W>b1 D3:F/8 2# H.Wagner-A1 *2*:P/3 B4:P/5 C4:Force/ D4:E/9>b2 64>1o b1 F.Luderu-A1 A5:G/53 *4*:G/53 C5:P/4 D5:FO/2 L.Gardne-A1 A6:W>b1 B6:P/4 C6:P/4 *9*:G/43 S.O'Neil-A1 A7:Do>1o B7:Si *7*:P/6 D7:G/43 A.Strunk-A1 *3*:F/9 B8:Si>1o C8:Si D8:L/5 C.Falken-A1 A9:P/5 *5*:K C9:K