BOXSCORE: 1912 New York-NL Giants At 1912 Philadelphia-AL Athletics 8/25/1912
Giants AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG
B.Bescher LF 5 0 1 0 .252 M.Rath 2B 6 1 3 0 .291
M.Huggins 2B 3 0 0 0 .301 T.Speaker CF 6 0 0 0 .413
A-G.Cutshaw 2B 4 0 0 0 .333 F.Merkle 1B 6 1 4 2 .277
T.Cobb RF 4 1 1 0 .381 H.Baker 3B 4 1 1 0 .362
H.Wagner SS 6 0 2 0 .295 F.Laporte LF 5 0 3 0 .331
L.Gardner 3B 6 0 2 0 .335 F.Schulte RF 5 1 1 0 .185
A.Strunk CF 5 1 2 2 .269 B.Wallace SS 5 0 2 2 .196
F.Luderus 1B 6 0 1 0 .213 E.Sweeney C 5 0 0 0 .232
S.O'Neill C 5 0 1 0 .242 B.O'Brien P 2 0 0 0 .073
B.Groom P 3 0 0 0 .080 B-C.Gandil PH 1 0 0 0 .305
C-R.Peckinpaugh PH 1 0 0 0 .198 J.Benz P 1 0 0 0 .063
F.Lange P 0 0 0 0 ---- E-J.Walsh PH 1 0 0 0 .167
D-J.Bates PH 0 0 0 0 .200
C.Curtis P 0 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 48 2 10 2 Totals 47 4 14 4
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Huggins In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For O'Brien In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Groom In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Lange In 12th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Benz In 12th Inning
INJURY: Miller Huggins INJURED (for 0 more games) in 4th inning
Giants.......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 2
Athletics....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 14 3
Giants (50-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
B.Groom 9 11 2 2 0 8 0 2.60 A1 E1
F.Lange 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 E2 E8
C.Curtis LOSS(0-1) 0 2/3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 E9
Totals 11 2/3 14 4 2 0 10 1
Athletics (66-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
B.O'Brien 7 5 2 2 5 3 1 3.22 A1 D6
J.Benz WIN(5-6) 5 5 0 0 2 2 0 3.81 D7
Totals 12 10 2 2 7 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 9,249 DATE- Wednesday, August 25th 1912 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Giants:18 Athletics: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 2 Athletics: 1
ERRORS- T.Cobb, H.Wagner, F.Merkle, B.Wallace-2
DOUBLES- H.Baker(30th), B.Wallace(2nd)
TRIPLES- F.Schulte(4th)
HOME RUNS- A.Strunk(5th), F.Merkle(5th)
RBIs- A.Strunk-2(51st), F.Merkle-2(47th), B.Wallace-2(15th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Laporte(6th)
WALKS- B.Bescher-2, T.Cobb-2, A.Strunk, S.O'Neill, J.Bates
HIT BY PITCH- B.Groom, H.Baker
STRIKE OUTS- L.Gardner-2, F.Luderus, S.O'Neill-2, M.Rath-2, T.Speaker-3,
H.Baker, B.Wallace, E.Sweeney-2, J.Benz
GIDP- H.Wagner, T.Speaker, H.Baker
2-out RBI- A.Strunk-2, F.Merkle-2
RLISP 2-out- A.Strunk-3, M.Huggins, E.Sweeney, B.O'Brien-2, G.Cutshaw-4,
F.Laporte, F.Luderus, M.Rath
TEAM RISP- Giants: 1 for 13 Athletics: 4 for 14
Fred Merkle had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Shibe Park where the Philadelphia-AL
Athletics beat the New York-NL Giants in 12 innings 4 to 2.
The score was knotted at 2 after nine innings. Finally, Philadelphia-AL
pulled the game out in the 12th inning. After an out was recorded, Morrie
Rath keyed the rally when he reached on an error. Tris Speaker was next to
the plate, but was promptly struck out. Merkle then smashed a two-run homer
giving Philadelphia-AL the win and sending the home town fans into a frenzy.
Philadelphia-AL had 14 hits for the afternoon while New York-NL had 10.
Joe Benz(5-6) got credit for the victory, pitching 5 innings and allowing no
runs. Cliff Curtis(0-1) suffered the loss in relief.
With this win, Philadelphia-AL has a 66-51 record. They have been 3-7 lately.
With the loss, the New York-NL ballclub's record is 50-61.
SCORESHEET: 1912 New York-NL Giants at 1912 Philadelphia-AL Athletics
B.Besche-A1 A1:G/43 B1:W>12 b C1:W>b1 D1:E/3>23 E1:F/8 F1:G/3
1 12
M.Huggin-A1 A2:E/6 B2:G/53 C2:FO/3 D2:F/9 E2:G/31 *11*:G/63
G.Cutsha-C3
T.Cobb-A1 A3:W>12 b *3*:W>b1 *5*:E/6 *7*:F/9 *9*:P/2 F3:Si
1
H.Wagner-A1 A4:Si>23 B4:F/8 C4:G-DP/5 D4:F/9 E4:L/3 F4:Si>13
12 43>1o
L.Gardne-A1 A5:F/8 B5:K C5:F/9 D5:Si E5:Si F5:K
A.Strunk-A1 A6:F/9 B6:HR>1# *6*:Si D6:FO/4 E6:W>12 b F6:F/8
b# 1
F.Luderu-A1 *2*:Si B7:G/53 C7:G/53>1 *8*:K E7:G/43 *12*:G/31
2
S.O'Neil-A1 A8:K *4*:K C8:W>b1 D8:Si *10*:L/3 F8:G/43
B.Groom-A1 A9:F/8 B9:P/3 C9:P/3 D9:HBP>12 E9:F/8 F9:W>b1
R.Peckin-E9
F.Lange-F2+
M.Rath-A1 A1:K B1:Si *5*:Si D1:K E1:Si>2o F1:E/9>b2
T.Speake-A1 A2:K B2:K C2:G-DP/4 *8*:G/63 *10*:F/8 F2:K
63>1o
F.Merkle-A1 A3:Si B3:G/43 C3:Si D3:F/8 E3:Si F3:HR>2#
b#
H.Baker-A1 A4:F/9 *4*:HBP C4:K D4:Do E4:G-DP/3
63>1o
F.Laport-A1 *2*:Si B5:Si>12 *6*:F/7 D5:G/63 *11*:Si
F.Schult-A1 A6:SB>12 B6:F/9>23 C6:L/4 *9*:Tr E6:F/7
F/9
B.Wallac-A1 A7:F/8 B7:Do>3# C7:G/43 D7:Si+E/6 E7:K
13 >3#
E.Sweene-A1 A8:G/63 B8:K *7*:P/2 D8:K E8:L/5
B.O'Brie-A1 *3*:P/5 B9:G/43 C9:G/63 D9:K *12*:F/9
C.Gandil-C9
J.Benz-D2+
SCORESHEET: 1912 New York-NL Giants at 1912 Philadelphia-AL Athletics
B.Besche-A1 G1:Si>12
M.Huggin-A1 G2:G/63
G.Cutsha-C3
T.Cobb-A1
H.Wagner-A1
L.Gardne-A1
A.Strunk-A1
F.Luderu-A1
S.O'Neil-A1
B.Groom-A1
R.Peckin-E9
F.Lange-F2+
M.Rath-A1
T.Speake-A1
F.Merkle-A1
H.Baker-A1
F.Laport-A1
F.Schult-A1
B.Wallac-A1
E.Sweene-A1
B.O'Brie-A1
C.Gandil-C9
J.Benz-D2+