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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1914-06-29 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 16000 · 2:10

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Robins 8–6. New York Giants put up 4 in the 3rd. Christy Mathewson earned the win. Fred Merkle went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	6	14
NY1	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	2		8	11

W: Christy Mathewson L: Frank Allen SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Steamboat Johnson · 1B: Lord Byron · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ollie O'Mara	5	1	2	0	0	2
Jake Daubert	4	2	1	0	1	0
Jack Dalton	5	0	4	0	0	0
Zack Wheat	5	1	0	0	0	0
George Cutshaw	5	1	2	1	0	1
Casey Stengel	5	1	1	2	0	0
Red Smith	5	0	1	1	0	0
William Fischer	5	0	2	0	0	0
Frank Allen	1	0	0	0	0	1
John Hummel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Raleigh Aitchison	2	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Bescher	5	0	2	0	0	0
George Burns	5	2	1	0	0	0
Art Fletcher	4	2	3	0	0	1
Red Murray	4	2	1	1	1	1
Fred Merkle	4	1	1	3	1	0
Eddie Grant	4	1	1	0	1	0
Milt Stock	2	0	0	1	1	0
Chief Meyers	2	0	1	1	1	0
Jeff Tesreau	1	0	0	0	0	0
Christy Mathewson	3	0	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Allen	3.0	6	1	1
Raleigh Aitchison	5.0	5	4	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Tesreau	2.0	3	1	2
Christy Mathewson	7.0	11	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ollie O'Mara: K
Jake Daubert: W
Jack Dalton: S7.1-2
Zack Wheat: E6/G.2-3;1-2
George Cutshaw: 53.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Casey Stengel: 63

Bot 1

Bob Bescher: 3/FL
George Burns: 8/F
Art Fletcher: D7/F7D
Red Murray: K

Top 2

Red Smith: 8/F
William Fischer: S9/G
Frank Allen: K+CS2(26)/DP/C

Bot 2

Fred Merkle: 53
Eddie Grant: W
Milt Stock: SB2
Milt Stock: 3/FL
Chief Meyers: T9.2-H
Jeff Tesreau: 8/F

Top 3

Ollie O'Mara: S/G
Jake Daubert: 6(1)3/GDP
Jack Dalton: S8
Zack Wheat: 7/F78

Bot 3

Bob Bescher: D/78
George Burns: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
Art Fletcher: S9.1-3
Red Murray: FC1.3-3;1-2;B-1
Fred Merkle: D/78.3-H;2-H;1-H
Eddie Grant: S/G.2-3
Milt Stock: 9/SF.3-H;1-2
Chief Meyers: 63

Top 4

George Cutshaw: S7
Casey Stengel: 4/F
Red Smith: E5/G.1-2
William Fischer: 9/F9D.2-3;1-2
John Hummel: 7/F

Bot 4

Christy Mathewson: S7
Bob Bescher: 4(1)/FO
George Burns: 13.1-2
Art Fletcher: K

Top 5

Ollie O'Mara: 3/F
Jake Daubert: S/G
Jack Dalton: S9.1-3
Zack Wheat: SB2
Zack Wheat: E4/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;B-1
George Cutshaw: K
Casey Stengel: 53

Bot 5

Red Murray: W
Fred Merkle: 2/FL
Eddie Grant: SB2
Eddie Grant: WP.2-3
Eddie Grant: FC5.3XH(526);B-1
Milt Stock: PO1(E3).1-3
Milt Stock: W
Chief Meyers: WP.3-3;1-2
Chief Meyers: IW
Christy Mathewson: 54(1)/FO

Top 6

Red Smith: S8
William Fischer: 8/F8D
Raleigh Aitchison: S9.1-2
Ollie O'Mara: K/C
Jake Daubert: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Bob Bescher: S8/G
George Burns: S/G.1-2
Art Fletcher: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Red Murray: FC6.3XH(62);2-3;B-1
Fred Merkle: SBH;SB2
Fred Merkle: W
Eddie Grant: 9/F

Top 7

Jack Dalton: 53
Zack Wheat: E7/F.B-2
George Cutshaw: S8.2-3
Casey Stengel: T7.3-H(UR);1-H
Red Smith: 63.3-H(UR)
William Fischer: S1/G
Raleigh Aitchison: 7/F

Bot 7

Milt Stock: 13
Chief Meyers: HP
Christy Mathewson: 3/G.1-2
Bob Bescher: 9/L

Top 8

Ollie O'Mara: D8/78
Jake Daubert: 7/F
Jack Dalton: S7.2XH(7E2);B-2
Zack Wheat: 6#
George Cutshaw: 13#

Bot 8

George Burns: 13
Art Fletcher: S
Red Murray: T7/78.1-H
Fred Merkle: 5/P
Eddie Grant: E6/TH.3-H(NR)(UR);B-1
Milt Stock: CS2(26)#

Top 9

Casey Stengel: 63
Red Smith: 63
William Fischer: 43

Notes & reviews

Giants Donlin, not in game, ejected by 1B umpire Byron for arguing Merkle was safe at 1st
Pitcher Tesreau ejected by 1B umpire Byron for arguing O'Mara was out at 1st

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