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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1914-07-04 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 20000 · 1:37

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–0. New York Giants put up 2 in the 8th. Christy Mathewson earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		3	7

W: Christy Mathewson L: Erskine Mayer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Hart · 1B: Cy Rigler · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Bobby Byrne	4	1	0	1
Beals Becker	3	0	1	0
Hans Lobert	4	1	0	0
Gavvy Cravath	4	2	0	0
Fred Luderus	4	1	0	0
Dode Paskert	3	2	0	0
Jack Martin	3	0	0	0
Red Dooin	1	0	1	0
Erskine Mayer	3	0	0	0
Sherry Magee	1	1	0	0
Ed Burns	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Bescher	3	1	0	0	1	0
George Burns	4	1	1	0	0	1
Art Fletcher	4	1	2	1	0	0
Dave Robertson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Fred Merkle	4	0	1	1	0	0
Larry Doyle	3	0	1	0	1	0
Milt Stock	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chief Meyers	3	0	1	0	0	0
Christy Mathewson	2	0	0	0	1	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Erskine Mayer	8.0	7	4	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Christy Mathewson	9.0	8	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Byrne: 13
Beals Becker: 63
Hans Lobert: 63

Bot 1

Bob Bescher: 8/F
George Burns: 53
Art Fletcher: S
Dave Robertson: CS2(26)

Top 2

Gavvy Cravath: T
Fred Luderus: 43
Dode Paskert: S6/G.3-3
Jack Martin: 63.1-2
Red Dooin: W
Erskine Mayer: 43

Bot 2

Dave Robertson: 5/FL
Fred Merkle: 53
Larry Doyle: S
Milt Stock: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Bobby Byrne: S
Beals Becker: W.1-2
Hans Lobert: 7/F
Gavvy Cravath: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Chief Meyers: 43
Christy Mathewson: W
Bob Bescher: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Fred Luderus: S
Dode Paskert: 23/SH.1-2
Jack Martin: 53
Red Dooin: 9/F

Bot 4

George Burns: 63
Art Fletcher: 4/F
Dave Robertson: S
Fred Merkle: 7/F

Top 5

Erskine Mayer: 63
Bobby Byrne: K
Beals Becker: 3/P

Bot 5

Larry Doyle: 3/F
Milt Stock: 3/F
Chief Meyers: S
Christy Mathewson: 13

Top 6

Hans Lobert: S
Gavvy Cravath: 46(1)3/GDP
Fred Luderus: 8/F

Bot 6

Bob Bescher: 9/L
George Burns: K
Art Fletcher: S
Dave Robertson: PO1(E2).1-3
Dave Robertson: W
Fred Merkle: SBH(UR);SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Fred Merkle: 9/F

Top 7

Dode Paskert: S
Jack Martin: FC1/SH.1-2(E1);B-1
Red Dooin: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Erskine Mayer: FC3.3XH(32);2-3;B-1
Bobby Byrne: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Larry Doyle: 43
Milt Stock: 3/FL
Chief Meyers: 13

Top 8

Beals Becker: 2/FL
Hans Lobert: 9/F
Gavvy Cravath: S
Fred Luderus: 7/F

Bot 8

Christy Mathewson: K
Bob Bescher: W
George Burns: S8/G.1-3
Art Fletcher: FC6/THH.3-H;1-2;B-1
Dave Robertson: 7/F
Fred Merkle: S.2-H;1-2#
Larry Doyle: W.2-3;1-2
Milt Stock: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Dode Paskert: 43
Jack Martin: 8/F
Sherry Magee: D
Ed Burns: 53

Notes & reviews

Afternoon game of morning-afternoon double-header

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