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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1914-09-26 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 10000 · 1:45

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 4–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Babe Adams earned the win. Honus Wagner went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Babe Adams L: Christy Mathewson SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jim Viox	5	0	0	0	1
Dan Costello	3	1	1	0	1
Zip Collins	4	0	1	0	0
Honus Wagner	4	1	1	2	0
Ed Konetchy	4	2	1	0	0
Max Carey	4	0	3	0	0
Wally Gerber	4	0	2	1	0
Bobby Schang	3	0	0	1	0
Babe Adams	4	0	2	0	0
Joe Kelly	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Bescher	3	1	1	0	1	1
Larry Doyle	3	0	0	1	0	0
George Burns	4	1	1	0	0	1
Art Fletcher	4	0	1	0	0	2
Fred Snodgrass	4	0	2	1	0	0
Eddie Grant	4	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Merkle	3	0	0	0	0	1
Larry McLean	2	0	1	0	0	0
Christy Mathewson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chief Meyers	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Red Murray	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Babe Adams	9.0	6	1	5

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Christy Mathewson	9.0	11	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Viox: K
Dan Costello: K
Zip Collins: 63

Bot 1

Bob Bescher: T7/7D
Larry Doyle: 8/SF.3-H
George Burns: E5.B-1
Art Fletcher: 63.1-2
Fred Snodgrass: S7/7L.2-H(UR)
Eddie Grant: SB2
Eddie Grant: 43

Top 2

Honus Wagner: 13
Ed Konetchy: 63
Max Carey: S9
Wally Gerber: PO1(13)

Bot 2

Fred Merkle: 53
Larry McLean: S9
Christy Mathewson: 43.1-2
Bob Bescher: W
Larry Doyle: 8

Top 3

Wally Gerber: S8
Bobby Schang: 8
Babe Adams: S8.1-2
Jim Viox: 1(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 3

George Burns: K
Art Fletcher: FLE5
Art Fletcher: K
Fred Snodgrass: 8

Top 4

Dan Costello: S8
Zip Collins: 5/P
Honus Wagner: HR/7.1-H
Ed Konetchy: 8
Max Carey: S9
Wally Gerber: 2/FL

Bot 4

Eddie Grant: 7
Fred Merkle: 53
Larry McLean: 7

Top 5

Bobby Schang: 63
Babe Adams: 7
Jim Viox: 9

Bot 5

Christy Mathewson: 6/P
Bob Bescher: K
Larry Doyle: 8/L

Top 6

Dan Costello: 6/P
Zip Collins: 7
Honus Wagner: 6/L

Bot 6

George Burns: S6.B-2(E6/TH)
Art Fletcher: K
Fred Snodgrass: 7
Eddie Grant: 63

Top 7

Ed Konetchy: S7
Max Carey: WP.1-2
Max Carey: 9/9D.2-3
Wally Gerber: S8.3-H
Bobby Schang: 43.1-2
Babe Adams: 43

Bot 7

Fred Merkle: K
Chief Meyers: 31
Christy Mathewson: 5/FL

Top 8

Jim Viox: 2/P
Joe Kelly: 53
Zip Collins: S8
Honus Wagner: 13

Bot 8

Bob Bescher: E4/P.B-1
Larry Doyle: PO1(136)
Larry Doyle: 8
George Burns: 63

Top 9

Ed Konetchy: E5/TH.B-2
Max Carey: S2/BG2.2-3
Wally Gerber: 54(1)/FO
Bobby Schang: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Babe Adams: S6.1-2
Jim Viox: 8

Bot 9

Art Fletcher: S5
Fred Snodgrass: S7.1-2
Eddie Grant: 6/P
Dave Robertson: 43.2-3;1-2
Chief Meyers: HP
Red Murray: 13

Notes & reviews

Catcher McLean and Giants manager McGraw ejected by HP umpire Rigler for arguing Carey foul tipped a pitch that became a wild pitch
Costello ejected by HP umpire Rigler for arguing strike two (Kelly took over at bat)
Giants Donlin, not in game, ejected by HP umpire Rigler for arguing balls and strikes

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