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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1914-09-30 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 8 innings · Att: 20000 · 1:50

Boston Braves and New York Giants played to a 7–7 tie. Fred Merkle went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
BSN	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	7	13
NY1	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	7	11

SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Bob Emslie · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Herbie Moran	4	0	2	1	0	0
Johnny Evers	3	2	1	0	1	0
Joe Connolly	4	3	3	0	0	1
Possum Whitted	4	0	1	2	0	0
Butch Schmidt	4	0	2	3	0	0
Red Smith	3	1	1	0	1	0
Rabbit Maranville	2	0	2	0	1	0
Bert Whaling	3	1	1	1	0	0
Paul Strand	3	0	0	0	0	0
Les Mann	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Crutcher	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Bescher	4	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Doyle	4	1	1	0	0	0
George Burns	4	1	1	0	0	1
Art Fletcher	4	2	2	1	0	0
Fred Snodgrass	3	0	1	0	1	1
Milt Stock	3	2	1	0	1	1
Fred Merkle	4	1	2	3	0	0
Chief Meyers	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Thorpe	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marty O'Toole	2	0	2	1	0	0
Dave Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Strand	5.1	7	1	4
Dick Crutcher	2.2	4	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Christy Mathewson	3.0	9	1	0
Marty O'Toole	4.0	4	2	1
Rube Marquard	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Herbie Moran: S9
Johnny Evers: 46(1)/FO
Joe Connolly: S9.1-2
Possum Whitted: 53.2-3;1-2
Butch Schmidt: S5/L.3-H;2-H
Red Smith: CS2(24)

Bot 1

Bob Bescher: K
Larry Doyle: 6/F
George Burns: 53

Top 2

Red Smith: S7
Rabbit Maranville: 3/SH.1-2
Bert Whaling: S7.2-H
Paul Strand: WP.1-2
Paul Strand: 3/G.2-3
Herbie Moran: S8.3-H
Johnny Evers: CS2(24)

Bot 2

Art Fletcher: 43
Fred Snodgrass: S7
Milt Stock: K
Fred Merkle: CS2(26)

Top 3

Johnny Evers: W
Joe Connolly: D9.1-3
Possum Whitted: D.3-H;2-H
Butch Schmidt: 99
Red Smith: 99
Rabbit Maranville: S6/G.2-3
Bert Whaling: 99

Bot 3

Fred Merkle: 99
Chief Meyers: 99
Jim Thorpe: 99

Top 4

Paul Strand: 99
Herbie Moran: 99
Johnny Evers: 99

Bot 4

Bob Bescher: 99
Larry Doyle: 99
George Burns: K

Top 5

Joe Connolly: S9.B-3(E9)
Possum Whitted: 99
Butch Schmidt: S3/G.3-H
Red Smith: 99
Rabbit Maranville: S.1-3#
Bert Whaling: CS2(99)

Bot 5

Art Fletcher: E9/F
Fred Snodgrass: SB2
Fred Snodgrass: K
Milt Stock: W
Fred Merkle: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Chief Meyers: 99/SF.3-H(UR)
Marty O'Toole: SB2#
Marty O'Toole: D.2-H(UR)
Bob Bescher: 99

Top 6

Bert Whaling: 99
Paul Strand: 99
Herbie Moran: FLE3#
Herbie Moran: 99

Bot 6

Larry Doyle: S1/BG
George Burns: S.1-3
Art Fletcher: WP.3-H;1-2
Art Fletcher: S7.2-H
Fred Snodgrass: 8/L
Milt Stock: D.1-3
Fred Merkle: S.3-H;2-H
Chief Meyers: S.1-2
Marty O'Toole: S.2-3;1-2
Bob Bescher: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Larry Doyle: 8/L

Top 7

Johnny Evers: S#
Joe Connolly: K
Possum Whitted: 99
Butch Schmidt: 99

Bot 7

George Burns: 99
Art Fletcher: S
Fred Snodgrass: CS2(99)
Fred Snodgrass: W
Milt Stock: SB2#
Milt Stock: 99

Top 8

Red Smith: W
Rabbit Maranville: W.1-2
Les Mann: PO2(24)
Les Mann: K
Dick Crutcher: 53

Bot 8

Fred Merkle: 99
Chief Meyers: 99
Dave Robertson: 99

Notes & reviews

Hit facade of upper deck and bounced back onto field. Under grounds rules in effect at Polo Grounds in NL games ball was in play (in AL grounds rules at Polo Grounds it would have been a home run).
Game called on account of darkness

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