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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1914-10-02 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 2500 · 1:54

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 11–5. New York Giants put up 4 in the 7th. Jeff Tesreau earned the win. Bob Bescher went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jeff Tesreau L: Gene Cocreham 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	1	2	0	1	0
Oscar Dugey	3	2	1	0	2	0
Joe Connolly	4	0	0	0	0	2
Possum Whitted	3	0	1	0	1	0
Butch Schmidt	4	0	1	2	0	2
Red Smith	3	2	2	0	1	0
Rabbit Maranville	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bert Whaling	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lefty Tyler	2	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Gowdy	1	0	0	1	0	1
Gene Cocreham	2	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Bescher	4	2	1	1	1	0
Larry Doyle	5	0	0	0	0	0
George Burns	3	2	2	1	1	0
Art Fletcher	4	1	2	1	1	0
Fred Snodgrass	5	1	0	0	0	0
Milt Stock	4	2	1	0	1	1
Fred Merkle	4	1	1	1	0	1
Chief Meyers	3	1	1	2	1	0
Jeff Tesreau	3	1	1	1	1	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Tyler	3.0	3	2	2
Gene Cocreham	5.0	6	4	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Tesreau	9.0	8	5	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Herbie Moran: W
Oscar Dugey: W.1-2
Joe Connolly: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Possum Whitted: W
Butch Schmidt: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Red Smith: S5.3XH(526);1-2
Rabbit Maranville: K

Bot 1

Bob Bescher: HR8/IPHR
Larry Doyle: 7/F
George Burns: 13
Art Fletcher: 63

Top 2

Bert Whaling: 7/F
Lefty Tyler: K
Herbie Moran: S7
Oscar Dugey: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Fred Snodgrass: 13
Milt Stock: E4/TH
Fred Merkle: PB.1-2
Fred Merkle: S6.2-H(UR);B-2(E6/TH)
Chief Meyers: WP.2-3
Chief Meyers: 53
Jeff Tesreau: D7.3-H(UR)
Bob Bescher: W
Larry Doyle: 2/FL

Top 3

Oscar Dugey: S/G
Joe Connolly: 6/P
Possum Whitted: S8.1-3
Butch Schmidt: K
Red Smith: SBH;SB2
Red Smith: 63

Bot 3

George Burns: W
Art Fletcher: E3/G.1-2
Fred Snodgrass: 6/P
Milt Stock: PO2(E2).2-3;1-2
Milt Stock: K
Fred Merkle: K

Top 4

Rabbit Maranville: 63
Hank Gowdy: HP
Lefty Tyler: 16(1)/FO
Herbie Moran: S6/G.1-2
Oscar Dugey: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Connolly: K

Bot 4

Chief Meyers: W
Jeff Tesreau: W.1-2
Bob Bescher: FC2/BG.2-H(NR)(E2/TH3);1-3;B-2
Larry Doyle: 9/F
George Burns: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Art Fletcher: S8.3-H
Fred Snodgrass: SB2
Fred Snodgrass: 2/FL

Top 5

Possum Whitted: 9/F
Butch Schmidt: 13
Red Smith: W
Rabbit Maranville: S9.1-H(NR)(E9/TH)(UR);B-2
Hank Gowdy: K

Bot 5

Milt Stock: 5/FL
Fred Merkle: 4/P
Chief Meyers: 8/F

Top 6

Gene Cocreham: K
Herbie Moran: 53
Oscar Dugey: 3/P

Bot 6

Jeff Tesreau: K
Bob Bescher: 7/F
Larry Doyle: 9/F

Top 7

Joe Connolly: K
Possum Whitted: 63
Butch Schmidt: K

Bot 7

George Burns: S
Art Fletcher: D.1-3
Fred Snodgrass: E3/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR)
Milt Stock: S.1-2
Fred Merkle: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Chief Meyers: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Jeff Tesreau: 8/F
Bob Bescher: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Red Smith: D
Rabbit Maranville: 63.2-3
Hank Gowdy: 8/SF.3-H
Gene Cocreham: 63

Bot 8

Larry Doyle: 3/P
George Burns: D
Art Fletcher: SB3
Art Fletcher: W
Fred Snodgrass: SBH;SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Fred Snodgrass: 5/FL
Milt Stock: W
Fred Merkle: CS2(26)

Top 9

Herbie Moran: 3/P
Oscar Dugey: 3/FL
Joe Connolly: 3/G