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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1915-05-12 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4000 · 1:50

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–5. New York Giants put up 3 in the 7th. Christy Mathewson earned the win. Heinie Groh went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Christy Mathewson L: Gene Dale SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Leach	5	1	1	0	0	0
Heinie Groh	4	1	1	3	0	0
George Twombly	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy Griffith	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Wagner	4	1	2	0	0	1
Ivy Olson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Fritz Mollwitz	3	0	1	0	0	1
Tommy Clarke	4	1	2	1	0	0
Gene Dale	3	1	2	0	0	0
Ivey Wingo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fritz Von Kolnitz	1	0	1	1	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	4	1	3	1	1	0
Larry Doyle	4	1	0	0	1	0
Hans Lobert	4	2	2	0	0	0
Art Fletcher	4	1	3	1	0	0
Dave Robertson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Brainard	4	1	1	1	0	0
Chief Meyers	3	0	0	0	1	0
Red Murray	4	0	1	1	0	1
Christy Mathewson	3	0	1	0	1	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Dale	8.0	11	4	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Christy Mathewson	9.0	11	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Leach: 53
Heinie Groh: 53
George Twombly: 43

Bot 1

George Burns: 53
Larry Doyle: 7/F
Hans Lobert: S7
Art Fletcher: E5/TH.1-3
Dave Robertson: SBH(UR);SB2
Dave Robertson: 9/F

Top 2

Tommy Griffith: 7/F
Joe Wagner: 63
Ivy Olson: 63

Bot 2

Fred Brainard: D
Chief Meyers: 6/P
Red Murray: K
Christy Mathewson: W
George Burns: S6.2-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR);1-3
Larry Doyle: 3/G

Top 3

Fritz Mollwitz: 4/P
Tommy Clarke: 53
Gene Dale: S
Tommy Leach: S7.1-2
Heinie Groh: HR8/IPHR.2-H;1-H
George Twombly: 9/F

Bot 3

Hans Lobert: 4/P
Art Fletcher: S
Dave Robertson: 46(1)/FO
Fred Brainard: CS2(24)

Top 4

Tommy Griffith: 43
Joe Wagner: K
Ivy Olson: S
Fritz Mollwitz: SB2
Fritz Mollwitz: K

Bot 4

Fred Brainard: 53
Chief Meyers: 7/F
Red Murray: 63

Top 5

Tommy Clarke: 63
Gene Dale: S
Tommy Leach: 54(1)/FO
Heinie Groh: SB2
Heinie Groh: 43

Bot 5

Christy Mathewson: K
George Burns: S
Larry Doyle: 64(1)/FO
Hans Lobert: 2/FL

Top 6

George Twombly: 7/F
Tommy Griffith: 4/P
Joe Wagner: S
Ivy Olson: 43

Bot 6

Art Fletcher: S
Dave Robertson: 3/G.1-2
Fred Brainard: 3/G.2-3
Chief Meyers: W
Red Murray: S.3-H;1-2
Christy Mathewson: K

Top 7

Fritz Mollwitz: S
Tommy Clarke: S8.1X3(85);B-2(TH)
Gene Dale: FC1/DP.2X3(156);BX2(64)

Bot 7

George Burns: HR/7
Larry Doyle: W
Hans Lobert: S.1-2
Art Fletcher: S5/BG.2-H;1-2
Dave Robertson: 23/SH.2-3;1-2
Fred Brainard: 6E3.3-H(RBI);2-3
Chief Meyers: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Tommy Leach: 53
Heinie Groh: 13
George Twombly: W
Tommy Griffith: 7/FL

Bot 8

Red Murray: 5/FL
Christy Mathewson: D
George Burns: W
Larry Doyle: 9/F/DP.2X3(95)

Top 9

Joe Wagner: S1.B-2(E1/TH)
Ivy Olson: 8/F
Ivey Wingo: 2
Tommy Clarke: S.2-H
Fritz Von Kolnitz: T.1-H
Tommy Leach: 7/F

Notes & reviews

Mollwitz ejected by HP umpire Byron for arguing he was safe at 3rd; Benton, coaching 3rd, also ejected
Raining very hard to start 9th and Mathewson played without his glove which was soaked after previous three innings

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