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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1918-06-29 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 20000 · 1:50

Philadelphia Phillies defeated New York Giants 2–1. Joe Oeschger earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Joe Oeschger L: Red Causey SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: Pete Harrison · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Bancroft	5	0	0	0	0	0
Cy Williams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Milt Stock	2	1	0	0	2	0
Fred Luderus	4	0	2	1	0	0
Gavvy Cravath	4	1	1	0	0	0
Irish Meusel	3	0	0	0	1	0
Harry Pearce	4	0	2	1	0	1
Bert Adams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Oeschger	4	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	SO
George Burns	4	0	1	0
Ross Youngs	4	0	0	0
Art Fletcher	4	0	1	1
Joe Wilhoit	4	1	2	0
Heinie Zimmerman	4	0	2	0
Walter Holke	4	0	0	0
Bill Rariden	3	0	0	0
Ed Sicking	3	0	0	0
Red Causey	3	0	0	1
Lew McCarty	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Oeschger	9.0	6	0	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Causey	9.0	6	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Bancroft: 23
Cy Williams: 43
Milt Stock: W
Fred Luderus: SB2
Fred Luderus: 43

Bot 1

George Burns: 53
Ross Youngs: 43
Art Fletcher: S
Joe Wilhoit: 9/F

Top 2

Gavvy Cravath: D
Irish Meusel: 63.2-3
Harry Pearce: S.3-H
Bert Adams: 4/P
Joe Oeschger: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Heinie Zimmerman: 7/F
Walter Holke: 6/L
Bill Rariden: 43

Top 3

Dave Bancroft: 7/F
Cy Williams: S
Milt Stock: 64(1)/FO
Fred Luderus: D7.1-H
Gavvy Cravath: 9/F

Bot 3

Ed Sicking: 13
Red Causey: 13
George Burns: S
Ross Youngs: 9/F

Top 4

Irish Meusel: 8/F
Harry Pearce: K
Bert Adams: 53

Bot 4

Art Fletcher: E4
Joe Wilhoit: 9/L
Heinie Zimmerman: 8/F
Walter Holke: 1/P

Top 5

Joe Oeschger: 2/FL
Dave Bancroft: 63
Cy Williams: 43

Bot 5

Bill Rariden: E6/G
Ed Sicking: 4/L
Red Causey: K
George Burns: 2/P

Top 6

Milt Stock: 43
Fred Luderus: S
Gavvy Cravath: 53.1-2
Irish Meusel: W
Harry Pearce: 7/F

Bot 6

Ross Youngs: 13
Art Fletcher: K
Joe Wilhoit: S
Heinie Zimmerman: S9.1-H(E9/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2(TH)
Walter Holke: 43

Top 7

Bert Adams: 43
Joe Oeschger: K
Dave Bancroft: 3/G

Bot 7

Bill Rariden: 43
Ed Sicking: 43
Red Causey: 63

Top 8

Cy Williams: 4/P
Milt Stock: W
Fred Luderus: 5/FL
Gavvy Cravath: SB2
Gavvy Cravath: 63

Bot 8

George Burns: 63
Ross Youngs: 63
Art Fletcher: 9/F

Top 9

Irish Meusel: 7/F
Harry Pearce: S
Bert Adams: FC1.1X2(1E6)
Joe Oeschger: 6/P
Dave Bancroft: 53

Bot 9

Joe Wilhoit: S
Heinie Zimmerman: S.1-2
Walter Holke: PO2(26)
Walter Holke: 16(1)/FO
Lew McCarty: 8/F