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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Giants

1925-07-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 6000 · 1:42

New York Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–3. New York Giants put up 4 in the 6th. Virgil Barnes earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Virgil Barnes L: Jesse Haines SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Moran · 1B: Bob Hart · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ray Blades	3	2	1	0	2	0
Ralph Shinners	3	1	0	0	1	0
Rogers Hornsby	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jim Bottomley	4	0	2	2	0	0
Specs Toporcer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Max Flack	4	0	0	0	0	0
Les Bell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jesse Haines	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Smith	1	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ross Youngs	4	1	0	0	0	0
Frankie Frisch	4	2	3	1	0	0
Irish Meusel	3	1	2	1	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	3	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Terry	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Southworth	3	1	1	1	1	0
Travis Jackson	4	1	2	2	0	0
Frank Snyder	4	0	1	1	0	0
Virgil Barnes	4	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Haines	8.0	11	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Barnes	9.0	8	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ray Blades: W
Ralph Shinners: W.1-2
Rogers Hornsby: PO2(E1).2-3;1-2
Rogers Hornsby: 6/P
Jim Bottomley: D7/G5L.3-H;2-H
Specs Toporcer: 43/SH.2-3
Max Flack: 3/G

Bot 1

Ross Youngs: 43
Frankie Frisch: 3/G
Irish Meusel: 43

Top 2

Les Bell: 13
Bob O'Farrell: K/C
Jesse Haines: 63

Bot 2

High Pockets Kelly: 2/FL
Bill Terry: 43
Billy Southworth: W
Travis Jackson: 8/F

Top 3

Ray Blades: W
Ralph Shinners: 23/SH.1-2
Rogers Hornsby: T/78.2-H
Jim Bottomley: 53
Specs Toporcer: 43

Bot 3

Frank Snyder: 63
Virgil Barnes: E4/G
Ross Youngs: 96(1)/FO/F89S
Frankie Frisch: SB2
Frankie Frisch: S9.2-H
Irish Meusel: SB2.1-2(PB)
Irish Meusel: D7.2-H
High Pockets Kelly: 63

Top 4

Max Flack: 43
Les Bell: S7
Bob O'Farrell: 9/F
Jesse Haines: 5/FL

Bot 4

Bill Terry: S/89S-
Billy Southworth: 4/P
Travis Jackson: 53.1-2
Frank Snyder: 53

Top 5

Ray Blades: 53
Ralph Shinners: 23/BG
Rogers Hornsby: 7/F

Bot 5

Virgil Barnes: 3/FL
Ross Youngs: 9/F
Frankie Frisch: S9
Irish Meusel: CS2(26)

Top 6

Jim Bottomley: 8/F
Specs Toporcer: 3/FL
Max Flack: 9/F9S

Bot 6

Irish Meusel: S7
High Pockets Kelly: S7.1-3
Bill Terry: 7/F78S
Billy Southworth: S8.3-H;1-2
Travis Jackson: D/78.2-H;1-H
Frank Snyder: S7/G5L.2-H
Virgil Barnes: K
Ross Youngs: 3/G

Top 7

Les Bell: 7/F
Bob O'Farrell: 8/L
Jesse Haines: S8/G6M
Ray Blades: S9.1-2
Ralph Shinners: 9/F89S

Bot 7

Frankie Frisch: D7
Irish Meusel: 13/SH.2-3
High Pockets Kelly: 8/SF.3-H
Bill Terry: 43

Top 8

Rogers Hornsby: S5/G
Jim Bottomley: S9.1-2
Specs Toporcer: 8/F
Max Flack: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Les Bell: 8/F

Bot 8

Billy Southworth: 6/P
Travis Jackson: S/G46
Frank Snyder: 64(1)/FO
Virgil Barnes: 7/F

Top 9

Bob O'Farrell: K
Jack Smith: S6/G
Ray Blades: 53.1-2
Ralph Shinners: 8/L

Notes & reviews

Low throw to CF
1-handed pickup
Diving catch
Magnificent running catch
Running catch
Spectacular diving catch, though it appeared that he trapped it. Ump Hart ruled a catch and the Cardinals protested.
Bouncer over Haines

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