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New York Giants @ Boston Red Sox

1912-10-12 · 1912 World Series · Game 5 of 8 ◀ Game 4 Game 6 ▶ · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 34683 · 1:43

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Giants 2–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 3rd. Hugh Bedient earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Hugh Bedient L: Christy Mathewson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Silk O'Loughlin · 1B: Cy Rigler · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: Bill Klem · RF: Billy Evans

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Josh Devore	2	0	0	2	1
Larry Doyle	4	0	0	0	0
Fred Snodgrass	4	0	0	0	1
Red Murray	3	0	0	1	0
Fred Merkle	4	1	1	0	1
Buck Herzog	4	0	0	0	0
Chief Meyers	3	0	1	0	0
Art Fletcher	2	0	0	0	0
Christy Mathewson	3	0	1	0	1
Moose McCormick	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Harry Hooper	4	1	2	0	0
Steve Yerkes	4	1	1	1	0
Tris Speaker	3	0	1	1	0
Duffy Lewis	3	0	0	0	0
Larry Gardner	3	0	0	0	1
Jake Stahl	3	0	0	0	0
Heinie Wagner	3	0	1	0	1
Hick Cady	3	0	0	0	0
Hugh Bedient	3	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Christy Mathewson	8.0	5	0	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hugh Bedient	9.0	3	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Josh Devore: W
Larry Doyle: 7/FL
Fred Snodgrass: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Harry Hooper: S89/L89
Steve Yerkes: 6/P
Tris Speaker: S7.1-2
Duffy Lewis: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Larry Gardner: K

Top 2

Red Murray: W
Fred Merkle: 53.1-2
Buck Herzog: 4/P
Chief Meyers: 9

Bot 2

Jake Stahl: 63
Heinie Wagner: S8/L
Hick Cady: 13/G1.1-2
Hugh Bedient: 43

Top 3

Art Fletcher: 9
Christy Mathewson: S8
Josh Devore: W.1-2
Larry Doyle: 8
Fred Snodgrass: 2/FL

Bot 3

Harry Hooper: T7/7L
Steve Yerkes: T8/8D.3-H
Tris Speaker: E4/G.3-H;BX2(96)
Duffy Lewis: 13/G1
Larry Gardner: 3/G

Top 4

Red Murray: 4/P
Fred Merkle: K
Buck Herzog: 3/P

Bot 4

Jake Stahl: 53
Heinie Wagner: K
Hick Cady: 8

Top 5

Chief Meyers: S7/L
Art Fletcher: 9
Christy Mathewson: K
Josh Devore: 9

Bot 5

Hugh Bedient: 3/L
Harry Hooper: 43
Steve Yerkes: 63

Top 6

Larry Doyle: 43
Fred Snodgrass: 5/P
Red Murray: 5/FL

Bot 6

Tris Speaker: 43
Duffy Lewis: 53
Larry Gardner: 3/G

Top 7

Fred Merkle: DGR/7D
Buck Herzog: 6/P1
Chief Meyers: 8.2-3
Moose McCormick: E5/G.3-H(UR)(NR);B-1
Christy Mathewson: 53

Bot 7

Jake Stahl: 13/G1
Heinie Wagner: 63
Hick Cady: 53

Top 8

Josh Devore: K/C
Larry Doyle: 3/G
Fred Snodgrass: K

Bot 8

Hugh Bedient: 8
Harry Hooper: 6/L
Steve Yerkes: 5/L

Top 9

Red Murray: 6/P
Fred Merkle: 8
Buck Herzog: 43