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New York Giants @ Boston Red Sox

1912-10-16 · 1912 World Series · Game 8 of 8 ◀ Game 7 · Day game · Fenway Park · 10 innings · Att: 17034 · 56°F · 2:37

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Giants 3–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 10th. Smoky Joe Wood earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	9
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	8

W: Smoky Joe Wood 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	RBI	BB	SO
Josh Devore	3	1	1	0	2	0
Larry Doyle	5	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Snodgrass	4	0	1	0	1	0
Red Murray	5	1	2	1	0	0
Fred Merkle	5	0	1	1	0	1
Buck Herzog	5	0	2	0	0	1
Chief Meyers	3	0	0	0	1	0
Art Fletcher	3	0	1	0	0	1
Christy Mathewson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Moose McCormick	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Hooper	5	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Yerkes	4	1	1	0	1	1
Tris Speaker	4	0	2	1	1	1
Duffy Lewis	4	0	0	0	1	1
Larry Gardner	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jake Stahl	4	1	2	0	0	1
Heinie Wagner	3	0	1	0	1	0
Hick Cady	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hugh Bedient	2	0	0	0	0	0
Olaf Henriksen	1	0	1	1	0	0
Clyde Engle	1	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Christy Mathewson	9.2	8	5	4

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hugh Bedient	7.0	6	3	2
Smoky Joe Wood	3.0	3	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Josh Devore: 63
Larry Doyle: 63
Fred Snodgrass: W
Red Murray: CS2(2E6)
Red Murray: 53

Bot 1

Harry Hooper: 3/BP
Steve Yerkes: K
Tris Speaker: S9.BX2(9E4)
Duffy Lewis: K

Top 2

Fred Merkle: K
Buck Herzog: 8
Chief Meyers: E5/G.B-1
Art Fletcher: S8/L.1-2
Christy Mathewson: POCS3(26E5).1-2
Christy Mathewson: 8/F8D

Bot 2

Larry Gardner: W
Jake Stahl: 46(1)/FO
Heinie Wagner: S7/L.1-2
Hick Cady: 3/P
Hugh Bedient: 43

Top 3

Josh Devore: W
Larry Doyle: 53.1-2
Fred Snodgrass: 3/G.2-3
Red Murray: D8/78.3-H
Fred Merkle: 63

Bot 3

Harry Hooper: 43
Steve Yerkes: 13/G1
Tris Speaker: K

Top 4

Buck Herzog: DGR/7D
Chief Meyers: 53/SH.2-3
Art Fletcher: 5/P
Christy Mathewson: 9/F9S

Bot 4

Duffy Lewis: 63
Larry Gardner: D8.BX3(845)
Jake Stahl: K

Top 5

Josh Devore: S15
Larry Doyle: CS2(26)
Larry Doyle: 9/F9DW
Fred Snodgrass: S7
Red Murray: 2/FL

Bot 5

Heinie Wagner: 7/F7D
Hick Cady: 7
Hugh Bedient: 9

Top 6

Fred Merkle: 9
Buck Herzog: 63
Chief Meyers: W
Art Fletcher: K

Bot 6

Harry Hooper: 3/P
Steve Yerkes: S9
Tris Speaker: W.1-2
Duffy Lewis: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Larry Gardner: PO3(215)

Top 7

Christy Mathewson: S8/L
Josh Devore: 16(1)/FO/BG
Larry Doyle: 6/P
Fred Snodgrass: SB2
Fred Snodgrass: 53

Bot 7

Larry Gardner: 8
Jake Stahl: S7/F78S
Heinie Wagner: W.1-2
Hick Cady: 6/P
Olaf Henriksen: D7/7L.2-H;1-3
Harry Hooper: 8

Top 8

Red Murray: 3/G
Fred Merkle: 43
Buck Herzog: S9/L
Chief Meyers: 43

Bot 8

Steve Yerkes: 153
Tris Speaker: 43
Duffy Lewis: 63

Top 9

Moose McCormick: 9
Christy Mathewson: K
Josh Devore: W
Larry Doyle: 43

Bot 9

Larry Gardner: 8
Jake Stahl: D7/78D
Heinie Wagner: 9/F9D
Hick Cady: 7

Top 10

Fred Snodgrass: 13/G1
Red Murray: DGR/78D
Fred Merkle: S8.2-H;B-2(E8)
Buck Herzog: K
Chief Meyers: 13/G1

Bot 10

Clyde Engle: E8/F78D.B-2
Harry Hooper: 8/F8D
Steve Yerkes: W
Tris Speaker: S9/L.2-H(UR);1-3;B-2(THH)
Duffy Lewis: IW
Larry Gardner: 9/SF.3-H(UR)

Notes & reviews

On attempted double-steal Yerkes thought Meyers's throw was going to second and was an easy out when Mathewson caught it and tossed to Herzog who tagged out Yerkes

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