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New York Giants @ Philadelphia Phillies

1914-04-17 · Day game · Baker Bowl · Att: 5000 · wet · 1:35

Philadelphia Phillies defeated New York Giants 3–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 4th. Erskine Mayer earned the win. Fred Merkle went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Erskine Mayer L: Jeff Tesreau SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Bob Bescher	4	0	0	0	0
George Burns	3	0	0	0	1
Art Fletcher	3	0	0	0	0
Larry Doyle	4	0	0	0	0
Fred Merkle	4	1	2	1	0
Red Murray	3	0	0	0	0
Milt Stock	3	0	0	0	0
Larry McLean	4	0	1	0	0
Jeff Tesreau	3	0	1	0	0
Mike Donlin	1	0	0	0	0
Chief Meyers	1	0	1	0	0
Jim Thorpe	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dode Paskert	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Byrne	3	1	1	0	1	0
Hans Lobert	4	2	2	0	0	0
Sherry Magee	4	0	2	1	0	1
Gavvy Cravath	4	0	2	0	0	1
Fred Luderus	3	0	0	1	0	0
Dummy Murphy	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Killefer	2	0	1	0	0	0
Erskine Mayer	3	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Tesreau	8.0	8	1	4

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Erskine Mayer	9.0	5	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Bescher: 7/F
George Burns: 63
Art Fletcher: 43

Bot 1

Dode Paskert: 63
Bobby Byrne: W
Hans Lobert: 7/F
Sherry Magee: CS2(24)

Top 2

Larry Doyle: 5/FL
Fred Merkle: 13
Red Murray: 9/F

Bot 2

Sherry Magee: K
Gavvy Cravath: S9.BX2(94)
Fred Luderus: 13

Top 3

Milt Stock: 3/G
Larry McLean: S9
Jeff Tesreau: FC1/TH2.1-2;B-1
Bob Bescher: 13.2-3;1-2
George Burns: 9/F

Bot 3

Dummy Murphy: HP
Bill Killefer: 53/SH.1-2
Erskine Mayer: 43
Dode Paskert: K

Top 4

Art Fletcher: 8/F
Larry Doyle: 43
Fred Merkle: HR7/IPHR
Red Murray: 8/F

Bot 4

Bobby Byrne: S8
Hans Lobert: S3.1-2
Sherry Magee: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Gavvy Cravath: FC1.3XH(NR)(1E2)(UR);2-3;1-2;B-1
Fred Luderus: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Dummy Murphy: FC1/DP.3XH(1252);1-3;BX2(264)#

Top 5

Milt Stock: 3/G
Larry McLean: 43
Jeff Tesreau: S9
Bob Bescher: 4/P

Bot 5

Bill Killefer: S2/G
Erskine Mayer: K
Dode Paskert: 53.1-2
Bobby Byrne: 9/L

Top 6

George Burns: W
Art Fletcher: SB2
Art Fletcher: 9/F
Larry Doyle: 8/F
Fred Merkle: 9/FL

Bot 6

Hans Lobert: 8/F
Sherry Magee: 4/P
Gavvy Cravath: S8
Fred Luderus: SB2
Fred Luderus: PB.2-3
Fred Luderus: 63

Top 7

Red Murray: E1/TH
Milt Stock: 16(1)/FO
Larry McLean: 2/FL
Jeff Tesreau: 2/FL

Bot 7

Dummy Murphy: E5/TH
Bill Killefer: CS2(26)
Bill Killefer: 63
Erskine Mayer: 8/F

Top 8

Bob Bescher: 7/F
George Burns: 7/F
Art Fletcher: HP
Larry Doyle: 6/L

Bot 8

Dode Paskert: 2/FL
Bobby Byrne: 53
Hans Lobert: S7
Sherry Magee: SB2
Sherry Magee: S8.2-H
Gavvy Cravath: K

Top 9

Fred Merkle: S8
Mike Donlin: 64(1)/FO
Chief Meyers: S8.1-2
Larry McLean: 7/F
Jim Thorpe: 43