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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 6, New York Yankees 5

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New York Giants 6, New York Yankees 5

Game Played on Thursday, October 8, 1914 (D)

NY  A    0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  1    0  -   5 12  3
NY  N    0  1  1    0  0  0    3  0  0    1  -   6 13  2
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Maisel 3b                     5   1   1   0       0   1       3   0
Hartzell lf                   5   0   3   1       0   0       1   0
Cook rf                       5   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Cree cf                       4   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Mullen 1b                     3   2   1   2       0   0       7   0
Peckinpaugh ss                3   0   1   1       0   0       2   3
Sweeney c                     4   0   1   1       0   0       6   2
Boone 2b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       3   2
Keating p                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       37   5  12   5       0   2      28   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Keating-Sweeney-Mullen.
E: Sweeney (2), Boone (2), Keating (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Cree (1,off Mathewson); Sweeney (1,off Mathewson).
SH: Mullen (1,off Mathewson); Peckinpaugh (1,off Mathewson).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Maisel (1,2nd base off Mathewson/Meyers); Mullen (1,2nd base off Mathewson/Meyers).
CS: Hartzell (1,2nd base by Mathewson/Meyers); Cook (1,2nd base by Mathewson/Meyers).
New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bescher lf                    6   1   1   0       0   1       2   1
Doyle 2b                      3   2   2   1       3   0       3   1
Burns rf                      5   1   4   1       0   0       4   0
Fletcher ss                   5   1   2   1       0   0       4   6
Snodgrass cf                  4   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
Grant 3b                      5   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Merkle 1b                     3   1   1   1       1   1      10   1
Meyers c                      5   0   1   1       0   1       5   2
Mathewson p                   5   0   1   0       0   1       0   5
Totals                       41   6  13   5       5   5      30  18
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Mathewson-Fletcher-Merkle, Merkle-Fletcher-Merkle.
E: Fletcher 2 (4).
BATTING - 
3B: Burns (1,off Keating); Bescher (1,off Keating).
HR: Merkle (1,2nd inning off Keating 0 on 2 out).
HBP: Merkle (1,by Keating).
Team LOB: 13.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Doyle 2 (2,2nd base off Keating/Sweeney,Home off Keating/Sweeney); Burns
2 (2,2nd base off Keating/Sweeney 2); Fletcher (1,2nd base off Keating/Sweeney).
CS: Burns (1,3rd base by Keating/Sweeney).
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Keating L(0-1)                9.1  13   6   6   5   5   1  47
HBP: Keating (1,Merkle).
New York Giants              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mathewson W(1-0)             10    12   5   4   0   2   0  39
WP: Mathewson (1).
Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 7640
Starting Lineups:

   New York Yankees              New York Giants          
1. Maisel              3b        Bescher             lf
2. Hartzell            lf        Doyle               2b
3. Cook                rf        Burns               rf
4. Cree                cf        Fletcher            ss
5. Mullen              1b        Snodgrass           cf
6. Peckinpaugh         ss        Grant               3b
7. Sweeney             c         Merkle              1b
8. Boone               2b        Meyers              c
9. Keating             p         Mathewson           p

YANKEES 1ST: Maisel struck out; Hartzell singled to left;
Hartzell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cook
singled to center; Cook was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bescher made an out to third; Doyle walked; Doyle
stole second; Burns grounded out (second to first); Fletcher
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 0, Giants 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Cree singled to left; Mullen out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Cree to second]; Peckinpaugh reached on
an error by Fletcher [Cree to third]; Sweeney reached on a
fielder's choice [Cree out at home (pitcher to catcher),
Peckinpaugh to second]; Boone forced Sweeney (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Snodgrass struck out; Grant flied out to left;
Merkle homered; Meyers struck out advanced to first on an error
by Sweeney; Mathewson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Giants 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Keating struck out; Maisel singled to left; Maisel
stole second; Hartzell singled to left [Maisel scored]; Cook
flied out to right; Cree grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Bescher made an out to shortstop; Doyle walked;
Burns singled to center [Doyle to third]; Doyle stole home and
Burns stole second; Fletcher flied out to center; Snodgrass
walked; Grant grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Giants 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Mullen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Peckinpaugh grounded out (third to first); Sweeney flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Merkle struck out; Meyers made an out to third;
Mathewson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 1, Giants 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Boone singled to left; Keating forced Boone
(pitcher to shortstop); Maisel grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Keating out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Bescher grounded out (first unassisted); Doyle
singled to right; Burns singled to left [Doyle to second];
Fletcher reached on an error by Boone [Burns to second, Doyle to
third]; Snodgrass grounded into a double play (pitcher to
catcher to first) [Doyle out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Yankees 1, Giants 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Hartzell singled to right; Cook forced Hartzell
(shortstop to second); Cree doubled to left [Cook to third];
Mullen singled to left [Cree scored, Cook scored]; Mullen stole
second; Mathewson threw a wild pitch [Mullen to third];
Peckinpaugh singled to right [Mullen scored]; Sweeney grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Peckinpaugh
out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Grant flied out to right; Merkle was hit by a pitch;
Meyers forced Merkle (second unassisted); Mathewson singled to
left [Meyers to second]; Bescher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 4, Giants 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Boone flied out to left; Keating grounded out
(second to first); Maisel made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Doyle walked; Burns tripled to center [Doyle
scored]; Fletcher singled to left [Burns scored]; Snodgrass
reached on an error by Keating [Fletcher to second]; Grant
singled [Fletcher to third, Snodgrass to second]; Merkle made an
out to shortstop; Meyers singled to right [Fletcher scored,
Snodgrass out at home (right to right), Grant to second];
Snodgrass out on coach's interference - no PO awarded. DWS: must
give the out to someone, so '99' will do MDP: With current rule,
PO most likely would go to C or 3B; Mathewson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Giants 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Hartzell flied out to left; Cook popped to catcher
in foul territory; Cree popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Bescher flied out to center; Doyle flied out to
right; Burns singled; Burns stole second; Burns was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 4, Giants 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Mullen reached on an error by Fletcher; Peckinpaugh
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Mullen to second];
Sweeney doubled to left [Mullen scored (unearned), Sweeney out
at third (left to shortstop to third)]; Boone singled to center;
Keating grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Giants 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Fletcher singled to left; Snodgrass popped to
catcher in foul territory; Fletcher stole second; Grant made an
out to second; Merkle walked; Meyers forced Merkle (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Giants 5.

YANKEES 10TH: Maisel flied out to right; Hartzell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cook flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Giants 5.

GIANTS 10TH: Mathewson flied out to center; Bescher tripled to
center; Doyle singled to right [Bescher scored]; Source: NY
Evening World; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Giants 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Yankees          5  12   3    4
 Giants           6  13   2   13
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