New York Giants vs Philadelphia Athletics
October 8, 1913 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 8, 1913 at Shibe Park. The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 3, Philadelphia Athletics 0

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herzog 3b 5 1 0 0
Doyle 2b 4 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 5 0 2 2
Burns lf 4 0 0 0
Shafer cf 5 0 0 0
Murray rf 4 0 0 0
McLean c 4 0 2 0
  Grant pr 0 1 0 0
  Wilson c 0 0 0 0
Snodgrass 1b 1 0 1 0
  Wiltse pr,1b 2 0 0 0
Mathewson p 3 1 2 1
Totals 37 3 7 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Murphy rf 5 0 0 0
Oldring lf 5 0 1 0
Collins 2b 4 0 1 0
Baker 3b 5 0 2 0
McInnis 1b 4 0 0 0
Strunk cf 3 0 1 0
Barry ss 4 0 1 0
Lapp c 4 0 1 0
Plank p 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 0 8 0
New York 000 000 000 3372
Philadelphia 000 000 000 0082
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Mathewson  W (1-0) 10.0 8 0 0 1 5
Totals
10.0
8
0
0
1
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Plank  L (0-1) 10.0 7 3 2 2 6
Totals
10.0
7
3
2
2
6

  E–Doyle 2 (2), Collins (1), Baker (1).  SH–Wiltse (1,off Plank); Collins (1,off Mathewson).  HBP–Doyle (1,by Plank).  IBB–Strunk (1,by Mathewson).  CS–Shafer (1,2nd base by Plank/Lapp).  HBP–Plank (1,Doyle).  IBB–Mathewson (1,Strunk).  U-HP–Tom Connolly (AL), 1B–Cy Rigler (NL), 2B–Bill Klem (NL), 3B–Rip Egan (AL).  T–2:22.  A–20,563.
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