Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Giants
October 9, 1913 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 9, 1913 at Polo Grounds V. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Athletics 8, New York Giants 2

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Murphy rf 5 1 2 0
Oldring lf 5 3 2 0
Collins 2b 5 2 3 3
Baker 3b 4 1 2 2
McInnis 1b 4 0 0 0
Strunk cf 4 0 0 0
Barry ss 4 0 1 0
Schang c 4 1 1 1
Bush p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 8 12 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herzog 3b 4 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 4 0 1 0
Fletcher ss 2 0 1 0
Burns lf 4 0 0 0
Shafer cf 3 1 1 0
Murray rf 3 1 1 1
McLean c 2 0 1 1
  Cooper pr 0 0 0 0
  Wilson c 2 0 0 0
Merkle 1b 2 0 0 0
  Wiltse pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Tesreau p 2 0 0 0
  Crandall p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Philadelphia 320 000 2108121
New York 000 010 100251
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bush  W (1-0) 9.0 5 2 1 4 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
4
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Tesreau  L (0-1) 6.1 11 7 5 0 3
  Crandall   2.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
6
0
4

  E–Schang (1), Fletcher (1).  DP–Philadelphia 3, New York 1.  2B–New York Shafer (1,off Bush).  3B–Philadelphia Collins (2,off Tesreau).  HR–Philadelphia Schang (1,8th inning off Crandall 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Fletcher (1,by Bush).  SB–Collins (2,3rd base off Tesreau/McLean); Baker (1,2nd base off Tesreau/McLean); Oldring (1,2nd base off Tesreau/McLean); Fletcher (1,2nd base off Bush/Schang); Murray (1,2nd base off Bush/Schang); Cooper (1,2nd base off Bush/Schang).  CS–Murray (1,2nd base by Bush/Schang).  HBP–Bush (1,Fletcher).  U-HP–Cy Rigler (NL), 1B–Tom Connolly (AL), 2B–Bill Klem (NL), 3B–Rip Egan (AL).  T–2:11.  A–36,896.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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