Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
May 7, 1918 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1918 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bancroft ss 5 0 1 0
McGaffigan 2b 4 1 1 0
Stock 3b 4 1 1 0
Cravath rf,lf 4 0 2 1
Whitted lf,1b 4 1 1 0
Luderus 1b 4 0 2 1
  Tincup rf 0 0 0 0
Meusel cf 4 0 2 1
Burns c 3 0 1 0
  Pearce pr 0 0 0 0
  Adams c 1 0 0 0
Hogg p 2 0 0 0
  Fitzgerald ph 1 0 1 0
  Main p 0 0 0 0
  Dillhoefer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Youngs rf,2b 3 1 2 2
Kauff cf 2 1 1 1
Burns lf 5 0 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 2 0 1 0
  Wilhoit rf 2 0 1 0
Rodriguez 2b,3b 4 0 0 1
Fletcher ss 4 1 1 0
Holke 1b 3 2 1 0
McCarty c 2 2 0 0
Barnes p 3 0 2 2
Totals 30 7 9 6
Philadelphia 100 200 0003126
New York 000 131 02x790
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Hogg  L(2-1) 6.0 6 5 2 4 4
  Main   2.0 3 2 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
3
2
1
1
0
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barnes  W(4-0) 9.0 12 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
2

  E–Bancroft 3 (12), McGaffigan (7), Stock (8), Meusel (3).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Hogg-Bancroft-Luderus, Stock-Whitted.  2B–New York Holke (4).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Kauff (6); McCarty (2); Barnes (3).  HBP–McCarty (2).  Team–8.  SB–McGaffigan (2); Meusel (4).  U–Cy Rigler, Charlie Moran.
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