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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 5, New York Giants 4

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Boston Red Sox 5, New York Giants 4

Game Played on Tuesday, October 12, 1909 (D)

NY  N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  7  3
BOS A    1  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   5 12  2
BATTING
New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Doyle 2b                      4   2   1   0       1   0       1   6
Seymour cf                    4   0   0   0       1   1       0   1
McCormick lf                  3   1   1   0       1   1       1   0
Murray rf                     4   1   1   1       0   0       3   0
Devlin 3b                     5   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
Bridwell ss                   5   0   1   0       0   1       2   4
Merkle 1b                     4   0   1   0       1   0       9   0
Schlei c                      1   0   1   0       1   0       8   2
Ames p                        3   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  Meyers ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Crandall p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   2       5   5      26  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Schlei-Bridwell.
E: Merkle (2), Schlei (1), Ames (2).
BATTING - 
SH: Schlei (1,off Hall).
SF: Murray (1,off Hall).
HBP: McCormick (1,by Hall); Schlei (1,by Hall).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Murray (3,2nd base off Hall/Carrigan); Merkle (1,2nd base off Hall/Carrigan).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McConnell 2b                  4   1   1   0       1   2       2   5
Lord 3b                       5   0   3   0       0   1       3   0
Speaker cf                    5   1   1   2       0   0       3   0
Stahl 1b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       6   1
Carrigan c                    4   0   0   0       0   2       5   0
Niles lf                      4   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
French ss                     4   2   1   0       0   0       2   1
Hooper rf                     4   0   3   1       0   1       1   0
Hall p                        4   0   2   1       0   1       1   1
Totals                       37   5  12   4       2   8      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Stahl (1), French (3).
BATTING - 
HR: Speaker (2,9th inning off Crandall 0 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: French (2,2nd base off Ames/Schlei).
CS: Hooper (2,2nd base by Ames/Schlei); McConnell (2,2nd base by Ames/Schlei).
PITCHING
New York Giants              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ames                          7    10   4   2   2   6   0  32
Crandall L(0-1)               1.2   2   1   1   0   2   1   7
Totals                        8.2  12   5   3   2   8   1  39

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hall W(1-0)                   9     7   4   3   5   5   0  43
BK: Hall (1).
HBP: Hall 2 (2,McCormick,Schlei).
Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 5862
Starting Lineups:

   New York Giants               Boston Red Sox           
1. Doyle               2b        McConnell           2b
2. Seymour             cf        Lord                3b
3. McCormick           lf        Speaker             cf
4. Murray              rf        Stahl               1b
5. Devlin              3b        Carrigan            c
6. Bridwell            ss        Niles               lf
7. Merkle              1b        French              ss
8. Schlei              c         Hooper              rf
9. Ames                p         Hall                p

GIANTS 1ST: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Seymour struck
out; McCormick was hit by a pitch; Murray singled to center
[McCormick to second]; Devlin forced Murray (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: McConnell walked; On a bunt Lord singled [McConnell
to third (error by Schlei)]; Speaker grounded out (second to
first) [Lord to second, McConnell scored]; Stahl flied out to
right; Carrigan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Red
Sox 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Bridwell grounded out (shortstop to first); Merkle
flied out to left; Schlei was hit by a pitch; Ames flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Niles grounded out (pitcher to first); French
singled to center; Hooper struck out; French stole second; Hall
singled to center [French scored]; McConnell struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Red Sox 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Doyle singled to right; Seymour walked [Doyle to
second]; McCormick flied out to center [Doyle to third]; Murray
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Doyle scored]; Devlin flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Lord singled to right; Speaker grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Lord to second]; Stahl walked; Carrigan
flied out to right; Niles reached on an error by Merkle [Stahl
to second, Lord to third]; French forced Niles (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Bridwell singled to left; Merkle reached on an error
by French [Bridwell to second]; Schlei out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Merkle to second, Bridwell to third]; Ames
struck out; Doyle made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Hooper singled; Hall struck out while Hooper was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McConnell
singled; McConnell was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Seymour flied out to left; McCormick singled to
center; Murray forced McCormick (second to shortstop); Murray
stole second; Devlin reached on a fielder's choice [Murray out
at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Lord singled to center; Speaker flied out to left;
Stahl grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lord to second];
Carrigan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Red Sox 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Bridwell made an out to third; Merkle walked; Merkle
stole second; Schlei walked; Ames struck out; Doyle forced
Schlei (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Niles singled to left; French reached on an error
by Ames [Niles scored (unearned) (no RBI), French to third];
Hooper singled to center [French scored (unearned), Hooper out
at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Hall singled;
McConnell grounded out (second to first) [Hall to second]; Lord
struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Red Sox 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Seymour grounded out (second to first); McCormick
struck out; Murray grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Speaker grounded out (second to first); Stahl made
an out to third; Carrigan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Giants 1, Red Sox 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Devlin flied out to center; Bridwell struck out;
Merkle singled to center; Schlei singled to right [Merkle to
second]; MEYERS BATTED FOR AMES; Meyers made an out to third; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: CRANDALL REPLACED MEYERS (PITCHING); Niles struck
out; French grounded out (second to first); Hooper singled to
center; Hall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Red Sox 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Doyle walked; Seymour flied out to center; McCormick
walked [Doyle to second]; Murray reached on an error by Stahl
[Murray to second, McCormick to third, Doyle scored (no RBI)];
Hall balked [Murray to third, McCormick scored]; Devlin singled
to right [Murray scored (unearned)]; Bridwell grounded out
(first unassisted) [Devlin to second]; Merkle grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Red
Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: McConnell struck out; Lord flied out to right;
Speaker homered; Source: NY Evening World; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 4, Red Sox 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Giants           4   7   3   12
 Red Sox          5  12   2    8
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