Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Giants
October 7, 1913 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 7, 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 6, New York Giants 4

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Murphy rf 4 0 1 0
Oldring lf 4 0 1 0
Collins 2b 3 3 3 0
Baker 3b 4 1 3 3
McInnis 1b 3 0 1 1
Strunk cf 4 1 0 0
Barry ss 4 1 1 0
Schang c 4 0 1 2
Bender p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Shafer cf 5 0 1 0
Doyle 2b 4 1 2 2
Fletcher ss 4 0 2 1
Burns lf 4 0 1 1
Herzog 3b 4 0 0 0
Murray rf 4 0 2 0
Meyers c 4 0 0 0
Merkle 1b 4 2 2 0
Marquard p 0 0 0 0
  McCormick ph 1 1 1 0
  Crandall p 1 0 0 0
  Tesreau p 0 0 0 0
  McLean ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Philadelphia 000 320 0106111
New York 001 030 0004110
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bender  W (1-0) 9.0 11 4 3 0 4
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
0
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marquard  L (0-1) 5.0 8 5 5 1 1
  Crandall   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Tesreau   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
3

  E–Barry (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Barry (1,off Marquard); McInnis (1,off Crandall), New York Burns (1,off Bender).  3B–Philadelphia Collins (1,off Marquard); Schang (1,off Marquard).  HR–Philadelphia Baker (1,5th inning off Marquard 1 on, 2 out).  SH–McInnis (1,off Marquard); Marquard (1,off Bender).  SB–Collins (1,2nd base off Marquard/Meyers).  CS–Murphy (1,2nd base by Tesreau/Meyers); Fletcher (1,2nd base by Bender/Schang).  U-HP–Bill Klem (NL), 1B–Rip Egan (AL), 2B–Cy Rigler (NL), 3B–Tom Connolly (AL).  T–2:06.  A–36,291.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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