The 1912 New York Giants took back sole possession of first place in the standings after a four-game sweep of the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies. The Giants’ Christy Mathewson and Rube Marquard both tossed shutouts. The New York pitchers only allowed five runs in all, and had a 25-inning scoreless streak at one point. New York (12-4) was led by Larry Doyle’s .429 (6-for-14) average. After opening the season with a four-game sweep of the 1906 Cubs, the Phillies have gone 3-13 since. George Whitted hit .357 (5-for-14) for Philadelphia (7-13).
Game #1: New York 3, Philadelphia 2
Philadelphia scored twice in the first inning on RBI singles by Gerry Cravath and George Whitted, but that would be it. New York scored single runs in the first and second innings to tie the game. In the bottom of the seventh, Art Fletcher walked, went to second on a passed ball and moved to third on a sacrifice. Fred Snodgrass came through with a base hit for what turned out to be the winning run.
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (2) AT 1912 NEW YORK GIANTS (3)
1915 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI 1912 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI
Bobby Byrne 4 0 0 0 Fred Snodgrass 4 0 2 1
Dave Bancroft 5 0 0 0 Larry Doyle 4 1 1 0
Beals Becker 3 1 1 0 Beals Becker 4 0 1 0
Gavvy Cravath 4 1 3 1 Red Murray 4 0 2 1
Fred Luderus 4 0 3 0 Fred Merkle 4 0 2 0
George Whitted 4 0 1 1 Buck Herzog 4 0 0 0
Bert Niehoff 4 0 0 0 Jack Meyers 3 0 0 0
Bill Killefer 4 0 0 0 Art Fletcher 2 2 1 0
Al Demaree C 2 0 1 0 Red Ames BYZ 1 0 0 1
Milt Stock 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 2 9 2 TOTALS 30 3 9 3
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 200 000 000 -- 2
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 110 000 10x -- 3
LOB--1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 9, 1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 6.
2B--Fred Luderus. 3B--Art Fletcher, Fred Snodgrass.
SACF--Red Ames BYZ. SACB--Bobby Byrne, Red Ames BYZ.
SB--Beals Becker, Red Murray.
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Al Demaree C [L] 8.00 9 3 3 1 2 0
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS
Red Ames BYZ [W] 9.00 9 2 2 2 2 0
Game #2: New York 4, Philadelphia 0
Christy Mathewson improved to 4-0 after four starts and tossed his second shutout with a four-hit, one-walk gem. Only one Philadelphia baserunner made it to second base. Jack Meyers drove in the first run with a single in the third inning, and Art Fletcher followed with a two-run base hit. Beals Becker provided an RBI single in the seventh inning for the fourth run.
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (0) AT 1912 NEW YORK GIANTS (4)
1915 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI 1912 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI
Bobby Byrne 4 0 0 0 Fred Snodgrass 4 0 0 0
Dave Bancroft 3 0 1 0 Larry Doyle 4 1 2 0
Beals Becker 4 0 1 0 Beals Becker 4 0 1 1
Gavvy Cravath 4 0 0 0 Red Murray 4 1 1 0
Fred Luderus 4 0 0 0 Fred Merkle 4 1 1 0
George Whitted 3 0 0 0 Buck Herzog 2 1 1 0
Bert Niehoff 3 0 1 0 Jack Meyers 4 0 1 1
Bill Killefer 3 0 0 0 Art Fletcher 4 0 1 2
Erskine Mayer BYZ 2 0 0 0 Christy Mathewson AY 4 0 0 0
George Paskert 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 31 0 4 0 TOTALS 34 4 8 4
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 000 000 000 -- 0
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 003 000 10x -- 4
LOB--1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 5, 1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 8.
ERR--Erskine Mayer BYZ, Bobby Byrne. 2B--Larry Doyle.
SB--George Paskert, Fred Merkle, Larry Doyle.
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Erskine Mayer BYZ [L] 7.00 8 4 4 1 5 0
Ben Tincup B 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS
Christy Mathewson AY [W] 9.00 4 0 0 1 4 0
Game #3: New York 11, Philadelphia 3
The Giants had an incredible display of power for the deadball era, hitting three home runs. Larry Doyle and Beals Becker hit back-to-back shots in the first inning, and Buck Herzog provided a grand slam in the third inning. Herzog also had a two-run single in the fourth inning, as did Jack Meyers, making it 11-0 after four. Philadelphia averted the shutout and scored for the first time in 26 innings with three runs in the ninth.
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS (11) AT 1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (3)
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI 1915 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI
Fred Snodgrass 6 2 2 0 Bobby Byrne 4 0 0 0
Larry Doyle 3 2 3 2 Dave Bancroft 4 0 2 0
Beals Becker 5 2 1 1 Beals Becker 4 0 0 0
Red Murray 5 1 1 0 Gavvy Cravath 4 1 2 0
Fred Merkle 3 2 0 0 Fred Luderus 4 0 0 0
Buck Herzog 5 2 3 6 George Whitted 4 1 2 0
Jack Meyers 5 0 3 2 Bert Niehoff 4 1 1 1
Art Fletcher 4 0 1 0 Bill Killefer 4 0 1 1
Jeff Tesreau AX 5 0 1 0 George Paskert 0 0 0 0
George McQuillan BZ 1 0 0 0
Milt Stock 1 0 0 0
Ed Burns 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 41 11 15 11 TOTALS 35 3 8 2
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 304 400 000 -- 11
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 000 000 003 -- 3
LOB--1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 8, 1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 6.
ERR--Buck Herzog. 2B--Jack Meyers, Fred Snodgrass, Buck
Herzog, George Whitted. HR--Buck Herzog, Beals Becker, Larry
Doyle. HBP--Art Fletcher. SB--Art Fletcher, Red Murray, Buck
Herzog, Bert Niehoff.
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jeff Tesreau AX [W] 9.00 8 3 3 1 6 0
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Eppa Rixey BY [L] 3.00 8 7 7 1 3 3
George McQuillan BZ 5.00 7 4 4 3 0 0
George Chalmers BY 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game #4: New York 1, Philadelphia 0
Rube Marquard won a classic pitchers’ duel to finish the sweep. He pitched a four-hit shutout and again, only one Philadelphia baserunner made it to second base. Grover Cleveland Alexander was a hard-luck loser for the Phillies, giving up just the one run in his eight innings. The Giants’ Beals Becker led off the fourth inning with a walk. After stealing second, two outs were made, but Buck Herzog provided the base hit that scored Becker.
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS (1) AT 1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (0)
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI 1915 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI
Fred Snodgrass 4 0 1 0 Bobby Byrne 4 0 0 0
Larry Doyle 3 0 0 0 Dave Bancroft 4 0 0 0
Beals Becker 2 1 1 0 Beals Becker 4 0 0 0
Red Murray 4 0 0 0 Gavvy Cravath 4 0 0 0
Fred Merkle 3 0 1 0 Fred Luderus 3 0 1 0
Buck Herzog 4 0 2 1 George Whitted 3 0 2 0
Jack Meyers 4 0 0 0 Bert Niehoff 3 0 1 0
Art Fletcher 3 0 1 0 Bill Killefer 2 0 0 0
Rube Marquard BXYZ 3 0 0 0 Grover C Alexander A 2 0 0 0
Milt Stock 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 1 6 1 TOTALS 30 0 4 0
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 000 100 000 -- 1
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 8, 1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 4.
3B--Fred Snodgrass, Beals Becker. SACB--Rube Marquard BXYZ,
Bill Killefer. SB--Art Fletcher, Beals Becker.
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Rube Marquard BXYZ [W] 9.00 4 0 0 0 9 0
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Grover C Alexander A [L] 8.00 5 1 1 3 4 0
Stan Baumgartner BXW 1.00 1 0 0 2 0 0
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