UNITED STATES LEAGUE
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/16/1908
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UNITED STATES LEAGUE
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 20309 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Giants (37-59) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates (53-43) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 3
Pittsburgh Edges New York, 5-4
Pittsburgh parlayed a decent outing from starter Matt Gilley into a solid win over the New York Giants. The final score was 5-4. Gilley got the win, improving to 14-12. He gave up 5 hits and walked 1 over 8.1 innings. He allowed 4 runs. The Pirates raised their record to 53-43.

Pittsburgh right fielder Kid Nance staked his team to an early lead in the bottom of the second inning, when he grounded out, driving in 1 run with a runner on 3rd.

Pittsburgh manager Bill Leisz was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard, they played all the way through," he said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McConnell 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .281 1 29
R. Thomas LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .254 0 29
N. Curry RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .294 0 40
B. Holliday 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .239 4 32
R. Costello SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 1 29
B. Byrne 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .251 0 29
F. O'Shea CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 0 29
   a-D. Miller PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238 0 5
L. Shy C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 0 16
   b-N. Lajoie PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .337 1 13
B. Abbey P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .074 0 1
   c-D. Pack PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301 0 12
Totals 35 4 7 3 1 6 11      
a - D. Miller pinch hit for F. O'Shea in the 9th
b - N. Lajoie pinch hit for L. Shy in the 9th
c - D. Pack pinch hit for B. Abbey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Pack (3, 9th Inning off A. Coakley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Miller (2, 9th Inning off M. Gilley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. McConnell 2 , N. Curry , B. Holliday , B. Byrne , D. Miller 3 , D. Pack 2
2-out RBI: B. Byrne , D. Pack
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Curry , B. Holliday , F. O'Shea
Sac Bunt: R. Thomas
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. McConnell (42) , R. Costello (50)
Double Plays: 1 (McConnell-Costello-Holliday)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. DeMontreville 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .270 0 19
J. Sheckard 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .289 1 37
K. Nance RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .273 3 45
J. Hoffmeister 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .265 4 47
B. Maloney CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .211 3 28
H. Blake LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .231 1 28
   A. Coakley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Stahl C 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .233 0 15
F. Shannon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .149 0 9
M. Gilley P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .123 0 1
   a-T. Leahy LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 2
Totals 31 5 9 4 2 6 10      
a - T. Leahy substituted for M. Gilley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. DeMontreville (8, 2nd Inning off B. Abbey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. DeMontreville 3 , J. Sheckard , K. Nance , B. Maloney , H. Blake , J. Stahl 3
2-out RBI: H. Blake , J. Stahl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Maloney , F. Shannon , M. Gilley
GIDP: M. Gilley
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sheckard (49) , J. Hoffmeister (19)
CS: G. DeMontreville (17) , K. Nance (15) , B. Maloney (13)

FIELDING
Errors: G. DeMontreville (23) , J. Sheckard (17) , J. Hoffmeister (17)
OF assists: 1 (Maloney(Pack at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Abbey L (8-15) 8.0 9 5 2 2 6 0 106 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Abbey 54
Batters Faced: B. Abbey 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Abbey 8-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Abbey 106-71
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gilley W (14-12) 8.1 5 4 2 1 5 0 120 2.42   
A. Coakley SV (13) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gilley 65
Batters Faced: M. Gilley 34, A. Coakley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gilley 15-5, A. Coakley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gilley 120-78, A. Coakley 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Coakley 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Gilley
Ballpark: Exposition Park 1891-1908
Weather: Cloudy (24 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 24 km/h
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 6002
Special Notes: Rain delay of 35 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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