New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-15
GIANTS WIN THROUGH
ERROR BY WAGNER
Wild Throw of HOnuS in the
Eighth Brings in Two Runs
When Most Needed.
PIRATES GET TWO HOMERS
Matty Yields Valiant Bat, Be-
sides Keeping Grew in
Hand-Shafer Gets
Three Hits.

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Pittsburgh June H.-About once in a
decade Horus Wagner makes an error
that gives the other team the game. The
mighty shortstOp Of the Pirates had his
decenGial lapse to-day and the Giants
emerged from the conflict on Forbes Field
victors by a score of . to 3 thanks largely
to a Wild throw by Wagner in the seventh
inning tina; brought the New York team
two runs The Giants might have scored
those particular runs anyway. but Wag-
ner's error brought them in when they
were badly needed
McGraw elected NatheWscn 90 do the
twrling for the Giants. and although
Big Six" held the Pirates down 10 seven
safetics two Of them We're home runs
and two were triples SO that he was lucky
70 get through as well as he did. Fort
unateiy the bases were uutenauted when
the home runs Were smashed out The
triples however. did more damage, for
they cam. in the same innins, tine hfth.
and aS hey were mixed UP with two
singles. they counted three runs for Pitts
burgh.
Marty O'Toole was not much of puz-
zle to the Giants TO- they peppered him
consistently in the carly frames and
forced bis retirement AZ the end OF tho
ffth inning when the Polo Ground clan
collaboiatcd for three hits and two runs.
Frederick Clarke who played aeair In
the field. saw that O'Toolr would prob
ably not hold out much longer against the
New York bombardment. and IN the sixth
Robinson assembled the mound I'm tnat
frame the Giants were retired without
the faintest kind Of hit but in the sew
enth they suddenly solved Robinson and
on three hits combined with Wa-uers
error. scored two runs That ended Rob
inson. and Hendrix fui. he'd the game.
Matty shoue not alone on the mound
this afternoon His work with the bat
was decidedly helpful. Tor he gathered IN
two singles. both Of which spelled trouble
for the Pirates he drove IN one run IN
the third. and in the NTH ho opened the
way for another brace o. tallics with a
single that bounced through 10 left field.
TnIy Shafer led the Giants iu the attack
with three hits. one a twO-bag-cr IN the
fifth that put them within the scoring
zone Fletcher. too, was not backward
In welding his club. FOR he banged out
two hits. one Of which sent "a runner
across the plate.
More than 10000 fans turned out FOR
th, game. and they had an afternoon OF
thrills. for the contest was a see-saw ar
fair from start 10 finish. The Piratcs got
of In the load by "a onc-rIn margin in tho
first inning. which came about through q
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In the second the Giants picked up their
first brace u talles and went ahead.
Their stay in tho van was short. however.
Tor IN the third frame Byrncs single.
Carey's triple. Wacncr's single and Miller's
triple gave the Pirates three runs.
The Giants did no further scoring until
the nth. although Shafer and Fletcher
opened the third with singles and seemed
ir a sure way 10 get run between them.
In the ffth. however. they broke through
the Pirate dcf.nC, and got the two runs
needed 10 tie tho score. Maty singled
ard was forced by Burns. shafcr CON
tributed his double. and although Fletcher
grounded out Burns scored. Doyle's single
brought in the second run.
Matty didn't let the Pirates have
chance TO get near the plate In the hfth
and sixth. and the Giants went to bat
H. the seventh uith the score still tie.
Snodgrass walked. Burns singled after
Matty had fouled out. and both Snodgrass
and Burns scored when Wagner made q
wild throw to Ryrne Both Shafer and
Fletcher followed with singles. but were
left on the bags.
1t was not until the ninth that the
Pirates got their next hit. and then IL
was concentrated wallop by Wilson
that was good for the circuit. but. mas
much as the bases were unoccupied at
the time. only one run crossed the rubber.
The score follows.