New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-16
Matty Keeps Up Good
Work and Defeat Again
Visits Smoky Town.
M'QUILLAN DRIVEN
FROM THE MOUND
"Haryard" Eddie Grant Performs
Brilliantly, Accepting Twelve
Chances Without Error.
nv telegraph 20 The Tribune ]

Pittsburgh. Nav B.-The Giants took
their second straight game from the
Pirates here to-day by score Of to 3
With the victory went the series FOR only
one more game will be played here before
McGraws men move West.
Matty was in the box for the visitors,
and he held the whip hand. although the
Pirates made nine hits. McQuillan. the
iron man OF Clarkes team. was easy Tor
tho Giants He yielded five runs In AS
many innings. Bob Harmon took his
place and with the coming OF the former
Cardinal the scoring ended.
Larry DOYLE was still out OF the lineup.
and Rube Marquard is also ailing with
tonsiltls. Hans Wagner broke into the
game as a pinch hitter.
Harvard" Eddie Grant had great
DAY in the field, accepting twelve chances
without an error. He also made a timely
hit. but Milton Stock led the assault. MAX
ing three hits in four trips 10 the plate.
All the scoring Of the visitors was con-
fined 10 the fourth and nth innings
Singles by Burns and Fletcher and a
double steal put runners on second and
third in the first inning. but Fred Merkle
left his mates stranded by swinging vain
lv three times
The Pirates scored the first run OF the
game in the second inning. Konetchy Sot
TO first on single and went to third when
Niox dropped a safe hit in right. The In
field OF the Giants refused to play in.
and their judgment sound, for
Mitchell hit into a double play from
Fletcher 10 Grant 10 Merkle. Konetchy
scored on the play.
Merkle began the attack in the fourth
by beating out a hit to deep short. snod-
grass doubled 10 left centre and Merkle
went TO third Stock hit safely to right
feld and Merklc came home. McQuillan
took the throw I'm and tried to get Stock
At second. but his toss was bad and Snod-
grass crossed the plate.
All the scoring Of the nth was done
after two Giants had been retired. Burns
began the inning with a fine bid for hit
but Kelly robbed him by a beautiful run
ming catch. Fletcher walked and went to
second on Grants single to centre
Nerkle's long fly TO right enabled both
runners 70 advance. Snodgrass pummelled
a hit over third tase and two runs came
home stock hit sent Snodgrass TO sec
ond and he scored when Carey dropped
an easy A. from Chief Meyers.
Pittsburgh got me run back in the lat
Ter half Of the NTH on pass to NioX.
Mitchelrs single and Hyatts double. The
Pirates did not despair, although they
had a thfoe-run lead 20 overcome. They
added a tally to their total in the sixth
but it was the last run Of the game. A
double by Carey, a single by konetchy
and an infeld out were the factors which
brought about the run.
mitchell made a fine bid for A cleanup
hit. hut Snodgrass raced far back and
caught the ball NioX made a great catch
in the seventh, darling in for low liner
from Snodgrass. lie completed double
play by carrying the ball to second base,
which had Just been quilted by Fred
Merkle.
stock furnished the sensation Of the
eighth inning. lie cEt of certain run
when he made wonderful stop and
throw Of vicious drive from NioX.
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