New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
Allows Them Only Five
Hits and the Pirates
Score a Shut-Out.
DOUBLE STEALS AID
IN RUN MAKING
left Tesreau Proves Wild and
Issues Five Passes-Hinch-
man Makes a Triple.
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Pittsburgh. June l9.-Bob Harmon Is
lust q $3.50 sort Of pitcher agalhst
ctber clubs. but whenever the Giants
roTne 20 town he suddenly becomes
sfsr As Cardinal he could always
lat NeGrav's men, and when he was
sbifted 70 the Pirates some time back
50 carried the knack with him. Inc
Pirates captured the game to-day oy a
core Of 4 10 O. With the victory went
rive hits were sll that Harmon per
r,i,ted. and he took care TO distribute
hem 20 the best possible advantage
Trrorless support did not teno 70 make
lis task any harder
Jeff Tesreau was moderately eHectVe
{or New York He allowed only seven
hits. but the Pirates showed an aolhty
20 steal runs when they could not
actually earn them. They worked the
double steal twice in succession. Even
cid Hans Wagner was able TO steal
Tesrcau put himself into difficulties
not infreduently on account Of his
i5jltness. He issued no less than hve
.~asses. Bob Harmon, never q spec
tacuIar pitcher, showed little enough
In the way Of speed or sharp breaking
curves. but his wares were not At all
20 the liking Of the Giants. Robert
son. DOYLE, Fletcher and other Giants
who have been batting with great vigor
on this trip, stopped this afternoon.
The Giants grouped pass and sim
Gle IN the third inning yet could not
score. while the Pirates built up two
lun lead in the fourth on sheer daring
First Of all Collins got lucky hit. He
tapped a grounder 20 Fletcher which
should have resulted in an easy out,
but the ball took 8 wicked hop just Is
she shortstop was about 10 seize IL, and
wandered of into left field.
There was no luck about BRird's hit,
which followed He met the ball SOL
idly and drove II 70 right for two
bases. This put Collins on third, but
Hinchman tapped right into the hands
Of Tesreau and was out at first, while
the runners were compelled 10 hold
their ground. Wagner hit sharply 10
Fletcher. who tossed 10 the plate and
nailed Collins.
With two out. II seemed as II Tes-
rslu might pitch himself out OF the
hole. but the Pirates did not allow him
a chance 10 pitch himself out. They
put their fate up 20 the arm OF Meyers
rather than the arm Of Tesreau. Wag-
UeT ana DhlIu NRI hNA NllN NDNSAN go
successfully and that was one run for
Pittsburgh.
Viox walked, and as the last ball was
3 wild pitch Wagner went on 70 third.
Viox halted at first, but only for
moment. One double steal having sue
ceeded, the Pirates resolved TO main
tain the same method Of attack. VloX
and Wagner reached an understanding,
and then elaborated in q felonious
adyan -. which was successful st both
ends. Wagner came across the plate,
and that was two runs for Pittsburgh.
By ibis time Tesreau was tearfully
aroused. and he struck out Mccarthy.
Merkle began the fifth auspiciously
FOR the Giants with a single, but after
Meyers had hit high and not far, Tes-
reau tapped into a double play. The
Pirates grew active again in the sew
enth inning This time they trusted
10 their bats rather than their speed;
After two batters had been retired
Collins walked. Baird's double TO left
brought Collins home. Hinchman
tripled 20 left and Baird scored.
Tesreau singled in the eighth, but
that was as much Of rally as the
Giants could manufacture.