Mathewson off to (lucky) good start

Christy's Giants rallied for 2 in the bottom of the 9th to win the first game fo the season. The '62 Giants were lead by Willie McCovey's 4-4 day.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 1962 S.F. 1962 Giants At 1905 NY (AL) 1905 Giants          4/2/2007
 
  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Hiller 2B         4  0  1  0 .250     A.Devlin 3B         4  1  1  0 .250  
  J.Pagan SS          4  1  1  0 .250     S.Strang 2B         4  1  0  0 .000  
  W.Mays CF           4  0  0  0 .000     M.Donlin CF         4  0  1  1 .250  
  W.McCovey LF        4  1  4  11.000     D.McGann 1B         2  1  1  0 .500  
  O.Cepeda 1B         4  1  1  2 .250     S.Mertes LF         3  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Haller C          4  0  1  0 .250     B.Dahlen SS         3  0  1  0 .333  
  J.Davenport 3B      4  0  1  0 .250     G.Browne RF         3  1  1  2 .333  
  M.Alou RF           4  0  0  0 .000     R.Bresnahan C       3  0  0  0 .000  
  B.O'Dell P          3  0  0  0 .000     C.Mathewson P       2  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-B.Gilbert PH        1  0  1  01.000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  3  9  3                 Totals      29  4  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Mathewson In 9th Inning
 
Giants.......... 0 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  9  0
Giants.......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  4  6  1
 
Giants (0-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.O'Dell LOSS(0-1)        8 1/3   6   4   4   1   5   1   4.32
Totals                    8 1/3   6   4   4   1   5   1
 
Giants (1-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Mathewson WIN(1-0)      9       9   3   3   0   3   1   3.00
Totals                    9       9   3   3   0   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,347 DATE- Monday, April 2nd 2007 TIME- Night 
T- 1:38
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 5  Giants: 0
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 0  Giants: 1
ERRORS- D.McGann
DOUBLES- C.Hiller(1st)
HOME RUNS- O.Cepeda(1st), G.Browne(1st)
STOLEN BASES- A.Devlin(1st), B.Gilbert(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.McGann
WALKS- D.McGann
STRIKE OUTS- C.Hiller, J.Davenport-2, A.Devlin-2, S.Strang, D.McGann,
             C.Mathewson
GIDP- M.Alou
WILD PITCHES- B.O'Dell
 
Christy Mathewson went the distance as the NY (AL) 1905 Giants staged a
dramatic comeback over the S.F. 1962 Giants by a score of 4 to 3 at the
ballpark.
 
NY (AL) 1905 came up with the deciding runs in the 9th inning scoring 2 runs
using 3 hits.  Billy Gilbert kicked off the action when he stroked a
base-hit.  Gilbert was safe at second on a stolen base.  Art Devlin then
banged out a single.  NY (AL) 1905 continued their aggressive style with
another stolen base.  After an out was recorded, Billy O'Dell stepped up to
the plate and he let loose a wild pitch plating a run.  Mike Donlin kept
things alive and laced a single giving NY (AL) 1905 the win much to the
delight of the home town crowd.  NY (AL) 1905 won despite being out-hit by
S.F. 1962 9 hits to 6.  
 
The victory went to Mathewson(1-0) who went the distance allowing 3 runs.
O'Dell(0-1) ended up with the loss.  He surrendered 6 hits and 1 walk in 8
and 1/3 innings.  
 
'Now that is what I call fun! I just love baseball, especially games like
this, of course,' NY (AL) 1905's manager offered.  'Everyone at the stadium
had a great time - did you see the fans go wild there at the end?!'

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