In an accommodation to the Wall Street crowd, the Giants open their home stand with a 3:45 game against the Cubs.

On July 26, 1912 — At the Polo Grounds to accommodation the Wall Street crowd, the Giants open their home stand with a 3:45 game against the Chicago Cubs. But the Cubs score two in the 9th off Christy Mathewson to win, 4 – 3. The Giants fall to 65-22 on the season and Mathewson drops to 15-6. The Giants will finish 103 – 48 and lose the World Series to the Red Sox 4 games to 3.

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