Buck Herzog

Veteran infielder Buck Herzog is traded by the New York Giants to the Boston Braves for second baseman Larry Doyle and pitcher Jesse Barnes. Barnes will go 6-1 this year and then win a league-high 25 games in 1919. Doyle, a former Giants and fan favorite, was acquired from the Chicago Cubs four days ago and his trade was rumored. He will play three years in New York before retiring.

1918 – Veteran infielder Buck Herzog is traded by the New York Giants to the Boston Braves for second baseman Larry Doyle and pitcher Jesse Barnes. Barnes will go 6-1 this year and then win a league-high 25 games in 1919. Doyle, a former Giants and fan favorite, was acquired from the Chicago Cubs four days ago and his trade was rumored. He will play three years in New York before retiring.

On March 21, 1988 — 1988 – Edd Roush dies in Bradenton, Florida, at the age of 94. A two-time National League batting champion and a .323 hitter over an 18-year career, Roush entered the Hall of Fame in 1962.

The Reds acquire three future Hall of Famers when Christy Mathewson is traded to Cincinnati

The Reds acquire three future Hall of Famers when Christy Mathewson is traded to Cincinnati with Giants CF Edd Roush and 3B Bill McKechnie for former Giants Buck Herzogand Red Killefer. McKechnie will make it to Cooperstown as a manager, not as a player, but the 23-year-old Roush is a steal for the Reds. A longtime nemesis of the Reds, Mathewson will pitch one game and then manage, and a new team nickname will be coined: “Matties.” The Reds lose today, managing just two hits off Pete Alexander, who contributes two doubles himself to the Phils offense.

Buck Herzog and home plate umpire Charles Rigler fought on the field

Buck Herzog and home plate umpire Charles Rigler fought on the field

On May 1, 1915 Reds player-manager Buck Herzog and home plate umpire Charles Rigler fought on the field during a 9-5 loss to the Cardinals in St. Louis. The trouble started when Cardinal second baseman Miller Huggins tagged out Tommy Leach of the Reds on a hidden ball play. The base umpire (at the time…

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Rube Marquard pitches a complete game and Buck Herzog has four hits as the New York Giants beat the Boston Red Sox, 5 – 2, in Game 6 of the World Series.

1912 – Rube Marquard pitches a complete game and Buck Herzog has four hits with two doubles and three stolen bases, as the New York Giants beat the Boston Red Sox, 5 – 2, in Game 6 of the World Series.

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Rube Marquard spins a masterpiece to tie world series at a game each

  October 10, 1912, At Fenway Park Game 2 of the World Series, in the top of the second, Red Murray doubled to center. He advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Fred Merkle and scored on a sacrifice fly by Buck Herzog, giving the Giants a 1–0 lead. Three innings later, Herzog doubled…

Fenway Park 1912 World Series Game 2
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Fans parade around Fenway Park before the 1912 World Series

  October 9, 1912 Boston fans parade around Fenway Park before the start of the world Series, Game 2. Christy Mathewson later said of the moment when he took the mound at Fenway Park, “This was the only place in the world that I wanted to be. I could think of nothing greater than pitching…

Boston Rustlers Suspend infielder Buck Herzog and OF Doc Miller fail to show up for a game

Boston Rustlers Suspend infielder Buck Herzog and OF Doc Miller fail to show up for a game

Boston Rustlers infielder Buck Herzog and OF Doc Miller fail to show up for a game and are suspended by the club. After a conference with the club president, they rejoin the team. John McGraw, anxious to retrieve former Giant Herzog to shore up a weak infield, will swap C Hank Gowdy and SS Al Bridwell to Boston for Herzog on the 21st.