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Commissioner Kenesaw Landis caught the ceremonial first pitch of the game, tossed by Massachusetts governor Channing Cox. Boston mayor James Curley stood at the plate and took a playful swing at the ball.
The Giants struck early when the second batter of the game, third baseman Heinie Groh, slapped a triple to right center. Second baseman Frankie Frisch singled home Groh to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.
In the second, Ross Youngs drew a walk and scored on a long double by George Kelly. Kelly tried to advance on a grounder by Jimmy O'Connell, but Boston first baseman Stuffy McInnis made a good play and Kelly was retired in a 3-5-6-5-3 rundown at third base. The Braves got a run in the third on two Giants errors and it was 2-1 New York after three.
In the seventh, McQuillan singled and Groh slammed a 2-run home run to right center to put the Giants up 4-1. McQuillan went the final three innings to pick up the complete game win.
The Giants lineup featured four future Hall of Famers in the first six positions: Davey Bancroft, Frisch, Youngs, and Kelly. Boston countered with just one Hall of Famer that day, 36-year old Rube Marquard, who pitched in relief in the ninth.
1923 would be a good year for McGraw's men. They would win their third straight NL pennant with a 95-58 record. The Braves would finish in seventh at 54-100. But in the World Series, the team from the Bronx with the rotund slugger would prevail and the game would be much different from then on.
Source: New York Times, Retrosheet
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