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Pirates
@ Cubs
West Side Grounds
April 21, 1912
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 21, 1912 at West Side Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Leifield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Cheney |
| Ballpark | West Side Grounds |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 18,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Johnstone 1B: Mal Eason 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Byrne | Third Baseman |
| Max Carey | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Leach | Center Fielder |
| Honus Wagner | Shortstop |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Chief Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Alex McCarthy | Second Baseman |
| George Gibson | Catcher |
| Lefty Leifield | Pitcher |
| Fred Clarke | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Sheckard | Left Fielder |
| Frank Schulte | Right Fielder |
| Joe Tinker | Shortstop |
| Solly Hofman | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | First Baseman |
| Johnny Evers | Second Baseman |
| Ed Lennox | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Archer | Catcher |
| Larry Cheney | Pitcher |
| Frank Chance | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
West Side Grounds
April 21, 1912
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Cheney
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lennox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Cheney
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Hofman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Cheney
Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Cheney
There goes Leach. The throw from Archer and he is safe. Leach steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Cheney
Wagner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Leifield
Sheckard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Leifield
Schulte takes first base on ball four. Sheckard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tinker vs. Leifield
Tinker bunts towards the mound. Leifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofman vs. Leifield
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leifield fields it and throws to third for the out. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Leifield
Zimmerman hits a popup towards third. Byrne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Cheney
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker misplays the ball. That's an error on Tinker. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Cheney
Wilson strikes out. There goes Miller. The throw from Archer to Tinker, and Miller is out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Cheney
McCarthy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Leifield
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lennox vs. Leifield
Lennox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Archer vs. Leifield
Archer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lennox moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cheney vs. Leifield
Cheney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheckard vs. Leifield
Sheckard hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Cheney
Gibson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leifield vs. Cheney
Leifield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lennox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Cheney
Byrne hits a fly ball into left field. Sheckard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Leifield
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops it up and throws to first, with Leifield covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Leifield
Tinker hits a fly ball into left field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Leifield
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leifield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Cheney
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Cheney
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Cheney
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Sheckard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Cheney
There goes Leach. The throw from Archer and he is out, Evers applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Leifield
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Leifield
Evers is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lennox vs. Leifield
Lennox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Archer vs. Leifield
Archer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leach. Archer reaches second base with a double. Evers scores. Lennox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cheney vs. Leifield
Cheney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Archer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sheckard vs. Leifield
Sheckard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Leifield
Schulte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Archer scores. Sheckard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tinker vs. Leifield
Leifield spins and fires to second and has Sheckard trapped. There's the throw to Byrne who tags Sheckard for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Cheney
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cheney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cheney
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Cheney
McCarthy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Cheney
Gibson hits a popup towards first. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leifield vs. Cheney
The ball gets by Archer for a passed ball. Wilson moves to third. McCarthy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leifield vs. Cheney
Leifield is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Leifield
Tinker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Leifield
Hofman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Leifield
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops it up and throws to first, with Leifield covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Cheney
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Cheney
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Cheney
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Cheney
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Sheckard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Leifield
Evers hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lennox vs. Leifield
Lennox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Archer vs. Leifield
Archer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cheney vs. Leifield
Cheney strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Cheney
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cheney
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Cheney
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Cheney
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leifield vs. Cheney
Leifield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Leifield
Sheckard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sheckard for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Leifield
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leifield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Leifield
Tinker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Cheney
Byrne strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Cheney
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Cheney
Leach strikes out. There goes Carey. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Cheney
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Leifield
Hofman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Leifield
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hofman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Leifield
Gibson throws to Wagner, and they have Hofman in a rundown. The throw to Byrne, who applies the tag, and Hofman is out. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Leifield
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lennox vs. Leifield
There go the runners. The throw from Gibson and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Zimmerman scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lennox vs. Leifield
Lennox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Archer vs. Leifield
Archer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Evers scores. Lennox moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cheney vs. Leifield
Cheney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leifield has Lennox trapped. There's the throw to Byrne and over to Gibson, who tags Lennox for the out. Archer moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sheckard vs. Leifield
Sheckard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Archer scores. Cheney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schulte vs. Leifield
Schulte strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Cheney
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cheney
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Sheckard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Cheney
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lennox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1912 -- PIT at CHN (D)
PIT AB R H RBI CHN AB R H RBI
Bobby Byrne, 3b 4 0 0 0 Jimmy Sheckard, lf 3 0 1 1
Max Carey, lf 3 0 0 0 Frank Schulte, rf 4 0 1 1
Tommy Leach, cf 2 0 1 0 Joe Tinker, ss 4 0 0 0
Honus Wagner, ss 4 0 0 0 Solly Hofman, cf 4 0 1 0
Dots Miller, 1b 4 0 0 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 1b 4 1 1 0
Chief Wilson, rf 4 0 2 0 Johnny Evers, 2b 2 2 0 0
Alex McCarthy, 2b 4 0 2 0 Ed Lennox, 3b 2 1 2 0
George Gibson, c 3 0 0 0 Jimmy Archer, c 4 2 3 3
Lefty Leifield, p 3 0 0 0 Larry Cheney, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 31 6 9 5
PIT 000 000 000 -- 0
CHN 000 300 03x -- 6
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Lefty Leifield (L) 8.0 9 6 6 6 2
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Larry Cheney (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 9
E -- Joe Tinker, George Gibson
DP -- CHN 1
LOB -- PIT 7, CHN 8
2B -- Jimmy Archer
SB -- Tommy Leach, Max Carey, Johnny Evers, Heinie Zimmerman
CS -- Dots Miller, Tommy Leach, Jimmy Sheckard, Solly Hofman
HBP -- by Lefty Leifield (Johnny Evers)
PB -- Jimmy Archer
T -- 1:45
A -- 18000
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