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Giants
@ Cubs
West Side Grounds
July 8, 1912
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on July 8, 1912 at West Side Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Marquard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Lavender |
| Ballpark | West Side Grounds |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 16,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Garnet Bush 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Snodgrass | Left Fielder |
| Beals Becker | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Red Murray | Right Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Heinie Groh | Second Baseman |
| Rube Marquard | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Sheckard | Left Fielder |
| Frank Schulte | Right Fielder |
| Joe Tinker | Shortstop |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Leach | Center Fielder |
| Vic Saier | First Baseman |
| Johnny Evers | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Archer | Catcher |
| Jimmy Lavender | Pitcher |
| Frank Chance | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
West Side Grounds
July 8, 1912
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Lavender
Snodgrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Lavender
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Lavender
Merkle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Archer scoops up the ball and tags Merkle for the out. Becker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Lavender
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Marquard
Sheckard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Groh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Marquard
Schulte is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Marquard
Tinker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marquard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Lavender
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Lavender
Meyers hits a popup towards short. Tinker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher is hit by the pitch. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groh vs. Lavender
Groh hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marquard vs. Lavender
Marquard 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
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Marquard
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Marquard
Leach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Saier vs. Marquard
Saier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Groh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zimmerman scores. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Marquard
Evers bunts in front of the plate. Meyers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Leach moves to third. Saier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Archer vs. Marquard
Archer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lavender vs. Marquard
Lavender strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sheckard vs. Marquard
There's a wild pitch. Leach scores. Saier moves to third. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sheckard vs. Marquard
Sheckard strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Lavender
Snodgrass is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Lavender
Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snodgrass moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merkle vs. Lavender
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavender has Snodgrass trapped. There's the throw to Zimmerman and over to Archer, who tags Snodgrass for the out. Becker moves to third. Merkle moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murray vs. Lavender
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Becker scores. There goes Merkle trying to get to home. Schulte throws the ball in to Archer who tags Merkle who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Lavender
Herzog 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
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Marquard
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Marquard
Tinker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Marquard
Zimmerman hits a line drive towards third. Herzog reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Lavender
Meyers hits a popup towards short. Tinker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Lavender
Groh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Evers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Marquard
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Marquard
Saier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Groh misplays the ball. That's an error on Groh. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Marquard
Evers bunts towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. Leach moves to third. Saier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Archer vs. Marquard
Archer hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Leach tags and scores. Saier tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lavender vs. Marquard
Lavender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Saier scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheckard vs. Marquard
Sheckard hits a popup, foul, towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquard vs. Lavender
Marquard strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Lavender
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Lavender
Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snodgrass moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Lavender
Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snodgrass scores. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Lavender
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Lavender
There go the runners. The throw from Archer to Tinker covering second. The throw back to home, and Becker is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Marquard
Schulte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tinker vs. Marquard
Tinker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Groh catches it and throws to first to double up Schulte. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Marquard
Zimmerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Marquard
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Meyers and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Lavender
Herzog strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Lavender
Meyers hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Archer scoops up the ball and tags Meyers for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Marquard
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Marquard
Saier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Marquard
Evers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray who is chasing the ball. Evers reaches third base with a triple. Saier goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Archer vs. Marquard
Archer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to home to get Evers. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavender vs. Marquard
Lavender hits a line drive into left field. Snodgrass picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Snodgrass. Archer goes all the way around to score. Lavender moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sheckard vs. Marquard
Sheckard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Marquard
Schulte strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Lavender
Groh strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Lavender
Josh Devore pinch hits for Rube Marquard.
Devore strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Lavender
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Tesreau
Jeff Tesreau now pitching. Art Wilson now catching.
Tinker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Groh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Tesreau
Zimmerman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Tesreau
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Tesreau covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Lavender
Becker 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 -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Lavender
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Lavender
Murray 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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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Tesreau
Saier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. Saier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Tesreau
Evers bunts towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. Saier moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Archer vs. Tesreau
Archer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Saier scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavender vs. Tesreau
Lavender strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheckard vs. Tesreau
Sheckard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Lavender
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Sheckard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lavender
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavender fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1912 -- New York at CHN (D)
New York AB R H RBI CHN AB R H RBI
Snodgrass F, lf 2 1 1 0 Jimmy Sheckard, lf 4 0 0 0
Becker B, cf 4 1 2 0 Frank Schulte, rf 4 0 1 0
Merkle F, 1b 4 0 1 1 Joe Tinker, ss 4 0 0 0
Murray R, rf 4 0 1 1 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 3 1 1 0
Herzog B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Tommy Leach, cf 3 2 1 0
Meyers C, c 3 0 0 0 Vic Saier, 1b 4 3 3 1
Wilson A, c 1 0 0 0 Johnny Evers, 2b 2 0 2 1
Fletcher A, ss 3 0 0 0 Jimmy Archer, c 3 1 1 2
Groh H, 2b 3 0 0 0 Jimmy Lavender, p 4 0 1 1
Marquard R, p 2 0 0 0
Devore J, ph 1 0 0 0
Tesreau J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 5 2 31 7 10 5
New York 001 010 000 -- 2
CHN 020 202 01x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Marquard R (L) 6.0 8 6 5 3 5
Tesreau J 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Jimmy Lavender (W) 9.0 5 2 2 2 7
E -- Groh H, Fletcher A, Snodgrass F
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 5, CHN 6
2B -- Vic Saier
3B -- Johnny Evers
CS -- Becker B, Heinie Zimmerman
SH -- Johnny Evers 2
SF -- Jimmy Archer
HBP -- by Jimmy Lavender (Fletcher A), by Jimmy Lavender (Snodgrass F)
WP -- Marquard R
T -- 2:05
A -- 16000
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