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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
July 23, 1916
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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 23, 1916 at Cubs Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mordecai Brown |
| Ballpark | Cubs Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Shortstop |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Hans Lobert | Third Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Wortman | Shortstop |
| Les Mann | Right Fielder |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Second Baseman |
| Joe Kelly | Left Fielder |
| Vic Saier | First Baseman |
| Rollie Zeider | Third Baseman |
| William Fischer | Catcher |
| Mordecai Brown | Pitcher |
| Joe Tinker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
July 23, 1916
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Brown
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Brown
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Brown
Herzog hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Benton
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Benton
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Benton
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Benton
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mann scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Benton
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. Williams scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Benton
There goes Kelly. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saier vs. Benton
Saier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Benton
Zeider is hit by the pitch. Saier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fischer vs. Benton
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Saier scores. Zeider moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Benton
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Brown
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Brown
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Brown
Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Benton
Wortman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Benton
Mann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Wortman trying to get to third. Burns throws the ball in to Lobert, who tags Wortman for the out. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Benton
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Benton
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. Mann scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Benton
Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Zimmerman scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saier vs. Benton
Saier hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Brown
Lobert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Brown
Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lobert moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killefer vs. Brown
Red Killefer pinch hits for Rube Benton.
Killefer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lobert moves to third. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. Brown
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lobert scores. Rariden moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Brown
Doyle hits a popup towards first. Saier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Anderson
Fred Anderson now pitching.
Zeider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Anderson
Fischer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle catches it and throws to first to double up Zeider. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Anderson
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Anderson
Wortman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mann vs. Anderson
Mann strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Brown
Herzog hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Brown
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Brown
Kauff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Kauff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Brown
Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Anderson
Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Anderson
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Anderson
Kelly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Brown
Lobert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Brown
Rariden hits a popup, foul, towards first. Saier settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Saier. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Brown
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Brown
Anderson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Anderson
Saier hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Anderson
Zeider hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Zeider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fischer vs. Anderson
Fischer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zeider scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Anderson
Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Anderson
Wortman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Brown
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Brown
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Brown
Doyle is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Brown
Herzog hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Anderson
Brad Kocher now catching.
Mann strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Anderson
Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Anderson
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Anderson
Zimmerman is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Anderson
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Anderson
There goes Kelly. The throw from Kocher and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saier vs. Anderson
Saier hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Brown
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Brown
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Brown
Merkle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Merkle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lobert vs. Brown
Lobert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Anderson
Zeider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Anderson
Fischer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Anderson
Brown hits a line drive into right field. Robertson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robertson. Zeider moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wortman vs. Anderson
Wortman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mann vs. Anderson
Mann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kocher vs. Brown
Kocher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Brown
High Pockets Kelly pinch hits for Fred Anderson.
Kelly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Kelly reaches second base with a double. There goes Kocher trying to get to home. Mann throws the ball in to Fischer, who tags Kocher, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Brown
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Brown
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Schupp
Ferdie Schupp now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Schupp
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Schupp
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Schupp
There goes Kelly. The throw from Kocher and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saier vs. Schupp
Saier strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Brown
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Brown
Robertson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Robertson reaches second base with a double. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kauff vs. Brown
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herzog scores. Robertson scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Brown
There goes Kauff. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Kauff steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Brown
There goes Kauff. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Kauff steals third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Brown
Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lobert vs. Brown
Lobert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kocher vs. Brown
Kocher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1916 -- NY1 at CHN (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI CHN AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 4 0 0 0 Chuck Wortman, ss 5 0 2 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 0 Les Mann, rf 5 2 2 0
Buck Herzog, ss 4 1 1 0 Cy Williams, cf 5 1 1 0
Dave Robertson, rf 4 1 1 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 2b 5 2 3 2
Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 2 2 Joe Kelly, lf 5 1 3 3
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 1 0 Vic Saier, 1b 5 1 1 1
Hans Lobert, 3b 4 1 1 0 Rollie Zeider, 3b 2 1 2 0
Bill Rariden, c 2 0 1 0 William Fischer, c 4 0 1 2
B Kocher, c 2 0 1 0 Mordecai Brown, p 4 0 2 0
Rube Benton, p 0 0 0 0
Red Killifer, ph 1 0 1 0
Fred Anderson, p 1 0 0 0
George Kelly, ph 1 0 1 0
Fred Schupp, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 11 2 40 8 17 8
NY1 001 000 002 -- 3
CHN 420 011 00x -- 8
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (L) 2.0 8 6 6 0 1
Fred Anderson 5.0 8 2 1 1 2
Fred Schupp 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Mordecai Brown (W) 9.0 11 3 3 0 0
E -- Vic Saier, Hans Lobert, Dave Robertson
DP -- NY1 1, CHN 1
LOB -- NY1 5, CHN 10
2B -- Heinie Zimmerman 2, Joe Kelly, Benny Kauff, Rollie Zeider, Fred Merkle, George Kelly, Dave Robertson
SB -- Joe Kelly 3, Benny Kauff 2
CS -- Larry Doyle
HBP -- by Rube Benton (Rollie Zeider)
PB -- B Kocher
T -- 1:40
A -- 20000
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