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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
August 17, 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 August 17, 1916 at Cubs Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Slim Sallee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hippo Vaughn |
| Ballpark | Cubs Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 4,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Brad Kocher | Catcher |
| Slim Sallee | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rollie Zeider | Third Baseman |
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Les Mann | Center Fielder |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Gene Packard | Left Fielder |
| Rowdy Elliott | Catcher |
| Otto Knabe | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Wortman | Shortstop |
| Hippo Vaughn | Pitcher |
| Joe Tinker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
August 17, 1916
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Vaughn
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Vaughn
Robertson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Mann 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: ---
Zeider vs. Sallee
Zeider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Sallee
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flack for the out. Zeider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zeider moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mollwitz vs. Sallee
Mollwitz hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kauff. Mollwitz reaches second base with a double. Zeider scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Packard vs. Sallee
Packard strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Vaughn
Merkle hits a popup towards third. Zeider settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kocher vs. Vaughn
Kocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Sallee
Elliott hits a line drive into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knabe vs. Sallee
Knabe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Sallee
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sallee vs. Vaughn
Sallee hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mann. Sallee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sallee moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Elliott fires to third and picks off Sallee. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Vaughn
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herzog for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Sallee
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Sallee
Zeider bunts and there's an error on the play. Vaughn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Sallee
Flack hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mollwitz vs. Sallee
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Vaughn
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Vaughn
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Packard vs. Sallee
Packard hits a popup towards first. Merkle juggles the ball. That's an error on Merkle. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Sallee
Elliott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Packard moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knabe vs. Sallee
Knabe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wortman vs. Sallee
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sallee fields it and throws to home to get Packard. Elliott moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughn vs. Sallee
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kocher vs. Vaughn
Kocher hits a fly ball into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sallee vs. Vaughn
Sallee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Sallee
Zeider hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Sallee
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sallee, and towards Doyle, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Vaughn
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Vaughn
There goes Herzog. The throw from Elliott and he is out, Wortman applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Vaughn
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff hits a fly ball into left field. Packard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Sallee
Mollwitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Packard vs. Sallee
Packard hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Sallee
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mollwitz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knabe vs. Sallee
Knabe hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wortman vs. Sallee
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
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Vaughn
Merkle hits a line drive into left field. Packard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kocher vs. Vaughn
Kocher hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sallee vs. Vaughn
Sallee hits a fly ball into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Sallee
Vaughn hits a popup towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Sallee
Zeider bunts towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Sallee covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Sallee
Flack 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
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Vaughn
There goes Doyle. The throw from Elliott and he is out, Wortman applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Vaughn
Herzog is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Sallee
Mollwitz hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Packard vs. Sallee
Packard bunts towards the mound. Sallee fields it and throws to first for the out. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Sallee
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Vaughn
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lobert vs. Vaughn
Hans Lobert pinch hits for Benny Kauff.
Lobert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Vaughn
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robertson moves to third. Lobert moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kocher vs. Vaughn
Kocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz fields it and throws to home to get Robertson. Lobert moves to third. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Vaughn
High Pockets Kelly pinch hits for Slim Sallee.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1916 -- NY1 at CHN (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI CHN AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 4 0 2 0 Rollie Zeider, 3b 2 1 0 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 0 Max Flack, rf 4 0 0 0
Buck Herzog, 3b 3 0 0 0 Les Mann, cf 4 0 1 0
Dave Robertson, rf 3 0 1 0 Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 4 0 2 1
Art Fletcher, ss 3 0 1 0 Gene Packard, lf 3 0 0 0
Benny Kauff, cf 3 0 0 0 Rowdy Elliott, c 4 0 2 0
Hans Lobert, ph 0 0 0 0 Otto Knabe, 2b 3 0 1 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 1 0 Chuck Wortman, ss 3 0 0 0
Brad Kocher, c 4 0 0 0 Hippo Vaughn, p 3 0 0 0
Slim Sallee, p 2 0 1 0
George Kelly, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 7 0 30 1 6 1
NY1 000 000 000 -- 0
CHN 100 000 00x -- 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Slim Sallee (L) 8.0 6 1 1 1 2
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Hippo Vaughn (W) 9.0 7 0 0 4 3
E -- Larry Doyle 2, Fred Merkle
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- NY1 9, CHN 8
2B -- Fritz Mollwitz, Slim Sallee, Rowdy Elliott
CS -- Buck Herzog, Larry Doyle
SH -- Rollie Zeider, Gene Packard
HBP -- by Hippo Vaughn (Dave Robertson)
T -- 2:18
A -- 4500
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