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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
August 18, 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 18, 1916 at Cubs Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Anderson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Carter |
| Ballpark | Cubs Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Mal Eason 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 |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Brad Kocher | Catcher |
| Fred Anderson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rollie Zeider | Third Baseman |
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Les Mann | Center Fielder |
| Vic Saier | First Baseman |
| Fritz Mollwitz | Left Fielder |
| Rowdy Elliott | Catcher |
| Otto Knabe | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Wortman | Shortstop |
| Paul Carter | Pitcher |
| Joe Tinker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
August 18, 1916
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Carter
Burns strikes out. Elliott drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Burns out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Carter
Doyle hits a fly ball towards right. Flack settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Flack. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Carter
Herzog hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Carter
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Carter
Kauff hits a popup towards first. Saier settles under it 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. Anderson
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Anderson
Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Anderson
Mann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Mann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saier vs. Anderson
Saier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mollwitz vs. Anderson
Mollwitz strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Carter
Merkle is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Carter
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kocher vs. Carter
There goes Merkle. The throw from Elliott and he is safe. Merkle steals third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kocher vs. Carter
Kocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe fields it and throws to home to get Merkle. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Carter
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it 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: ---
Elliott vs. Anderson
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knabe vs. Anderson
Knabe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Anderson
Wortman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Anderson
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. Wortman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zeider vs. Anderson
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Carter
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Carter
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Carter
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Anderson
Flack strikes out. Kocher drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Flack out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Anderson
Mann hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Anderson
Saier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Saier for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Carter
Robertson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Carter
Kauff hits a popup towards short. Wortman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Carter
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Carter
There goes Merkle. The throw from Elliott and he is safe. Merkle steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Carter
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Anderson
Mollwitz hits a line drive into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Anderson
Elliott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knabe vs. Anderson
Knabe hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Anderson
Anderson fires to first and has Knabe trapped. There's the throw to Doyle who tags Knabe for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kocher vs. Carter
Kocher hits a line drive into left field. Mollwitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Carter
Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mollwitz who is chasing the ball. Anderson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Carter
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Mollwitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Carter
Doyle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mollwitz. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Anderson scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Carter
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zeider. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Carter
Robertson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Carter
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Anderson
Wortman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Anderson
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wortman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zeider vs. Anderson
Zeider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wortman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flack vs. Anderson
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wortman scores. Zeider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Anderson
Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zeider moves to third. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Saier vs. Anderson
Saier hits a ball on the ground into right field. Robertson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Robertson. Zeider scores. Flack scores. Mann goes all the way around to score. Saier moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Anderson
Heinie Zimmerman pinch hits for Fritz Mollwitz.
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field. Kauff picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kauff. Saier scores. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Schupp
Ferdie Schupp now pitching.
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knabe vs. Schupp
Knabe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Schupp
Wortman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knabe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Schupp
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Carter
Heinie Zimmerman now playing third base. Rollie Zeider now playing left field.
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Hendrix
Claude Hendrix now pitching.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kocher vs. Hendrix
Kocher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Hendrix
Herb Hunter pinch hits for Ferdie Schupp.
Hunter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Benton
Rube Benton now pitching.
Zeider hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Zeider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Benton
Flack bunts for an out with unknown description. Zeider moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mann vs. Benton
Mann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zeider scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Benton
Saier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Benton
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hendrix
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Hendrix
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Hendrix
Herzog hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mann. Herzog reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Hendrix
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Benton
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knabe vs. Benton
Knabe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wortman vs. Benton
Wortman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Knabe moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hendrix vs. Benton
Wortman is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendrix vs. Benton
Hendrix hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zeider vs. Benton
Zeider hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Hendrix
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Hendrix
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hendrix
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kocher vs. Hendrix
Kocher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Benton
Flack strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Benton
Mann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Benton
Mann is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Benton
Saier hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hendrix
High Pockets Kelly pinch hits for Rube Benton.
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Hendrix
There goes Kelly. The throw from Elliott and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Hendrix
Burns hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mann. Burns reaches second base with a double. Kelly scores. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Hendrix
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Hendrix
Herzog hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Burns scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Hendrix
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1916, game 2 -- NY1 at CHN (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI CHN AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 5 1 1 1 Rollie Zeider, 3b-lf 5 2 2 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 5 1 2 1 Max Flack, rf 4 1 1 1
Buck Herzog, 3b 5 1 1 1 Les Mann, cf 5 1 4 1
Dave Robertson, rf 4 1 2 3 Vic Saier, 1b 4 1 1 2
Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 0 0 Fritz Mollwitz, lf 2 0 0 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 3 0 1 0 Heinie Zimmer, ph-3b 2 1 1 1
Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 0 Rowdy Elliott, c 4 1 1 0
Brad Kocher, c 4 0 0 0 Otto Knabe, 2b 4 0 3 1
Fred Anderson, p 2 1 1 0 Chuck Wortman, ss 4 1 4 1
Ferdie Schupp, p 0 0 0 0 Paul Carter, p 3 0 0 0
Herb Hunter, ph 1 0 0 0 Claude Hendrix, p 1 0 0 0
Rube Benton, p 0 0 0 0
George Kelly, ph 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 9 6 38 8 17 7
NY1 000 040 002 -- 6
CHN 000 061 10x -- 8
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Fred Anderson (L) 4.1 9 6 6 1 3
Ferdie Schupp 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Rube Benton 3.0 6 2 2 0 2
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Paul Carter (W)* 5.0 6 4 1 1 2
Claude Hendrix (S) 4.0 3 2 2 1 7
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Max Flack, Larry Doyle, Rollie Zeider, Dave Robertson, Benny Kauff
DP -- CHN 1
LOB -- NY1 7, CHN 8
2B -- Les Mann, Larry Doyle, Rollie Zeider, Buck Herzog, George Burns
3B -- Fred Anderson
HR -- Dave Robertson
SB -- Fred Merkle 2, George Kelly
CS -- Chuck Wortman, Les Mann
SH -- Max Flack
HBP -- by Paul Carter (Fred Merkle)
T -- 2:05
A -- 6000
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