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Phillies
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
May 18, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 18, 1918 at Cubs Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Oeschger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Claude Hendrix |
| Ballpark | Cubs Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 7,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Possum Whitted | Left Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Patsy McGaffigan | Second Baseman |
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Gavvy Cravath | Right Fielder |
| Fred Luderus | First Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Center Fielder |
| Jack Adams | Catcher |
| Joe Oeschger | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Pete Kilduff | Second Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Claude Hendrix | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
May 18, 1918
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Hendrix
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Hendrix
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGaffigan vs. Hendrix
McGaffigan bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Hendrix
There goes Bancroft. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Bancroft steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stock vs. Hendrix
Stock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Oeschger
Paskert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Oeschger
Hollocher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Paskert moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Oeschger
Mann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Paskert moves to third. Hollocher moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flack vs. Oeschger
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McGaffigan fields it and throws to second for the out. Paskert scores. Hollocher moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merkle vs. Oeschger
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. Hollocher scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Oeschger
There goes Merkle. The throw from Adams and he is safe. Merkle steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Deal vs. Oeschger
Deal strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Hendrix
Cravath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Hendrix
Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Hendrix
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Luderus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Hendrix
Adams hits a line drive into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Oeschger
Kilduff is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Oeschger
Killefer bunts in front of the plate. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Kilduff moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrix vs. Oeschger
Hendrix hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kilduff scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Oeschger
Paskert hits a popup, foul, towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Oeschger
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McGaffigan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oeschger vs. Hendrix
Oeschger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Hendrix
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Hendrix
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. Whitted moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGaffigan vs. Hendrix
McGaffigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitted moves to third. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stock vs. Hendrix
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Oeschger
Mann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Oeschger
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McGaffigan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Oeschger
Merkle hits a line drive towards right. Cravath catches it and throws to first to double up Flack. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Hendrix
Cravath hits a popup towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Hendrix
Luderus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Hendrix
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. Luderus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Hendrix
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Oeschger
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Oeschger
Kilduff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McGaffigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Oeschger
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrix vs. Oeschger
Hendrix strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oeschger vs. Hendrix
Oeschger strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Hendrix
Whitted strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Hendrix
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Oeschger
Paskert hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Oeschger
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Oeschger
Mann takes first base on ball four. Hollocher moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Oeschger
Flack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hollocher scores. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Oeschger
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. Mann moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Deal vs. Oeschger
That's a stolen base and an error. Mann scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Deal vs. Oeschger
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGaffigan vs. Hendrix
McGaffigan hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Hendrix
Stock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Hendrix
Cravath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luderus vs. Hendrix
Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Luderus for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Oeschger
Kilduff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Oeschger
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrix vs. Oeschger
Hendrix hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killefer moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paskert vs. Oeschger
Paskert hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Killefer scores. Hendrix moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hollocher vs. Oeschger
Hollocher takes first base on ball four. Hendrix moves to third. Paskert moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mann vs. Tincup
Ben Tincup now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Hendrix scores. Paskert moves to third. Hollocher moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mann vs. Tincup
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tincup has Paskert trapped. He runs over and tags Paskert for the out. Hollocher moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flack vs. Tincup
There goes Mann. The throw from Adams and he is safe. Mann steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flack vs. Tincup
Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Hendrix
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzgerald vs. Hendrix
Mike Fitzgerald pinch hits for Jack Adams.
Fitzgerald hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tincup vs. Hendrix
Tincup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher misplays the ball. That's an error on Hollocher. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Hendrix
Whitted hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Tincup
Pickles Dillhoefer now catching.
Merkle hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Tincup
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Tincup
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McGaffigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Hendrix
Chuck Wortman now playing shortstop. Bob O'Farrell now catching.
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGaffigan vs. Hendrix
McGaffigan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Hendrix
Stock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Tincup
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft misplays the ball. That's an error on Bancroft. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrix vs. Tincup
Hendrix strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Tincup
Paskert hits a line drive towards the mound. Tincup catches it and throws to first to double up O'Farrell. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Hendrix
Cravath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert. Cravath reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luderus vs. Hendrix
Luderus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Cravath moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Hendrix
Meusel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cravath scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillhoefer vs. Hendrix
Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tincup vs. Hendrix
Tincup strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitted vs. Hendrix
Whitted hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1918 -- PHI at Chicago (D)
PHI AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Possum Whitted, lf 5 0 1 0 Paskert D, cf 4 1 1 0
Dave Bancroft, ss 3 0 1 0 Hollocher C, ss 3 2 1 0
Patsy McGaffigan, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wortman C, ss 0 0 0 0
Milt Stock, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mann L, lf 2 1 1 0
Gavvy Cravath, rf 4 1 2 0 Flack M, rf 4 0 1 2
Fred Luderus, 1b 4 0 2 0 Merkle F, 1b 4 0 0 1
Irish Meusel, cf 4 0 1 1 Deal C, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bert Adams, c 2 0 0 0 Kilduff P, 2b 2 1 0 0
Mike Fitzgerald, ph 1 0 0 0 Killefer B, c 2 1 1 0
Pickles Dillhoefe, c 1 0 1 0 O'Farrell B, c 1 0 0 0
Joe Oeschger, p 2 0 0 0 Hendrix C, p 4 1 2 1
Ben Tincup, p 2 0 0 0
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36 1 8 1 30 7 7 4
PHI 000 000 001 -- 1
Chicago 210 022 00x -- 7
PHI IP H R ER BB SO
Joe Oeschger (L) 5.1 7 7 6 5 2
Ben Tincup 2.2 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hendrix C (W) 9.0 8 1 1 1 4
E -- Joe Oeschger, Patsy McGaffigan, Hollocher C, Dave Bancroft
DP -- PHI 2
LOB -- PHI 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Gavvy Cravath
SB -- Dave Bancroft, Merkle F 2, Mann L
SH -- Killefer B
HBP -- by Joe Oeschger (Kilduff P)
WP -- Ben Tincup
T -- 2:03
A -- 7500
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