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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
May 27, 1918
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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 May 27, 1918 at Cubs Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pol Perritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Claude Hendrix |
| Ballpark | Cubs Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Bert Niehoff | Second Baseman |
| Pol Perritt | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Zeider | Second Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Claude Hendrix | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
May 27, 1918
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Hendrix
Youngs hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Paskert. Youngs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Hendrix
Kauff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert. Kauff reaches second base with a double. Youngs scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Hendrix
Burns bunts towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Hendrix
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kauff tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hendrix
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Hendrix
The ball gets by Killefer for a passed ball. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Hendrix
Holke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Perritt
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Perritt
Merkle strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Hendrix
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Hendrix
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perritt vs. Hendrix
Perritt bunts towards the mound. Hendrix fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Niehoff moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Hendrix
Youngs bunts towards the mound. Hendrix fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Niehoff moves to third. Perritt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kauff vs. Hendrix
Kauff hits a line drive into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Niehoff tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Hendrix
Burns hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zeider reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Perritt
Paskert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Perritt
Deal strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Perritt
Zeider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Paskert moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killefer vs. Perritt
Killefer hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Paskert tags and scores. Zeider tags and moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrix vs. Perritt
Hendrix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Hendrix
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hendrix
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Hendrix
Holke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Holke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Hendrix
McCarty hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Perritt
Hollocher bunts towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flack scores. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Perritt
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Merkle moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Perritt
Paskert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Paskert reaches second base with a double. Merkle scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Deal vs. Anderson
Fred Anderson now pitching.
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Hendrix
Niehoff hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Hendrix
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Hendrix
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Anderson
Zeider hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Anderson
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrix vs. Anderson
Hendrix hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Anderson
Flack takes first base on ball four. Hendrix moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hollocher vs. Anderson
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hollocher for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Hendrix
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hendrix
Burns hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Hendrix
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Hendrix
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holke vs. Hendrix
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Anderson
Mann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Anderson
Merkle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Merkle reaches second base with a double. Mann goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Anderson
Paskert bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Deal vs. Anderson
Deal strikes out. McCarty drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Deal out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zeider vs. Anderson
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Hendrix
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher misplays the ball. That's an error on Hollocher. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niehoff vs. Hendrix
Niehoff hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Hendrix
Anderson bunts towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Hendrix
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Hendrix
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Anderson
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrix vs. Anderson
Hendrix bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Killefer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Anderson
Flack hits a line drive beyond second. Niehoff can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Killefer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hollocher vs. Anderson
Hollocher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killefer scores. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Anderson
Mann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flack moves to third. Hollocher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merkle vs. Anderson
Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flack scores. There goes Hollocher trying to get to home. Burns throws the ball in to McCarty who tags Hollocher, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Mann moves to third. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paskert vs. Anderson
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
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, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Hendrix
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hendrix
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Causey
Red Causey now pitching.
Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Causey
Zeider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Causey
Killefer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Zeider trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrix vs. Causey
Hendrix hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Hendrix
Holke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Hendrix
McCarty hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Hendrix
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Causey
Flack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Causey
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Causey
Mann bunts towards the mound. Causey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hollocher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Causey
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Causey juggles the ball. That's an error on Causey. Hollocher scores. Mann moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paskert vs. Causey
Paskert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Deal vs. Causey
Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Hendrix
Joe Wilhoit pinch hits for Red Causey.
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Hendrix
Youngs hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Hendrix
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1918 -- NY1 at Chicago (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Ross Youngs, rf 4 1 2 0 Flack M, rf 3 2 2 0
Benny Kauff, cf 4 1 1 2 Hollocher C, ss 4 1 2 1
George Burns, lf 3 0 0 0 Mann L, lf 4 1 4 1
Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 3 0 1 1 Merkle F, 1b 5 1 2 2
Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 2 0 Paskert D, cf 4 1 2 1
Walter Holke, 1b 4 0 1 0 Deal C, 3b 5 0 0 0
Lew McCarty, c 4 0 0 0 Zeider R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Bert Niehoff, 2b 4 1 1 0 Killefer B, c 3 1 2 1
Pol Perritt, p 1 0 1 0 Hendrix C, p 3 0 1 0
Fred Anderson, p 1 0 0 0
Red Causey, p 0 0 0 0
Joe Wilhoit, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 9 3 34 7 16 6
NY1 210 000 000 -- 3
Chicago 012 012 01x -- 7
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Pol Perritt 2.2 6 3 3 1 2
Fred Anderson (L) 3.1 7 3 3 2 1
Red Causey 2.0 3 1 0 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hendrix C (W) 9.0 9 3 3 1 4
E -- Killefer B, Hollocher C, Red Causey
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- NY1 8, Chicago 11
2B -- Ross Youngs, Benny Kauff, Walter Holke, Paskert D, Merkle F
SH -- George Burns, Hollocher C, Paskert D, Fred Anderson, Hendrix C
SF -- Heinie Zimmerman, Benny Kauff, Killefer B
T -- 2:01
A -- 7000
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