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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
April 21, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 21, 1918 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Ruether |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Bill McCabe | Right Fielder |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Pete Kilduff | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Pete Alexander | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Lee Magee | Second Baseman |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Hal Chase | First Baseman |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Greasy Neale | Left Fielder |
| Lena Blackburne | Shortstop |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Dutch Ruether | Pitcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
April 21, 1918
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Ruether
Hollocher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCabe vs. Ruether
McCabe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh juggles the ball. That's an error on Groh. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Ruether
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Ruether
Paskert is hit by the pitch. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Ruether
Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mann scores. Paskert moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kilduff vs. Ruether
Kilduff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Alexander
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Alexander
Magee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Alexander
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Magee moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chase vs. Alexander
Chase strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffith vs. Alexander
Griffith hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Ruether
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Ruether
Killefer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Ruether
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Alexander
Neale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Neale for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburne vs. Alexander
Blackburne strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Alexander
Wingo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruether vs. Alexander
Ruether strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Ruether
Hollocher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chase settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCabe vs. Ruether
McCabe strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Ruether
Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Alexander
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Alexander
Magee bunts towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Alexander
Roush strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Ruether
Paskert strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Ruether
Merkle hits a popup towards short. Blackburne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Ruether
Kilduff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Magee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Alexander
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Alexander
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chase moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neale vs. Alexander
Neale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chase moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blackburne vs. Alexander
Blackburne hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Ruether
Deal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Ruether
Killefer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Ruether
Wingo fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wingo. Deal moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Ruether
Alexander hits a fly ball towards center. Roush settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Roush. Deal scores. Killefer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hollocher vs. Ruether
Hollocher bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Killefer moves to third. Alexander moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCabe vs. Ruether
McCabe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffith who is chasing the ball. McCabe reaches third base with a triple. Killefer scores. Alexander scores. Hollocher goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mann vs. Ruether
Mann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCabe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Ruether
Paskert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wingo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Ruether
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilduff vs. Ruether
Kilduff hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Alexander
Wingo hits a fly ball into right field. McCabe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruether vs. Alexander
Ruether strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Alexander
Groh 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
Top 6
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Ruether
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Ruether
Killefer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Neale. Killefer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Ruether
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollocher vs. Ruether
Hollocher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Magee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Alexander
Magee 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 -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Alexander
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal juggles the ball. That's an error on Deal. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chase vs. Alexander
There goes Roush. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Kilduff applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Alexander
Chase hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCabe vs. Ruether
McCabe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Ruether
Mann bunts towards the mound. Ruether fields it and throws to first for the out. McCabe moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Ruether
Paskert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Ruether
Merkle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kilduff vs. Ruether
Kilduff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCabe scores. Paskert moves to third. Kilduff moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Deal vs. Ruether
Deal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Paskert scores. Kilduff scores. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Ruether
There goes Deal. The throw from Wingo and he is safe. Deal steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killefer vs. Ruether
Killefer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Alexander
Griffith hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Alexander
Neale hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackburne vs. Alexander
Blackburne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Alexander
Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Kilduff fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Ruether
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruether fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Ruether
Hollocher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffith. Hollocher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCabe vs. Ruether
McCabe strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Ruether
Mann hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruether vs. Alexander
Ruether hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Alexander
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kilduff can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Alexander
Magee bunts towards the mound. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Groh trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Alexander
Roush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chase vs. Alexander
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Ruether
Paskert hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Ruether
Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Paskert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kilduff vs. Ruether
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Paskert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Deal vs. Ruether
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Alexander
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Alexander
Neale hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert who is chasing the ball. Neale reaches third base with a triple. Griffith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blackburne vs. Alexander
Blackburne hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wingo vs. Alexander
Wingo hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Magee vs. Alexander
Sherry Magee pinch hits for Dutch Ruether.
Magee strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1918 -- Chicago at CIN (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI CIN AB R H RBI
Hollocher C, ss 4 1 1 0 Heinie Groh, 3b 4 0 1 0
McCabe B, rf 4 2 1 3 Lee Magee, 2b 4 0 2 0
Mann L, lf 4 1 1 1 Edd Roush, cf 4 0 1 0
Paskert D, cf 3 1 0 0 Hal Chase, 1b 4 0 1 0
Merkle F, 1b 5 0 2 1 Tommy Griffith, rf 4 1 1 0
Kilduff P, 2b 5 1 1 1 Greasy Neale, lf 4 0 1 1
Deal C, 3b 5 1 2 2 Lena Blackburne, ss 4 0 0 0
Killefer B, c 4 1 2 0 Ivey Wingo, c 4 0 1 0
Alexander P, p 4 1 0 1 Dutch Ruether, p 3 0 0 0
Sherry Magee, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 10 9 36 1 8 1
Chicago 100 050 300 -- 9
CIN 000 000 001 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander P (W) 9.0 8 1 1 0 6
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Dutch Ruether (L) 9.0 10 9 3 2 9
E -- Heinie Groh, Ivey Wingo, Edd Roush, Deal C, Kilduff P, Hal Chase
DP -- CIN 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, CIN 8
2B -- Killefer B, Hollocher C
3B -- McCabe B, Greasy Neale
SB -- Deal C
CS -- Edd Roush
SH -- Hollocher C, Mann L
HBP -- by Dutch Ruether (Paskert D)
T -- 1:50
A -- 2000
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