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Cubs 4 @ Giants 5
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1905

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 18, 1905 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 18, 1905 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 4 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 4
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 5 H: 7 E: 4 LOB: 5
Runs: 5
Hits: 7
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherJoe McGinnity  
Losing PitcherJake Weimer  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 18, 1905 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherButtons Briggs  
Home Starting PitcherJoe McGinnity  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance8,000 
Time of Game2 hours 
UmpiresHP: Hank O'Day
1B: (none)
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jimmy Slagle  Center Fielder 
Doc Casey  Third Baseman 
Frank Chance  First Baseman 
Frank Schulte  Left Fielder 
Joe Tinker  Shortstop 
Billy Maloney  Right Fielder 
Solly Hofman  Second Baseman 
Johnny Kling  Catcher 
Buttons Briggs  Pitcher 
Frank Chance  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Sammy Strang  Right Fielder 
Roger Bresnahan  Center Fielder 
Dan McGann  First Baseman 
Sam Mertes  Left Fielder 
Bill Dahlen  Shortstop 
Art Devlin  Third Baseman 
Billy Gilbert  Second Baseman 
Frank Bowerman  Catcher 
Joe McGinnity  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Cubs 4 @ Giants 5
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1905


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