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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 26, 1912
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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 July 26, 1912 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 26, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lew Richie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Christy Mathewson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Garnet Bush 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Sheckard | Left Fielder |
| Frank Schulte | Right Fielder |
| Joe Tinker | Shortstop |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Leach | Center Fielder |
| Vic Saier | First Baseman |
| Johnny Evers | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Archer | Catcher |
| Lew Richie | Pitcher |
| Frank Chance | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Josh Devore | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Beals Becker | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Red Murray | Right Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Christy Mathewson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 26, 1912
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Mathewson
Sheckard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Mathewson
Schulte hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Mathewson
Tinker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Richie
Devore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Richie
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Devore trying to get to third. Sheckard throws the ball in to Zimmerman, who tags Devore for the out. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Richie
Becker hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Richie
Merkle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leach who is chasing the ball. Merkle reaches third base with a triple. Doyle scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murray vs. Richie
Murray hits a line drive into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mathewson
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Mathewson
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Mathewson
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
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Richie
Herzog hits a popup towards short. Tinker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Richie
Meyers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Richie
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathewson vs. Richie
The umpire calls a balk on Richie Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathewson vs. Richie
Mathewson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Mathewson
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Mathewson
Archer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richie vs. Mathewson
Richie hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Richie
Devore hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Sheckard. Devore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Richie
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Devore moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Becker vs. Richie
Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Devore tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Richie
Merkle hits a popup towards short. Tinker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Mathewson
Sheckard hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Mathewson
Schulte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Mathewson
Tinker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Richie
Murray hits a popup towards short. Tinker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Richie
Herzog strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Richie
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mathewson
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Mathewson
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Mathewson
Saier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Mathewson
Evers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Saier moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Archer vs. Mathewson
Meyers fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Meyers. Saier scores. Evers moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Archer vs. Mathewson
Archer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Richie
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathewson vs. Richie
Mathewson bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Devore vs. Richie
Devore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathewson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Richie
Doyle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Archer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Richie
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richie vs. Mathewson
Richie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Mathewson
Sheckard hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Mathewson
Schulte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Richie
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Richie
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Richie
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Mathewson
Tinker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mathewson
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Mathewson
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Richie
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Richie
Fletcher bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathewson vs. Richie
Mathewson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Evers catches it and throws to first to double up Fletcher. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Mathewson
Saier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Mathewson covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Mathewson
Evers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Saier moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Archer vs. Mathewson
Archer hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Mathewson
Ward Miller pinch hits for Lew Richie.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it and throws to home. Meyers drops the ball. Saier scores. Evers moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheckard vs. Mathewson
Tillie Shafer now playing second base. Art Wilson now catching.
Sheckard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shafer fields it and throws to second for the out. Evers moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Mathewson
There goes Sheckard. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. That is a stolen base for Sheckard. There goes Evers. The throw and he's out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Reulbach
Ed Reulbach now pitching.
Devore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shafer vs. Reulbach
Shafer bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Devore moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Reulbach
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Devore moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Reulbach
Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Sheckard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Mathewson
Schulte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tinker vs. Mathewson
Tinker bunts and there's an error on the play. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Mathewson
Zimmerman hits a line drive towards the mound. Mathewson can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Schulte moves to third. Tinker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leach vs. Mathewson
Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schulte scores. Tinker scores. Zimmerman moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Saier vs. Mathewson
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Zimmerman steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Saier vs. Mathewson
Saier strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evers vs. Mathewson
Evers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Shafer catches it and throws to first to double up Leach. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Reulbach
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Reulbach
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Reulbach
Moose McCormick pinch hits for Art Wilson.
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Reulbach
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker fields it and throws to second for the out. Murray scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Reulbach
Fred Snodgrass pinch hits for Christy Mathewson.
Snodgrass strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1912 -- CHN at New York (D)
CHN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jimmy Sheckard, lf 4 0 0 0 Devore J, lf 3 1 3 0
Frank Schulte, rf 4 1 1 0 Doyle L, 2b 3 1 1 0
Joe Tinker, ss 3 1 0 0 Shafer T, 2b 0 0 0 0
Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 1 0 Becker B, cf 3 0 0 1
Tommy Leach, cf 4 0 1 2 Merkle F, 1b 4 0 1 1
Vic Saier, 1b 4 2 2 0 Murray R, rf 4 1 1 0
Johnny Evers, 2b 4 0 2 0 Herzog B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Jimmy Archer, c 3 0 0 0 Meyers C, c 3 0 1 0
Lew Richie, p 2 0 0 0 Wilson A, c 0 0 0 0
Ward Miller, ph 1 0 0 0 McCormick M, ph 1 0 0 0
Ed Reulbach, p 0 0 0 0 Fletcher A, ss 3 0 1 1
Mathewson C, p 3 0 0 0
Snodgrass F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 2 32 3 9 3
CHN 000 010 012 -- 4
New York 101 000 001 -- 3
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Lew Richie 7.0 6 2 2 2 2
Ed Reulbach (W) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mathewson C (L) 9.0 7 4 0 0 2
E -- Meyers C 2, Shafer T
DP -- CHN 1, New York 1
LOB -- CHN 3, New York 6
2B -- Devore J
3B -- Merkle F
SB -- Jimmy Sheckard, Heinie Zimmerman
SH -- Shafer T, Joe Tinker
SF -- Becker B
Balk -- Lew Richie
T -- 1:40
A -- 14000
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