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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 30, 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 30, 1912 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Lavender |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Christy Mathewson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 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 |
| Jimmy Lavender | Pitcher |
| Frank Chance | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Snodgrass | 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 30, 1912
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Mathewson
Sheckard hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Mathewson
Schulte hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball 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 short. Fletcher 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: ---
Snodgrass vs. Lavender
Snodgrass hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sheckard. Snodgrass reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Lavender
The ball gets by Archer for a passed ball. Snodgrass moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Lavender
Doyle bunts towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snodgrass scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Lavender
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops it up and throws to first, with Lavender covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Lavender
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first 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 line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Mathewson
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Mathewson
Saier hits a popup towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Lavender
Murray hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Lavender
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Lavender
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher is hit by the pitch. Herzog moves to third. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mathewson vs. Lavender
Mathewson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herzog scores. Meyers scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snodgrass vs. Lavender
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards second. Evers fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Fletcher scores. Snodgrass moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Lavender
Doyle hits a popup in front of the plate. Archer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Lavender
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. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Mathewson
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Archer vs. Mathewson
Archer hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Mathewson
Ward Miller pinch hits for Jimmy Lavender.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Mathewson covering. Safe. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheckard vs. Mathewson
Sheckard takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schulte vs. Mathewson
Schulte hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evers tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tinker vs. Mathewson
Tinker hits a ball on the ground that hits Miller. Miller is out and Tinker is safe at first. There goes Miller trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Sheckard moves to second. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Smith
Charlie Smith now pitching.
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Smith
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Smith
Herzog hits a line drive into left field. Sheckard picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sheckard. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meyers vs. Smith
Meyers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herzog scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Smith
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mathewson
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Mathewson
Leach hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle catches it and throws to first to double up Zimmerman. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Mathewson
Saier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Mathewson
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Saier moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Archer vs. Mathewson
Archer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Saier scores. Evers moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Mathewson
There goes Archer. The throw from Meyers and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.Snodgrass fumbles the ball. That's an error on Snodgrass. Evers scores. Archer goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mathewson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Smith
Mathewson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Smith
Snodgrass hits a popup towards first. Saier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Smith
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Smith
There goes Doyle. The throw from Archer and he is safe. Doyle steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Smith
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Smith
Merkle hits a popup towards short. Tinker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Mathewson
Sheckard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Mathewson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Mathewson
Schulte strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Smith
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zimmerman. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Smith
Herzog 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 -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Smith
Meyers hits a fly ball into left field. Sheckard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Smith
Archer fires to first and picks off Herzog. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
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, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Mathewson
Leach is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Mathewson
Saier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Smith
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Tinker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Smith
Mathewson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Evers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Smith
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Mathewson
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Mathewson
Archer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mathewson
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Smith
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Smith
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Smith
There goes Becker. The throw from Archer and he is safe. Becker steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Smith
Merkle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Smith
Murray hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sheckard. Murray reaches second base with a double. Becker scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Smith
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Mathewson
Sheckard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Mathewson
Schulte hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tinker vs. Mathewson
Tinker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Smith
Meyers is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Smith
Tillie Shafer pinch runs for Chief Meyers.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Zimmerman. Shafer moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mathewson vs. Smith
Mathewson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snodgrass vs. Smith
Snodgrass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leach. Snodgrass reaches second base with a double. Shafer scores. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Smith
There goes Snodgrass. The throw from Archer and he is safe. Snodgrass steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Smith
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Snodgrass tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Smith
Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mathewson
Art Wilson now catching.
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, 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 -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Mathewson
Saier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Mathewson
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/30/1912 -- CHN at New York (D)
CHN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jimmy Sheckard, lf 3 0 1 0 Snodgrass F, lf 5 2 2 3
Frank Schulte, rf 3 0 0 1 Doyle L, 2b 2 0 0 2
Joe Tinker, ss 4 0 1 0 Becker B, cf 3 1 0 0
Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 1 0 Merkle F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Tommy Leach, cf 4 0 0 0 Murray R, rf 4 1 2 2
Vic Saier, 1b 4 1 2 0 Herzog B, 3b 3 2 1 0
Johnny Evers, 2b 4 2 2 0 Meyers C, c 3 1 2 1
Jimmy Archer, c 3 1 1 1 Shafer T, pr 0 1 0 0
Jimmy Lavender, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson A, c 0 0 0 0
Ward Miller, ph 1 0 1 0 Fletcher A, ss 3 2 1 0
Charlie Smith, p 2 0 0 0 Mathewson C, p 4 0 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 9 2 31 10 9 10
CHN 001 300 000 -- 4
New York 141 000 13x -- 10
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Jimmy Lavender (L) 2.0 4 5 4 1 0
Charlie Smith 6.0 5 5 5 3 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mathewson C (W) 9.0 9 4 2 1 4
E -- Johnny Evers, Jimmy Sheckard, Merkle F, Meyers C, Snodgrass F, Heinie Zimmerman 2
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- CHN 3, New York 5
2B -- Snodgrass F 2, Murray R
HR -- Murray R
SB -- Jimmy Archer, Doyle L, Becker B, Snodgrass F
SH -- Doyle L
SF -- Frank Schulte, Doyle L
HBP -- by Jimmy Lavender (Fletcher A), by Charlie Smith (Meyers C)
PB -- Jimmy Archer 2
T -- 1:45
A -- 15000
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