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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 17, 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 September 17, 1912 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 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 | September 17, 1912 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Cheney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Marquard |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Brennan 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Sheckard | Left Fielder |
| Ward Miller | Right Fielder |
| Joe Tinker | Shortstop |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Vic Saier | First Baseman |
| Johnny Evers | Second Baseman |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Jimmy Archer | Catcher |
| Larry Cheney | Pitcher |
| Frank Chance | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Josh Devore | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Snodgrass | Center Fielder |
| Red Murray | Right Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Chief Meyers | Catcher |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Rube Marquard | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 17, 1912
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Marquard
Sheckard hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Marquard
Miller bunts towards the mound. Marquard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Marquard
Tinker hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devore vs. Cheney
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Cheney
Doyle hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Cheney
Snodgrass is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Marquard
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Marquard
Saier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. Saier reaches second base with a double. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evers vs. Marquard
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman scores. Saier moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Marquard
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Archer vs. Marquard
Archer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Saier scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cheney vs. Marquard
Cheney is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Cheney
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Cheney
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Cheney
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Marquard
Sheckard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Marquard
Miller bunts towards the mound. Marquard fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Marquard. Sheckard moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tinker vs. Marquard
Tinker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sheckard scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Marquard
Zimmerman bunts towards the mound. Marquard fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to third. Tinker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Saier vs. Marquard
Saier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evers vs. Marquard
Evers takes first base on ball four. Miller scores. Tinker moves to third. Saier moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Crandall
Doc Crandall now pitching.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Archer vs. Crandall
Meyers fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Meyers. Tinker scores. Saier moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Archer vs. Crandall
There go the runners. The throw from Meyers to Doyle covering second. The throw back to home, and Saier is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Cheney
Meyers hits a popup towards first. Saier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cheney
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Cheney
Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Devore vs. Cheney
Devore hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Cheney
Doyle 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 4
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Crandall
Archer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cheney vs. Crandall
Cheney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Crandall
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
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Cheney
Snodgrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Cheney
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Cheney
There goes Murray. The throw from Archer and he is safe. Murray steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Cheney
Merkle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Archer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Cheney
Herzog hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Crandall
Miller 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, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Crandall
Tinker hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Crandall
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Cheney
Meyers hits a fly ball towards left. Sheckard settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Sheckard. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cheney
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Cheney
Crandall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Devore vs. Cheney
Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meyers moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doyle vs. Cheney
Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Meyers scores. Fletcher scores. Devore moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snodgrass vs. Cheney
Snodgrass 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 scores. Doyle moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murray vs. Cheney
Murray 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 6
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Crandall
Art Wilson now catching.
Saier hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Crandall
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Devore throws the ball in to Fletcher who tags Evers trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Crandall
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Archer vs. Crandall
There goes Williams. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Cheney
Red Downs now playing second base.
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Cheney
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Downs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cheney
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Crandall
Archer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cheney vs. Crandall
Cheney strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheckard vs. Crandall
Sheckard hits a line drive into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Cheney
Moose McCormick pinch hits for Art Fletcher.
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Cheney
Tillie Shafer pinch runs for Moose McCormick.
Crandall hits a popup towards short. Tinker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Devore vs. Cheney
Devore hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Cheney
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Crandall
Tillie Shafer now playing shortstop.
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tinker vs. Crandall
Tinker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Crandall
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Crandall
Saier hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Cheney
Snodgrass hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Cheney
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Downs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Cheney
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downs vs. Crandall
Downs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Crandall
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Crandall
Archer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Cheney
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cheney
Wilson 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. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shafer vs. Cheney
Shafer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops it up and throws to first, with Cheney covering, for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crandall vs. Cheney
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cheney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1912 -- CHN at New York (D)
CHN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jimmy Sheckard, lf 4 1 1 0 Devore J, lf 4 1 1 0
Ward Miller, rf 3 1 0 0 Doyle L, 2b 4 0 1 2
Joe Tinker, ss 4 1 2 1 Snodgrass F, cf 3 0 0 1
Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 3 1 1 0 Murray R, rf 4 0 1 0
Vic Saier, 1b 3 1 1 0 Merkle F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnny Evers, 2b 2 0 1 2 Herzog B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Red Downs, 2b 1 0 0 0 Meyers C, c 2 1 0 0
Cy Williams, cf 4 0 1 0 Wilson A, c 2 0 0 0
Jimmy Archer, c 4 0 1 1 Fletcher A, ss 2 1 2 0
Larry Cheney, p 3 0 0 0 McCormick M, ph 0 0 0 0
Shafer T, pr-ss 1 0 0 0
Marquard R, p 0 0 0 0
Crandall D, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 8 4 34 3 6 3
CHN 023 000 000 -- 5
New York 000 030 000 -- 3
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Larry Cheney (W) 9.0 6 3 1 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Marquard R (L) 2.1 5 5 3 2 2
Crandall D 6.2 3 0 0 0 4
E -- Marquard R, Meyers C, Jimmy Sheckard, Heinie Zimmerman
DP -- CHN 1
LOB -- CHN 3, New York 6
2B -- Vic Saier, Doyle L
SB -- Murray R
CS -- Vic Saier, Cy Williams
SH -- Ward Miller, Heinie Zimmerman
T -- 1:50
A -- 12000
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