Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 14, 1916
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 14, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 14, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 14, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| 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 | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex McCarthy | Second Baseman |
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Frank Schulte | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Vic Saier | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Archer | Catcher |
| Eddie Mulligan | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Lavender | Pitcher |
| Joe Tinker | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 14, 1916
Top 1
-
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Mathewson
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Mathewson
Flack strikes out. Rariden drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Flack out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mathewson
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Lavender
Burns is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Lavender
Robertson bunts towards the mound. Lavender fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Lavender
Doyle is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Lavender
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulligan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Mathewson
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mathewson
Zimmerman 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Mathewson
Saier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle juggles the ball. That's an error on Merkle. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Archer vs. Mathewson
There goes Saier. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Lavender
Merkle is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Lavender
McKechnie hits a popup towards short. Mulligan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Lavender
Rariden strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathewson vs. Lavender
There goes Merkle. The throw from Archer and he is safe. Merkle steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathewson vs. Lavender
Mathewson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavender fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Mathewson
Archer hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulligan vs. Mathewson
Mulligan hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavender vs. Mathewson
Lavender strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Lavender
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Lavender
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Lavender
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Mathewson
McCarthy hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Mathewson
Flack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Mathewson
There goes Flack. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Flack steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Mathewson
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Mathewson
Schulte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Lavender
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy misplays the ball. That's an error on McCarthy. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lavender
There goes Kauff. The throw from Archer and he is out, Mulligan applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Lavender
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulligan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mathewson
Zimmerman hits a line drive towards center. Kauff chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Kauff. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saier vs. Mathewson
Saier bunts in front of the plate. Rariden fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rariden. Zimmerman scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Archer vs. Mathewson
Archer bunts towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. Saier moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mulligan vs. Mathewson
Mulligan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Saier moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lavender vs. Mathewson
Lavender hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarthy vs. Mathewson
McCarthy is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Lavender
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKechnie for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Lavender
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavender fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Lavender
Mathewson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathewson for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Mathewson
Flack 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mathewson
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Mathewson
Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Mathewson
Zimmerman 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 6
-
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Lavender
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Lavender
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Lavender
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Mathewson
Saier hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Mathewson
Archer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulligan vs. Mathewson
Mulligan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Archer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavender vs. Mathewson
Lavender hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Mathewson
McCarthy hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Lavender
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavender fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Edd Roush pinch runs for Benny Kauff.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it, throws to second, with Mulligan covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Lavender
Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Mathewson
Edd Roush now playing center field.
Flack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Mathewson
Williams bunts in front of the plate. Rariden fields it and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Mathewson
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Mathewson
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Flack scores. Zimmerman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saier vs. Mathewson
Saier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. Saier moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Archer vs. Mathewson
Archer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rariden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Lavender
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKechnie for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Lavender
Rariden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathewson vs. Lavender
Mathewson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulligan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulligan vs. Mathewson
Mulligan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavender vs. Mathewson
Lavender bunts towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. Mulligan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Mathewson
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mulligan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flack vs. Mathewson
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle juggles the ball. That's an error on Merkle. Mulligan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Mathewson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Lavender
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Lavender
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Lavender
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 6/14/1916 -- CHN at NY1 (D)
CHN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Alex McCarthy, 2b 5 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 3 0 0 0
Max Flack, rf 5 1 2 0 Dave Robertson, rf 3 0 0 0
Cy Williams, cf 4 0 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 0 0 0
Frank Schulte, lf 4 0 0 0 Benny Kauff, cf 3 0 1 0
Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 2 0 0 Edd Roush, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Vic Saier, 1b 3 0 1 1 Art Fletcher, ss 3 0 0 0
Jimmy Archer, c 2 0 0 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 2 0 0 0
Joe Mulligan, ss 4 1 3 0 Bill McKechnie, 3b 3 0 0 0
Jimmy Lavender, p 3 0 0 0 Bill Rariden, c 3 0 0 0
Christy Mathewson, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 7 1 26 0 1 0
CHN 000 010 021 -- 4
NY1 000 000 000 -- 0
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Jimmy Lavender (W) 9.0 1 0 0 0 5
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Christy Mathewson (L) 9.0 7 4 0 1 3
E -- Fred Merkle 2, Alex McCarthy, Benny Kauff, Bill Rariden, Art Fletcher
DP -- CHN 1
LOB -- CHN 8, NY1 3
SB -- Fred Merkle, Max Flack
CS -- Vic Saier, Benny Kauff
SH -- Dave Robertson, Vic Saier, Jimmy Archer, Cy Williams, Jimmy Lavender
HBP -- by Jimmy Lavender (George Burns), by Jimmy Lavender (Larry Doyle), by Jimmy Lavender (Fred Merkle)
T -- 1:31
A -- 7000
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
