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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 7, 1916
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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 7, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Lavender |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ferdie Schupp |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rollie Zeider | Second Baseman |
| Fritz Mollwitz | Right Fielder |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Joe Kelly | Center Fielder |
| Vic Saier | First Baseman |
| Chuck Wortman | Shortstop |
| Art Wilson | Catcher |
| Jimmy Lavender | Pitcher |
| Joe Tinker | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Ferdie Schupp | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 7, 1916
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Schupp
Zeider 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: ---
Mollwitz vs. Schupp
Mollwitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Schupp
Mann hits a popup, foul, towards third, in foul territory. Herzog races over to make the catch. There goes Mollwitz. The throw to second, and he's out. Double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Lavender
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman juggles the ball. That's an error on Zimmerman. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Lavender
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Lavender
There goes Burns. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Wortman applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Lavender
Herzog strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Schupp
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Schupp
Kelly 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. Schupp
Saier hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Schupp
There goes Saier. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Saier steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wortman vs. Schupp
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Saier moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Schupp
There go the runners. The throw from Rariden to Doyle covering second. The throw back to home, and Saier is out at the plate. Wortman moves to second. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Lavender
Robertson strikes out. Wilson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Robertson out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Lavender
Kauff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mann throws the ball in to Wortman who tags Kauff trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Lavender
Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Schupp
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavender vs. Schupp
Lavender strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Schupp
Zeider hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Zeider reaches second base with a double. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mollwitz vs. Schupp
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Schupp
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and has Zeider trapped. There's the throw to Doyle who throws over to Herzog who tags Zeider for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Lavender
Rariden hits a popup, foul, towards first. Saier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schupp vs. Lavender
Schupp strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Schupp
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Schupp
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saier vs. Schupp
Saier hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wortman vs. Schupp
Wortman 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Lavender
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Lavender
Doyle 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: ---
Herzog vs. Lavender
Herzog hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Herzog reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Lavender
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Schupp
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavender vs. Schupp
Lavender hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Schupp
Zeider is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Schupp
There goes Zeider. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Lavender
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wortman. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Lavender
Merkle is hit by the pitch. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher bunts towards first. Saier scoops it up and throws to first, with Zeider covering, for the out. Kauff moves to third. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rariden vs. Lavender
Rariden is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lobert vs. Lavender
Hans Lobert pinch hits for Ferdie Schupp.
Lobert hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Mann fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Mann. Kauff scores. Merkle scores. Rariden goes all the way around to score. Lobert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Prendergast
Mike Prendergast now pitching.
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Prendergast
Doyle hits a line drive into right field. Mollwitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Tesreau
Jeff Tesreau now pitching.
Mollwitz hits a line drive into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Tesreau
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Tesreau
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Prendergast
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Prendergast
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Prendergast
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kauff for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Tesreau
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Tesreau
Saier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Tesreau covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Tesreau
Wortman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Prendergast
Jimmy Archer now catching.
Merkle 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Prendergast
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Prendergast
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Tesreau
Archer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Tesreau
Rowdy Elliott pinch hits for Mike Prendergast.
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Tesreau
Gene Packard pinch runs for Rowdy Elliott.
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zeider for the out. Packard moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mollwitz vs. Tesreau
Mollwitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Packard scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Tesreau
There goes Mollwitz. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Mollwitz steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Tesreau
Mann strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Seaton
Tom Seaton now pitching.
Tesreau hits a fly ball into right field. Mollwitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Seaton
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Seaton
There goes Burns. The throw from Archer and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Seaton
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Seaton
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Tesreau
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, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Tesreau
Kelly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Tesreau
Saier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1916 -- CHN at NY1 (D)
CHN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Rollie Zeider, 2b 3 0 1 0 George Burns, lf 3 0 0 0
Fritz Mollwitz, rf 2 0 1 2 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 0
Les Mann, lf 4 0 0 0 Buck Herzog, 3b 4 0 1 0
Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 1 0 Dave Robertson, rf 3 0 0 0
Joe Kelly, cf 4 0 0 0 Benny Kauff, cf 3 1 1 0
Vic Saier, 1b 4 0 1 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 2 1 0 0
Chuck Wortman, ss 3 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 2 0 0 0
Art Wilson, c 2 1 1 0 Bill Rariden, c 2 1 0 0
Jimmy Archer, c 1 0 0 0 Ferdie Schupp, p 1 0 0 0
Jimmy Lavender, p 2 0 0 0 Hans Lobert, ph 1 0 1 3
Mike Prendergast, p 0 0 0 0 Jeff Tesreau, p 1 0 0 0
Rowdy Elliott, ph 0 0 0 0
Gene Packard, pr 0 1 0 0
Tom Seaton, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 6 2 26 3 3 3
CHN 001 000 010 -- 2
NY1 000 030 00x -- 3
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Jimmy Lavender (L) 4.1 3 3 2 1 3
Mike Prendergast 2.2 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Seaton 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Ferdie Schupp (W) 5.0 5 1 1 1 2
Jeff Tesreau (S) 4.0 1 1 1 1 2
E -- Heinie Zimmerman, Chuck Wortman, Les Mann
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- CHN 4, NY1 3
2B -- Rollie Zeider, Buck Herzog, Hans Lobert
SB -- Vic Saier, Fritz Mollwitz, George Burns
CS -- George Burns, Vic Saier, Rollie Zeider
SH -- Art Fletcher
SF -- Fritz Mollwitz
HBP -- by Ferdie Schupp (Rollie Zeider), by Jimmy Lavender (Fred Merkle)
T -- 1:46
A -- 5000
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