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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 25, 1917
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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 May 25, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Demaree |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pol Perritt |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lord Byron 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rollie Zeider | Shortstop |
| Harry Wolter | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Max Flack | Center Fielder |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Art Wilson | Catcher |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Al Demaree | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Pol Perritt | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 25, 1917
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Perritt
Zeider hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolter vs. Perritt
Wolter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Perritt
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wolter moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Perritt
There goes Wolter. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Zimmerman applying the tag. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Perritt
Merkle hits a line drive into left field. Burns 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: ---
Burns vs. Demaree
Burns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Demaree
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Demaree
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann strikes out. The ball gets by Rariden. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Perritt
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Deal vs. Perritt
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Demaree
Zimmerman hits a line drive towards third. Deal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Demaree
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Demaree
Kauff 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--
Holke vs. Demaree
Demaree fires to first and picks off Kauff. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Perritt
Demaree strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Perritt
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolter vs. Perritt
Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Demaree
Holke hits a popup towards short. Zeider settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Demaree
Rariden hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perritt vs. Demaree
Perritt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Demaree
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Perritt
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Perritt
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Herzog. Merkle moves to third. Flack moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Perritt
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Demaree
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Demaree
Robertson bunts in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Demaree
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Perritt
Deal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Perritt
Demaree hits a popup towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Perritt
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wolter vs. Perritt
There's a wild pitch. Deal moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wolter vs. Perritt
Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Demaree
Fletcher hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Demaree
Kauff hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Flack, who is chasing the ball. Kauff reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holke vs. Demaree
Holke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Holke reaches second base with a double. Kauff scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Demaree
There goes Holke. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Deal applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Demaree
Rariden strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Perritt
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Perritt
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Merkle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores. Flack moves to third. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Perritt
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Deal vs. Perritt
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flack tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. Perritt
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman juggles the ball. That's an error on Zimmerman. Mann scores. Wilson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zeider vs. Perritt
Zeider hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Demaree
Lew McCarty pinch hits for Pol Perritt.
McCarty hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Demaree
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Demaree
Herzog 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
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolter vs. Tesreau
Jeff Tesreau now pitching. Lew McCarty now catching.
Wolter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Tesreau
Doyle takes first base on ball four. Wolter moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Tesreau
Merkle bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Wolter moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flack vs. Tesreau
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wolter scores. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mann vs. Tesreau
Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doyle scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Tesreau
There goes Mann. The throw from McCarty and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Tesreau
Wilson 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, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Demaree
Robertson hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Demaree
Zimmerman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Demaree
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Demaree
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Smith
George Smith now pitching.
Deal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Smith
Demaree bunts towards the mound. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zeider vs. Smith
Zeider bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Deal moves to third. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wolter vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. Deal scores. Demaree moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wolter vs. Smith
Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Smith
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Demaree
Holke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Demaree
High Pockets Kelly pinch hits for George Smith.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Demaree, and towards Deal, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Demaree
McCarty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Demaree
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Middleton
Jim Middleton now pitching.
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Middleton
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Middleton covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Middleton
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Middleton
Pete Kilduff now playing shortstop.
There goes Mann. The throw from McCarty and he is out, Kilduff applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Demaree
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Demaree
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Demaree
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
Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1917 -- CHN at New York (D)
CHN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rollie Zeider, ss 4 0 0 0 Burns G, lf 4 0 0 0
Harry Wolter, rf 3 1 0 0 Herzog B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 4 1 1 0 Robertson D, rf 4 0 0 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 3 1 1 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Max Flack, cf 4 1 1 1 Fletcher A, ss 3 0 1 0
Les Mann, lf 5 1 3 2 Kilduff P, ss 0 0 0 0
Art Wilson, c 3 0 0 0 Kauff B, cf 3 1 2 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 3 1 2 1 Holke W, 1b 3 0 1 1
Al Demaree, p 4 0 1 0 Rariden B, c 2 0 1 0
Tesreau J, p 0 0 0 0
Smith G, p 0 0 0 0
Kelly H, ph 1 0 0 0
Middleton J, p 0 0 0 0
Perritt P, p 1 0 0 0
McCarty L, ph-c 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 9 4 31 1 7 1
CHN 000 003 210 -- 6
New York 000 010 000 -- 1
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Al Demaree (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Perritt P (L) 6.0 5 3 2 4 4
Tesreau J 1.0 1 2 2 2 0
Smith G 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Middleton J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Rariden B, Herzog B, Zimmerman H, McCarty L
DP -- CHN 1
LOB -- CHN 9, New York 3
2B -- Holke W, Fred Merkle
3B -- Kauff B
SB -- Max Flack, Les Mann
CS -- Harry Wolter, Holke W, Les Mann
SH -- Fred Merkle, Rollie Zeider
SF -- Charlie Deal
WP -- Perritt P, Smith G
T -- 2:02
A -- 7000
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