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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 16, 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 July 16, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 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 | July 16, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hippo Vaughn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Tesreau |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lord Byron 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Wortman | Shortstop |
| Pickles Dillhoefer | Catcher |
| Hippo Vaughn | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Jeff Tesreau | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 16, 1917
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Tesreau
Flack 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: ---
Mann vs. Tesreau
Mann hits a line drive 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: ---
Doyle vs. Tesreau
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson 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. Vaughn
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Vaughn
Herzog hits a line drive into right field. Flack picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Flack. Burns scores. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff bunts towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Vaughn
Dillhoefer fires to third and picks off Herzog. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Vaughn
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman 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: ---
Merkle vs. Tesreau
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Tesreau
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Tesreau
Deal hits a line drive towards third. Zimmerman reaches out 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: ---
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Vaughn
Robertson bunts towards the mound. Vaughn picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Vaughn. Fletcher scores. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Vaughn
Holke bunts towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rariden vs. Vaughn
Rariden hits a popup towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tesreau vs. Vaughn
There's a wild pitch. Robertson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Vaughn
Tesreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Vaughn
There's a wild pitch. Tesreau moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Vaughn
The ball gets by Dillhoefer for a passed ball. Tesreau moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Tesreau
Wortman 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillhoefer vs. Tesreau
Dillhoefer hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Tesreau
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Vaughn
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Vaughn
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kauff scores. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Vaughn
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is out, Deal applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Vaughn
Robertson 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 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Tesreau
Flack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Tesreau
Mann hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Tesreau
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Vaughn
Holke strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Vaughn
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rariden for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Vaughn
Tesreau 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 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Tesreau
Merkle hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Tesreau
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Tesreau
Deal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wortman vs. Tesreau
Wortman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dillhoefer vs. Tesreau
Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Vaughn
Herzog bunts towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Vaughn
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Tesreau
Vaughn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Tesreau
Flack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Tesreau
Mann is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Tesreau
Doyle takes first base on ball four. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Tesreau
Merkle hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Vaughn
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Vaughn
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is safe. Fletcher steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Vaughn
Holke strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Vaughn
Rariden hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Tesreau
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Tesreau
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Deal vs. Tesreau
Deal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wortman vs. Tesreau
Wortman bunts towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dillhoefer vs. Tesreau
Dillhoefer hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wolter vs. Tesreau
Harry Wolter pinch hits for Hippo Vaughn.
Wolter 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. Williams scores. Deal scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Tesreau
Flack hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson. Flack reaches second base with a double. Wolter moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mann vs. Tesreau
Mann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doyle vs. Benton
Rube Benton now pitching.
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
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Douglas
Phil Douglas now pitching.
Benton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Benton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Douglas
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Benton moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Douglas
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kauff vs. Douglas
Kauff takes first base on ball four. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zimmerman vs. Douglas
Zimmerman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle catches it and throws to first to double up Kauff. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Benton
Merkle hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Benton
Rollie Zeider pinch hits for Cy Williams.
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Benton
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Douglas
Rollie Zeider now playing first base. Fred Merkle now playing center field.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Douglas
Robertson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Douglas
Holke bunts towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Benton
Rowdy Elliott pinch hits for Chuck Wortman.
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillhoefer vs. Benton
Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Benton
Art Wilson pinch hits for Phil Douglas.
There goes Elliott. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Elliott steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Benton
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendrix vs. Benton
Claude Hendrix pinch hits for Max Flack.
Hendrix strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1917 -- CHN at New York (D)
CHN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 3 0 1 0 Burns G, lf 4 1 3 0
Claude Hendrix, ph 1 0 0 0 Herzog B, 2b 3 0 2 0
Les Mann, lf 3 0 0 0 Kauff B, cf 2 1 0 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 3 0 0 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Fred Merkle, 1b-cf 4 0 0 0 Fletcher A, ss 3 1 2 1
Cy Williams, cf 3 1 2 0 Robertson D, rf 4 1 1 0
Rollie Zeider, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Holke W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 3 1 1 0 Rariden B, c 3 0 0 0
Chuck Wortman, ss 2 0 0 0 Tesreau J, p 1 0 0 0
Rowdy Elliott, ph 1 0 1 0 Benton R, p 1 0 1 0
Pickles Dillhoefe, c 4 0 0 0
Hippo Vaughn, p 2 0 0 0
Harry Wolter, ph 1 0 1 1
Phil Douglas, p 0 0 0 0
Art Wilson, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 1 28 4 10 1
CHN 000 000 200 -- 2
New York 121 000 00x -- 4
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Hippo Vaughn (L) 6.0 8 4 3 1 6
Phil Douglas 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tesreau J (W) 6.2 5 2 2 4 4
Benton R (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Max Flack, Hippo Vaughn, Zimmerman H
DP -- CHN 1
LOB -- CHN 8, New York 6
2B -- Burns G 2, Fletcher A, Max Flack, Benton R
SB -- Fletcher A, Rowdy Elliott
CS -- Zimmerman H
SH -- Kauff B, Holke W, Herzog B, Chuck Wortman
HBP -- by Hippo Vaughn (Fletcher A)
WP -- Hippo Vaughn 2, Tesreau J
PB -- Pickles Dillhoefer
T -- 2:05
A -- 6000
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