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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 17, 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 17, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 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 17, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Demaree |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ferdie Schupp |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| 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 |
| Al Demaree | 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 |
| George Gibson | Catcher |
| Ferdie Schupp | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 17, 1917
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Schupp
Flack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Schupp
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schupp juggles the ball. That's an error on Schupp. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Schupp
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards second. Herzog scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Flack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Schupp
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Flack scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Schupp
There goes Merkle. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Merkle steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Schupp
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Demaree
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Demaree
Herzog 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Demaree
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Schupp
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke fields the ball and throws to Schupp covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Schupp
Wortman bunts towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillhoefer vs. Schupp
Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Deal moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Demaree vs. Schupp
Demaree hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Demaree
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Demaree
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Demaree
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 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Schupp
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Schupp
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Schupp
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Demaree
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Demaree
There goes Holke. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is safe. Holke steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Demaree
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schupp vs. Demaree
There's a wild pitch. Holke moves to third. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schupp vs. Demaree
Schupp strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Demaree
Dillhoefer fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Dillhoefer. Holke scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Demaree
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Demaree
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Schupp
Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Schupp
Williams bunts towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Deal vs. Schupp
Deal hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wortman vs. Schupp
Wortman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Demaree
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Demaree
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Demaree
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Demaree
Robertson hits a line drive into left field. Mann picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mann. Kauff goes all the way around to score. Robertson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Demaree
Art Wilson now catching.
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Merkle. Robertson scores. Holke moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gibson vs. Demaree
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Schupp
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Schupp
Rollie Zeider pinch hits for Al Demaree.
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Schupp
Flack 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, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schupp vs. Hendrix
Claude Hendrix now pitching.
Schupp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Hendrix
Burns hits a line drive into right field. Flack picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Flack. Schupp moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kilduff vs. Hendrix
Pete Kilduff pinch hits for Buck Herzog.
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Hendrix covering. Safe. Schupp scores. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kauff vs. Hendrix
Kauff hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Hendrix
There goes Kilduff. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Kilduff steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zimmerman vs. Hendrix
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns scores. Kilduff scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Hendrix
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Wortman applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hendrix
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Schupp
Pete Kilduff now playing second base.
Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Schupp
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Schupp
Merkle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Hendrix
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Hendrix covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Hendrix
Holke bunts towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Hendrix
Gibson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schupp vs. Hendrix
Schupp hits a line drive towards third. Deal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Schupp
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Schupp
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Schupp
Wortman hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Hendrix
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Hendrix
Kilduff hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Hendrix
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kauff for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Schupp
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrix vs. Schupp
Hendrix hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Schupp
Flack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Schupp
Mann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Schupp
Doyle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Hendrix
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hendrix
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Hendrix
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Hendrix
There goes Robertson. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Robertson steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Hendrix
Holke strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Schupp
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Schupp
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Schupp
Deal hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Schupp
Wortman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Schupp
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Wortman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendrix vs. Schupp
Hendrix strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1917 -- CHN at New York (D)
CHN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 3 1 1 0 Burns G, lf 4 1 2 0
Les Mann, lf 4 0 1 0 Herzog B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kilduff P, ph-2b 2 1 1 1
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 2 1 Kauff B, cf 3 1 0 0
Cy Williams, cf 3 0 1 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 0 1 2
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fletcher A, ss 4 0 0 0
Chuck Wortman, ss 3 0 1 0 Robertson D, rf 4 1 3 0
Pickles Dillhoefe, c 1 0 0 0 Holke W, 1b 3 1 2 1
Art Wilson, c 1 0 1 0 Gibson G, c 2 0 0 0
Al Demaree, p 1 0 0 0 Schupp F, p 3 1 1 0
Rollie Zeider, ph 1 0 0 0
Claude Hendrix, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 8 1 31 6 10 4
CHN 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 001 230 00x -- 6
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Al Demaree (L) 4.0 4 3 1 2 2
Claude Hendrix 4.0 6 3 3 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schupp F (W) 9.0 8 1 1 3 4
E -- Schupp F, Pickles Dillhoefer, Les Mann, Fred Merkle, Max Flack
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- CHN 8, New York 4
SB -- Fred Merkle, Holke W, Kilduff P, Robertson D
CS -- Zimmerman H
SH -- Chuck Wortman, Cy Williams, Holke W
WP -- Demaree A 2
T -- 2:00
A -- 6000
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