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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 18, 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 18, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 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 18, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Douglas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pol Perritt |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 28 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 |
| Art Wilson | Catcher |
| Phil Douglas | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Pete Kilduff | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Dave Robertson | Right 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
July 18, 1917
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Flack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann bunts towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Perritt
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flack scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Perritt
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Perritt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Douglas
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilduff vs. Douglas
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Douglas
Kauff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Douglas
The ball gets by Wilson for a passed ball. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Douglas
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Douglas
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Wortman applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Perritt
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Perritt
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Perritt
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douglas vs. Perritt
Douglas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Douglas
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman misplays the ball. That's an error on Wortman. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Douglas
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Douglas
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Perritt
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Perritt
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Douglas
Rariden is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Douglas
Perritt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Douglas
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilduff vs. Douglas
There goes Burns. The throw from Wilson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kilduff vs. Douglas
Kilduff 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, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perritt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Perritt drops the ball. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Perritt
Deal 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Perritt
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Douglas
Kauff 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Douglas
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zimmerman for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Douglas
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Douglas
Robertson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Perritt
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douglas vs. Perritt
Douglas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a line drive into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Douglas
Holke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Douglas
Rariden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perritt vs. Douglas
Perritt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Douglas
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perritt moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kilduff vs. Douglas
Kilduff hits a line drive to left field. The ball gets by Mann. Williams fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Perritt scores. Burns moves to third. Kilduff moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kauff vs. Douglas
Kauff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. Kilduff scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Douglas
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Perritt
Doyle bunts towards first. Holke fields the ball and throws to Perritt covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Perritt
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Perritt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Douglas
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Douglas
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Douglas
Holke 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, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Perritt
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Perritt
Wortman hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Perritt
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Douglas
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Douglas
Perritt hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Douglas
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilduff vs. Douglas
There goes Burns. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kilduff vs. Douglas
Kilduff 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 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolter vs. Perritt
Harry Wolter pinch hits for Phil Douglas.
Wolter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wolter moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Perritt
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wolter scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Perritt
Merkle hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson 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: ---
Kauff vs. Prendergast
Mike Prendergast now pitching.
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Prendergast
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Kauff trying to get to third. Mann throws the ball in to Deal, who tags Kauff for the out. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Prendergast
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. Prendergast
There goes Zimmerman. The slide. Wilson applies the tag. Zimmerman is out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perritt
Hans Lobert now playing third base.
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Perritt
Deal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillhoefer vs. Perritt
Pickles Dillhoefer pinch hits for Chuck Wortman.
Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1917 -- CHN at New York (D)
CHN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 4 1 2 0 Burns G, lf 4 2 3 0
Les Mann, lf 3 0 1 0 Kilduff P, 2b 4 1 1 1
Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 3 2 Kauff B, cf 4 0 2 2
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 0 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 0 2 1
Cy Williams, cf 4 0 0 0 Lobert H, 3b 0 0 0 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fletcher A, ss 4 0 1 0
Chuck Wortman, ss 3 0 0 0 Robertson D, rf 3 0 0 0
Pickles Dillhoef, ph 1 0 0 0 Holke W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Art Wilson, c 2 0 0 0 Rariden B, c 3 0 1 0
Phil Douglas, p 2 0 0 0 Perritt P, p 3 1 0 0
Harry Wolter, ph 1 1 1 0
Mike Prendergast, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 8 2 32 4 10 4
CHN 100 000 010 -- 2
New York 100 030 00x -- 4
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Phil Douglas (L) 7.0 8 4 4 0 2
Mike Prendergast 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Perritt P (W) 9.0 8 2 2 1 3
E -- Chuck Wortman, Larry Doyle, Art Wilson, Perritt P, Cy Williams
DP -- CHN 1, New York 3
LOB -- CHN 5, New York 4
2B -- Max Flack
SB -- Burns G 2
CS -- Zimmerman H 2
SH -- Les Mann
PB -- Art Wilson
T -- 1:28
A -- 5000
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