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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 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 August 25, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 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 | August 25, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Carter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Slim Sallee |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Kitty Bransfield 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Rollie Zeider | Second Baseman |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Pete Kilduff | Shortstop |
| Rowdy Elliott | Catcher |
| Paul Carter | 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 |
| Slim Sallee | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 25, 1917
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Sallee
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. Sallee
Mann hits a fly ball 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: ---
Zeider vs. Sallee
Zeider hits a fly ball 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. Carter
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Carter
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Carter
Kauff hits a fly ball into right 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: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Carter
There goes Herzog. The throw from Elliott and he is out, Kilduff applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Sallee
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sallee
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Sallee
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kilduff vs. Sallee
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rariden fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Sallee
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carter vs. Sallee
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams scores. Deal moves to third. Elliott moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flack vs. Sallee
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Carter
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Carter
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Carter
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holke vs. Carter
Holke bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Fletcher moves to third. Robertson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rariden vs. Carter
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kilduff fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Fletcher scores. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sallee vs. Carter
Sallee hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robertson tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Carter
Burns 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 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Sallee
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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Sallee
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Sallee
Merkle hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Carter
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Carter
Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Carter
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Carter
Carter fires to first and has Zimmerman trapped. There's the throw to Kilduff who tags Zimmerman for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sallee
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Sallee
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilduff vs. Sallee
Kilduff strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Sallee
Elliott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Deal moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carter vs. Sallee
Carter 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, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Carter
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Carter
The ball gets by Elliott for a passed ball. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Carter
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holke vs. Carter
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle has Fletcher trapped. There's the throw to Elliott and over to Deal, who tags Fletcher for the out. Robertson moves to third. Holke moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rariden vs. Carter
Rariden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sallee vs. Carter
Sallee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kilduff scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Sallee
Flack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zeider vs. Sallee
Zeider hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher catches it and throws to first to double up Mann. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Sallee
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merkle for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Carter
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Carter
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Carter
Kauff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Elliott settles under it 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: ---
Williams vs. Sallee
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Sallee
Deal hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Sallee
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Sallee
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Carter
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Carter
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Carter
Robertson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Carter
Holke hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Sallee
Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Sallee
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a line drive towards first. Holke catches it and steps on first to double up Flack. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Carter
Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sallee vs. Carter
Sallee hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Carter
Burns hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Carter
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Carter
Kauff 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. Rariden scores. Herzog goes all the way around to score. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Carter
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kauff scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Carter
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Carter
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kilduff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Sallee
Zeider 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--
Merkle vs. Sallee
Merkle 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Sallee
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Sallee
Deal hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Carter
Holke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Holke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Carter
Rariden bunts towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rariden for the out. Holke moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sallee vs. Carter
Sallee hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Carter
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Sallee
Jimmy Smith now playing second base. Jack Onslow now catching.
Kilduff 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--
Elliott vs. Sallee
Elliott 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: 1--
Wilson vs. Sallee
Art Wilson pinch hits for Paul Carter.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Sallee
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1917, game 1 -- CHN at New York (D)
CHN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 5 0 1 0 Burns G, lf 5 0 0 0
Les Mann, lf 4 0 1 0 Herzog B, 2b 4 1 2 0
Rollie Zeider, 2b 4 0 1 0 Smith J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kauff B, cf 4 1 1 1
Cy Williams, cf 4 1 2 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 1 4 1
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 0 0 0 Fletcher A, ss 4 1 3 1
Pete Kilduff, ss 4 0 2 0 Robertson D, rf 4 1 2 0
Rowdy Elliott, c 3 0 1 0 Holke W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Paul Carter, p 3 0 2 0 Rariden B, c 2 1 1 1
Art Wilson, ph 1 0 0 0 Onslow J, c 0 0 0 0
Sallee S, p 3 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 1 10 0 33 6 14 5
CHN 010 000 000 -- 1
New York 030 000 30x -- 6
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Paul Carter (L) 8.0 14 6 6 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sallee S (W) 9.0 10 1 0 1 1
E -- Fletcher A, Max Flack
DP -- CHN 1, New York 2
LOB -- CHN 9, New York 7
2B -- Zimmerman H, Rowdy Elliott, Holke W
CS -- Herzog B
SH -- Holke W, Rariden B
SF -- Sallee S
PB -- Rowdy Elliott
T -- 1:37
A -- 0
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