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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 8, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Prendergast |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pol Perritt |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Justin Fitzgerald | Right Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Patsy McGaffigan | Second Baseman |
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Gavvy Cravath | Left Fielder |
| Fred Luderus | First Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Center Fielder |
| Ed Burns | Catcher |
| Mike Prendergast | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Jose Rodriguez | Second Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Pol Perritt | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1918
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzgerald vs. Perritt
Fitzgerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Perritt
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Perritt covering, for the out. Fitzgerald moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGaffigan vs. Perritt
McGaffigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Fitzgerald moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stock vs. Perritt
Stock hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher catches it and throws to third to double up Fitzgerald. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Prendergast
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prendergast can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Prendergast
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Prendergast
Burns strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Perritt
Cravath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luderus vs. Perritt
Luderus hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Perritt
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Prendergast
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Prendergast
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McGaffigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Prendergast
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prendergast fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Perritt
Burns hits a popup towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Prendergast vs. Perritt
Prendergast strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzgerald vs. Perritt
Fitzgerald hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Prendergast
Holke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Prendergast
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bancroft. Holke moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perritt vs. Prendergast
Perritt hits a line drive into center field. Meusel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Holke scores. Rariden moves to third. Perritt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Youngs vs. Prendergast
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rariden scores. Perritt moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Prendergast
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Perritt scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Prendergast
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Prendergast
Zimmerman hits a popup towards third. Stock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Prendergast
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Kauff moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Prendergast
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Fitzgerald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Perritt
Bancroft hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGaffigan vs. Perritt
McGaffigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Perritt
Stock hits a line drive towards third. Zimmerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Prendergast
Holke hits a fly ball into center field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Prendergast
Rariden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perritt vs. Prendergast
Perritt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Prendergast
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Perritt
Cravath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Perritt
Luderus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Perritt
Meusel takes first base on ball four. Luderus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Perritt
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Luderus moves to third. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Prendergast vs. Perritt
Prendergast hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Prendergast
Kauff hits a fly ball into center field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Prendergast
Burns hits a line drive towards short. Bancroft reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Prendergast
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzgerald vs. Perritt
Fitzgerald hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Perritt
Bancroft hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGaffigan vs. Perritt
McGaffigan hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Prendergast
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Prendergast
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Fitzgerald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Prendergast
Holke hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cravath. Holke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Prendergast
Rariden strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Perritt
Stock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cravath vs. Perritt
Cravath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Perritt
Luderus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Perritt
Meusel hits a line drive into left field. Burns picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Burns. Luderus moves to third. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Perritt
Burns hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Prendergast
Perritt hits a popup towards the mound. Prendergast settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Prendergast
Youngs hits a fly ball into center field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Prendergast
Kauff hits a line drive into right field. Fitzgerald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Perritt
Possum Whitted pinch hits for Mike Prendergast.
Whitted hits a line drive into right field. Youngs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Youngs. Whitted moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fitzgerald vs. Perritt
Fitzgerald hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitted tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Perritt
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGaffigan vs. Perritt
McGaffigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tincup
Ben Tincup now pitching.
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McGaffigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Tincup
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Tincup
Tincup fires to first and picks off Zimmerman. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tincup
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Tincup
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Perritt
Stock strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Perritt
Cravath hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Perritt
Luderus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Perritt
Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Luderus goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Perritt
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Meusel trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1918 -- PHI at NY1 (D)
PHI AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Mike Fitzgerald, rf 3 0 1 1 Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 1 1
Dave Bancroft, ss 4 0 0 0 Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 0 1
Patsy McGaffigan, 2b 4 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 1 0
Milt Stock, 3b 4 0 1 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 0 0
Gavvy Cravath, lf 3 0 0 0 Jose Rodriguez, 2b 2 0 0 0
Fred Luderus, 1b 4 1 3 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 0 0
Irish Meusel, cf 3 0 2 1 Walter Holke, 1b 3 1 2 0
Ed Burns, c 4 0 1 0 Bill Rariden, c 3 1 1 0
Mike Prendergast, p 2 0 0 0 Pol Perritt, p 3 1 1 1
Possum Whitted, ph 1 1 1 0
Ben Tincup, p 0 0 0 0
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32 2 9 2 31 3 6 3
PHI 000 000 011 -- 2
NY1 003 000 00x -- 3
PHI IP H R ER BB SO
Mike Prendergast (L) 7.0 6 3 2 1 2
Ben Tincup 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Pol Perritt (W) 9.0 9 2 1 2 2
E -- Art Fletcher, Dave Bancroft, Irish Meusel, George Burns, Ross Youngs, Fred Luderus
DP -- PHI 1, NY1 3
LOB -- PHI 6, NY1 6
2B -- Walter Holke, Irish Meusel
SF -- Mike Fitzgerald
T -- 1:43
A -- 8000
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