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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 25, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 25, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 25, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lee Meadows |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Causey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cliff Heathcote | Center Fielder |
| Bob Fisher | Second Baseman |
| Gene Paulette | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Austin McHenry | Left Fielder |
| Herman Bronkie | Third Baseman |
| Bruno Betzel | Right Fielder |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Lee Meadows | Pitcher |
| Jack Hendricks | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Center Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Joe Wilhoit | Left Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Red Causey | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 25, 1918
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Causey
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Causey
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Causey
Paulette hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Meadows
Burns hits a popup towards third. Bronkie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Meadows
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Meadows
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Meadows
Meadows fires to first and has Fletcher trapped. There's the throw to Hornsby who tags Fletcher for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Meadows
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Causey
Hornsby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Causey
McHenry hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bronkie vs. Causey
Bronkie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Betzel vs. Causey
Betzel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Causey
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hornsby scores. Betzel moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meadows vs. Causey
Meadows strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Meadows
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Meadows
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Meadows
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilhoit moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Meadows
Rariden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Causey vs. Meadows
Causey strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Causey
Heathcote hits a popup in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Causey
Fisher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Causey
Paulette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Fisher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Causey
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McHenry vs. Causey
McHenry hits a fly ball into left field. Wilhoit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Meadows
Burns hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Meadows
Youngs bunts towards the mound. Meadows fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Meadows
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paulette fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Meadows
Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bronkie vs. Causey
Bronkie hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Causey
Betzel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilhoit. Betzel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Causey
There goes Betzel. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Zimmerman applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Causey
Gonzalez 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
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Meadows
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Meadows
Wilhoit hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Meadows
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Meadows
Meadows fires over to first and Paulette drops the ball. That's an error on Paulette. Holke moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Meadows
Rariden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Causey vs. Meadows
Causey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holke moves to third. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. Meadows
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holke scores. Rariden moves to third. There goes Causey trying to get to third. McHenry throws the ball in to Bronkie, who tags Causey for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meadows vs. Causey
Meadows strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Causey
Heathcote hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Causey
Fisher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Causey
Paulette 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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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Meadows
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Meadows
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fisher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Meadows
Doyle hits a line drive into center field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Causey
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rariden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Causey
McHenry hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bronkie vs. Causey
Bronkie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Meadows
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilhoit vs. Meadows
Wilhoit bunts towards the mound. Meadows fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Meadows
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paulette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holke for the out. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rariden vs. Meadows
Rariden hits a fly ball into right field. Betzel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Causey
Betzel hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Causey
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Causey
Charlie Grimm pinch hits for Lee Meadows.
Grimm hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Causey
Heathcote strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Sherdel
Bill Sherdel now pitching.
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fisher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sherdel
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Youngs hits a fly ball into center field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Causey
Fisher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Causey
Paulette bunts towards the mound. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Fisher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Causey
Hornsby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McHenry vs. Causey
McHenry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fisher scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bronkie vs. Causey
There goes McHenry. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Sherdel
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bronkie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Sherdel
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Sherdel
Zimmerman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Sherdel
Jim Thorpe pinch hits for Joe Wilhoit.
Thorpe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bronkie vs. Causey
Jim Thorpe now playing left field.
Bronkie hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Causey
Betzel hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Causey
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Sherdel
Holke hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Heathcote who is chasing the ball. Holke reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rariden vs. Sherdel
Rariden hits a fly ball into right field. Betzel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Holke tags and scores. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1918, game 2 -- SLN at NY1 (D)
SLN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Cliff Heathcote, cf 4 0 0 0 George Burns, cf 4 1 2 2
Tom Fisher, 2b 3 1 2 0 Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 1 0
Gene Paulette, 1b 3 0 0 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 0
Rogers Hornsby, ss 3 1 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 0
Austin McHenry, lf 4 0 1 1 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 1 0
Herman Bronkie, 3b 4 0 0 0 Joe Wilhoit, lf 2 0 1 0
Bruno Betzel, rf 3 0 1 0 Jim Thorpe, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Mike Gonzalez, c 4 0 2 1 Walter Holke, 1b 4 2 2 0
Lee Meadows, p 2 0 0 0 Bill Rariden, c 1 0 0 1
Charlie Grimm, ph 1 0 0 0 Red Causey, p 3 0 1 0
Bill Sherdel, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 7 2 31 3 10 3
SLN 010 000 010 -- 2
NY1 001 100 001 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Lee Meadows 6.0 8 2 2 2 1
Bill Sherdel (L) 2.1 2 1 1 0 0
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Red Causey (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 4
E -- Gene Paulette 2
DP -- SLN 1
LOB -- SLN 6, NY1 7
2B -- Bruno Betzel
3B -- Walter Holke
HR -- George Burns
CS -- Bruno Betzel, Austin McHenry
SH -- Joe Wilhoit, Gene Paulette
SF -- Bill Rariden
A -- 5000
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