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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 26, 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 26, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 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 26, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jakie May |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Steele |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| 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 |
| Jakie May | 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 | First Baseman |
| Jim Thorpe | Left Fielder |
| Ed Sicking | Third Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Bob Steele | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 26, 1918
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Steele
Heathcote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisher vs. Steele
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards right. Youngs fields it and throws to second to catch Heathcote for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Steele
Paulette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Steele
There goes Fisher. The throw from McCarty and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. May
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Betzel. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. May
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. May
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burns tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. May
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Steele
Hornsby hits a fly ball into left field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Steele
McHenry hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bronkie vs. Steele
Bronkie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. May
Zimmerman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. May
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bronkie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. May
Sicking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby misplays the ball. That's an error on Hornsby. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. May
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Steele
Betzel hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Steele
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Steele
May hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. May
Steele hits a fly ball into right field. Betzel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. May
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Betzel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. May
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. May
There goes Youngs. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, Fisher applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Steele
Heathcote hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Heathcote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisher vs. Steele
Fisher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heathcote moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paulette vs. Steele
Paulette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking has Heathcote trapped. There's the throw to McCarty and back to Sicking, who tags Heathcote for the out. Fisher moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Steele
Hornsby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sicking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McHenry vs. Steele
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McHenry vs. Steele
McHenry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bronkie vs. Steele
Bronkie hits a fly ball into left field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. May
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, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. May
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paulette juggles the ball. That's an error on Paulette. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. May
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. May
There goes Doyle. The throw from Gonzalez and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thorpe vs. May
Thorpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sicking vs. May
There go the runners. The throw from Gonzalez to Bronkie. The throw back to home, and Doyle is out at the plate. Thorpe moves to second. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Steele
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Steele
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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Steele
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Steele
Heathcote hits a popup towards first. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. May
Sicking strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. May
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bronkie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. May
Steele hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Steele
Fisher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Steele
Paulette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Steele
Hornsby hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Steele
McHenry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Paulette moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bronkie vs. Steele
Bronkie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. May
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fisher can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. May
There goes Burns. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. May
Youngs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. May
May spins and fires to second, with Hornsby covering, and has Burns trapped. There's the throw to Bronkie who tags Burns for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. May
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. May
May fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on May. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. May
Doyle strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Steele
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Steele
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Steele
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Steele
Heathcote 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 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. May
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. May
Thorpe hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Heathcote, who is chasing the ball. Thorpe reaches third base with a triple. Zimmerman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sicking vs. May
Sicking hits a popup towards short. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarty vs. May
McCarty hits a popup towards first. Paulette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Steele vs. May
Steele takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. May
There goes Steele. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Steele steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. May
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thorpe scores. Steele moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngs vs. May
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. May
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. May
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. Youngs scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. May
Doyle hits a fly ball towards center. Heathcote settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Heathcote. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. May
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fisher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Steele
Fisher hits a popup towards first. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Steele
Paulette hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Steele
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zimmerman can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Steele
McHenry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. May
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. May
Sicking hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. May
McCarty hits a fly ball into center field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steele vs. May
May fires to first and has Sicking trapped. There's the throw to Hornsby who tags Sicking for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bronkie vs. Steele
Joe Wilhoit now playing left field. Jim Thorpe now playing right field.
Bronkie hits a popup towards first. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Steele
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Steele
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1918 -- SLN at NY1 (D)
SLN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Cliff Heathcote, cf 4 0 2 0 George Burns, cf 4 2 3 1
Tom Fisher, 2b 4 0 1 0 Ross Youngs, rf 3 1 1 0
Gene Paulette, 1b 4 0 1 0 Joe Wilhoit, lf 0 0 0 0
Rogers Hornsby, ss 4 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 3 1 2 3
Austin McHenry, lf 3 0 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 0
Herman Bronkie, 3b 4 0 0 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 1b 4 2 2 1
Bruno Betzel, rf 4 0 0 0 Jim Thorpe, lf-rf 3 1 1 1
Mike Gonzalez, c 4 0 1 0 Ed Sicking, 3b 4 0 1 0
Jakie May, p 2 0 0 0 Lew McCarty, c 4 0 0 0
Bob Steele, p 2 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 7 0 31 8 10 6
SLN 000 000 000 -- 0
NY1 110 000 60x -- 8
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Jakie May (L) 8.0 10 8 7 3 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Steele (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 1
E -- Rogers Hornsby, Gene Paulette, Mike Gonzalez, Jakie May, Cliff Heathcote
DP -- SLN 1
LOB -- SLN 8, NY1 3
2B -- George Burns, Cliff Heathcote
3B -- Jim Thorpe
HR -- Heinie Zimmerman
SB -- Gene Paulette, Tom Fisher, Larry Doyle, George Burns 2, Bob Steele 2
CS -- Tom Fisher, Ross Youngs, Larry Doyle
SF -- Art Fletcher
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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