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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 2, 1918
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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 2, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1918 |
|---|---|
| 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 2, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Tyler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pol Perritt |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Zeider | Second Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Lefty Tyler | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | 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 |
| Jim Thorpe | Left Fielder |
| Jay Kirke | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Pol Perritt | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 2, 1918
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Perritt
Hollocher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Perritt
Paskert hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Burns, who is chasing the ball. Paskert reaches third base with a triple. Hollocher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Perritt
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Paskert scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Perritt
There goes Merkle. The throw from McCarty and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Perritt
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Perritt
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Tyler
Doyle 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Tyler
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Tyler
Thorpe strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyler vs. Perritt
Tyler strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Perritt
Hollocher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Perritt
There goes Hollocher. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Hollocher steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hollocher scores. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Perritt
Paskert 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 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Tyler
Kirke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Tyler
McCarty hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perritt vs. Tyler
Perritt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirke moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Schupp
Ferdie Schupp now pitching.
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Schupp
Deal hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Burns. Deal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zeider vs. Schupp
Zeider hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killefer vs. Schupp
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman juggles the ball. That's an error on Zimmerman. Deal scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyler vs. Schupp
Tyler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Tyler
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Tyler
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Schupp
Flack 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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Schupp
Hollocher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thorpe. Hollocher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Schupp
Mann hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Burns who is chasing the ball. Mann reaches third base with a triple. Hollocher scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Paskert vs. Schupp
There's a wild pitch. Mann scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Schupp
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Schupp
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Schupp
Deal hits a fly ball into left field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Tyler
Thorpe strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Tyler
Kirke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Tyler
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schupp vs. Tyler
Schupp strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Schupp
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Schupp
Killefer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyler vs. Schupp
Tyler hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Tyler
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Schupp
Flack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Schupp
There's a wild pitch. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollocher vs. Schupp
Hollocher hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Schupp
Mann bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Schupp
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Tyler
Zimmerman 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 -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Tyler
Thorpe hits a popup, foul, towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Tyler
Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Schupp
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Schupp
Deal bunts towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zeider vs. Schupp
Zeider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores. Zeider moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killefer vs. Schupp
Killefer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zeider moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tyler vs. Schupp
There goes Killefer. The throw from McCarty and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tyler vs. Schupp
Tyler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zeider scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Schupp
Flack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tyler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hollocher vs. Schupp
There's a wild pitch. Tyler moves to third. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hollocher vs. Schupp
Hollocher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Tyler
McCarty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schupp vs. Tyler
Schupp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a popup towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Schupp
Mann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burns. Mann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Schupp
Paskert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mann moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merkle vs. Schupp
Merkle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burns. Merkle reaches second base with a double. Mann scores. Paskert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Deal vs. Schupp
Deal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Paskert scores. Merkle moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zeider vs. Schupp
Zeider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killefer vs. Schupp
Killefer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCarty fields it and throws to third for the out. Zeider moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyler vs. Schupp
Tyler hits a line drive towards first. Kirke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Schupp
Flack hits a popup towards first. Kirke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Tyler
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Tyler
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Tyler
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Zimmerman steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thorpe vs. Tyler
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1918 -- Chicago at NY1 (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Flack M, rf 6 0 2 0 George Burns, cf 3 0 0 0
Hollocher C, ss 5 3 3 0 Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 1 0
Mann L, lf 5 2 3 2 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 1 0
Paskert D, cf 5 2 2 1 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 0
Merkle F, 1b 4 2 3 2 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 1 1
Deal C, 3b 4 1 2 1 Jim Thorpe, lf 4 0 0 0
Zeider R, 2b 5 1 2 2 Jay Kirke, 1b 2 0 1 0
Killefer B, c 5 0 1 0 Lew McCarty, c 2 0 0 0
Tyler L, p 5 0 1 1 Pol Perritt, p 1 0 1 0
Ferdie Schupp, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
44 11 19 9 30 1 5 1
Chicago 201 120 023 -- 11
NY1 000 000 001 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Tyler L (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 3
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Pol Perritt (L) 3.0 5 3 3 0 1
Ferdie Schupp 6.0 14 8 7 1 4
E -- Heinie Zimmerman
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 8, NY1 5
2B -- Deal C, Hollocher C, Mann L, Merkle F
3B -- Paskert D, Mann L
SB -- Hollocher C, Heinie Zimmerman
CS -- Merkle F, Killefer B
SH -- Deal C
WP -- Ferdie Schupp 3
T -- 1:52
A -- 0
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