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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 4, 1919
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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 4, 1919 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elmer Jacobs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 32,230 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Possum Whitted | Second Baseman |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Fred Luderus | First Baseman |
| Gavvy Cravath | Right Fielder |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Jack Adams | Catcher |
| Elmer Jacobs | Pitcher |
| Jack Coombs | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Hal Chase | First Baseman |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Al Baird | Shortstop |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 4, 1919
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Benton
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Benton
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baird fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Jacobs
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Jacobs
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chase vs. Jacobs
Chase strikes out. There goes Burns. The throw from Adams and Burns is out. There goes Youngs. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Jacobs
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Benton
Luderus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Benton
Cravath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Benton
Meusel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Jacobs
Kauff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Jacobs
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baird vs. Jacobs
Baird hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarty vs. Jacobs
McCarty hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Jacobs
Benton hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Kauff scores. Baird moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Jacobs
There go the runners. The throw from Adams to Baird. The throw back to home, and Baird is out at the plate. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Benton
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Benton
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Benton
Jacobs hits a fly ball for an out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jacobs moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Benton
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jacobs moves to third. Whitted moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bancroft vs. Benton
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baird fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jacobs scores. Whitted scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luderus vs. Benton
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luderus vs. Benton
Doc Wallace pinch runs for Dave Bancroft.
Luderus hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Jacobs
Doc Wallace now playing shortstop.
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Jacobs
Youngs hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Jacobs
Chase hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Jacobs
There goes Chase. The throw from Adams and he is out, Whitted applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Benton
Cravath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Benton
Meusel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Meusel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baird vs. Benton
Meusel is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Benton
Baird hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Jacobs
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Jacobs
Kauff hits a line drive into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Jacobs
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Benton
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Benton
Jacobs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Jacobs
Baird hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Jacobs
McCarty hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Jacobs
Benton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Benton
Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Benton
Wallace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luderus vs. Benton
Luderus hits a line drive towards right. Youngs catches it and throws to first to double up Wallace. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Jacobs
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Jacobs
Youngs hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Jacobs
Chase hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Jacobs
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chase moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Jacobs
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kauff vs. Jacobs
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Benton
Cravath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Benton
There goes Cravath. The throw from McCarty and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Benton
Meusel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Benton
Baird hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Jacobs
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Jacobs
Baird hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Jacobs
McCarty hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Benton
Art Fletcher now playing shortstop. Al Baird now playing third base.
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Benton
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jacobs
Earl Smith pinch hits for Rube Benton.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Jacobs
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Jacobs
Youngs hits a line drive beyond short. Wallace can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Smith moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chase vs. Jacobs
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jacobs fields it and throws to home to get Smith. Burns moves to third. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Doyle vs. Jacobs
Doyle takes first base on ball four. Burns scores. Youngs moves to third. Chase moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kauff vs. Jacobs
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus fields it and throws to home to get Youngs. Chase moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Jacobs
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wallace fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Causey
Red Causey now pitching.
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Causey
Wallace hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Causey
Luderus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Causey
Cravath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Jacobs
Baird hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Jacobs
McCarty hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnes vs. Jacobs
Jesse Barnes pinch hits for Red Causey.
Barnes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Jacobs
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Jacobs
Youngs hits a line drive into right field. Cravath picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cravath. McCarty scores. Barnes moves to third. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Chase vs. Jacobs
Chase hits a popup towards first. Luderus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1919 -- PHI at NY1 (D)
PHI AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Possum Whitted, 2b 4 1 1 0 George Burns, lf 4 1 1 0
Cy Williams, cf 4 2 3 1 Ross Youngs, rf 5 0 3 1
Dave Bancroft, ss 2 0 1 2 Hal Chase, 1b 5 0 2 0
Doc Wallace, pr-ss 2 0 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 0 1 1
Fred Luderus, 1b 4 0 0 0 Benny Kauff, cf 4 1 1 0
Gavvy Cravath, rf 3 0 0 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 3 0 0 0
Irish Meusel, lf 3 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 1 0 0 0
Doug Baird, 3b 3 0 0 0 Al Baird, ss-3b 4 0 2 0
Bert Adams, c 2 0 0 0 Lew McCarty, c 4 1 0 0
Elmer Jacobs, p 2 1 0 0 Rube Benton, p 2 0 1 1
Earl Smith, ph 0 0 0 0
Red Causey, p 0 0 0 0
Jesse Barnes, ph 1 0 1 0
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29 4 7 3 36 3 12 3
PHI 003 000 001 -- 4
NY1 010 000 011 -- 3
PHI IP H R ER BB SO
Elmer Jacobs (W) 9.0 12 3 3 3 3
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (L) 8.0 6 3 3 3 0
Red Causey 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Gavvy Cravath
DP -- PHI 1, NY1 3
LOB -- PHI 1, NY1 9
2B -- Irish Meusel
HR -- Cy Williams
SB -- Dave Bancroft, Cy Williams, Larry Doyle, Hal Chase
CS -- George Burns
T -- 2:03
A -- 32230
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