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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 16, 1919
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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 May 16, 1919 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Tyler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Barnes |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Turner Barber | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Charlie Pick | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Lefty Tyler | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | 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 |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Jesse Barnes | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 16, 1919
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Barnes
Flack hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Barnes
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hollocher for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Barnes
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barber vs. Barnes
Barber hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chase vs. Tyler
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Tyler
Doyle strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Barnes
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Barnes
Pick 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Barnes
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Tyler
Kauff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Tyler
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Tyler, and towards Hollocher, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Barnes
Killefer hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyler vs. Barnes
Tyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Barnes
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. Tyler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollocher vs. Barnes
Hollocher 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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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Tyler
McCarty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Tyler
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Barnes
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Barnes
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Barnes
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Tyler
Chase hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Tyler
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Barnes
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Barnes
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Barnes
Killefer 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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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Tyler
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Tyler
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyler vs. Barnes
Tyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Barnes
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Barnes
Hollocher 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Tyler
McCarty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnes vs. Tyler
Barnes bunts towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs hits a line drive into left field. Mann picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mann. McCarty scores. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chase vs. Tyler
Chase hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Barnes
Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Barnes
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Barnes
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Barnes
There goes Merkle. The throw from McCarty and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Tyler
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Tyler
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hollocher. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Tyler
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kauff moves to third. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kauff scores. Zimmerman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarty vs. Tyler
McCarty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. There goes Fletcher trying to get to third. Barber throws the ball in to Deal, who tags Fletcher for the out. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnes vs. Tyler
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Barnes
Pick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Pick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Barnes
Dode Paskert pinch hits for Charlie Deal.
Paskert hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Farrell vs. Barnes
Bob O'Farrell pinch hits for Bill Killefer.
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tyler vs. Barnes
Tyler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tyler
Bob O'Farrell now catching. Pete Kilduff now playing third base.
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kilduff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Tyler
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Barnes
Flack strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Barnes
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase fields the ball and throws to Barnes covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Barnes
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barber vs. Barnes
There goes Mann. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Mann steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barber vs. Barnes
Barber hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCarty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1919 -- CHN at NY1 (D)
CHN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 4 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 0 0
Charlie Holloche, ss 4 0 1 0 Ross Youngs, rf 3 0 1 1
Les Mann, lf 4 0 0 0 Hal Chase, 1b 4 0 0 0
Turner Barber, cf 4 0 0 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 0 0 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 3 0 1 0 Benny Kauff, cf 3 1 0 0
Charlie Pick, 2b 3 0 2 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 3 1 1 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 2 0 0 0 Art Fletcher, ss 3 0 1 1
Dode Paskert, ph 1 0 0 0 Lew McCarty, c 3 1 2 1
Pete Kilduff, 3b 0 0 0 0 Jess Barnes, p 2 0 0 0
Bill Killefer, c 2 0 0 0
Bob O'Farrell, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Lefty Tyler, p 2 0 0 0
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30 0 4 0 28 3 5 3
CHN 000 000 000 -- 0
NY1 000 001 20x -- 3
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Lefty Tyler (L) 8.0 5 3 2 1 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jess Barnes (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 1
E -- Art Fletcher, Les Mann, Charlie Hollocher
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- CHN 4, NY1 3
2B -- Charlie Pick
SB -- Les Mann
CS -- Fred Merkle
SH -- Jess Barnes
T -- 1:22
A -- 8000
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