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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 23, 1919
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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 May 23, 1919 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Doak |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Pete Harrison 1B: Lord Byron 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Left Fielder |
| Joe Schultz | Right Fielder |
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Gene Paulette | First Baseman |
| Austin McHenry | Center Fielder |
| Dots Miller | Second Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Bill Doak | Pitcher |
| Branch Rickey | 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 |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 23, 1919
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Benton
Shotton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schultz vs. Benton
Schultz bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Shotton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stock vs. Benton
Stock bunts towards first. Chase scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stock for the out. Shotton moves to third. Schultz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hornsby vs. Benton
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher has Shotton trapped. There's the throw to McCarty and over to Zimmerman, who tags Shotton for the out. Schultz moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paulette vs. Benton
Paulette hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out 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. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paulette scoops it up and throws to first, with Doak covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Doak
Youngs hits a fly ball into right field. Schultz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Doak
Chase hits a fly ball into right field. Schultz settles under the ball 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: ---
McHenry vs. Benton
McHenry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Benton
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes McHenry trying to get to third. Youngs throws the ball in to Zimmerman, who tags McHenry for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Benton
Snyder hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doak vs. Benton
Doak 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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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Doak
Doyle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Doak
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Benton
Shotton 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Benton
Schultz hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Benton
Stock hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Shotton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Doak
McCarty hits a popup, foul, towards first. Paulette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Doak
Benton hits a popup towards third. Stock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Benton
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Benton
Paulette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Benton
McHenry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Benton
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton has Hornsby trapped. There's the throw to McCarty and over to Zimmerman, who tags Hornsby for the out. McHenry moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Benton
Snyder takes first base on ball four. McHenry moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doak vs. Benton
Doak hits a popup towards first. Chase settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Doak
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Burns moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chase vs. Doak
Chase hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns scores. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Doak
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller fields it and throws to home to get Youngs. Chase moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Schultz who is chasing the ball. Kauff reaches third base with a triple. Chase scores. Doyle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Doak
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kauff tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Benton
Shotton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Benton
Schultz hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Benton
Stock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Benton
Hornsby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paulette vs. Benton
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paulette vs. Benton
Paulette hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McHenry vs. Benton
McHenry hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Doak
McCarty hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Doak
Benton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Doak
That's a pickoff. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Benton
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Benton
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doak vs. Benton
Doak strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shotton vs. Benton
Shotton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Doak
Youngs hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Doak
Chase hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Doak
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McHenry who is chasing the ball. Kauff reaches third base with a triple. Doyle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Doak
There goes Kauff. The slide. Snyder applies the tag. Kauff is out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Doak
Zimmerman hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Benton
Schultz 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, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Benton
Stock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Benton
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paulette vs. Benton
Paulette hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Paulette reaches second base with a double. Stock scores. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McHenry vs. Dubuc
Jean Dubuc now pitching.
McHenry hits a popup towards the mound. Dubuc settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Dubuc
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Doak
McCarty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dubuc vs. Doak
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubuc vs. Doak
Dubuc hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Dubuc
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Dubuc
Pickles Dillhoefer pinch runs for Frank Snyder. Jack Smith pinch hits for Bill Doak.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dillhoefer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shotton vs. Dubuc
Shotton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs who is chasing the ball. Shotton reaches third base with a triple. Dillhoefer scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schultz vs. Dubuc
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stock vs. Dubuc
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. Shotton scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Dubuc
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doyle fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Fletcher covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. May
Jack Smith now playing center field. Jakie May now pitching. Pickles Dillhoefer now catching.
Youngs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chase vs. May
Chase hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. May
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. May
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Dubuc
Paulette hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Dubuc
Cliff Heathcote pinch hits for Jakie May.
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dubuc
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillhoefer vs. Dubuc
Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1919 -- SLN at NY1 (D)
SLN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Burt Shotton, lf 5 2 3 3 George Burns, lf 4 1 2 0
Joe Schultz, rf 4 0 0 0 Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 1 0
Milt Stock, 3b 4 2 2 0 Hal Chase, 1b 4 2 2 2
Rogers Hornsby, ss 5 0 3 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 2 0 0
Gene Paulette, 1b 5 0 1 1 Benny Kauff, cf 4 1 2 3
Austin McHenry, cf 4 0 2 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 2 0 0 1
Jakie May, p 0 0 0 0 Art Fletcher, ss 3 1 1 1
Cliff Heathcote, ph 1 0 0 0 Lew McCarty, c 3 0 1 0
Dots Miller, 2b 5 0 2 0 Rube Benton, p 2 0 0 0
Frank Snyder, c 2 0 1 0 Jean Dubuc, p 1 0 0 0
Pickles Dillho, pr-c 1 1 0 0
Bill Doak, p 3 0 0 0
Jack Smith, ph-cf 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 6 15 4 30 7 9 7
SLN 000 020 130 -- 6
NY1 000 402 10x -- 7
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Doak (L) 7.0 8 7 7 1 0
Jakie May 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (W) 6.1 11 3 3 2 1
Jean Dubuc (S) 2.2 4 3 2 0 0
E -- Larry Doyle
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- SLN 11, NY1 1
2B -- Gene Paulette
3B -- Benny Kauff 2, Burt Shotton
HR -- Burt Shotton, Hal Chase, Art Fletcher
SB -- Rogers Hornsby, Milt Stock
CS -- Benny Kauff
SH -- Joe Schultz, Milt Stock
SF -- Heinie Zimmerman
T -- 2:07
A -- 0
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