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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 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 August 16, 1919 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hippo Vaughn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Lord Byron 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Lee Magee | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Turner Barber | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Hippo Vaughn | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Mike Gonzalez | First Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Art Nehf | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1919
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Nehf
Flack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Nehf
Hollocher bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Nehf
Herzog 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Magee vs. Nehf
Magee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flack scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Nehf
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Vaughn
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Vaughn
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Herzog picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Herzog. Burns scores. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Vaughn
Frisch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Vaughn
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Nehf
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Nehf
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Nehf
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Vaughn
Snyder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Magee. Snyder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nehf vs. Vaughn
Nehf strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Vaughn
Youngs strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Nehf
Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Nehf
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Nehf
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hollocher for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Vaughn
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Vaughn
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Nehf
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Magee vs. Nehf
Magee hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Nehf
There goes Herzog. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Zimmerman applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Nehf
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zimmerman. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barber vs. Nehf
There goes Merkle. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Merkle steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barber vs. Nehf
Barber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Deal vs. Nehf
Deal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Vaughn
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Vaughn
Snyder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Magee. Snyder reaches second base with a double. Kauff scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nehf vs. Vaughn
Nehf hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Magee chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the infield. Vaughn fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Vaughn. Snyder scores. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Vaughn
Youngs strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Nehf
Killefer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Nehf
Vaughn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Nehf
Flack bunts and there's an error on the play. Killefer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hollocher vs. Nehf
Hollocher hits a popup towards first. Gonzalez catches it and steps on first to double up Flack. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Vaughn
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Vaughn
Frisch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Vaughn
There goes Frisch. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Frisch steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Nehf
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Nehf
Magee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Nehf
Merkle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barber vs. Nehf
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Vaughn
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Vaughn
Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Vaughn
Nehf hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Flack throws the ball in to Deal who tags Burns trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Nehf goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Nehf
Deal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Nehf
Killefer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Nehf
Bob O'Farrell pinch hits for Hippo Vaughn.
O'Farrell takes first base on ball four. Killefer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Nehf
Flack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Flack reaches second base with a double. Killefer scores. O'Farrell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hollocher vs. Nehf
Hollocher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Farrell scores. Flack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Nehf
Herzog hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Carter
Paul Carter now pitching.
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Carter covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Carter
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, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Carter
The ball gets by Killefer for a passed ball. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Carter
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter has Youngs trapped. There's the throw to Killefer and over to Deal, who tags Youngs for the out. Zimmerman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Carter
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Carter
Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Barnes
Jesse Barnes now pitching.
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Barnes
Merkle hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Barnes
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Carter
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Carter
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnes vs. Carter
Barnes hits a fly ball into left field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Carter
Burns strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Barnes
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Barnes
Killefer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Barnes
Dode Paskert pinch hits for Paul Carter.
Paskert hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kauff. Paskert reaches second base with a double. Killefer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Barnes
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1919 -- CHN at NY1 (D)
CHN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 4 1 2 1 George Burns, lf 5 1 3 2
Charlie Holloche, ss 4 0 1 1 Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 1 0
Buck Herzog, 2b 4 0 0 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 0 0
Lee Magee, cf 3 0 1 1 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 1 1 1
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 0 0 Frankie Frisch, 2b 3 0 2 1
Turner Barber, lf 4 0 1 0 Benny Kauff, cf 4 1 2 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mike Gonzalez, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bill Killefer, c 3 2 2 0 Frank Snyder, c 4 1 3 1
Hippo Vaughn, p 2 0 0 0 Art Nehf, p 3 1 0 0
Bob O'Farrell, ph 0 1 0 0 Jess Barnes, p 1 0 0 0
Paul Carter, p 0 0 0 0
Dode Paskert, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 4 35 5 12 5
CHN 100 000 201 -- 4
NY1 200 201 00x -- 5
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Hippo Vaughn (L) 6.0 11 5 5 0 4
Paul Carter 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Art Nehf (W) 7.0 6 3 3 3 0
Jess Barnes (S) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Buck Herzog, Art Fletcher, Heinie Zimmerman, Hippo Vaughn, Mike Gonzalez
DP -- NY1 2
LOB -- CHN 7, NY1 8
2B -- Frank Snyder 2, George Burns, Max Flack, Dode Paskert
SB -- Fred Merkle, Frankie Frisch
CS -- Buck Herzog
SH -- Charlie Hollocher, Max Flack
PB -- Bill Killefer
T -- 2:02
A -- 20000
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