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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 19, 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 19, 1919 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 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 | August 19, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Douglas |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Charlie Moran 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 |
| Pete Alexander | 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 |
| Phil Douglas | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 19, 1919
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Douglas
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. Douglas
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Douglas
Herzog bunts towards first. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first, with Frisch covering, for the out. Flack moves to third. Hollocher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Magee vs. Douglas
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to home to get Flack. Hollocher moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merkle vs. Douglas
There goes Magee. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns 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--
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Alexander
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Douglas
Merkle 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Douglas
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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Douglas
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: ---
Zimmerman vs. Alexander
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Alexander
There goes Frisch. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Hollocher applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Alexander
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Douglas
Killefer 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Douglas
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Douglas
Flack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Douglas
There goes Flack. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Flack steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollocher vs. Douglas
Hollocher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs throws the ball in to Gonzalez who tags Hollocher trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Flack scores. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Alexander
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douglas vs. Alexander
Douglas strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Douglas
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Douglas
Magee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Douglas
Merkle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. Merkle reaches third base with a triple. Magee goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barber vs. Douglas
Barber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Douglas
Deal hits a popup towards the mound. Douglas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Douglas
There goes Barber. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Alexander
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Douglas
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Douglas
Alexander hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Douglas
Flack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hollocher vs. Douglas
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez throws to second for one, and Fletcher throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Alexander scores. Hollocher moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Douglas
Herzog is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Magee vs. Douglas
Magee hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Alexander
Zimmerman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a line drive towards first. Merkle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Alexander
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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Douglas
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Douglas
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Douglas
Deal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Deal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killefer vs. Douglas
Killefer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Alexander
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Alexander
Lew McCarty pinch hits for Phil Douglas.
McCarty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Winters
Jesse Winters now pitching.
Alexander 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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Winters
Flack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Winters
Hollocher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Winters
There goes Flack. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Magee. Youngs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Alexander
Dode Paskert now playing center field. Lee Magee now playing right field.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Alexander
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. Youngs scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Alexander
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 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Winters
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, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Winters
Magee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. Magee reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Winters
Merkle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barber vs. Winters
Barber hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez 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 -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Alexander
Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Alexander
Larry Doyle pinch hits for Jesse Winters.
Doyle takes first base on ball four. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Alexander
Jigger Statz pinch runs for Larry Doyle.
There's a wild pitch. Snyder moves to third. Statz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barber. Youngs reaches second base with a double. Snyder scores. Statz scores. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Alexander
Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zimmerman vs. Alexander
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Dubuc
Jean Dubuc now pitching.
Deal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Deal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killefer vs. Dubuc
Killefer bunts towards the mound. Dubuc fields it and throws to first for the out. Deal moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alexander vs. Dubuc
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Paskert vs. Dubuc
Paskert 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 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Alexander
Kauff hits a fly ball into left field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Alexander
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1919, game 1 -- CHN at NY1 (D)
CHN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 2 1 2 0 George Burns, lf 3 0 1 0
Dode Paskert, cf 1 0 0 0 Ross Youngs, rf 4 1 2 2
Charlie Holloche, ss 4 0 2 1 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 0
Buck Herzog, 2b 2 0 0 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 0 1
Lee Magee, cf-rf 4 1 2 0 Frankie Frisch, 2b 4 0 1 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 1 1 1 Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 0 0
Turner Barber, lf 4 0 1 1 Mike Gonzalez, 1b 4 0 1 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 0 2 0 Frank Snyder, c 4 1 1 0
Bill Killefer, c 3 0 0 0 Phil Douglas, p 1 0 0 0
Grover Clevelan A, p 4 1 1 0 Lew McCarty, ph 1 0 1 0
Jesse Winters, p 0 0 0 0
Larry Doyle, ph 0 0 0 0
Jigger Statz, pr 0 1 0 0
Jean Dubuc, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 11 3 33 3 8 3
CHN 001 210 000 -- 4
NY1 000 000 120 -- 3
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Grover Clevelan Alexander (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Phil Douglas (L) 6.0 9 4 3 1 1
Jesse Winters 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Jean Dubuc 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Art Fletcher
DP -- CHN 1
LOB -- CHN 6, NY1 5
2B -- Charlie Deal 2, Ross Youngs 2
3B -- Fred Merkle, Lee Magee
SB -- Max Flack
CS -- Lee Magee, Frankie Frisch, Turner Barber, Max Flack
SH -- Buck Herzog, Bill Killefer
HBP -- by Phil Douglas (Buck Herzog)
WP -- Grover Clevelan Alexander
T -- 1:40
A -- 0
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