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Cubs 1 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1923

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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 8, 1923 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 4 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1923 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 1 H: 3 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 1
Hits: 3
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 4 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherArt Nehf  
Losing PitcherPete Alexander  
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Game Winning RBIJimmy O'Connell 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1923 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherPete Alexander  
Home Starting PitcherArt Nehf  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance12,000 
Time of Game1 hour 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Finneran
1B: Charlie Moran
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jigger Statz  Center Fielder 
Sparky Adams  Shortstop 
George Grantham  Second Baseman 
John Kelleher  First Baseman 
Bernie Friberg  Third Baseman 
Hack Miller  Left Fielder 
Cliff Heathcote  Right Fielder 
Bob O'Farrell  Catcher 
Pete Alexander  Pitcher 
Bill Killefer  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dave Bancroft  Shortstop 
Heinie Groh  Third Baseman 
Frankie Frisch  Second Baseman 
Irish Meusel  Left Fielder 
Ross Youngs  Right Fielder 
High Pockets Kelly  First Baseman 
Jimmy O'Connell  Center Fielder 
Frank Snyder  Catcher 
Art Nehf  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Cubs 1 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1923

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/8/1923 -- CHN at New York (D)

  CHN                AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Jigger Statz, cf      3  0  0  0   Bancroft D, ss        4  1  1  0   
Sparky Adams, ss      4  1  1  0   Groh H, 3b            4  0  1  0   
George Grantham, 2b   3  0  1  0   Frisch F, 2b          4  1  2  2   
John Kelleher, 1b     4  0  1  0   Meusel I, lf          4  0  3  0   
Bernie Friberg, 3b    4  0  0  1   Cunningham B, pr-lf   0  0  0  0   
Hack Miller, lf       3  0  0  0   Youngs R, rf          4  0  1  0   
Cliff Heathcote, rf   1  0  0  0   Kelly H, 1b           4  1  2  0   
Marty Callagh, pr-rf  2  0  0  0   O'Connell J, cf       4  1  1  1   
Gabby Hartnett, ph    1  0  0  0   Snyder F, c           4  0  0  0   
Bob O'Farrell, c      3  0  0  0   Nehf A, p             4  0  1  1   
Grover Clevelan A, p  3  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  1  3  1                        36  4 12  4

CHN              000 100 000 --  1
New York         020 200 00x --  4

  CHN                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grover Clevelan Alexander (L)  8.0 12  4  4  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nehf A (W)            9.0  3  1  1  4  2

E -- O'Connell J, Bernie Friberg, Groh H
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- CHN 7, New York 8
2B -- Sparky Adams, Youngs R, Kelly H
3B -- O'Connell J
HR -- Frisch F
T -- 1:50
A -- 12000

    

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