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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1924
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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 6, 1924 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1924 |
|---|---|
| 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 6, 1924 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tony Kaufmann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hugh McQuillan |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: Monroe Sweeney |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jigger Statz | Center Fielder |
| Sparky Adams | Shortstop |
| George Grantham | Second Baseman |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Bernie Friberg | Third Baseman |
| Denver Grigsby | Left Fielder |
| Cliff Heathcote | Right Fielder |
| Hooks Cotter | First Baseman |
| Tony Kaufmann | Pitcher |
| Bill Killefer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy O'Connell | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Frisch | Shortstop |
| Hack Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Hugh McQuillan | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1924
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Statz vs. McQuillan
Statz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. McQuillan
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. McQuillan
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grantham for the out. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartnett vs. McQuillan
Hartnett hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson 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: ---
O'Connell vs. Kaufmann
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Kaufmann
Frisch takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Kaufmann
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Kaufmann
Meusel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Kaufmann
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham fields it and throws to second for the out. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindstrom vs. Kaufmann
There goes Terry. The throw from Hartnett and he is safe. Terry steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lindstrom vs. Kaufmann
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Frisch scores. Terry moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groh vs. Kaufmann
Groh hits a line drive into center field. Statz picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Statz. Terry scores. Lindstrom goes all the way around to score. Groh moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snyder vs. Kaufmann
Snyder hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Groh scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuillan vs. Kaufmann
McQuillan strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. McQuillan
Friberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grigsby vs. McQuillan
Grigsby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McQuillan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. McQuillan
Heathcote hits a line drive into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Wheeler
Rip Wheeler now pitching.
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cotter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Wheeler
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Friberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wheeler
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wheeler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cotter vs. McQuillan
Cotter hits a line drive towards short. Frisch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheeler vs. McQuillan
Wheeler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Statz vs. McQuillan
Statz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. McQuillan
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Wheeler
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Wheeler
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Grigsby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Wheeler
Lindstrom hits a popup towards short. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. McQuillan
Grantham hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. McQuillan
Hartnett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Hartnett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friberg vs. McQuillan
Friberg hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grigsby vs. McQuillan
Grigsby hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Wheeler
Groh hits a popup towards short. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Wheeler
Snyder hits a line drive into left field. Grigsby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuillan vs. Wheeler
McQuillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Friberg fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Friberg. McQuillan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Wheeler
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Statz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. McQuillan
Heathcote hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cotter vs. McQuillan
Cotter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheeler vs. McQuillan
Wheeler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Statz vs. McQuillan
Statz bunts towards the mound. McQuillan fields it and throws to first for the out. Wheeler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. McQuillan
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Wheeler
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Wheeler
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Wheeler
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. McQuillan
Grantham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. McQuillan
Hartnett strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. McQuillan
Friberg hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grigsby vs. McQuillan
Grigsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. McQuillan
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lindstrom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grigsby moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cotter vs. McQuillan
Cotter hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Wheeler
Terry hits a popup towards third. Friberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Wheeler
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Friberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Wheeler
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Friberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheeler vs. McQuillan
Wheeler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lindstrom scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Statz vs. McQuillan
Statz hits a fly ball into right field. O'Connell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. McQuillan
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. McQuillan
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grantham for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Wheeler
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuillan vs. Wheeler
McQuillan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cotter scoops it up and throws to first, with Wheeler covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Wheeler
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heathcote. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Wheeler
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. McQuillan
Hartnett hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. McQuillan
Friberg hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Lindstrom settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grigsby vs. McQuillan
Grigsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lindstrom misplays the ball. That's an error on Lindstrom. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. McQuillan
Heathcote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grigsby moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cotter vs. McQuillan
Cotter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lindstrom scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wheeler
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Statz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Wheeler
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Wheeler
Terry hits a popup towards short. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. McQuillan
Charlie Hollocher pinch hits for Rip Wheeler.
Hollocher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Statz vs. McQuillan
Statz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. McQuillan
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McQuillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. McQuillan
Grantham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Connell. Grantham reaches second base with a double. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hartnett vs. McQuillan
Hartnett hits a fly ball into right field. O'Connell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1924 -- CHN at New York (D)
CHN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jigger Statz, cf 2 0 1 0 O'Connell J, rf 3 1 1 0
Sparky Adams, ss 4 0 0 0 Frisch F, ss 2 1 0 0
George Grantham, 2b 5 1 2 1 Wilson H, cf 4 0 0 0
Gabby Hartnett, c 5 0 1 0 Meusel I, lf 4 0 1 1
Bernie Friberg, 3b 4 0 0 0 Terry B, 1b 4 1 0 0
Denver Grigsby, lf 3 0 0 0 Lindstrom F, 2b 3 1 1 1
Cliff Heathcote, rf 4 0 2 0 Groh H, 3b 3 1 1 1
Hooks Cotter, 1b 4 1 1 1 Snyder F, c 3 0 0 0
Tony Kaufmann, p 0 0 0 0 McQuillan H, p 3 0 0 0
Rip Wheeler, p 3 0 1 0
Charlie Holloche, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 8 2 29 5 4 3
CHN 000 011 000 -- 2
New York 500 000 00x -- 5
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Tony Kaufmann (L) 1.0 3 5 3 2 1
Rip Wheeler 7.0 1 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McQuillan H (W) 9.0 8 2 2 4 1
E -- Jigger Statz, Hooks Cotter, Bernie Friberg, Lindstrom F
DP -- CHN 1
LOB -- CHN 11, New York 3
2B -- Gabby Hartnett, O'Connell J, George Grantham
HR -- Hooks Cotter, George Grantham
SB -- Terry B
SH -- Jigger Statz
T -- 1:30
A -- 5000
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