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Cubs
@ Phillies
Baker Bowl
May 23, 1919
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 23, 1919 at Baker Bowl.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Smith |
| Ballpark | Baker Bowl |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Pick | Third Baseman |
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Fred Lear | Second Baseman |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Pete Alexander | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Pearce | Second Baseman |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Fred Luderus | First Baseman |
| Gavvy Cravath | Right Fielder |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Ed Sicking | Shortstop |
| Jack Adams | Catcher |
| George Smith | Pitcher |
| Jack Coombs | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Phillies
Baker Bowl
May 23, 1919
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Smith
Pick hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Pick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Smith
Flack bunts towards the mound. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollocher vs. Smith
Smith spins, and has Pick trapped. He throws to Baird who tags Pick for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Smith
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hollocher for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Alexander
Pearce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lear misplays the ball. That's an error on Lear. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Alexander
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lear fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Alexander
Meusel hits a popup towards third. Pick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luderus vs. Alexander
Alexander fires over to first and Merkle drops the ball. That's an error on Merkle. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luderus vs. Alexander
Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cravath vs. Alexander
Cravath hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Paskert chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Lear. Lear fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lear. Williams scores. Luderus goes all the way around to score. Cravath moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baird vs. Alexander
Baird strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lear vs. Smith
Lear hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Smith
Paskert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Smith
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sicking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Alexander
Sicking hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Alexander
Adams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Alexander
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Smith
Mann hits a popup towards short. Sicking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Smith
Killefer hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Smith
Harry Pearce now playing shortstop. Possum Whitted now playing second base.
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitted scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Alexander
Pearce bunts towards third. Pick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Alexander
Williams bunts towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Pearce moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Alexander
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pearce moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luderus vs. Alexander
Luderus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cravath vs. Alexander
Cravath hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pearce scores. Luderus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baird vs. Alexander
There go the runners. The throw from Killefer to Hollocher covering second. The throw back to home, and Luderus is out at the plate. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Smith
Pick hits a fly ball towards center. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. Pick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Smith
Flack hits a popup towards short. Pearce settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollocher vs. Smith
Hollocher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pick moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lear vs. Smith
Lear hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pick tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Smith
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pearce scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Alexander
Baird hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Alexander
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Baird moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Alexander
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baird moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Alexander
Smith hits a fly ball towards right field. Flack fields the ball and throws to home. Killefer drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Killefer. Baird tags and scores. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pearce vs. Alexander
Pearce hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adams scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Alexander
There goes Pearce. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Hollocher applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Smith
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Smith
Mann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Smith
Killefer hits a line drive towards short. Pearce reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Alexander
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Alexander
Meusel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luderus vs. Alexander
Luderus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cravath vs. Alexander
Cravath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert who is chasing the ball. Cravath reaches third base with a triple. Meusel scores. Luderus goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baird vs. Alexander
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to third to get Cravath. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Alexander
There goes Baird. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Baird steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitted vs. Alexander
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Smith
Turner Barber pinch hits for Pete Alexander.
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Smith
Pick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitted scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Smith
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hendrix
Claude Hendrix now pitching. Tom Daly now catching.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hendrix
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Hendrix
Pearce hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert who is chasing the ball. Pearce reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Hendrix
Williams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Hendrix
There go the runners. The throw from Daly to Hollocher covering second. The throw back to home, and Pearce is out at the plate. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Smith
Hollocher hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lear vs. Smith
Lear hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Smith
Paskert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Smith
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Hendrix
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Hendrix
Luderus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cravath vs. Hendrix
Cravath hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baird vs. Hendrix
Baird hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lear settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Smith
Mann strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daly vs. Smith
Daly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Smith
Pete Kilduff pinch hits for Claude Hendrix.
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Smith
Pick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kilduff moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Smith
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pearce fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Bailey
Sweetbread Bailey now pitching.
Whitted hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Bailey
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bailey
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lear settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Smith
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hollocher for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lear vs. Smith
Lear hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Smith
There goes Lear. The throw from Adams and he is safe. Lear steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Smith
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pearce scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lear moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Smith
Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lear scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Smith
There goes Merkle. The throw from Adams and he is safe. Merkle steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Smith
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitted scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1919 -- CHN at PHI (D)
CHN AB R H RBI PHI AB R H RBI
Charlie Pick, 3b 4 1 2 0 Harry Pearce, 2b-ss 4 1 3 1
Max Flack, rf 4 0 0 0 Cy Williams, cf 2 1 0 0
Charlie Holloche, ss 4 0 1 0 Irish Meusel, lf 4 1 1 0
Fred Lear, 2b 3 1 1 1 Fred Luderus, 1b 2 2 2 0
Dode Paskert, cf 4 0 1 0 Gavvy Cravath, rf 4 0 3 5
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 1 1 Doug Baird, 3b 4 1 1 0
Les Mann, lf 4 0 0 0 Ed Sicking, ss 1 0 0 0
Bill Killefer, c 2 0 0 0 Possum Whitted, 2b 3 0 0 0
Tom Daly, c 1 0 0 0 Bert Adams, c 4 1 1 0
Grover Clevelan A, p 1 0 0 0 George Smith, p 3 0 0 1
Turner Barber, ph 1 0 0 0
Claude Hendrix, p 0 0 0 0
Pete Kilduff, ph 1 0 1 0
Sweetbread Bailey, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 31 7 11 7
CHN 000 100 001 -- 2
PHI 201 220 00x -- 7
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Grover Clevelan Alexander (L) 5.0 10 7 4 1 1
Claude Hendrix 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Sweetbread Bailey 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
PHI IP H R ER BB SO
George Smith (W) 9.0 7 2 1 0 2
E -- Fred Lear 2, Fred Merkle, Cy Williams, Bill Killefer
LOB -- CHN 5, PHI 5
2B -- Charlie Pick, Gavvy Cravath
3B -- Gavvy Cravath, Harry Pearce
SB -- Doug Baird, Fred Lear, Fred Merkle
CS -- Charlie Pick, Fred Luderus, Harry Pearce 2
SH -- Cy Williams
SF -- Fred Lear, George Smith
HBP -- by Claude Hendrix (Cy Williams)
T -- 1:40
A -- 0
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