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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 9, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 9, 1918 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hippo Vaughn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roy Sanders |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Lord Byron 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Pete Kilduff | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Hippo Vaughn | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Howdy Caton | Shortstop |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Casey Stengel | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Lee King | Left Fielder |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Archer | Catcher |
| Roy Sanders | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 9, 1918
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Sanders
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Sanders
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Sanders
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Vaughn
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Vaughn
Mollwitz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack who is chasing the ball. Mollwitz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Vaughn
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stengel vs. Vaughn
Stengel hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Killefer fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cutshaw vs. Vaughn
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Vaughn, and towards Deal, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Sanders
Paskert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Sanders
The umpire calls a balk on Sanders Paskert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Sanders
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kilduff vs. Sanders
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanders fields it and throws to first for the out. Paskert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Deal vs. Sanders
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Vaughn
King hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Vaughn
McKechnie hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Vaughn
Archer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Sanders
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanders fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Sanders
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanders fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Sanders
Hollocher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stengel who is chasing the ball. Hollocher reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flack vs. Sanders
Flack hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Sanders
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton misplays the ball. That's an error on Caton. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Sanders
There goes Mann. The throw from Archer and he is out, Cutshaw applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Vaughn
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caton vs. Vaughn
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Vaughn
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Sanders
Paskert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Sanders
Merkle bunts in front of the plate. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out. Paskert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kilduff vs. Sanders
There goes Paskert. The throw from Archer and he is out, McKechnie applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Sanders
Kilduff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Kilduff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Deal vs. Sanders
Deal hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Vaughn
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Vaughn
Stengel hits a popup towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Vaughn
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Sanders
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanders covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Sanders
Vaughn hits a popup towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Sanders
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Vaughn
King hits a popup beyond second. Kilduff can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Vaughn
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kilduff. King moves to third. McKechnie moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hinchman vs. Vaughn
Bill Hinchman pinch hits for Jimmy Archer.
Hinchman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanders vs. Vaughn
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Caton vs. Vaughn
Caton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. King scores. McKechnie moves to third. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mollwitz vs. Vaughn
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher throws to second for one, and Kilduff throws to first, and Merkle drops the ball. McKechnie scores. Sanders moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carey vs. Vaughn
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Vaughn, and towards Hollocher, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Sanders
Fred Blackwell now catching.
Flack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Sanders
Mann bunts in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Sanders
Paskert hits a line drive into center field. Carey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Carey. Flack scores. Paskert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Harmon
Bob Harmon now pitching.
Merkle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Merkle reaches second base with a double. Paskert scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kilduff vs. Harmon
There goes Merkle. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, McKechnie applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Harmon
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Vaughn
Stengel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Vaughn
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Vaughn
King hits a line drive into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Vaughn
McKechnie hits a line drive into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Harmon
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Harmon
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Harmon
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Vaughn
Blackwell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Vaughn
Harmon bunts towards third. Deal juggles the ball. That's an error on Deal. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caton vs. Vaughn
Caton hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Vaughn
Mollwitz 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, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Harmon
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Blackwell can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Harmon
Flack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hollocher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Harmon
Mann hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paskert vs. Harmon
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hollocher moves to third. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merkle vs. Harmon
Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hollocher scores. Flack scores. Paskert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kilduff vs. Harmon
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harmon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Vaughn
Carey hits a popup towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Vaughn
Stengel hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Vaughn
Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Vaughn
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Harmon
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Harmon
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Harmon
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Harmon
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Vaughn
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Vaughn
Walter Schmidt pinch hits for Fred Blackwell.
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shaw vs. Vaughn
Ben Shaw pinch hits for Bob Harmon.
Shaw is hit by the pitch. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caton vs. Vaughn
Caton hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mollwitz vs. Vaughn
Mollwitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1918 -- Chicago at PIT (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Hollocher C, ss 5 2 2 0 Howdy Caton, ss 5 0 1 1
Flack M, rf 3 3 2 2 Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 5 0 1 1
Mann L, lf 3 0 0 0 Max Carey, cf 3 0 0 0
Paskert D, cf 3 1 3 1 Casey Stengel, rf 3 0 0 0
Merkle F, 1b 3 0 2 3 George Cutshaw, 2b 4 0 1 0
Kilduff P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lee King, lf 4 1 1 0
Deal C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bill McKechnie, 3b 4 1 0 0
Killefer B, c 4 0 0 0 Jimmy Archer, c 1 0 0 0
Vaughn H, p 3 0 0 0 Bill Hinchman, ph 1 0 0 0
Fred Blackwell, c 1 0 0 0
Walter Schmidt, ph 1 0 1 0
Roy Sanders, p 1 0 1 0
Bob Harmon, p 1 0 0 0
Ben Shaw, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 10 6 34 2 6 2
Chicago 002 002 020 -- 6
PIT 000 020 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughn H (W) 9.0 6 2 1 3 2
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Roy Sanders (L) 5.1 5 4 4 2 1
Bob Harmon 3.2 5 2 2 1 0
E -- Howdy Caton, Kilduff P, Merkle F, Max Carey, Deal C
DP -- Chicago 1, PIT 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, PIT 9
2B -- Kilduff P, Merkle F
3B -- Fritz Mollwitz, Hollocher C
HR -- Flack M
CS -- Mann L, Paskert D, Merkle F
SH -- Merkle F, Mann L
HBP -- by Vaughn H (Ben Shaw)
Balk -- Roy Sanders
T -- 1:58
A -- 2000
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