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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
May 15, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on May 15, 1916 at Cubs Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pol Perritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hippo Vaughn |
| Ballpark | Cubs Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Red Dooin | Catcher |
| Pol Perritt | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Schulte | Left Fielder |
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Vic Saier | First Baseman |
| Steve Yerkes | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Archer | Catcher |
| Eddie Mulligan | Shortstop |
| Hippo Vaughn | Pitcher |
| Joe Tinker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
May 15, 1916
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Yerkes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Vaughn
Robertson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Perritt
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perritt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Vaughn
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Vaughn
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Archer and he is safe. Fletcher steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKechnie vs. Vaughn
McKechnie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dooin vs. Vaughn
Dooin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dooin for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Perritt
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saier vs. Perritt
Saier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yerkes vs. Perritt
Yerkes bunts towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to third. Saier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Archer vs. Perritt
Archer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. Saier moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mulligan vs. Perritt
Mulligan hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Saier tags and scores. Archer tags and moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Perritt
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Vaughn
Perritt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman juggles the ball. That's an error on Zimmerman. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Vaughn
Robertson bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Burns scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Vaughn. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Yerkes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Perritt
Schulte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack bunts towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Perritt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schulte moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Perritt
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Vaughn
Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Vaughn
McKechnie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dooin vs. Vaughn
Dooin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to third. McKechnie moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perritt vs. Vaughn
Perritt hits a line drive into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robertson vs. Vaughn
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Perritt
Saier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yerkes vs. Perritt
Yerkes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Perritt
Archer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulligan vs. Perritt
There's a wild pitch. Archer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mulligan vs. Perritt
Mulligan hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff strikes out. The ball gets by Archer. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulligan fields it and throws to home to get Doyle. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Vaughn
Merkle hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Perritt
Vaughn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Perritt
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schulte for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Vaughn
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier fields the ball and throws to Vaughn covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dooin vs. Vaughn
Dooin hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perritt vs. Vaughn
Perritt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulligan fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Perritt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perritt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Vaughn
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulligan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perritt
Williams bunts towards the mound. Perritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Perritt
Zimmerman bunts towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saier vs. Perritt
Saier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yerkes vs. Perritt
Yerkes hits a popup towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Yerkes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Vaughn
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Vaughn
Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKechnie vs. Vaughn
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKechnie for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Perritt
Archer hits a fly ball towards right. Robertson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Robertson. Archer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mulligan vs. Perritt
Mulligan bunts towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. Archer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vaughn vs. Perritt
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schulte vs. Perritt
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schulte for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dooin vs. Vaughn
Dooin hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Vaughn
Perritt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulligan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Vaughn
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Vaughn
There goes Burns. The throw from Archer and he is out, Yerkes applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perritt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Perritt covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Perritt
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Perritt
Saier takes first base on ball four. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zwilling vs. Perritt
Dutch Zwilling pinch hits for Steve Yerkes.
Zwilling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zwilling for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Vaughn
Alex McCarthy now playing second base.
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Vaughn
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Vaughn
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Perritt
Archer hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Dooin settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Dooin. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Perritt
Archer hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Perritt
William Fischer pinch hits for Eddie Mulligan.
Fischer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Perritt
Les Mann pinch hits for Hippo Vaughn.
Mann hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1916 -- NY1 at CHN (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI CHN AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 3 1 1 1 Frank Schulte, lf 4 0 1 0
Dave Robertson, rf 4 0 0 0 Max Flack, rf 3 0 0 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 5 0 2 1 Cy Williams, cf 4 0 1 0
Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 0 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 3 1 2 0
Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 1 0 Vic Saier, 1b 2 1 0 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 2 0 Steve Yerkes, 2b 2 0 0 0
Bill McKechnie, 3b 4 0 3 1 Dutch Zwilling, ph 1 0 0 0
Red Dooin, c 4 0 0 0 Alex McCarthy, 2b 0 0 0 0
Pol Perritt, p 4 1 0 0 Jimmy Archer, c 4 0 2 1
Joe Mulligan, ss 1 0 0 1
William Fischer, ph 1 0 0 0
Hippo Vaughn, p 3 0 0 0
Les Mann, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 9 3 29 2 6 2
NY1 011 001 000 -- 3
CHN 020 000 000 -- 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Pol Perritt (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 3
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Hippo Vaughn (L) 9.0 9 3 1 3 4
E -- Heinie Zimmerman, Hippo Vaughn, Jimmy Archer, Joe Mulligan, Dave Robertson, Red Dooin
LOB -- NY1 10, CHN 7
2B -- Heinie Zimmerman
SB -- Art Fletcher, Larry Doyle
CS -- George Burns
SH -- Steve Yerkes, Dave Robertson, Max Flack, Heinie Zimmerman, Joe Mulligan
SF -- Joe Mulligan
WP -- Pol Perritt
PB -- Jimmy Archer
T -- 1:39
A -- 6000
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