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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
July 8, 1918
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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 July 8, 1918 at Cubs Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1918 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 8, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Causey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Tyler |
| Ballpark | Cubs Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Center Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Jim Thorpe | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Ed Sicking | Second Baseman |
| Red Causey | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Zeider | Second Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Lefty Tyler | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
July 8, 1918
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs bunts towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thorpe vs. Tyler
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out. Burns scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Tyler
There goes Thorpe. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Thorpe steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Tyler
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Causey
Flack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Causey
Hollocher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Causey
Mann strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Causey
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Merkle vs. Causey
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paskert vs. Causey
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Tyler
Holke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Holke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Tyler
McCarty bunts in front of the plate. Killefer fields it and throws to first for the out. Holke moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sicking vs. Tyler
Sicking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Holke scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Tyler
Causey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Causey
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sicking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Causey
Zeider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Causey
Killefer takes first base on ball four. Zeider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyler vs. Causey
Tyler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zeider scores. Killefer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Causey
Flack takes first base on ball four. Killefer moves to third. Tyler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hollocher vs. Causey
Hollocher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killefer scores. Tyler moves to third. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mann vs. Smith
George Smith now pitching.
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to home to get Tyler. Flack moves to third. Hollocher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merkle vs. Smith
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Smith
Paskert hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Smith
Deal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thorpe. Deal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zeider vs. Smith
Zeider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Deal scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Smith
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Tyler
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Tyler
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Tyler
Holke strikes out. Killefer drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Holke out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyler vs. Smith
Tyler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Smith
Flack strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Smith
Hollocher hits a fly ball towards left. Thorpe catches it and throws to first to double up Tyler. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Tyler
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Tyler
Sicking hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Tyler
Smith bunts towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. Sicking moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns 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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Smith
Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Smith
Merkle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Smith
Paskert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Smith
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Tyler covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Tyler
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Smith
Zeider hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Smith
Killefer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyler vs. Smith
Tyler hits a fly ball towards center. Burns settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Burns. Killefer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Smith
Flack hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hollocher vs. Smith
Hollocher hits a fly ball into left field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Tyler
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Tyler
Holke hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zeider reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Tyler
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Smith
Mann hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Smith
Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Smith
Paskert hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Smith
Deal takes first base on ball four. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zeider vs. Smith
Zeider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs who is chasing the ball. Zeider reaches third base with a triple. Merkle scores. Deal goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killefer vs. Smith
Killefer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thorpe. Killefer reaches second base with a double. Zeider scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tyler vs. Smith
Tyler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sicking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Tyler
Sicking hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Tyler
Jose Rodriguez pinch hits for George Smith.
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sicking moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sicking scores. There goes Burns trying to get to third. Paskert throws the ball in to Deal, who tags Burns for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Tyler
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thorpe vs. Tyler
Thorpe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Ogden
Jack Ogden now pitching.
Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Ogden
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sicking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Ogden
Mann strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Tyler
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Tyler
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Tyler
McCarty strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1918, game 1 -- NY1 at Chicago (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
George Burns, cf 4 1 2 0 Flack M, rf 3 0 0 0
Ross Youngs, rf 2 0 1 1 Hollocher C, ss 5 0 2 1
Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 0 Mann L, lf 5 0 0 0
Jim Thorpe, lf 4 0 0 1 Merkle F, 1b 4 1 1 0
Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 0 0 Paskert D, cf 4 0 1 0
Walter Holke, 1b 4 1 1 0 Deal C, 3b 3 2 1 0
Lew McCarty, c 3 0 0 0 Zeider R, 2b 3 2 2 3
Ed Sicking, 2b 3 1 2 1 Killefer B, c 3 1 2 1
Red Causey, p 1 0 0 0 Tyler L, p 4 0 2 1
George Smith, p 0 0 0 0
Jose Rodriguez, ph 1 0 0 0
Jack Ogden, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 7 3 34 6 11 6
NY1 110 000 010 -- 3
Chicago 021 000 30x -- 6
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Red Causey 1.1 3 2 2 4 2
George Smith (L) 5.2 8 4 4 1 1
Jack Ogden 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Tyler L (W) 9.0 7 3 3 1 5
E -- George Burns
DP -- NY1 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- NY1 4, Chicago 9
2B -- George Burns, Walter Holke, Deal C, Killefer B
3B -- Zeider R
SB -- Jim Thorpe, Hollocher C, Flack M
SH -- Ross Youngs, Lew McCarty, George Smith
A -- 0
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