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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 2, 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 September 2, 1918 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Hendrix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Cooper |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 9,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Turner Barber | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Charlie Pick | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Claude Hendrix | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luke Boone | Shortstop |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 2, 1918
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Cooper
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Cooper
Hollocher hits a line drive towards the mound. Cooper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Cooper
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boone. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Cooper
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Paskert for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Hendrix
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Hendrix
Bigbee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Hendrix
There goes Bigbee. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Bigbee steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Hendrix
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Hendrix
Southworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. Hendrix
There's a wild pitch. Bigbee scores. Southworth moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cutshaw vs. Hendrix
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Cooper
Pick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Cooper
Deal hits a popup towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Cooper
O'Farrell 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 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Hendrix
Mollwitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Hendrix
There goes Mollwitz. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Mollwitz steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKechnie vs. Hendrix
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mollwitz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Hendrix
Schmidt bunts towards the mound. Hendrix fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mollwitz scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hendrix
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Schmidt trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Hendrix
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrix vs. Cooper
Hendrix is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barber vs. Cooper
Barber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendrix moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hollocher vs. Cooper
Hollocher strikes out. The ball gets by Schmidt. He chases the ball to the backstop. Hendrix scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mann vs. Cooper
Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barber scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Cooper
Paskert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. Mann moves to third. Paskert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pick vs. Cooper
Pick hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Hendrix
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Hendrix
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Hendrix
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Cooper
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Cooper
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrix vs. Cooper
Hendrix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Hendrix
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Hendrix
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Hendrix
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Mollwitz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Hendrix
There goes McKechnie. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. McKechnie steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schmidt vs. Hendrix
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Hendrix
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Cooper
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Cooper
Hollocher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Cooper
Mann hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Hendrix
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Hendrix
Bigbee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Hendrix
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bigbee moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Southworth vs. Hendrix
Southworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cutshaw vs. Hendrix
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to home to get Bigbee. Carey moves to third. Southworth moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mollwitz vs. Hendrix
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix 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: ---
Paskert vs. Cooper
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Cooper
Pick takes first base on ball four. Paskert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Deal vs. Cooper
Deal hits a popup towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Farrell vs. Cooper
O'Farrell hits a line drive towards short. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Hendrix
McKechnie hits a fly ball into right field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Hendrix
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hendrix
Cooper hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Paskert, who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Hendrix
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrix vs. Cooper
Hendrix hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth who is chasing the ball. Hendrix reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barber vs. Cooper
Barber strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hollocher vs. Cooper
Hollocher bunts towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to home to get Hendrix. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Cooper
Mann hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Hendrix
Bigbee hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Hendrix
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Hendrix
Southworth hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Cooper
Paskert hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Cooper
Pick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Cooper
There goes Pick. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Boone applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Hendrix
Cutshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Hendrix
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cutshaw moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKechnie vs. Hendrix
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Hendrix
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Cooper
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Cooper
O'Farrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrix vs. Cooper
Hendrix strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barber vs. Cooper
Barber hits a line drive towards short. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hendrix
Cooper hits a popup towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Hendrix
Boone hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Hendrix
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Hendrix
There goes Bigbee. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Bigbee steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Hendrix
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Southworth vs. Hendrix
Southworth takes first base on ball four. Bigbee moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cutshaw vs. Hendrix
Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bigbee scores. Carey moves to third. Southworth moves to second. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1918, game 2 -- Chicago at PIT (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Barber T, rf 5 1 1 0 Luke Boone, ss 5 0 0 0
Hollocher C, ss 4 0 0 0 Carson Bigbee, lf 3 2 1 0
Mann L, lf 4 0 1 1 Max Carey, cf 4 0 1 0
Paskert D, cf 4 0 2 0 Billy Southworth, rf 2 0 0 0
Merkle F, 1b 4 0 0 0 George Cutshaw, 2b 5 0 2 1
Pick C, 2b 2 0 1 0 Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 4 1 2 0
Deal C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bill McKechnie, 3b 4 0 1 0
O'Farrell B, c 4 0 1 0 Walter Schmidt, c 4 0 1 1
Hendrix C, p 3 1 1 0 Wilbur Cooper, p 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 7 1 35 3 10 2
Chicago 002 000 000 -- 2
PIT 110 000 001 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hendrix C (L) 8.2 10 3 3 6 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 5
E -- Luke Boone, Walter Schmidt
LOB -- Chicago 8, PIT 12
3B -- Wilbur Cooper, Hendrix C
SB -- Carson Bigbee 2, Fritz Mollwitz, Barber T, Hendrix C, Bill McKechnie
CS -- Pick C
HBP -- by Wilbur Cooper (Hendrix C)
WP -- Hendrix C
T -- 1:53
A -- 9000
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