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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 22, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 22, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 22, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 22, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Slim Sallee |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lord Byron 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rollie Zeider | Third Baseman |
| Joe Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Vic Saier | First Baseman |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Art Wilson | Catcher |
| Steve Yerkes | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Wortman | Shortstop |
| Scott Perry | Pitcher |
| Joe Tinker | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Slim Sallee | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 22, 1916
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Sallee
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Sallee
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a popup towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Sallee
Saier hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Perry
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Perry
Herzog is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Perry
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sallee
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sallee
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yerkes vs. Sallee
Yerkes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Perry
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Wortman. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Perry
Fletcher bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Perry
Kauff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zeider settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holke vs. Perry
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Sallee
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Sallee
Perry hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Sallee
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Perry
Rariden 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sallee vs. Perry
Sallee strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Perry
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Perry
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Perry
Robertson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann who is chasing the ball. Robertson reaches third base with a triple. Burns scores. Herzog goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Perry
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Sallee
Kelly hits a line drive into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Sallee
Saier is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Perry
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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Perry
Kauff 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Perry
Holke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Holke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Perry
Rariden hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Rariden reaches second base with a double. Holke scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sallee vs. Perry
Sallee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Rariden trying to get to home. Kelly throws the ball in to Wilson who tags Rariden who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sallee
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sallee
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yerkes vs. Sallee
Yerkes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Perry
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Perry
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Perry
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Sallee
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Sallee
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sallee, and towards Herzog, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Sallee
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Sallee covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Perry
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Perry
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Wortman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Perry
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Zimmerman steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Perry
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Perry
Holke bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rariden vs. Perry
Rariden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sallee vs. Perry
There go the runners. The throw from Wilson to Yerkes covering second. The throw back to home, and Kauff is out at the plate. Rariden moves to second. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Sallee
Kelly hits a line drive into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Sallee
Fritz Mollwitz pinch hits for Vic Saier.
Mollwitz hits a line drive into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knabe vs. Sallee
Otto Knabe pinch hits for Cy Williams.
Knabe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Sallee
Max Flack pinch runs for Otto Knabe.
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sallee vs. Perry
Joe Kelly now playing center field. Fritz Mollwitz now playing first base. Max Flack now playing right field.
Sallee hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Perry
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Perry
Herzog bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Perry
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mollwitz. Burns scores. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Perry
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yerkes vs. Sallee
Yerkes hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Sallee
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sallee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sallee
Earl Smith pinch hits for Scott Perry.
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Prendergast
Mike Prendergast now pitching.
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Prendergast
Kauff hits a popup towards short. Wortman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Prendergast
Holke strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Sallee
Brad Kocher now catching.
Zeider hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Sallee
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mollwitz vs. Sallee
Mollwitz takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to third. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tinker vs. Sallee
Joe Tinker pinch hits for Max Flack.
Tinker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Sallee
Wilson hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/22/1916 -- CHN at NY1 (D)
CHN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Rollie Zeider, 3b 4 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 4 2 2 0
Joe Kelly, rf-cf 4 0 2 0 Buck Herzog, 2b 3 1 1 0
Les Mann, lf 4 0 2 0 Dave Robertson, rf 4 0 1 2
Vic Saier, 1b 2 0 0 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 1 2 0
Fritz Mollwit, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Art Fletcher, ss 3 0 0 0
Cy Williams, cf 2 0 0 0 Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 1 1
Otto Knabe, ph 1 0 1 0 Walter Holke, 1b 3 1 1 0
Max Flack, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Bill Rariden, c 2 0 1 1
Joe Tinker, ph 1 0 0 0 Brad Kocher, c 0 0 0 0
Art Wilson, c 4 0 1 0 Slim Sallee, p 3 0 1 0
Steve Yerkes, 2b 3 0 0 0
Chuck Wortman, ss 3 0 0 0
Scott Perry, p 2 0 1 0
Earl Smith, ph 1 0 0 0
Mike Prendergast, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 7 0 30 5 10 4
CHN 000 000 000 -- 0
NY1 002 101 10x -- 5
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Scott Perry (L) 7.0 10 5 5 1 4
Mike Prendergast 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Slim Sallee (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 3
E -- Chuck Wortman, Fritz Mollwitz
DP -- NY1 2
LOB -- CHN 6, NY1 5
2B -- Walter Holke, Bill Rariden
3B -- Dave Robertson
SB -- Heinie Zimmerman
CS -- Benny Kauff
SH -- Art Fletcher, Walter Holke, Buck Herzog
T -- 1:36
A -- 3000
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