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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1936
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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 May 12, 1936 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry French |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Slick Castleman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Moran |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Galan | Center Fielder |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Frank Demaree | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Woody English | Shortstop |
| Larry French | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Travis Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Slick Castleman | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1936
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Castleman
Galan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Castleman
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Castleman
Klein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Galan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hartnett vs. Castleman
Hartnett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Galan scores. Klein moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Demaree vs. Castleman
Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Klein scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Castleman
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. French
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. French
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. French
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Castleman
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
English vs. Castleman
Castleman fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Castleman. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
English vs. Castleman
English hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
French vs. Castleman
French hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Galan vs. Castleman
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry fields it and throws to home to get Hack. English moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Castleman
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. French
Leiber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. French
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. French
There goes Ott. The throw from Hartnett and he is out, Herman applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. French
Mancuso hits a fly ball into left field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Castleman
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klein for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Castleman
Hartnett hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Castleman
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitehead. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Castleman
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Castleman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. French
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. French
Bartell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Demaree. Bartell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castleman vs. French
Castleman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. French
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. French
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Castleman
English hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
French vs. Castleman
French bunts towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitehead covering, for the out. English moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Castleman
Galan hits a line drive towards short. Bartell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Castleman
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. French
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. French
Leiber hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. French
Ott hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. French
Mancuso hits a popup towards short. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. French
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Castleman
Klein hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Klein reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartnett vs. Castleman
Hartnett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. Castleman
Demaree hits a line drive into left field. Moore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moore. Klein scores. Hartnett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Smith
Al Smith now pitching.
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hartnett moves to third. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hack vs. Smith
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
English vs. Smith
English strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
French vs. Smith
French hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. French
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. French
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. French
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with French covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Smith
Galan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Galan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Smith
Herman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klein vs. Smith
Klein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartnett vs. Smith
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. French
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. French
Terry hits a popup into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. French
Leiber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. French
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. French
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Smith
Demaree takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Smith
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillard vs. Smith
Gene Lillard pinch hits for Stan Hack.
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. French
Gene Lillard now playing third base.
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. French
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. French
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with French covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Smith
English hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Smith
Tuck Stainback pinch hits for Larry French.
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Smith
Galan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Smith
Herman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Henshaw
Roy Henshaw now pitching.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moore for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Henshaw
Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Henshaw
Terry strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Smith
Klein hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Smith
Hartnett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Smith
Demaree hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hartnett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Smith
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillard vs. Smith
Clay Bryant pinch runs for Gabby Hartnett.
Lillard hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Henshaw
Ken O'Dea now catching.
Leiber hits a line drive into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Henshaw
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Henshaw
There goes Ott. The throw from O'Dea and he is safe. Ott steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Root
Charlie Root now pitching.
Mancuso hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Root
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1936 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Galan A, cf 5 2 3 1 Moore J, lf 4 0 0 0
Herman B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Klein C, rf 5 2 2 0 Terry B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Hartnett G, c 4 0 2 1 Leiber H, cf 3 1 2 2
Bryant C, pr 0 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 1 2 0
O'Dea K, c 0 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 4 0 0 0
Demaree F, lf 4 0 2 1 Jackson T, 3b 4 0 1 1
Cavarretta P, 1b 5 0 2 0 Bartell D, ss 3 1 1 0
Hack S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Castleman S, p 1 1 1 2
Lillard G, ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Smith A, p 2 0 0 0
English W, ss 4 0 2 0
French L, p 2 0 0 0
Stainback T, ph 1 0 0 0
Henshaw R, p 0 0 0 0
Root C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 4 14 3 33 5 8 5
Chicago 200 010 010 -- 4
New York 002 200 001 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
French L 7.0 6 4 4 1 0
Henshaw R (L) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Root C 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Castleman S* 4.0 9 3 3 1 0
Smith A (W) 5.0 5 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Castleman S, Whitehead B, Moore J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 12, New York 3
2B -- Bartell D, Klein C, Galan A
HR -- Castleman S, Leiber H, Galan A
SB -- Ott M
CS -- Ott M
SH -- French L
T -- 2:05
A -- 10000
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