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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 3, 1919
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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 July 3, 1919 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 3, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 3, 1919 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Douglas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Cooper |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Lee Magee | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Charlie Pick | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Phil Douglas | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Center Fielder |
| Zeb Terry | Shortstop |
| Casey Stengel | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Billy Southworth | Left Fielder |
| Howdy Caton | Third Baseman |
| Vic Saier | First Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 3, 1919
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Cooper
Flack hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Cooper
Hollocher hits a popup towards first. Saier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Cooper
Magee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Douglas
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Douglas
Terry bunts towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. Bigbee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stengel vs. Douglas
Stengel hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Douglas
Cutshaw strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Cooper
Pick bunts, foul, towards first. Saier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Cooper
There goes Merkle. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Merkle steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Deal vs. Cooper
Deal strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Cooper
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw misplays the ball. That's an error on Cutshaw. Merkle moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killefer vs. Cooper
There go the runners. The throw from Schmidt to Caton. The throw back to home, and Merkle is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Douglas
Southworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caton vs. Douglas
Caton bunts towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. Southworth moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saier vs. Douglas
Saier hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Douglas
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Southworth scores. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Douglas
Cooper hits a line drive towards short. Hollocher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Cooper
Killefer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douglas vs. Cooper
Douglas bunts towards third. Caton fields it and throws to first for the out. Killefer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Cooper
Flack hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollocher vs. Cooper
Hollocher hits a popup towards third. Caton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Douglas
Bigbee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Douglas
There goes Bigbee. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Bigbee steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Douglas
Terry hits a popup towards first. Merkle juggles the ball. That's an error on Merkle. Bigbee moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stengel vs. Douglas
Stengel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cutshaw vs. Douglas
The umpire calls a balk on Douglas Bigbee scores. Terry moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cutshaw vs. Douglas
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pick. Terry scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Douglas
There goes Cutshaw. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Cutshaw steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Douglas
Southworth hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caton vs. Douglas
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Cooper
Magee hits a fly ball into center field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Cooper
Pick bunts towards third. Caton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saier vs. Douglas
Saier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Douglas
There goes Saier. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Saier steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Douglas
Schmidt hits a popup towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Douglas
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bigbee vs. Douglas
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick fields it and throws to second for the out. Saier moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Douglas
Saier is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Cooper
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Cooper
Mann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Cooper
Killefer hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Douglas vs. Cooper
Douglas hits a fly ball towards left. Southworth settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Southworth. Mann moves to third. Killefer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flack vs. Cooper
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cutshaw scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Douglas
Terry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Douglas
Stengel 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Douglas
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Douglas
There goes Cutshaw. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Pick applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Cooper
Hollocher hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Cooper
Magee strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Douglas
Southworth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack who is chasing the ball. Southworth reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Caton vs. Douglas
Caton hits a popup towards short. Hollocher can't make a play. That's a base hit. Southworth scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Douglas
Saier hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Douglas
There goes Caton. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Hollocher applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Douglas
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher misplays the ball. That's an error on Hollocher. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Douglas
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bigbee vs. Douglas
There go the runners. The throw from Killefer to Pick covering second. The throw back to home, and Schmidt is out at the plate. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Cooper
Pick is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Cooper
Deal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Cooper
Mann bunts towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. Pick moves to third. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killefer vs. Cooper
Killefer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Farrell vs. Cooper
Bob O'Farrell pinch hits for Phil Douglas.
O'Farrell hits a popup towards first. Saier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Martin
Speed Martin now pitching.
Bigbee hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Martin
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Martin
Stengel strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Cooper
Flack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Cooper
Hollocher takes first base on ball four. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Magee vs. Cooper
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flack moves to third. Hollocher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merkle vs. Cooper
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out. Flack scores. Hollocher moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pick vs. Cooper
Pick hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Deal vs. Cooper
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Martin
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Martin
Southworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caton vs. Martin
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Southworth for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Cooper
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Cooper
Killefer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lear vs. Cooper
Fred Lear pinch hits for Speed Martin.
Lear hits a popup towards first. Saier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Cooper
There goes Mann. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Mann steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Cooper
There goes Mann. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Mann steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flack vs. Cooper
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cutshaw picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cutshaw. Mann scores. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollocher vs. Cooper
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/3/1919 -- CHN at PIT (D)
CHN AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 5 1 2 1 Carson Bigbee, cf 4 1 2 0
Charlie Holloche, ss 4 0 0 0 Zeb Terry, ss 3 1 0 0
Lee Magee, cf 4 0 1 0 Casey Stengel, rf 4 0 0 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 3 0 0 1 George Cutshaw, 2b 4 0 1 0
Charlie Pick, 2b 3 0 0 0 Billy Southworth, lf 2 2 1 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 0 1 0 Howdy Caton, 3b 3 0 1 1
Les Mann, lf 2 1 1 0 Vic Saier, 1b 3 0 1 0
Bill Killefer, c 4 0 2 0 Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 1 1
Phil Douglas, p 1 0 0 0 Wilbur Cooper, p 2 0 1 0
Bob O'Farrell, ph 1 0 0 0
Speed Martin, p 0 0 0 0
Fred Lear, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 28 4 8 2
CHN 000 000 011 -- 2
PIT 012 001 00x -- 4
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Phil Douglas (L) 6.0 8 4 3 2 1
Speed Martin 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 4
E -- George Cutshaw 2, Fred Merkle, Charlie Pick, Billy Southworth, Charlie Hollocher
DP -- CHN 1, PIT 1
LOB -- CHN 9, PIT 5
3B -- Billy Southworth
SB -- Fred Merkle, Carson Bigbee, George Cutshaw, Vic Saier, Les Mann 2
CS -- Fred Merkle, Vic Saier, George Cutshaw, Howdy Caton, Walter Schmidt
SH -- Zeb Terry, Howdy Caton, Phil Douglas, Les Mann
HBP -- by Wilbur Cooper (Charlie Pick)
Balk -- Phil Douglas
T -- 1:52
A -- 3000
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