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New York Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1925-09-18 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 5000 · 1:33

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 8–3. New York Giants put up 4 in the 8th. Virgil Barnes earned the win. Freddie Lindstrom went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	8	14
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	13

W: Virgil Barnes L: Wilbur Cooper SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Monroe Sweeney · 1B: Hank O'Day · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cy Pfirman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Billy Southworth	5	0	0	0	0
Frankie Frisch	5	1	2	0	0
Irish Meusel	5	1	1	1	1
High Pockets Kelly	4	2	1	0	0
Bill Terry	4	2	2	1	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	1	3	4	0
Travis Jackson	4	1	2	0	0
Frank Snyder	4	0	1	2	0
Virgil Barnes	4	0	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Sparky Adams	5	0	2	0	0
Alex Metzler	5	0	1	0	2
Howard Freigau	5	0	0	0	0
Art Jahn	5	1	3	0	0
Joe Munson	5	1	1	0	0
Charlie Grimm	4	0	2	1	0
Pinky Pittenger	4	1	4	1	0
Mike Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0
Wilbur Cooper	3	0	0	0	0
Butch Weis	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Barnes	9.0	13	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Cooper	8.0	13	0	1
Vic Keen	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Southworth: 43
Frankie Frisch: 7/F7D
Irish Meusel: 9/F

Bot 1

Sparky Adams: 13
Alex Metzler: K
Howard Freigau: 63

Top 2

High Pockets Kelly: E5/TH1
Bill Terry: S7/78.1-2
Freddie Lindstrom: T8/89D.2-H(UR);1-H
Travis Jackson: 7(B)2(3)/FDP
Frank Snyder: 43

Bot 2

Art Jahn: 63
Joe Munson: 43
Charlie Grimm: S9
Pinky Pittenger: S6/G56.1-2
Mike Gonzalez: 43

Top 3

Virgil Barnes: S8
Billy Southworth: 7/F
Frankie Frisch: S9.1-2
Irish Meusel: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 3

Wilbur Cooper: 43
Sparky Adams: 43
Alex Metzler: S7
Howard Freigau: E5/G.1-2
Art Jahn: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

High Pockets Kelly: 6/P
Bill Terry: 7/F78
Freddie Lindstrom: 53

Bot 4

Joe Munson: 43
Charlie Grimm: 53
Pinky Pittenger: S7
Mike Gonzalez: 7/F

Top 5

Travis Jackson: S7
Frank Snyder: 16(1)3/GDP
Virgil Barnes: 6/L

Bot 5

Wilbur Cooper: 63
Sparky Adams: D/89
Alex Metzler: 43.2-3
Howard Freigau: 63

Top 6

Billy Southworth: 63
Frankie Frisch: 7/F
Irish Meusel: 9/F

Bot 6

Art Jahn: S8
Joe Munson: S9/G3.1-3
Charlie Grimm: S/F89S.3-H;1-2
Pinky Pittenger: S7/F7.2-H;1-2
Mike Gonzalez: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Wilbur Cooper: 64(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH1)(NR)(UR)
Sparky Adams: S4/G.1-2
Alex Metzler: K

Top 7

High Pockets Kelly: 9/F
Bill Terry: 8/F
Freddie Lindstrom: S8
Travis Jackson: S6/G56.1-2
Frank Snyder: D7/7LD.2-H;1-H
Virgil Barnes: 31

Bot 7

Howard Freigau: 5/BP
Art Jahn: D8
Joe Munson: 43.2-3
Charlie Grimm: 9/L

Top 8

Billy Southworth: 9/F
Frankie Frisch: S5/BG
Irish Meusel: D/78.1-H
High Pockets Kelly: S6/G6M.2-3
Bill Terry: D8.3-H;1-3
Freddie Lindstrom: D7/7L.3-H;2-H
Travis Jackson: 63
Frank Snyder: 63

Bot 8

Pinky Pittenger: S6/G
Mike Gonzalez: 6(1)/FO
Butch Weis: 46(1)/FO
Sparky Adams: 53

Top 9

Virgil Barnes: S7
Billy Southworth: 16(1)/FO
Frankie Frisch: 63/G56.1-2
Irish Meusel: 8/F8XD

Bot 9

Alex Metzler: 13
Howard Freigau: 5/P
Art Jahn: S9
Joe Munson: DI.1-2
Joe Munson: 43

Notes & reviews

ML Debut for Joe Munson
Wide, low peg
To the wire fence in RCF
Munson's 1st ML AB
Hit & run
Nice 1-handed stop
Bounced over Terry
Dropped between Southworth and Frisch
Kelly misjudged it
Frisch's low throw went into NY1 dugout
Off Frisch's glove
Great 1-handed catch
Through Jackson

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