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New York Giants @ 
Chicago Cubs
1926-07-17 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 30000 · 1:58
New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 8–3. New York Giants put up 5 in the 9th. Kent Greenfield earned the win and Jack Scott picked up the save. Charlie Grimm went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
W: Kent Greenfield L: Sheriff Blake SV: Jack Scott
Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Frank Wilson · 2B: (none) · 3B: Peter McLaughlin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heinie Mueller | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frankie Frisch | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Ross Youngs | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddie Lindstrom | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Irish Meusel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 High Pockets Kelly | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Travis Jackson | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Florence | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Virgil Barnes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Terry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jimmy Johnston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sparky Adams | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Heathcote | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Howard Freigau | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hack Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Riggs Stephenson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Grimm | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmy Cooney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabby Hartnett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sheriff Blake | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chick Tolson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Barnes | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
 Kent Greenfield | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Jack Scott | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff Blake | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
 Bob Osborn | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Heinie Mueller: 43
- Frankie Frisch: S
- Ross Youngs: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Sparky Adams: K
- Cliff Heathcote: 43
- Howard Freigau: D
- Hack Wilson: 8/F8XDW
Top 2
- Freddie Lindstrom: S
- Irish Meusel: 4
- High Pockets Kelly: K+CS2(24)/DP
Bot 2
- Riggs Stephenson: S
- Charlie Grimm: S9.1X3(95)
- Jimmy Cooney: S.1-3
- Gabby Hartnett: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Travis Jackson: S
- Paul Florence: W.1-2
- Virgil Barnes: K
- Heinie Mueller: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Frankie Frisch: CSH(E6).3-H(UR);1-2
- Frankie Frisch: S.2-H(UR)
- Ross Youngs: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Sheriff Blake: 4
- Sparky Adams: S
- Cliff Heathcote: W.1-2
- Howard Freigau: 8/SF.2-3;1-2
- Hack Wilson: 63
Top 4
- Freddie Lindstrom: 3
- Irish Meusel: 8
- High Pockets Kelly: D
- Travis Jackson: 63
Bot 4
- Riggs Stephenson: K
- Charlie Grimm: D
- Jimmy Cooney: 43.2-3
- Gabby Hartnett: D.3-H
- Sheriff Blake: S.2-H
- Sparky Adams: 46(1)/FO
Top 5
- Paul Florence: W
- Virgil Barnes: 16(1)/FO
- Heinie Mueller: 64(1)/FO
- Frankie Frisch: 54(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Cliff Heathcote: W
- Howard Freigau: 2/FL
- Hack Wilson: 7(B)43(1)/FDP
Top 6
- Ross Youngs: S
- Freddie Lindstrom: W.1-2
- Irish Meusel: 2/FL
- High Pockets Kelly: 6(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Riggs Stephenson: 43
- Charlie Grimm: D
- Jimmy Cooney: 43.2-3
- Gabby Hartnett: 63
Top 7
- Travis Jackson: S
- Paul Florence: D.1-3
- Bill Terry: W
- Heinie Mueller: 7/SF.3-H
- Frankie Frisch: 13.2-3;1-2
- Ross Youngs: 53
Bot 7
- Sheriff Blake: S
- Sparky Adams: 13/SH.1-2
- Cliff Heathcote: 7
- Howard Freigau: K
Top 8
- Freddie Lindstrom: 9
- Irish Meusel: W
- High Pockets Kelly: CS2(24)
- High Pockets Kelly: K
Bot 8
- Hack Wilson: K
- Riggs Stephenson: 3/FL
- Charlie Grimm: HR/9
- Jimmy Cooney: 9
Top 9
- Travis Jackson: T
- Paul Florence: W
- Jimmy Johnston: S.3-H;1-2
- Heinie Mueller: E7/F.2-3;1-2
- Frankie Frisch: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3(E7);B-2
- Ross Youngs: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
- Freddie Lindstrom: 46(1)/FO
- Irish Meusel: 54(1)/FO
- High Pockets Kelly: 63
Bot 9
- Gabby Hartnett: 31
- Chick Tolson: S
- Sparky Adams: S.1-2
- Cliff Heathcote: 16(1)/FO.2-3
- Howard Freigau: 54(1)/FO
Notes & reviews
- Freddy Lindstrom was spiked on the left foot and had to be bandaged