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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1916-06-14 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 7000 · 1:31

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 4–0. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 8th. Jimmy Lavender earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Jimmy Lavender L: Christy Mathewson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Bob Emslie · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex McCarthy	5	0	0	0	0	1
Max Flack	5	1	2	0	0	1
Cy Williams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Schulte	4	0	0	0	0	0
Heinie Zimmerman	4	2	0	0	0	0
Vic Saier	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jimmy Archer	2	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Mulligan	4	1	3	0	0	0
Jimmy Lavender	3	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
George Burns	3	0	0
Dave Robertson	3	0	2
Larry Doyle	3	0	0
Benny Kauff	3	1	1
Art Fletcher	3	0	1
Fred Merkle	2	0	0
Bill McKechnie	3	0	0
Bill Rariden	3	0	1
Christy Mathewson	3	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmy Lavender	9.0	1	0	5

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Christy Mathewson	9.0	7	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alex McCarthy: 53
Max Flack: K23
Cy Williams: 4/P

Bot 1

George Burns: HP
Dave Robertson: 13/SH.1-2
Larry Doyle: HP
Benny Kauff: K
Art Fletcher: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Frank Schulte: 63
Heinie Zimmerman: 43
Vic Saier: E3/G.B-1
Jimmy Archer: CS2(24)

Bot 2

Fred Merkle: HP
Bill McKechnie: 6/P
Bill Rariden: K
Christy Mathewson: SB2
Christy Mathewson: 13

Top 3

Jimmy Archer: 53
Eddie Mulligan: 53
Jimmy Lavender: K

Bot 3

George Burns: 53
Dave Robertson: K
Larry Doyle: 3/G

Top 4

Alex McCarthy: 7/F
Max Flack: S7
Cy Williams: SB2
Cy Williams: 9/F
Frank Schulte: 3/FL

Bot 4

Benny Kauff: E4/G.B-1
Art Fletcher: CS2(26)
Art Fletcher: K
Fred Merkle: 63

Top 5

Heinie Zimmerman: E8/L.B-2
Vic Saier: FC2/SH.2-H(E2/TH)(NR)(UR);B-1
Jimmy Archer: 13/SH.1-2
Eddie Mulligan: S.2-3
Jimmy Lavender: 6/P
Alex McCarthy: K/C

Bot 5

Bill McKechnie: 3/G
Bill Rariden: 13
Christy Mathewson: 3/G

Top 6

Max Flack: 43
Cy Williams: S8
Frank Schulte: 7/F
Heinie Zimmerman: 43

Bot 6

George Burns: 53
Dave Robertson: 43
Larry Doyle: 8/F

Top 7

Vic Saier: 8/F8D
Jimmy Archer: W
Eddie Mulligan: S9.1-2
Jimmy Lavender: 4/P
Alex McCarthy: 8/F

Bot 7

Benny Kauff: S1
Art Fletcher: 56(1)3/GDP
Fred Merkle: 7/F

Top 8

Max Flack: S9
Cy Williams: 23/SH.1-2
Frank Schulte: 13.2-3
Heinie Zimmerman: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Vic Saier: S9.2-H(UR);B-2(TH)
Jimmy Archer: 23

Bot 8

Bill McKechnie: 3/G
Bill Rariden: 4/P
Christy Mathewson: 63

Top 9

Eddie Mulligan: S1/G
Jimmy Lavender: 13/SH.1-2
Alex McCarthy: 43.2-3
Max Flack: E3/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
Cy Williams: 3/G

Bot 9

George Burns: 53
Dave Robertson: K
Larry Doyle: 3/G

Notes & reviews

Kauff injured sliding into 1st and left game

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