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Chicago Cubs @ 
New York Giants
1925-08-18 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4000 · 1:42
New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 7–1. New York Giants put up 6 in the 8th. Art Nehf earned the win. Irish Meusel went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
W: Art Nehf L: Wilbur Cooper SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Monroe Sweeney · 1B: Cy Pfirman · 2B: (none) · 3B: Hank O'Day · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sparky Adams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Heathcote | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pinky Pittenger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Butch Weis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Grimm | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Griffith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rabbit Maranville | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wilbur Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Art Jahn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Southworth | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frankie Frisch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ross Youngs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Irish Meusel | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 High Pockets Kelly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Terry | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Freddie Lindstrom | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Grover Hartley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Art Nehf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Cooper | 8.0 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jack Scott | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Nehf | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Sparky Adams: D9
- Cliff Heathcote: 9/F89D.2-3
- Pinky Pittenger: S7.3-H;BX2(76)
- Butch Weis: S7
- Charlie Grimm: S9.1-3
- Tommy Griffith: 46(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Billy Southworth: 9/F
- Frankie Frisch: S8
- Ross Youngs: 7/F
- Irish Meusel: CS2(24)
Top 2
- Rabbit Maranville: T8/89S
- Mike Gonzalez: 2/FL
- Wilbur Cooper: 2/P
- Sparky Adams: 43
Bot 2
- Irish Meusel: 63
- High Pockets Kelly: W
- Bill Terry: W.1-2
- Freddie Lindstrom: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Cliff Heathcote: W
- Pinky Pittenger: WP.1-2
- Pinky Pittenger: 9/F9S
- Art Jahn: 4/LDP.2X2(46)
Bot 3
- Grover Hartley: S7
- Art Nehf: W.1-2
- Billy Southworth: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Frankie Frisch: W
- Ross Youngs: 6/L
- Irish Meusel: 46(1)/FO
Top 4
- Charlie Grimm: 6/P
- Tommy Griffith: 5/P
- Rabbit Maranville: K
Bot 4
- High Pockets Kelly: 63
- Bill Terry: S8
- Freddie Lindstrom: S4/G.1-2
- Grover Hartley: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Mike Gonzalez: 7/F
- Wilbur Cooper: 5/FL
- Sparky Adams: 8/F
Bot 5
- Art Nehf: 8/F78
- Billy Southworth: S8
- Frankie Frisch: 8/L
- Ross Youngs: S9/G.1-3
- Irish Meusel: CS2(254)
Top 6
- Cliff Heathcote: 31
- Pinky Pittenger: 6/L-
- Art Jahn: 9/F
Bot 6
- Irish Meusel: D7
- High Pockets Kelly: 9/F.2-3
- Bill Terry: S7/F7S.3-H
- Freddie Lindstrom: 16(1)/FO
- Grover Hartley: 3/G
Top 7
- Charlie Grimm: 43
- Tommy Griffith: 6/P
- Rabbit Maranville: 4/P
Bot 7
- Art Nehf: S9
- Billy Southworth: 4/P
- Frankie Frisch: 3(B)63(1)/GDP
Top 8
- Mike Gonzalez: 43
- Wilbur Cooper: 7/L
- Sparky Adams: 3/G
Bot 8
- Ross Youngs: W
- Irish Meusel: HR/F7D.1-H
- High Pockets Kelly: S9
- Bill Terry: K
- Freddie Lindstrom: D/78.1-3
- Grover Hartley: IW
- Art Nehf: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(E8/THH)
- Billy Southworth: S9.3-H;2-3;B-2(THH)
- Frankie Frisch: 53.3-H;2-3
- Ross Youngs: W
- Irish Meusel: 8/F
Top 9
- Cliff Heathcote: S/BG
- Pinky Pittenger: 14(1)3/GDP
- Art Jahn: 9/F
Notes & reviews
- Youngs tried to catch it close to the rug but it got by him
- Attempted double steal; Southworth was run down.
- Cooper knocked down the smash
- Nehf was run down
- Into upper LF stands
- Griffith's throw hopped wide of the mark