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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1926-09-21 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4000 · 1:36

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 5–2. New York Giants put up 4 in the 6th. Freddie Fitzsimmons earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	7
NY1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		5	11

W: Freddie Fitzsimmons L: Charlie Root SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bob Hart · 1B: Charlie Moran · 2B: (none) · 3B: Peter McLaughlin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	3	2	2	0	1	0
Cliff Heathcote	3	0	1	1	1	0
Pete Scott	3	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Kelly	4	0	2	1	0	0
Charlie Grimm	3	0	0	0	1	0
Howard Freigau	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jimmy Cooney	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Root	2	0	0	0	0	0
Riggs Stephenson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chick Tolson	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Heinie Mueller	5	1	2	0	0	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frankie Frisch	4	0	1	0	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	2	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Terry	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ty Tyson	3	1	2	1	1	0
Travis Jackson	3	1	2	1	0	0
Jack Cummings	3	0	1	2	1	0
Freddie Fitzsimmons	4	0	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	7.0	11	0	1
Bob Osborn	1.0	0	2	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons	9.0	7	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: D
Cliff Heathcote: S.2-H;B-2(THH)
Pete Scott: PO2(26)
Pete Scott: K
Joe Kelly: 63

Bot 1

Heinie Mueller: S
Freddie Lindstrom: S.1-3
Frankie Frisch: 5/FL
High Pockets Kelly: 8/SF.3-H;1-2
Bill Terry: 8

Top 2

Charlie Grimm: 8/L
Howard Freigau: 53
Jimmy Cooney: 9/L

Bot 2

Ty Tyson: 3
Travis Jackson: S
Jack Cummings: 64(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH1)
Freddie Fitzsimmons: S9.2XH(92)

Top 3

Mike Gonzalez: 9
Charlie Root: 43
Sparky Adams: S
Cliff Heathcote: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Cliff Heathcote: 7

Bot 3

Heinie Mueller: 8/L
Freddie Lindstrom: 8/L
Frankie Frisch: 43

Top 4

Pete Scott: 53
Joe Kelly: S
Charlie Grimm: 8
Howard Freigau: K

Bot 4

High Pockets Kelly: 53
Bill Terry: E6/G
Ty Tyson: S.1-2
Travis Jackson: 2/FL
Jack Cummings: 9

Top 5

Jimmy Cooney: 8
Mike Gonzalez: 13
Charlie Root: 43

Bot 5

Freddie Fitzsimmons: 23
Heinie Mueller: S
Freddie Lindstrom: 8
Frankie Frisch: 8

Top 6

Sparky Adams: 13
Cliff Heathcote: 13
Pete Scott: K23

Bot 6

High Pockets Kelly: D
Bill Terry: E6/F
Ty Tyson: S.2-H;1-2
Travis Jackson: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Jack Cummings: D8.2-H;1-H;BX2(864)
Freddie Fitzsimmons: K
Heinie Mueller: 31

Top 7

Joe Kelly: E4/G
Charlie Grimm: 6
Howard Freigau: S.1-2
Jimmy Cooney: S/RINT.2-3;1X2(4)
Mike Gonzalez: 43

Bot 7

Freddie Lindstrom: 3
Frankie Frisch: S
High Pockets Kelly: 8/SF.1-2
Bill Terry: 3

Top 8

Riggs Stephenson: 8
Sparky Adams: W
Cliff Heathcote: W.1-2
Pete Scott: 8/SF.2-3
Joe Kelly: D.3-H;1-3
Charlie Grimm: W
Howard Freigau: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Ty Tyson: W
Travis Jackson: 8/SF.1-2
Jack Cummings: W
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 8
Heinie Mueller: 5/FL

Top 9

Jimmy Cooney: 9
Mike Gonzalez: K
Chick Tolson: K

Notes & reviews

lost in the sun
Howard Freigau called for interference for running out of the baseline

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