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New York Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1915-09-19 · Day game · West Side Grounds · Att: 7000 · 1:35

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 7–1. New York Giants put up 4 in the 8th. Sailor Stroud earned the win and Rube Benton picked up the save. Dave Robertson went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	7	12
CHN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4

W: Sailor Stroud L: Bert Humphries SV: Rube Benton

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	5	1	1	2	0	0
Dave Robertson	4	1	4	3	0	0
Larry Doyle	4	0	1	0	0	0
Fred Merkle	4	0	0	0	0	0
Art Fletcher	4	0	1	0	0	0
Marty Becker	4	2	1	0	0	0
Eddie Grant	4	2	3	1	0	0
Bobby Schang	3	0	1	1	0	0
Sailor Stroud	2	0	0	0	0	1
Chief Meyers	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rube Benton	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Wilbur Good	3	0	1	1	0
Bob Fisher	4	0	0	0	1
Frank Schulte	4	0	1	0	0
Art Phelan	4	0	2	0	0
Vic Saier	4	0	0	0	0
Cy Williams	4	0	0	0	0
Alex McCarthy	2	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Archer	3	1	0	0	0
Bert Humphries	3	0	0	0	0
Pete Knisely	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sailor Stroud	7.0	4	0	1
Rube Benton	2.0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bert Humphries	9.0	12	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Burns: 99
Dave Robertson: S
Larry Doyle: S.1-3
Fred Merkle: FC/DP.3XH(5235);1-3;BX2(549)

Bot 1

Wilbur Good: 99
Bob Fisher: 99
Frank Schulte: 99

Top 2

Art Fletcher: 99
Marty Becker: 99
Eddie Grant: 99

Bot 2

Art Phelan: D
Vic Saier: 3/G.2-3
Cy Williams: 63.3-3
Alex McCarthy: 99

Top 3

Bobby Schang: 99
Sailor Stroud: K
George Burns: 99

Bot 3

Jimmy Archer: 99
Bert Humphries: 99
Wilbur Good: 99

Top 4

Dave Robertson: S
Larry Doyle: 99
Fred Merkle: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Bob Fisher: 99
Frank Schulte: 99
Art Phelan: S8.B-2(E8)
Vic Saier: 99

Top 5

Art Fletcher: 99
Marty Becker: 99
Eddie Grant: S
Bobby Schang: PO1(99)

Bot 5

Cy Williams: 99
Alex McCarthy: HP
Jimmy Archer: E4/G.1-3
Bert Humphries: FC.3XH(12);1-2
Wilbur Good: D9.2-H(UR);1-3
Bob Fisher: K

Top 6

Bobby Schang: 99
Sailor Stroud: 99
George Burns: 99

Bot 6

Frank Schulte: S
Art Phelan: 99
Vic Saier: 99(1)/FO
Cy Williams: SB2
Cy Williams: 99

Top 7

Dave Robertson: HR9/IPHR
Larry Doyle: 99
Fred Merkle: 99
Art Fletcher: 99

Bot 7

Alex McCarthy: 99
Jimmy Archer: 99
Bert Humphries: 99

Top 8

Marty Becker: S/BG
Eddie Grant: S9.1-2
Bobby Schang: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Chief Meyers: IW
George Burns: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Dave Robertson: S.3-H;2-H
Larry Doyle: 99
Fred Merkle: 99

Bot 8

Pete Knisely: 99
Bob Fisher: 99
Frank Schulte: 99

Top 9

Art Fletcher: S6
Marty Becker: 99(1)/FO
Eddie Grant: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Eddie Grant: S.3-H;B-2(E8)
Bobby Schang: S.2-H(UR)
Rube Benton: 99
George Burns: 99

Bot 9

Art Phelan: 99
Vic Saier: 99
Cy Williams: 99

Notes & reviews

Fisher hit in face by groundball

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