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New York Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1917-09-19 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 6000 · 2:00

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 4–3. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 3rd. Hippo Vaughn earned the win. Fred Merkle went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Hippo Vaughn L: Slim Sallee SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank O'Day · 1B: Pete Harrison · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	4	0	1	1	1	0
Jim Thorpe	4	1	0	0	1	2
Benny Kauff	4	0	2	0	1	1
Heinie Zimmerman	4	1	1	0	1	2
Art Fletcher	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Smith	2	0	1	2	2	0
Walter Holke	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Rariden	4	0	1	0	0	1
Slim Sallee	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lew McCarty	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hans Lobert	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Robertson	1	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	1	2	0	0	1
Pete Kilduff	3	1	1	0	0	0
Harry Wolter	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rollie Zeider	4	0	2	2	0	1
Fred Merkle	3	1	1	1	1	1
Morrie Schick	3	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Pechous	3	1	1	0	0	1
Rowdy Elliott	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hippo Vaughn	2	0	0	0	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Slim Sallee	3.0	5	2	0
Fred Anderson	5.0	2	0	5

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hippo Vaughn	9.0	8	6	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Burns: 63
Jim Thorpe: 9/F
Benny Kauff: W
Heinie Zimmerman: SB2
Heinie Zimmerman: W
Art Fletcher: 63

Bot 1

Max Flack: S7/G5L
Pete Kilduff: 14/SH.1-2
Harry Wolter: 43.2-3
Rollie Zeider: S9.3-H
Fred Merkle: SB2
Fred Merkle: W
Morrie Schick: 8/F

Top 2

Jimmy Smith: W
Walter Holke: 7/L
Bill Rariden: S8/G46.1-2
Slim Sallee: 3/P13/IF.2-3(E3);1-2
George Burns: 43

Bot 2

Charlie Pechous: FLE5#
Charlie Pechous: 2/FL
Rowdy Elliott: 8/L
Hippo Vaughn: W
Max Flack: 8/F

Top 3

Jim Thorpe: W
Benny Kauff: S9.1-2
Heinie Zimmerman: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Art Fletcher: SB2
Art Fletcher: 5/FL
Jimmy Smith: S8.3-H;2XH(82)

Bot 3

Pete Kilduff: D/78
Harry Wolter: 53/SH.2-3
Rollie Zeider: S7.3-H
Fred Merkle: CS2(26)
Fred Merkle: HR/L78XD
Morrie Schick: 99

Top 4

Walter Holke: 99
Bill Rariden: 99
Lew McCarty: 8/L8XD

Bot 4

Charlie Pechous: K
Rowdy Elliott: 99
Hippo Vaughn: K

Top 5

George Burns: W
Jim Thorpe: PB.1-2
Jim Thorpe: K
Benny Kauff: D7/F7S.2-3
Heinie Zimmerman: K
Art Fletcher: 53

Bot 5

Max Flack: K
Pete Kilduff: 99
Harry Wolter: 99

Top 6

Jimmy Smith: W
Walter Holke: 99
Bill Rariden: K
Fred Anderson: 99

Bot 6

Rollie Zeider: K
Fred Merkle: 99
Morrie Schick: 99

Top 7

George Burns: 99
Jim Thorpe: K
Benny Kauff: K

Bot 7

Charlie Pechous: S5/G5S
Rowdy Elliott: 13.1-2
Hippo Vaughn: 13.2-3
Max Flack: WP.3-H
Max Flack: S
Pete Kilduff: SB2
Pete Kilduff: 99

Top 8

Heinie Zimmerman: S
Art Fletcher: S.1-2
Jimmy Smith: WP.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Smith: 43.3-H;2-3
Hans Lobert: 3/FL
Bill Rariden: 6/P

Bot 8

Harry Wolter: 99
Rollie Zeider: 99
Fred Merkle: K

Top 9

Dave Robertson: D9/F9DW
George Burns: S9.2-H
Jim Thorpe: 9/F.1-2(E9/TH1)
Benny Kauff: 5/P
Heinie Zimmerman: K

Notes & reviews

Merkle muffed popup allowing baserunners to advance (batter was out on Infield Fly Rule)

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