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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 8, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 8, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1921 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
New York Giants
|
Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 8, 1921 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Hart 1B: Barry McCormick 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Flack | Right Fielder |
Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
John Kelleher | Second Baseman |
Ray Grimes | First Baseman |
John Sullivan | Left Fielder |
George Maisel | Center Fielder |
Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
Bill Killefer | Catcher |
Pete Alexander | Pitcher |
Johnny Evers | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Burns | Left Fielder |
Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
Frankie Frisch | Third Baseman |
Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
Mike Gonzalez | First Baseman |
Curt Walker | Center Fielder |
Johnny Rawlings | Second Baseman |
Earl Smith | Catcher |
Art Nehf | Pitcher |
John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 8, 1921
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Nehf
Flack hits a line drive into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Nehf
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Nehf
Kelleher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Nehf
Grimes hits a popup towards first. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Alexander
Bancroft hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Alexander
There goes Frisch. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Hollocher applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Nehf
Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Nehf
Maisel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Nehf
Deal strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Nehf
There goes Maisel. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Maisel steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killefer vs. Nehf
Killefer hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Alexander
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Alexander
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Walker trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Nehf
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Nehf
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Nehf
Hollocher hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Alexander
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Alexander
Nehf hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Nehf
Kelleher hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Nehf
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Nehf
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Alexander
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Nehf
Maisel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Nehf
Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Nehf
Killefer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Alexander
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Alexander
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Alexander
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nehf vs. Alexander
Nehf hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Nehf
Alexander hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Nehf
Flack strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Nehf
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Alexander
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Nehf
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Nehf
Grimes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Nehf
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez bunts for an out with unknown description. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Alexander
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Alexander
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Nehf
Maisel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Nehf
Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Nehf
Killefer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Alexander
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimes fields the ball and throws to Alexander covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Alexander
John Monroe pinch runs for Earl Smith.
Killefer fires to first and picks off Monroe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Alexander
Nehf hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Alexander
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Nehf
Frank Snyder now catching.
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Nehf
Flack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Nehf
Hollocher hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Nehf
Kelleher hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Alexander
Bancroft hits a line drive towards first. Grimes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Alexander
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Alexander
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stengel vs. Alexander
Casey Stengel pinch hits for Mike Gonzalez.
Stengel is walked intentionally. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Alexander
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher misplays the ball. That's an error on Kelleher. Frisch scores. Youngs moves to third. Stengel moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1921 -- Chicago at New York (D) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Flack M, rf 4 0 1 0 Burns G, lf 4 0 0 0 Hollocher C, ss 4 0 0 0 Bancroft D, ss 4 0 0 0 Kelleher J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Frisch F, 3b 3 1 2 0 Grimes R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Youngs R, rf 3 0 1 0 Sullivan J, lf 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez M, 1b 2 0 0 0 Maisel G, cf 3 0 1 0 Stengel C, ph 0 0 0 0 Deal C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Walker C, cf 4 0 1 0 Killefer B, c 3 0 0 0 Rawlings J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Alexander P, p 3 0 0 0 Smith E, c 3 0 2 0 Monroe J, pr 0 0 0 0 Snyder F, c 0 0 0 0 Nehf A, p 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 3 0 29 1 7 0 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 New York 000 000 001 -- 1 1 out when winning run was scored. Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Alexander P (L) 8.1 7 1 0 3 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Nehf A (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 3 E -- Kelleher J LOB -- Chicago 3, New York 7 3B -- Smith E SB -- Maisel G CS -- Frisch F SH -- Gonzalez M T -- 1:37 A -- 0
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