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Cubs 2 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
May 18, 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 May 18, 1921 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 18, 1921 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 2 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 3 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherSlim Sallee  
Losing PitcherSpeed Martin  
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Game Winning RBIEarl Smith 

Game Info

DateMay 18, 1921 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherBuck Freeman  
Home Starting PitcherRube Benton  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance12,000 
Time of Game2 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hank O'Day
1B: Ernie Quigley
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Max Flack  Right Fielder 
Charlie Hollocher  Shortstop 
Zeb Terry  Second Baseman 
Ray Grimes  First Baseman 
George Maisel  Center Fielder 
John Sullivan  Left Fielder 
Charlie Deal  Third Baseman 
Bob O'Farrell  Catcher 
Buck Freeman  Pitcher 
Johnny Evers  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
George Burns  Left Fielder 
Dave Bancroft  Shortstop 
Frankie Frisch  Second Baseman 
Ross Youngs  Right Fielder 
High Pockets Kelly  First Baseman 
Curt Walker  Center Fielder 
Goldie Rapp  Third Baseman 
Earl Smith  Catcher 
Rube Benton  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Cubs 2 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
May 18, 1921

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/18/1921 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Flack M, rf           5  1  2  0   Burns G, lf           3  0  1  0   
Hollocher C, ss       4  0  1  1   Bancroft D, ss        3  1  0  0   
Terry Z, 2b           5  0  2  1   Frisch F, 2b          3  0  0  0   
Grimes R, 1b          4  0  2  0   Youngs R, rf          4  0  1  0   
Maisel G, cf          4  0  0  0   Kelly G, 1b           2  0  1  1   
Sullivan J, lf        3  0  1  0   Walker C, cf          2  0  1  0   
Deal C, 3b            3  1  0  0   Snyder F, ph          0  0  0  1   
O'Farrell B, c        3  0  1  0   Douglas P, p          0  0  0  0   
Twombly B, ph         1  0  0  0   Sallee S, p           0  0  0  0   
Daly T, c             0  0  0  0   Rapp G, 3b            4  0  1  0   
Freeman B, p          3  0  1  0   Smith E, c            4  1  1  1   
York L, p             0  0  0  0   Benton R, p           2  0  0  0   
Barber T, ph          0  0  0  0   Brown E, ph           0  0  0  0   
Martin S, p           0  0  0  0   King L, pr-cf         0  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  2 10  2                        27  3  6  3

Chicago          000 100 001 --  2
New York         000 000 021 --  3
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Freeman B             7.1  5  2  2  5  1
York L                0.2  0  0  0  2  1
Martin S (L)          0.0  1  1  1  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Benton R              8.0  9  1  1  2  2
Douglas P             0.1  0  1  1  2  0
Sallee S (W)          0.2  1  0  0  0  0

DP -- Chicago 2, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 8
2B -- Flack M
HR -- Smith E
SB -- Maisel G
CS -- Terry Z, Youngs R
HBP -- by Freeman B (Brown E)
T -- 2:10
A -- 12000

    

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