Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
May 23, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1917 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 3, New York Giants 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Zeider ss 5 1 2 0
Wolter rf 5 1 2 1
Doyle 2b 3 0 0 1
Merkle 1b 4 0 1 0
Williams cf 3 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
  Flack cf 0 0 0 0
Mann lf 4 0 1 0
Wilson c 3 1 1 1
Deal 3b 4 0 1 0
Vaughn p 0 0 0 0
  Hendrix p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Burns lf 4 1 2 1
Kauff cf 3 1 1 0
Robertson rf 2 0 0 1
Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 2
Fletcher ss 4 1 1 0
Kilduff 2b 4 0 1 1
Holke 1b 3 0 0 0
McCarty c 3 1 1 0
  Herzog pr 0 1 0 0
  Rariden c 0 0 0 0
Schupp p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Chicago 002 000 100–382
New York 310 000 10x–572
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughn  L(6-4) 1.2 5 4 2 1 1
  Hendrix   6.1 2 1 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
2
1
0
0
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Schupp  W(5-0) 9.0 8 3 3 2 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
6
  E–Zeider (10), Vaughn (3), Robertson (5), Kilduff (4).  2B–New York Burns (6); Fletcher (6); Kilduff (2).  3B–Chicago Wolter (4).  HR–Chicago Wilson (1,7th inning off Schupp 0 on 0 out).  SH–Doyle (12); Robertson 2 (7).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  U–Lord Byron, Ernie Quigley.
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