Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
August 3, 1918 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1918 at Polo Grounds V. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 11, New York Giants 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Flack rf 5 3 3 1
Hollocher ss 4 2 1 0
Mann lf 3 1 2 1
Paskert cf 3 2 1 1
Merkle 1b 4 1 2 4
Pick 3b 5 1 2 2
Zeider 2b 5 0 0 0
Killefer c 5 0 1 0
Hendrix p 3 1 2 0
  Martin p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 14 9
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Burns cf 5 1 2 0
Youngs rf 5 0 1 0
Fletcher ss 1 0 0 0
  Sicking ss 4 1 1 1
Doyle 2b 4 2 2 1
Zimmerman 3b 5 1 2 2
Compton lf 3 0 0 1
Kirke 1b 4 0 0 0
Rariden c 4 0 2 0
Perritt p 0 0 0 0
  Demaree p 2 1 0 0
  Wilhoit ph 1 0 0 0
  Steele p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 10 5
Chicago 360 001 010–11142
New York 000 310 011–6101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hendrix  W(15-6) 4.1 6 4 4 1 1
  Martin  SV(1) 4.2 4 2 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
0
1
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Perritt  L(14-9) 2.0 9 9 8 2 0
  Demaree   6.0 5 2 2 1 3
  Steele   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
  E–Hollocher (38), Pick (1), Zimmerman (16).  DP–New York 1. Doyle-Kirke.  PB–Killefer 2 (5).  2B–Chicago Paskert (20); Killefer (9).  3B–Chicago Pick (1), New York Zimmerman (8).  HR–Chicago Flack (4).  SH–Mann (19); Paskert (19); Merkle (17); Demaree (4).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  SB–Flack (14); Mann 2 (14); Doyle 2 (7).  U–Cy Rigler, Hank O'Day.
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