Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
August 3, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1926 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 5, New York Giants 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 5 0 2 0
Heathcote cf 5 2 3 0
Stephenson lf 4 0 2 2
Kelly rf 5 0 2 0
  Scott rf 0 0 0 0
Tolson 1b 4 1 1 0
Freigau 3b 3 1 1 0
Cooney ss 4 1 1 3
Hartnett c 4 0 0 0
Bush p 4 0 2 0
  Kaufmann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 14 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Frisch 2b 3 0 0 0
  Cohen 2b 0 0 0 0
Youngs rf 4 1 0 0
Lindstrom 3b 4 1 2 0
Tyson lf 3 0 0 0
Kelly 1b 3 1 0 0
Mueller cf 4 0 1 0
Jackson ss 4 0 1 1
Snyder c 3 0 0 0
  Meusel ph 0 0 0 0
  Farrell pr 0 0 0 0
Greenfield p 1 0 0 0
  Terry ph 1 0 1 0
  Davies p 1 0 0 0
  Johnston ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 1
Chicago 000 003 1015141
New York 000 000 003351
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bush  W(5-6) 8.2 5 3 0 3 1
  Kaufmann  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
0
4
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Greenfield  L(10-9) 6.0 9 3 3 2 2
  Davies   3.0 5 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
2
3

  E–Tolson (1), Lindstrom (11).  DP–Chicago 1. Cooney, New York 2. Jackson-Frisch-Kelly, Jackson-Frisch-Kelly.  2B–Chicago Stephenson (12); Kelly (10), New York Jackson (11).  HR–Chicago Cooney (1,6th inning off Greenfield 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Adams (11); Lindstrom (6); Tyson (5).  U–Ernie Quigley, Barry McCormick, Beans Reardon.
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