BOXSCORE: 1912 Chicago-NL Cubs At 1912 New York-NL Giants 8/5/1912 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG B.Byrne 3B 5 1 3 1 .271 B.Bescher LF 4 1 1 0 .254 D.Bush SS 3 1 1 0 .231 M.Huggins 2B 4 0 1 0 .306 B-T.Downey PH,SS 1 0 0 0 .280 T.Cobb RF 4 0 2 2 .383 C.Meyers C 4 1 1 0 .336 H.Wagner SS 4 0 1 0 .289 C-A.Wilson C 0 0 0 0 .191 L.Gardner 3B 3 0 0 0 .331 C.Wilson RF 4 2 1 1 .270 A.Strunk CF 3 1 1 0 .263 E-M.Donlin RF 0 0 0 0 .313 F.Luderus 1B 4 0 0 0 .211 D.Hoblitzell 1B 4 2 3 4 .308 S.O'Neill C 4 1 1 0 .235 J.Hummel 2B 3 1 0 1 .236 P.Alexander P 2 0 0 0 .195 D-R.Downs PH,2B 1 0 1 0 .239 A-R.Peckinpaugh PH 1 0 0 0 .196 D.Moeller LF 4 0 1 1 .271 J.Quinn P 0 0 0 0 .192 R.Oldring CF 5 1 2 0 .265 F-G.Cutshaw PH 1 0 1 1 .333 R.Ford P 2 0 0 1 .232 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 9 13 9 Totals 34 3 8 3 A-Pinch Hit For Alexander In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Bush In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Meyers In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Hummel In 9th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Wilson In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Quinn In 9th Inning Cubs............ 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 - 9 13 0 Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 3 Cubs (63-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET R.Ford WIN(12-8) 9 8 3 3 3 6 0 3.13 A1 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 6 0 Giants (53-65) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET P.Alexander LOSS(11-15) 7 9 8 4 3 2 2 3.59 A1 D7 J.Quinn 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 5.23 D8 Totals 9 13 9 5 4 2 2 ATTENDANCE- 7,056 DATE- Thursday, August 5th 1912 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:18 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 8 Giants: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Giants: 2 ERRORS- H.Wagner, L.Gardner, S.O'Neill DOUBLES- B.Byrne(24th), C.Meyers(12th), D.Hoblitzell(20th), D.Moeller(16th) TRIPLES- C.Wilson(33rd), R.Oldring(4th) HOME RUNS- B.Byrne(4th), D.Hoblitzell(2nd) RBIs- B.Byrne(49th), C.Wilson(92nd), D.Hoblitzell-4(51st), J.Hummel(48th), D.Moeller(20th), R.Ford(5th), T.Cobb-2(67th), G.Cutshaw(13th) STOLEN BASES- B.Byrne(8th), R.Oldring(7th) SACRIFICE HITS- C.Meyers, C.Wilson SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Hoblitzell, R.Ford WALKS- D.Bush, J.Hummel, D.Moeller, R.Ford, B.Bescher, L.Gardner, A.Strunk STRIKE OUTS- D.Moeller, R.Oldring, T.Cobb-2, L.Gardner, A.Strunk, F.Luderus-2 GIDP- D.Moeller, R.Oldring, F.Luderus PASSED BALLS- S.O'Neill 2-out RBI- D.Moeller, G.Cutshaw RLISP 2-out- D.Hoblitzell, B.Byrne, R.Oldring, L.Gardner, D.Bush, C.Meyers TEAM RISP- Cubs: 4 for 13 Giants: 3 for 7 First baseman Dick Hoblitzell cracked a homer and had 4 RBI and Russ Ford pitched a complete game as the Chicago-NL Cubs defeated the New York-NL Giants 9 to 3 at Polo Grounds. Hoblitzell had a good day at the plate. He blasted a two-run home run in the 5th inning, doubled scoring a run in the 7th inning and delivered a one-base hit in the 9th inning. Chicago-NL rapped out 13 hits for the afternoon. Ford(12-8), allowing 3 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Pete Alexander(11-15) was the losing pitcher. He was knocked around, surrendering 8 runs in 7 innings. SCORESHEET: 1912 Chicago-NL Cubs at 1912 New York-NL Giants B.Byrne-A1 A1:HR>b# B1:G/63 C1:G/43 D1:Si E1:Do D.Bush-A1 A2:F/8 *3*:Si C2:W>b1 P D2:SB>12 E2:P/6 T.Downey-E2 kOff/13>1 L/4 o C.Meyers-A1 A3:Do B3:Sac/24 *5*:E/2 *7*:F/7 E3:L/6 A.Wilson-E4 >12 C.Wilson-A1 A4:F/7 B4:Tr>2# C4:Sac/54 D4:E/5>b2 *9*:F/9 M.Donlin-E9 >12 D.Hoblit-A1 A5:G/43 B5:SF/9>3 C5:HR>2# D5:Do>2# E5:Si # b# J.Hummel-A1 *2*:G/63 B6:E/6>b2 C6:W>b1 D6:PB>23 E6:Si>13 R.Downs-E6 G/3>3# D.Moelle-A1 A7:G/31 B7:Do>2# C7:G-DP/4 D7:K E7:W>12 b 63>1o 1 R.Oldrin-A1 A8:Si B8:G/13 *6*:K *8*:Tr E8:G-DP/4 63>1o R.Ford-A1 A9:SB>12 *4*:G/63 C9:F/8 D9:SF/9>3 W>b1 # B.Besche-A1 A1:G/53 B1:Si C1:W>12 b D1:L/6 E1:L/6 1 M.Huggin-A1 A2:G/63 B2:G/3 C2:Si>23 D2:G/3 12 T.Cobb-A1 A3:K *4*:Si C3:Si>3# *8*:K 2# 12 H.Wagner-A1 *2*:G/63 B4:Si>13 C4:F/8 D4:F/9 L.Gardne-A1 A5:G/13 B5:W>12 b C5:G/63 D5:K 1 A.Strunk-A1 A6:Si B6:K *6*:F/9 *9*:W>b1 F.Luderu-A1 A7:K B7:G-DP/3 C7:F/8 D7:K 63>1o S.O'Neil-A1 *3*:G/63 *5*:Si C8:L/4 D8:G/23>1 2 P.Alexan-A1 A9:F/9 B9:P/6 *7*:L/3 D9:Si>2# R.Peckin-C9 J.Quinn-D3+