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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 31, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on August 31, 1917 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Pfeffer |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Johnston | Shortstop |
| Jake Daubert | First Baseman |
| Hi Myers | Second Baseman |
| Casey Stengel | Right Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
| Zack Wheat | Left Fielder |
| Frank O'Rourke | Third Baseman |
| Otto Miller | Catcher |
| Jeff Pfeffer | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 31, 1917
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Pfeffer
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Pfeffer
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Pfeffer
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Benton
Johnston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Benton
Daubert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Benton
Myers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Pfeffer
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Pfeffer
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pfeffer
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Benton
Stengel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Benton
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Benton
Wheat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Benton
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Pfeffer
Holke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Pfeffer
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Pfeffer
Benton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Pfeffer
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Benton
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pfeffer vs. Benton
Pfeffer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Benton
Johnston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pfeffer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daubert vs. Benton
Daubert bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Pfeffer moves to third. Johnston moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Myers vs. Benton
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Myers for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Pfeffer
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Pfeffer
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Pfeffer
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Benton
Stengel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Benton
Hickman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Benton
Wheat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Pfeffer
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pfeffer
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Pfeffer
Holke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Pfeffer
Holke is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Benton
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Benton
Miller bunts for an out with unknown description. O'Rourke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pfeffer vs. Benton
Pfeffer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnston vs. Benton
Johnston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Pfeffer
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Pfeffer
Benton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Pfeffer
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Benton
Daubert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Benton
Myers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Benton
Stengel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Pfeffer
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Pfeffer
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Pfeffer
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Pfeffer
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Benton
Hickman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Benton
Wheat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Benton
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pfeffer
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Pfeffer
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnston misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnston. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Pfeffer
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Pfeffer
Benton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Benton
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pfeffer vs. Benton
Pfeffer bunts for an out with unknown description. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnston vs. Benton
Johnston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Daubert vs. Benton
Daubert takes first base on ball four. Johnston moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Myers vs. Benton
Myers hits a fly ball towards cemter. Kauff catches it and throws to home to double up Miller. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Pfeffer
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Pfeffer
Robertson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hickman, who is chasing the ball. Robertson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Pfeffer
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Pfeffer
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robertson scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Pfeffer
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Miller and he is safe. Zimmerman steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Pfeffer
Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Benton
Stengel hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Benton
Hickman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Kauff is chasing the ball. Hickman rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Benton
Wheat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Benton
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Benton
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Pfeffer
Joe Wilhoit pinch hits for Jimmy Smith.
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Pfeffer
Holke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Pfeffer
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pfeffer vs. Benton
Heinie Zimmerman now playing second base. Hans Lobert now playing third base.
Pfeffer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Benton
Johnston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Benton
Daubert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 11
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Pfeffer
Benton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Pfeffer
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Pfeffer
Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Pfeffer
Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Benton
Myers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Benton
Stengel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Benton
Hickman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1917, game 2 -- New York at BRO (D)
New York AB R H RBI BRO AB R H RBI
Burns G, lf 5 0 1 0 Jimmy Johnston, ss 5 0 2 0
Robertson D, rf 5 1 1 0 Jake Daubert, 1b 3 0 0 0
Kauff B, cf 5 0 0 0 Hi Myers, 2b 5 0 0 0
Zimmerman H, 3b-2b 4 0 2 1 Casey Stengel, rf 5 0 0 0
Fletcher A, ss 4 0 0 0 Jim Hickman, cf 5 1 1 1
Smith J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Zack Wheat, lf 3 0 1 0
Wilhoit J, ph 1 0 0 0 Frank O'Rourke, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lobert H, 3b 0 0 0 0 Otto Miller, c 3 0 1 0
Holke W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jeff Pfeffer, p 3 0 1 0
Rariden B, c 4 0 0 0
Benton R, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 1 6 1 36 1 7 1
New York 000 000 001 00 -- 1
BRO 000 000 001 00 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Benton R 11.0 7 1 1 2 3
BRO IP H R ER BB SO
Jeff Pfeffer 11.0 6 1 1 0 1
E -- Jimmy Johnston
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 5, BRO 7
3B -- Robertson D
HR -- Jim Hickman
SB -- Zimmerman H
CS -- Holke W
SH -- Jake Daubert, Otto Miller, Jeff Pfeffer
T -- 2:00
A -- 15000
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