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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 16, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 16, 1917 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vic Aldridge |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Reulbach |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 3,100 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Wortman | Shortstop |
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Rowdy Elliott | Catcher |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Vic Aldridge | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Johnny Evers | Second Baseman |
| George Twombly | Center Fielder |
| Red Smith | Third Baseman |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Fred Bailey | Left Fielder |
| Hank Gowdy | Catcher |
| Joe Wilhoit | Right Fielder |
| Ed Reulbach | Pitcher |
| George Stallings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 16, 1917
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Reulbach
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Reulbach
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Reulbach
Doyle takes first base on ball four. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Reulbach
Merkle takes first base on ball four. Flack moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Reulbach
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Wilhoit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flack tags and scores. Doyle tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mann vs. Reulbach
Mann is hit by the pitch. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Reulbach
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Maranville fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Aldridge
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wortman. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Aldridge
Evers hits a ball on the ground for a single.There goes Maranville trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Twombly vs. Aldridge
There goes Evers. The throw from Elliott and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twombly vs. Aldridge
Twombly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Aldridge
There goes Twombly. The throw from Elliott and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Reulbach
Deal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aldridge vs. Reulbach
Aldridge hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gowdy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Reulbach
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flack vs. Reulbach
There goes Wortman. The throw from Gowdy and he is safe. Wortman steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Reulbach
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reulbach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Aldridge
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Aldridge
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Aldridge
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Reulbach
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Reulbach
Merkle takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Reulbach
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers misplays the ball. That's an error on Evers. Doyle moves to third. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mann vs. Reulbach
Mann hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bailey who is chasing the ball. Mann reaches third base with a triple. Doyle scores. Merkle scores. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Reulbach
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mann scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Reulbach
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aldridge vs. Reulbach
Aldridge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reulbach fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Aldridge
Gowdy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Gowdy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilhoit vs. Aldridge
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reulbach vs. Aldridge
Reulbach is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maranville vs. Aldridge
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Reulbach
Wortman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Reulbach
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reulbach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Reulbach
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Reulbach
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Aldridge
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twombly vs. Aldridge
Twombly hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Aldridge
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Aldridge
Konetchy hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Reulbach
Williams hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Reulbach
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Reulbach
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Aldridge
Bailey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Aldridge
Gowdy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Aldridge
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Reulbach
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aldridge vs. Reulbach
Aldridge hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Reulbach
Wortman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reulbach vs. Aldridge
Reulbach is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Aldridge
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maranville for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Aldridge
Evers hits a popup beyond third. Deal can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Twombly vs. Aldridge
Twombly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Reulbach
Flack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Reulbach
Doyle bunts towards the mound. Reulbach fields it and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Reulbach
Reulbach spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Reulbach. Flack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Reulbach
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to home to get Flack. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Reulbach
There goes Merkle. The throw from Gowdy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Reulbach
Williams hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Wilhoit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Aldridge
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Aldridge
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Aldridge
Bailey bunts towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Reulbach
Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Reulbach
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reulbach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Reulbach
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Aldridge
Gowdy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilhoit vs. Aldridge
Wilhoit takes first base on ball four. Gowdy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Magee vs. Aldridge
Sherry Magee pinch hits for Ed Reulbach.
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out. Gowdy moves to third. Wilhoit moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maranville vs. Aldridge
Maranville hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evers vs. Aldridge
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aldridge vs. Ragan
Pat Ragan now pitching.
Aldridge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Ragan
Wortman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aldridge moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Ragan
Flack hits a fly ball into center field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Ragan
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Ragan
Merkle hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bailey who is chasing the ball. Merkle reaches third base with a triple. Aldridge scores. Wortman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Ragan
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merkle scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Ragan
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Maranville, and towards Evers, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twombly vs. Aldridge
Twombly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Aldridge
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Aldridge
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1917 -- CHN at BSN (D)
CHN AB R H RBI BSN AB R H RBI
Chuck Wortman, ss 5 1 1 0 Rabbit Maranvill, ss 4 0 0 0
Max Flack, rf 5 1 2 0 Johnny Evers, 2b 4 0 2 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 2 1 1 0 George Twombly, cf 3 0 0 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 3 2 1 2 Red Smith, 3b 4 0 1 0
Cy Williams, cf 4 1 1 2 Ed Konetchy, 1b 4 0 0 0
Les Mann, lf 4 1 1 3 Fred Bailey, lf 3 0 0 0
Rowdy Elliott, c 4 0 1 1 Hank Gowdy, c 3 0 2 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 0 1 0 Joe Wilhoit, rf 2 0 0 0
Vic Aldridge, p 4 1 1 0 Ed Reulbach, p 2 0 0 0
Sherry Magee, ph 1 0 0 0
Pat Ragan, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 10 8 30 0 5 0
CHN 104 000 003 -- 8
BSN 000 000 000 -- 0
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Vic Aldridge (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 2
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Ed Reulbach (L) 8.0 6 5 4 4 2
Pat Ragan 1.0 4 3 3 0 0
E -- Chuck Wortman, Johnny Evers, Ed Reulbach, Hank Gowdy
DP -- BSN 1
LOB -- CHN 7, BSN 5
2B -- Hank Gowdy
3B -- Les Mann, Fred Merkle
SB -- Chuck Wortman, Fred Merkle
CS -- Johnny Evers, George Twombly
SH -- Larry Doyle
SF -- Cy Williams
HBP -- by Ed Reulbach (Les Mann)
T -- 1:49
A -- 3100
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