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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 8, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 8, 1918 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Sherdel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jake Northrop |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Pete Harrison 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Anderson | Right Fielder |
| Bruno Betzel | Center Fielder |
| Gene Paulette | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Bob Fisher | Second Baseman |
| Austin McHenry | Left Fielder |
| Herman Bronkie | Third Baseman |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Bill Sherdel | Pitcher |
| Jack Hendricks | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Jim Kelly | Left Fielder |
| Chet Chadbourne | Center Fielder |
| Zeb Terry | Shortstop |
| Red Smith | Third Baseman |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Art Wilson | Catcher |
| Jimmy Smith | Right Fielder |
| Jake Northrop | Pitcher |
| George Stallings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 8, 1918
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Northrop
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Northrop
Betzel bunts towards first. Konetchy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Betzel for the out. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paulette vs. Northrop
Paulette hits a fly ball into center field. Chadbourne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Northrop
Hornsby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Anderson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisher vs. Northrop
There goes Hornsby. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Hornsby steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisher vs. Northrop
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Sherdel
Herzog hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Sherdel
Kelly hits a line drive towards third. Bronkie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chadbourne vs. Sherdel
Chadbourne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Sherdel
There goes Chadbourne. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, Hornsby applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Northrop
McHenry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Northrop fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bronkie vs. Northrop
Bronkie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Northrop
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chadbourne. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sherdel vs. Northrop
Sherdel hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herzog reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Sherdel
Terry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sherdel
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Terry moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Konetchy vs. Sherdel
Konetchy hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Sherdel
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Northrop
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Northrop
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Northrop
Paulette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sherdel
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrop vs. Sherdel
Northrop hits a fly ball into center field. Betzel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Sherdel
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bronkie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Northrop
Hornsby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisher vs. Northrop
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McHenry vs. Northrop
McHenry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bronkie vs. Northrop
Wilson fires to third and picks off Hornsby. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bronkie vs. Northrop
There goes McHenry. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Herzog applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Sherdel
Charlie Grimm now playing first base. Gene Paulette now playing shortstop.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fisher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chadbourne vs. Sherdel
Chadbourne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Sherdel
Terry hits a line drive into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bronkie vs. Northrop
Bronkie hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Northrop
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherdel vs. Northrop
Sherdel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Northrop fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sherdel
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Sherdel
Konetchy bunts towards the mound. Sherdel fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Sherdel
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Betzel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Sherdel
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrop vs. Sherdel
Northrop hits a fly ball into center field. Betzel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Northrop
Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Northrop
Betzel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paulette vs. Northrop
Paulette bunts towards the mound. Northrop fields it and throws to first for the out. Anderson moves to third. Betzel moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grimm vs. Northrop
Grimm hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chadbourne. Grimm reaches second base with a double. Anderson scores. Betzel scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisher vs. Northrop
Fisher hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McHenry vs. Northrop
McHenry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Sherdel
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Sherdel
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chadbourne vs. Sherdel
Chadbourne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Sherdel
Terry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herzog scores. Chadbourne moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Sherdel
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bronkie fields it and throws to second for the out. Chadbourne moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Konetchy vs. Sherdel
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Paulette scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bronkie vs. Northrop
Bronkie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Northrop
Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Northrop fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bronkie moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sherdel vs. Northrop
Sherdel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Northrop
Anderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chadbourne. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Bronkie scores. Sherdel moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Betzel vs. Northrop
Betzel hits a line drive into center field. Chadbourne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paulette vs. Northrop
Paulette hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sherdel
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McHenry throws the ball in to Fisher who tags Wilson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sherdel
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McHenry. Smith reaches second base with a double. McHenry throws the ball in to Bronkie who tags Smith trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrop vs. Sherdel
Northrop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Paulette scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Northrop
Grimm hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Northrop
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Northrop
McHenry hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Sherdel
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Betzel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Sherdel
Doc Crandall pinch hits for Jim Kelly.
Crandall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chadbourne vs. Sherdel
Chadbourne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Betzel who is chasing the ball. Chadbourne reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terry vs. Sherdel
Terry hits a popup towards short. Paulette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bronkie vs. Northrop
Al Wickland now playing left field.
Bronkie hits a fly ball into left field. Wickland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Northrop
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherdel vs. Northrop
Sherdel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sherdel
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Sherdel
Konetchy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McHenry. Konetchy reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Doak
Bill Doak now pitching.
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Smith scores. Konetchy moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Doak
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Konetchy scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrop vs. Doak
Johnny Rawlings pinch runs for Art Wilson.
Northrop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to third for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Doak
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fisher can't make a play. That's a base hit. Smith scores. Northrop moves to second. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1918 -- SLN at BSN (D)
SLN AB R H RBI BSN AB R H RBI
George Anderson, rf 4 2 2 1 Buck Herzog, 2b 5 1 2 1
Bruno Betzel, cf 3 1 1 0 Jim Kelly, lf 3 0 0 0
Gene Paulette, 1b-ss 3 0 0 0 Doc Crandall, ph 1 0 0 0
Rogers Hornsby, ss 2 0 2 1 Al Wickland, lf 0 0 0 0
Charlie Grimm, 1b 2 0 1 2 Chet Chadbourne, cf 3 0 2 0
Tom Fisher, 2b 4 0 1 0 Zeb Terry, ss 4 0 2 1
Austin McHenry, lf 4 0 0 0 Red Smith, 3b 3 2 2 0
Herman Bronkie, 3b 4 1 1 0 Ed Konetchy, 1b 3 1 1 0
Mike Gonzalez, c 4 0 2 0 Art Wilson, c 3 0 1 0
Bill Sherdel, p 4 0 0 0 Johnny Rawlings, pr 0 0 0 0
Bill Doak, p 0 0 0 0 Jimmy Smith, rf 4 1 3 2
Jake Northrop, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 10 4 33 5 13 4
SLN 100 002 100 -- 4
BSN 000 011 003 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Sherdel (L)* 8.0 11 4 3 2 2
Bill Doak 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Jake Northrop (W) 9.0 10 4 3 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Red Smith
DP -- SLN 1
LOB -- SLN 5, BSN 7
2B -- Mike Gonzalez, Charlie Grimm, George Anderson, Jimmy Smith, Ed Konetchy
3B -- Chet Chadbourne
SB -- Rogers Hornsby
CS -- Chet Chadbourne, Austin McHenry
SH -- Bruno Betzel, Ed Konetchy, Gene Paulette
PB -- Mike Gonzalez
T -- 2:05
A -- 0
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