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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
April 16, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 16, 1917 at Cubs Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lee Meadows |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hippo Vaughn |
| Ballpark | Cubs Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 3,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Orth 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Bescher | Left Fielder |
| Bruno Betzel | Second Baseman |
| Tom Long | Right Fielder |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Walton Cruise | Center Fielder |
| Fred Smith | Third Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Lee Meadows | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rollie Zeider | Third Baseman |
| Harry Wolter | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Dutch Ruether | First Baseman |
| Chuck Wortman | Shortstop |
| Art Wilson | Catcher |
| Hippo Vaughn | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
April 16, 1917
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Vaughn
Bescher hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Vaughn
Betzel hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Vaughn
Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Vaughn
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ruether fields the ball and throws to Vaughn covering. Safe. Long moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Vaughn
Hornsby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long scores. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruise vs. Vaughn
There go the runners. The throw from Wilson to Doyle covering second. The throw back to home, and Miller is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Meadows
Zeider hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolter vs. Meadows
Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Meadows
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Vaughn
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Vaughn
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Vaughn
Snyder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Meadows
Mann hits a popup, foul, towards first. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Meadows
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruether vs. Meadows
Ruether takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Meadows
Wortman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meadows vs. Vaughn
Meadows strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Vaughn
Bescher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Vaughn
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Meadows
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Meadows
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Meadows
Zeider hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolter vs. Meadows
Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Vaughn
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Vaughn
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Vaughn
Hornsby hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Meadows
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Meadows
Mann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Meadows
Williams bunts towards the mound. Meadows fields it and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to third. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ruether vs. Meadows
Ruether hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wortman vs. Meadows
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Vaughn
Cruise hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Cruise reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Vaughn
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Vaughn
Snyder is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meadows vs. Vaughn
Meadows hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to second for the out. Cruise moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bescher vs. Vaughn
Bescher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann who is chasing the ball. Bescher reaches third base with a triple. Cruise scores. Meadows goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Betzel vs. Vaughn
Betzel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bescher scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Vaughn
Long strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Meadows
Wilson hits a line drive towards third. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Meadows
Max Flack pinch hits for Hippo Vaughn.
Flack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Meadows
Zeider 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 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Carter
Paul Carter now pitching.
Miller hits a line drive into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Carter
Hornsby hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Carter
Cruise hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolter vs. Meadows
Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Meadows
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Meadows
Mann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Meadows
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Carter
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Carter
Snyder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ruether settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meadows vs. Carter
Meadows hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruether vs. Meadows
Ruether hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meadows fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Meadows
Wortman hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Meadows
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Carter
Bescher hits a line drive into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Carter
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman misplays the ball. That's an error on Wortman. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Carter
There goes Betzel. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Betzel steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Carter
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Carter
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Betzel scores. Miller moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Carter
Hornsby hits a popup towards third. Zeider settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillhoefer vs. Meadows
Pickles Dillhoefer pinch hits for Paul Carter.
Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meadows fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Meadows. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Meadows
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Dillhoefer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wolter vs. Meadows
Wolter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dillhoefer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Meadows
Doyle hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Meadows
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Prendergast
Mike Prendergast now pitching.
Cruise is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Prendergast
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Prendergast
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prendergast fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meadows vs. Prendergast
Meadows 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
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Meadows
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruether vs. Meadows
Ruether hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Meadows
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1917 -- SLN at CHN (D)
SLN AB R H RBI CHN AB R H RBI
Bob Bescher, lf 4 1 1 2 Rollie Zeider, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bruno Betzel, 2b 4 1 1 1 Harry Wolter, rf 4 0 1 1
Tom Long, rf 4 1 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 0
Dots Miller, 1b 4 0 2 1 Les Mann, lf 3 0 1 0
Rogers Hornsby, ss 4 0 1 1 Cy Williams, cf 3 0 1 0
Walton Cruise, cf 4 1 1 0 Dutch Ruether, 1b 3 0 0 0
Fred Smith, 3b 4 0 1 0 Chuck Wortman, ss 4 0 0 0
Frank Snyder, c 3 0 0 0 Art Wilson, c 3 0 1 0
Lee Meadows, p 4 1 0 0 Hippo Vaughn, p 1 0 0 0
Max Flack, ph 0 0 0 0
Paul Carter, p 0 0 0 0
Pickles Dillhoef, ph 1 1 0 0
Mike Prendergast, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 8 5 30 1 5 1
SLN 100 030 010 -- 5
CHN 000 000 010 -- 1
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Lee Meadows (W) 9.0 5 1 0 3 2
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Hippo Vaughn (L) 5.0 6 4 4 1 3
Paul Carter 3.0 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Prendergast 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Chuck Wortman, Lee Meadows
DP -- SLN 2
LOB -- SLN 4, CHN 6
2B -- Walton Cruise
3B -- Bob Bescher
SB -- Bruno Betzel
CS -- Dots Miller
SH -- Cy Williams
T -- 1:42
A -- 3500
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