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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 5, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on August 5, 1917 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Tesreau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clarence Mitchell |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 14,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Lord Byron 1B: (none) 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Jeff Tesreau | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Greasy Neale | Left Fielder |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Hal Chase | First Baseman |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Bill McKechnie | Shortstop |
| Dave Shean | Second Baseman |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Clarence Mitchell | Pitcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 5, 1917
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mitchell
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. McKechnie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Mitchell
Herzog hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chase settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Mitchell
Kauff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Mitchell
Zimmerman hits a popup towards short. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Tesreau
Groh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Tesreau
Tesreau fires to first and has Groh trapped. There's the throw to Herzog who tags Groh for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Tesreau
Neale hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Tesreau
Roush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chase vs. Tesreau
Chase hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mitchell
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Mitchell
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops it up and throws to first, with Mitchell covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Mitchell
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Mitchell
Rariden hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Tesreau
Griffith hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Tesreau
McKechnie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Tesreau
Shean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McKechnie moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wingo vs. Tesreau
Wingo hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Mitchell
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mitchell
Burns hits a popup towards first. Chase settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Mitchell
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. McKechnie misplays the ball. That's an error on McKechnie. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Mitchell
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shean scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Tesreau
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Tesreau
Groh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Groh reaches second base with a double. Mitchell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neale vs. Tesreau
Neale hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roush vs. Tesreau
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groh moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chase vs. Tesreau
Chase hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mitchell
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Neale. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Mitchell
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roush who is chasing the ball. Fletcher reaches third base with a triple. Zimmerman scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. Mitchell
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holke vs. Mitchell
Holke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Mitchell
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shean fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tesreau vs. Mitchell
Tesreau hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Tesreau
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Tesreau
McKechnie hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Tesreau
Shean hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Tesreau
Wingo hits a ball on the ground that hits Griffith. Griffith is out and Wingo is safe at first. There goes Griffith trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mitchell
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Mitchell
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Mitchell
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Mitchell
There goes Kauff. The throw from Wingo and he is safe. Kauff steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Mitchell
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Neale throws the ball in to Groh who relays the ball to Shean who tags Zimmerman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kauff scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Tesreau
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Tesreau
Groh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Tesreau
Neale takes first base on ball four. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Tesreau
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mitchell
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Mitchell
Robertson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Mitchell
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Mitchell
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Mitchell
Tesreau hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Roush chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Shean. Shean fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Shean. Tesreau moves all the way to home. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mitchell
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Mitchell
There goes Burns. The throw from Wingo and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Mitchell
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. McKechnie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Tesreau
Chase hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Tesreau
Sherry Magee pinch hits for Tommy Griffith.
Magee hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Tesreau
McKechnie hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Ring
Sherry Magee now playing right field. Jimmy Ring now pitching.
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Ring
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ring fields it and throws to first for the out. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Ring
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kauff scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Ring
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Ring
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. McKechnie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Tesreau
Shean hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Tesreau
Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ring vs. Tesreau
Ring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Ring
Rariden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tesreau vs. Ring
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ring fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ring
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. McKechnie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Tesreau
Groh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Tesreau
Neale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roush vs. Tesreau
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and has Groh trapped. There's the throw to Zimmerman and over to Herzog, who tags Groh for the out. Roush moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chase vs. Tesreau
Chase hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Ring
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Ring
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Ring
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Neale. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Ring
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shean scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Tesreau
Magee hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Holke. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Tesreau
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Tesreau
McKechnie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Magee moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clarke vs. Tesreau
Tommy Clarke pinch hits for Dave Shean.
Clarke strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wingo vs. Tesreau
Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Magee scores. McKechnie moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruether vs. Tesreau
Dutch Ruether pinch hits for Jimmy Ring.
There goes McKechnie. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. McKechnie steals third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruether vs. Tesreau
Ruether takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groh vs. Tesreau
There goes Ruether. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Ruether steals second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groh vs. Tesreau
Groh 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
Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1917 -- New York at CIN (D)
New York AB R H RBI CIN AB R H RBI
Burns G, lf 5 0 1 0 Heinie Groh, 3b 4 0 3 1
Herzog B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Greasy Neale, lf 3 0 0 0
Kauff B, cf 4 2 2 0 Edd Roush, cf 4 0 1 0
Zimmerman H, 3b 5 1 3 1 Hal Chase, 1b 4 0 0 0
Fletcher A, ss 5 2 3 2 Tommy Griffith, rf 2 0 1 0
Robertson D, rf 4 1 1 2 Sherry Magee, ph-rf 2 1 1 0
Holke W, 1b 4 0 2 1 Bill McKechnie, ss 4 0 2 0
Rariden B, c 3 0 0 0 Dave Shean, 2b 3 0 0 0
Tesreau J, p 4 1 1 0 Tommy Clarke, ph 1 0 0 0
Ivey Wingo, c 4 0 1 1
Clarence Mitchell, p 2 1 1 0
Jimmy Ring, p 1 0 0 0
Dutch Ruether, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 13 6 34 2 10 2
New York 000 213 100 -- 7
CIN 001 000 001 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tesreau J (W) 9.0 10 2 1 3 2
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Clarence Mitchell (L) 6.0 11 6 6 0 0
Jimmy Ring 3.0 2 1 1 2 1
E -- Bill McKechnie, Dave Shean, Holke W
DP -- New York 1, CIN 1
LOB -- New York 7, CIN 8
2B -- Heinie Groh, Zimmerman H 2
3B -- Fletcher A, Tesreau J
HR -- Robertson D
SB -- Kauff B, Burns G, Bill McKechnie, Dutch Ruether
T -- 2:00
A -- 14000
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