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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 17, 1918
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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 May 17, 1918 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pol Perritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Bressler |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 3,800 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lord Byron 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Jose Rodriguez | Second Baseman |
| Pol Perritt | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Lee Magee | Second Baseman |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Sherry Magee | First Baseman |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Greasy Neale | Left Fielder |
| Lena Blackburne | Shortstop |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Rube Bressler | Pitcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 17, 1918
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Bressler
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Bressler
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Bressler
Burns hits a ball on the ground that hits Youngs. Youngs is out and Burns is safe at first. There goes Youngs trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Bressler
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Bressler
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Bressler
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holke vs. Bressler
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Perritt
Groh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Perritt
Magee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Perritt
Roush bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Groh moves to third. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Magee vs. Perritt
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groh scores. Magee moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffith vs. Perritt
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Bressler
Rariden hits a popup towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bressler
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perritt vs. Bressler
Perritt hits a popup towards short. Blackburne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Bressler
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Perritt
Neale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburne vs. Perritt
Blackburne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Perritt
Wingo hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Bressler
Kauff hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Bressler
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Bressler
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Perritt
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Perritt
Groh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bressler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Magee vs. Perritt
Magee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bressler moves to third. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roush vs. Anderson
Fred Anderson now pitching.
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke fields it and throws to home to get Bressler. Groh moves to third. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Magee vs. Anderson
Magee takes first base on ball four. Groh scores. Magee moves to third. Roush moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffith vs. Anderson
Griffith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Magee scores. Roush scores. Magee moves to third. Griffith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Neale vs. Anderson
Neale bunts in front of the plate. Rariden fields it and throws to first for the out. Magee scores. Griffith moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blackburne vs. Anderson
Blackburne hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bressler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Bressler
Holke hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Bressler
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Anderson
Wingo hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Anderson
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Anderson
Groh hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bressler
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards the mound. Bressler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Bressler
Jim Thorpe pinch hits for Fred Anderson.
Thorpe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffith who is chasing the ball. Thorpe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Bressler
Youngs strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Bressler
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Causey
Red Causey now pitching.
Magee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Causey
Roush strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Causey
Magee hits a popup in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Causey
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Bressler
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Bressler
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Bressler
Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Bressler
There goes Burns. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Magee applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Causey
Neale hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburne vs. Causey
Blackburne hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Causey
Wingo hits a fly ball towards center. Kauff settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kauff. Wingo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressler vs. Causey
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Bressler
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Bressler
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bressler
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Causey
Groh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Causey
The ball gets by Rariden for a passed ball. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Magee vs. Causey
Magee bunts towards the mound. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Groh moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roush vs. Causey
Roush hits a fly ball towards right. Youngs catches it and throws to home to double up Groh. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Bressler
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Bressler
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Bressler
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Bressler
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Bressler
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Causey
Magee hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Causey
Griffith hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Causey
Neale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bressler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Bressler
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Bressler
Rariden hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1918 -- NY1 at CIN (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI CIN AB R H RBI
Ross Youngs, rf 2 0 0 0 Heinie Groh, 3b 3 2 2 0
Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 1 0 Lee Magee, 2b 3 1 3 0
George Burns, lf 3 1 1 0 Edd Roush, cf 3 1 0 0
Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sherry Magee, 1b 3 1 0 2
Art Fletcher, ss 3 0 0 0 Tommy Griffith, rf 4 0 1 2
Walter Holke, 1b 4 0 0 0 Greasy Neale, lf 3 0 0 1
Bill Rariden, c 4 0 0 0 Lena Blackburne, ss 3 0 0 0
Jose Rodriguez, 2b 2 0 0 0 Ivey Wingo, c 3 0 0 0
Pol Perritt, p 1 0 0 0 Rube Bressler, p 3 0 1 0
Fred Anderson, p 0 0 0 0
Jim Thorpe, ph 1 0 1 0
Red Causey, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 4 0 28 5 7 5
NY1 100 000 000 -- 1
CIN 104 000 00x -- 5
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Pol Perritt (L)* 2.0 5 4 4 0 0
Fred Anderson 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Red Causey 4.0 1 0 0 1 1
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Bressler (W) 9.0 4 1 1 5 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Benny Kauff
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- NY1 6, CIN 4
3B -- Jim Thorpe
SB -- Heinie Zimmerman, George Burns
CS -- George Burns
SH -- Edd Roush, Greasy Neale, Lee Magee
PB -- Bill Rariden
T -- 1:42
A -- 3800
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