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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 8, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eppa Rixey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Anderson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Lord Byron 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Gavvy Cravath | Right Fielder |
| Possum Whitted | Left Fielder |
| Fred Luderus | First Baseman |
| Bert Niehoff | Second Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Eppa Rixey | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Pete Kilduff | Second Baseman |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Fred Anderson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1917
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Anderson
Paskert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Anderson
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson. Bancroft reaches second base with a double. Paskert moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stock vs. Anderson
Stock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cravath vs. Anderson
Cravath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Paskert scores. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitted vs. Anderson
Whitted hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rariden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Rixey
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Rixey
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Rixey
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Anderson
Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Anderson
Niehoff hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Anderson
Killefer hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Rixey
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Rixey
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Luderus. Zimmerman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kilduff vs. Rixey
Kilduff bunts towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holke vs. Rixey
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Rixey
Rariden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holke moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Rixey
Anderson takes first base on ball four. Holke moves to third. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. Rixey
Burns hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Holke scores. Rariden moves to third. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kauff vs. Rixey
Kauff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robertson vs. Rixey
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rixey vs. Anderson
Rixey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Anderson
Paskert hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Anderson
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Rixey
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Rixey
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cravath. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kilduff vs. Mayer
Erskine Mayer now pitching.
Kilduff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Mayer
Holke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Luderus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Mayer
Rariden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitted throws the ball in to Niehoff who tags Rariden, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kilduff moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Anderson vs. Mayer
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Anderson
Stock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Anderson
Cravath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Anderson
Whitted hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luderus vs. Anderson
Luderus hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mayer
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Mayer
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Mayer
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Mayer
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Anderson
Niehoff hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Kauff, who is chasing the ball. Niehoff reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killefer vs. Anderson
Killefer hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayer vs. Anderson
Mayer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paskert vs. Anderson
Paskert strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bancroft vs. Anderson
Bancroft hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mayer
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Mayer
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Mayer
Holke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holke is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Anderson
Stock strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Anderson
Cravath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Anderson
Whitted hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Mayer
Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Mayer
Anderson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Mayer
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Mayer
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Anderson
Luderus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niehoff vs. Anderson
Niehoff strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Anderson
Killefer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Anderson
Claude Cooper pinch hits for Erskine Mayer.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Fittery
Paul Fittery now pitching.
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Fittery
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Fittery
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Anderson
Paskert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Anderson
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Anderson
Stock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Fittery
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Fittery
Holke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Fittery
Rariden takes first base on ball four. Holke moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Fittery
Anderson hits a popup towards first. Luderus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Fittery
Burns takes first base on ball four. Holke moves to third. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kauff vs. Fittery
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Anderson
Cravath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Anderson
Whitted hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Anderson
Luderus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1917 -- PHI at New York (D)
PHI AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Dode Paskert, cf 4 1 1 0 Burns G, lf 4 0 1 1
Dave Bancroft, ss 4 0 1 0 Kauff B, cf 5 0 0 0
Milt Stock, 3b 3 0 0 0 Robertson D, rf 4 0 1 0
Gavvy Cravath, rf 4 0 1 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 2 2 0
Possum Whitted, lf 4 0 0 0 Fletcher A, ss 4 2 1 0
Fred Luderus, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kilduff P, 2b 3 0 1 2
Bert Niehoff, 2b 3 0 1 0 Holke W, 1b 4 1 3 2
Bill Killefer, c 3 0 0 0 Rariden B, c 3 0 3 0
Eppa Rixey, p 1 0 0 0 Anderson F, p 3 0 0 0
Erskine Mayer, p 0 0 0 0
Claude Cooper, ph 1 0 0 0
Paul Fittery, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 0 34 5 12 5
PHI 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 032 000 00x -- 5
PHI IP H R ER BB SO
Eppa Rixey (L)* 2.0 6 5 4 1 3
Erskine Mayer 4.0 5 0 0 0 1
Paul Fittery 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson F (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
E -- Fred Luderus
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- PHI 5, New York 9
2B -- Dave Bancroft, Fletcher A
3B -- Bert Niehoff
SH -- Kilduff P
T -- 1:54
A -- 2500
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