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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 15, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 15, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lee Meadows |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Tesreau |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Orth 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bruno Betzel | Second Baseman |
| Jack Smith | Right Fielder |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Walton Cruise | Center Fielder |
| Bob Bescher | Left Fielder |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Fred Smith | Third Baseman |
| Lee Meadows | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | 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 |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Jeff Tesreau | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 15, 1917
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Tesreau
Betzel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Betzel moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Tesreau
There's a wild pitch. Betzel moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Tesreau
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruise vs. Tesreau
Cruise strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bescher vs. Tesreau
Bescher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Meadows
Burns 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Meadows
Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Meadows
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Meadows
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Meadows
There go the runners. The throw from Snyder to Betzel covering second. The throw back to home, and Robertson is out at the plate. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Tesreau
Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meadows vs. Tesreau
Meadows strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Meadows
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Meadows
Kilduff 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Meadows
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Tesreau
Betzel hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Tesreau
There goes Smith. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Tesreau
Hornsby hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Meadows
McCarty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tesreau vs. Meadows
Meadows fires to first and has McCarty trapped. There's the throw to Betzel who tags McCarty for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Meadows
Tesreau hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Meadows
Burns 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 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Tesreau
Cruise hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Tesreau
Bescher strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Tesreau
Snyder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Meadows
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Meadows
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Meadows
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meadows vs. Tesreau
Meadows bunts for an out with unknown description. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Betzel vs. Tesreau
There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Betzel vs. Tesreau
Betzel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Meadows
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Meadows
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Meadows
Holke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Meadows
McCarty hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Tesreau
Hornsby strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Tesreau
Cruise hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Meadows
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Meadows
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Meadows
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Tesreau
Bescher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Tesreau
Snyder hits a fly ball towards right. Robertson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Robertson. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith takes first base on ball four. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meadows vs. Tesreau
Tesreau fires over to first and Holke drops the ball. That's an error on Holke. Snyder moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meadows vs. Tesreau
Meadows strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Betzel vs. Tesreau
Betzel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Meadows
Robertson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Meadows
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Robertson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Meadows
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kilduff vs. Meadows
Kilduff takes first base on ball four. Zimmerman moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holke vs. Meadows
Holke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. Fletcher scores. Kilduff moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarty vs. Meadows
There goes Holke. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Hornsby applying the tag. Kilduff scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Meadows
McCarty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tesreau vs. Meadows
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Meadows
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCarty moves to third. Tesreau moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kauff vs. Meadows
Kauff hits a popup, foul, towards short. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Tesreau
Hornsby hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Kauff is chasing the ball. Hornsby rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Tesreau
Cruise hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Tesreau
Bescher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Tesreau
Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke juggles the ball. That's an error on Holke. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Tesreau
Mike Gonzalez pinch runs for Frank Snyder. Tom Long pinch hits for Lee Meadows.
Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson. Long reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez scores. Smith moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Betzel vs. Perritt
Pol Perritt now pitching.
Betzel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Ames
Red Ames now pitching. Mike Gonzalez now catching.
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Ames
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Ames
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ames fields it and throws to first for the out. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kilduff vs. Ames
Kilduff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robertson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Ames
Holke strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perritt
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perritt
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Perritt
Hornsby is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Perritt
Cruise strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Ames
McCarty hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Ames
Perritt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ames
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 10
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Perritt
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Perritt
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Perritt
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ames vs. Perritt
Ames hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Perritt
Betzel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Ames
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Ames
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Ames
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1917 -- SLN at New York (D)
SLN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bruno Betzel, 2b 6 0 1 0 Burns G, lf 5 0 1 0
Jack Smith, rf 4 1 1 0 Kauff B, cf 5 0 0 0
Dots Miller, 1b 5 1 2 0 Robertson D, rf 4 1 2 0
Rogers Hornsby, ss 3 1 1 3 Zimmerman H, 3b 5 1 1 0
Walton Cruise, cf 5 0 0 0 Fletcher A, ss 4 1 0 0
Bob Bescher, lf 5 0 0 0 Kilduff P, 2b 3 1 2 1
Frank Snyder, c 4 0 1 0 Holke W, 1b 4 0 1 2
Mike Gonzalez, pr-c 1 2 1 0 McCarty L, c 3 0 1 0
Fred Smith, 3b 4 0 1 0 Tesreau J, p 3 0 1 0
Lee Meadows, p 2 0 0 0 Perritt P, p 1 0 0 0
Tom Long, ph 1 0 1 1
Red Ames, p 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 5 10 5 37 4 9 3
SLN 000 000 040 1 -- 5
New York 000 000 310 0 -- 4
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Lee Meadows 7.0 8 3 2 2 0
Red Ames (W) 3.0 1 1 1 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tesreau J 7.2 8 4 3 3 6
Perritt P (L) 2.1 2 1 1 0 3
E -- Robertson D, Holke W 2, Bruno Betzel
LOB -- SLN 11, New York 6
2B -- Tom Long
HR -- Rogers Hornsby
SB -- Jack Smith
CS -- Robertson D, Holke W
SH -- Lee Meadows
HBP -- by Perritt P (Rogers Hornsby)
WP -- Tesreau J 2
T -- 2:25
A -- 6000
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