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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 21, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 21, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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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 21, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elmer Jacobs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Tesreau |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Kitty Bransfield 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Carson Bigbee | Second Baseman |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Bill Hinchman | Left Fielder |
| Bunny Brief | First Baseman |
| Lee King | Right Fielder |
| William Fischer | Catcher |
| Alex McCarthy | Shortstop |
| Elmer Jacobs | Pitcher |
| Nixey Callahan | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Jeff Tesreau | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 21, 1917
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Tesreau
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Tesreau
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baird vs. Tesreau
Baird hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Tesreau
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Jacobs
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field. Carey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Carey. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Jacobs
Herzog is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Jacobs
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bigbee fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Jacobs
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Jacobs
Jacobs fires to first and has Zimmerman trapped. There's the throw to McCarthy who tags Zimmerman for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brief vs. Tesreau
Brief strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Tesreau
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Tesreau covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Tesreau
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Herzog. Fischer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Tesreau
McCarthy hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Jacobs
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Jacobs
The umpire calls a balk on Jacobs Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Jacobs
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holke vs. Jacobs
Holke hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Jacobs
McCarty hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Jacobs
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jacobs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Tesreau
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Tesreau
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Tesreau
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baird vs. Tesreau
Baird hits a line drive into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Jacobs
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Jacobs
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Jacobs
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bigbee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Jacobs
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Tesreau
Hinchman hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brief vs. Tesreau
Brief strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Tesreau
King strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Jacobs
Fletcher hits a line drive towards third. Baird reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Jacobs
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Jacobs
There goes Kauff. The throw from Fischer and he is out, McCarthy applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Jacobs
Holke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Jacobs
McCarty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holke moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tesreau vs. Jacobs
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Tesreau
Fischer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Tesreau
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Tesreau
Jacobs strikes out. There goes McCarthy. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Tesreau
Carey 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
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Jacobs
Burns hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Jacobs
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Hinchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Jacobs
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Jacobs
There goes Robertson. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Robertson steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Jacobs
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Tesreau
Bigbee 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Tesreau
Baird hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Tesreau
Hinchman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Jacobs
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Jacobs
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Jacobs
There goes Kauff. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Kauff steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Jacobs
Holke hits a fly ball into left field. Hinchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Jacobs
McCarty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kauff scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tesreau vs. Jacobs
Tesreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCarty moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Jacobs
There goes Tesreau. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Tesreau steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Jacobs
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herzog vs. Jacobs
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brief scoops it up and throws to first, with Jacobs covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brief vs. Tesreau
Brief hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Tesreau
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Tesreau
Fischer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Jacobs
Robertson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Jacobs
Zimmerman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bigbee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Jacobs
There goes Robertson. The throw from Fischer and he is out, Bigbee applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Jacobs
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Tesreau
McCarthy hits a fly ball towards left. Burns settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Burns. McCarthy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Tesreau
Walter Schmidt pinch hits for Elmer Jacobs.
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Tesreau
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCarthy moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bigbee vs. Tesreau
Bigbee hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Miller
Frank Miller now pitching.
Kauff hits a popup towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Miller
Holke bunts towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Miller
McCarty hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Tesreau
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Tesreau
Hinchman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brief vs. Tesreau
Brief hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Brief reaches second base with a double. Hinchman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
King vs. Tesreau
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hinchman scores. Brief moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fischer vs. Tesreau
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke fields it and throws to second for the out. Brief scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Tesreau
There goes Fischer. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Fischer steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Tesreau
Billy Gleason pinch runs for William Fischer.
McCarthy hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1917 -- PIT at New York (D)
PIT AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Max Carey, cf 3 1 1 0 Burns G, lf 3 1 2 0
Carson Bigbee, 2b 4 0 0 0 Herzog B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Doug Baird, 3b 4 0 1 1 Robertson D, rf 3 0 1 0
Bill Hinchman, lf 4 1 1 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 0 1 1
Bunny Brief, 1b 4 1 1 0 Fletcher A, ss 4 1 0 0
Lee King, rf 4 0 1 1 Kauff B, cf 2 1 0 0
William Fischer, c 3 0 0 1 Holke W, 1b 3 0 1 1
Billy Gleason, pr 0 0 0 0 McCarty L, c 4 1 3 2
Alex McCarthy, ss 4 0 0 0 Tesreau J, p 3 0 1 0
Elmer Jacobs, p 2 0 0 0
Walter Schmidt, ph 1 0 0 0
Frank Miller, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 5 3 29 4 9 4
PIT 100 000 002 -- 3
New York 120 001 00x -- 4
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Elmer Jacobs (L) 7.0 9 4 2 4 1
Frank Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tesreau J (W) 9.0 5 3 3 2 5
E -- Max Carey, Herzog B, Bunny Brief, Burns G
DP -- PIT 1, New York 1
LOB -- PIT 5, New York 7
2B -- Bunny Brief
HR -- McCarty L
SB -- Alex McCarthy, Robertson D, Kauff B, Tesreau J, William Fischer
CS -- Kauff B, Robertson D
SF -- Holke W
HBP -- by Elmer Jacobs (Herzog B)
Balk -- Elmer Jacobs
T -- 1:56
A -- 7000
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