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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 22, 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 22, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 22, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Anderson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| 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 |
| Frank Miller | Pitcher |
| Nixey Callahan | 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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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 22, 1917
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Anderson
Carey bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Anderson
Bigbee bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baird vs. Anderson
Baird strikes out. The ball gets by Rariden. He chases the ball to the backstop. Carey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hinchman vs. Anderson
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman has Bigbee trapped. There's the throw to Rariden and back to Zimmerman, who tags Bigbee for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brief vs. Anderson
Brief hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Miller
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Miller
Kauff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Miller
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Miller
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Anderson
King hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Anderson
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Anderson
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Miller
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Miller
Kilduff hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brief settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Miller
Holke strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Anderson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Anderson
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Anderson
There goes Carey. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Anderson
Bigbee hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baird vs. Anderson
Baird hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Miller
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Miller
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Miller
Burns hits a line drive into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Anderson
Hinchman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brief vs. Anderson
Brief bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hinchman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Anderson
King strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fischer vs. Anderson
Fischer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Anderson
McCarthy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Hinchman trying to get to home. Kauff throws the ball in to Rariden who tags Hinchman who's trying to score from second, for the out. Fischer moves to second. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Miller
Kauff hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Miller
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Miller
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Anderson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Anderson
Carey hits a popup in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Anderson
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baird vs. Anderson
Baird strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Miller
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Miller
Kilduff strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Miller
Holke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Miller
There goes Holke. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Holke steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Miller
There's a wild pitch. Holke moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rariden vs. Miller
Rariden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Miller
There goes Rariden. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Rariden steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCarty vs. Miller
Lew McCarty pinch hits for Fred Anderson.
McCarty hits a popup towards first. Brief settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Smith
Lew McCarty now catching. George Smith now pitching.
Hinchman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brief vs. Smith
Brief bunts in front of the plate. McCarty fields it and throws to first for the out. Hinchman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Smith
King hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fischer vs. Smith
Fischer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Smith
McCarthy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hinchman scores. Fischer moves to third. McCarthy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Smith
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Miller
Billy Gleason now playing second base.
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Miller
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Miller
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Hinchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Miller
There goes Burns. The throw from Fischer and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Miller
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Hinchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Smith
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carey for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleason vs. Smith
Gleason hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Smith
Baird hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Miller
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilduff vs. Miller
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Fletcher steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kilduff vs. Miller
Kilduff strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Miller
Holke 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lobert vs. Miller
Hans Lobert pinch hits for George Smith.
Lobert strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Benton
Rube Benton now pitching.
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCarty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brief vs. Benton
Brief hits a popup towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Benton
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Miller
McCarty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Miller
Burns takes first base on ball four. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Miller
Kauff hits a popup towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Miller
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to third for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Miller
Zimmerman 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Benton
Fischer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Benton
McCarthy hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Benton
Miller hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Kauff, who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Benton
Carey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Miller
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Miller
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brief scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kilduff for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Miller
Holke strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1917 -- PIT at New York (D)
PIT AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Max Carey, cf 5 1 2 0 Burns G, lf 2 0 1 0
Carson Bigbee, 2b 3 0 1 0 Kauff B, cf 4 0 1 0
Billy Gleason, 2b 1 0 0 0 Robertson D, rf 4 0 0 0
Doug Baird, 3b 4 0 0 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bill Hinchman, lf 3 1 1 0 Fletcher A, ss 4 0 1 0
Bunny Brief, 1b 2 0 0 0 Kilduff P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Lee King, rf 4 0 0 0 Holke W, 1b 3 0 0 0
William Fischer, c 2 0 0 0 Rariden B, c 1 0 0 0
Alex McCarthy, ss 4 0 2 1 Smith G, p 0 0 0 0
Frank Miller, p 4 0 1 0 Lobert H, ph 1 0 0 0
Benton R, p 0 0 0 0
Anderson F, p 1 0 0 0
McCarty L, ph-c 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 1 30 0 4 0
PIT 100 001 000 -- 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Frank Miller (W) 9.0 4 0 0 4 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson F (L) 5.0 5 1 0 1 3
Smith G 2.0 1 1 1 2 0
Benton R 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Rariden B, Fletcher A, William Fischer
DP -- PIT 1
LOB -- PIT 8, New York 7
3B -- Frank Miller
SB -- Carson Bigbee, Max Carey 2, Holke W, Rariden B, Burns G, Fletcher A
SH -- Bunny Brief 2
WP -- Frank Miller
T -- 2:01
A -- 3000
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