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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 15, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Pfeffer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Demaree |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Pete Harrison 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivy Olson | Shortstop |
| Jake Daubert | First Baseman |
| Hi Myers | Center Fielder |
| Casey Stengel | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Johnston | Left Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Frank O'Rourke | Third Baseman |
| Otto Miller | Catcher |
| Jeff Pfeffer | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Smith | Shortstop |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Al Demaree | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1917
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Demaree
Olson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Demaree
Daubert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Demaree
Myers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Pfeffer
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Pfeffer
Herzog hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Pfeffer
Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Pfeffer
There goes Kauff. The throw from Miller and he is out, Olson applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Demaree
Stengel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Demaree
Johnston hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Demaree
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Rourke vs. Demaree
O'Rourke hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Pfeffer
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pfeffer
Smith hits a popup towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Pfeffer
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Demaree
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pfeffer vs. Demaree
Pfeffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Demaree
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Pfeffer
Holke is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Pfeffer
Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holke moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. Pfeffer
Demaree hits a popup towards second. Cutshaw catches it and tags Rariden out, for the double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Pfeffer
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Holke moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Pfeffer
Holke is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Burns moves to second. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Demaree
Daubert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Demaree
Myers bunts towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to first for the out. Daubert moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stengel vs. Demaree
Stengel hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnston vs. Demaree
Johnston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. Demaree
Cutshaw hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Cutshaw reaches second base with a double. Daubert scores. Johnston goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Rourke vs. Demaree
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Pfeffer
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Pfeffer
Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Pfeffer
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Demaree
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pfeffer vs. Demaree
Pfeffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Demaree
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daubert vs. Demaree
Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pfeffer
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Pfeffer
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Pfeffer
Holke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Pfeffer
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Rourke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Demaree
Myers hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Demaree
Stengel hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Demaree
Johnston hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Pfeffer
Demaree strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Pfeffer
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Pfeffer
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Pfeffer
Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Pfeffer
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Myers. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Pfeffer
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Demaree
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Demaree
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Demaree
There goes O'Rourke. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. O'Rourke steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Demaree
Miller hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pfeffer vs. Demaree
Pfeffer 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 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Pfeffer
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Pfeffer
Holke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rariden vs. Pfeffer
Rariden bunts towards the mound. Pfeffer fields it and throws to first for the out. Robertson moves to third. Holke moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilhoit vs. Pfeffer
Joe Wilhoit pinch hits for Al Demaree.
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robertson scores. Holke moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Pfeffer
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilhoit moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herzog vs. Pfeffer
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Daubert scoops it up and throws to first, with Pfeffer covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Perritt
Pol Perritt now pitching.
Olson hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Perritt
Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Perritt covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Perritt
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Pfeffer
Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Pfeffer
Zimmerman bunts towards the mound. Pfeffer fields it and throws to first for the out. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Pfeffer
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pfeffer juggles the ball. That's an error on Pfeffer. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lobert vs. Marquard
Rube Marquard now pitching. Hans Lobert pinch hits for Dave Robertson.
There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lobert vs. Marquard
Lobert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holke vs. Marquard
Holke hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rariden vs. Marquard
Rariden hits a fly ball into left field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Perritt
Red Murray now playing right field.
Stengel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Perritt
Johnston bunts towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Stengel moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Perritt
Cutshaw hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wheat vs. Perritt
Zack Wheat pinch hits for Frank O'Rourke.
Wheat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stengel scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Perritt
Jim Hickman pinch runs for Zack Wheat.
There goes Hickman. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Herzog applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Cheney
Jimmy Johnston now playing third base. Jim Hickman now playing left field. Larry Cheney now pitching. High Pockets Kelly pinch hits for Pol Perrit
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson misplays the ball. That's an error on Olson. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Cheney
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Cheney
Herzog strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Cheney
Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Cheney
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1917, game 1 -- BRO at New York (D)
BRO AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ivy Olson, ss 4 0 0 0 Burns G, lf 5 0 2 0
Jake Daubert, 1b 4 1 1 0 Herzog B, 2b 5 1 0 0
Hi Myers, cf 3 0 0 0 Kauff B, cf 5 0 4 0
Casey Stengel, rf 3 1 1 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 0 1 1
Jimmy Johnsto, lf-3b 2 1 0 0 Smith J, ss 4 0 0 0
George Cutshaw, 2b 4 0 1 2 Robertson D, rf 3 1 1 0
Frank O'Rourke, 3b 3 0 1 0 Lobert H, ph 0 0 0 0
Zach Wheat, ph 1 0 1 1 Murray R, rf 0 0 0 0
Jim Hickman, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Holke W, 1b 3 0 2 0
Otto Miller, c 3 0 1 0 Rariden B, c 3 0 1 0
Jeff Pfeffer, p 3 0 0 0 Demaree A, p 2 0 0 0
Rube Marquard, p 0 0 0 0 Wilhoit J, ph 1 0 1 1
Larry Cheney, p 0 0 0 0 Perritt P, p 0 0 0 0
Kelly H, ph 1 0 0 0
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30 3 6 3 36 2 12 2
BRO 000 200 001 -- 3
New York 000 001 100 -- 2
BRO IP H R ER BB SO
Jeff Pfeffer 7.1 11 2 2 0 3
Rube Marquard (W) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Larry Cheney (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Demaree A 7.0 5 2 2 1 1
Perritt P (L) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
E -- Jeff Pfeffer, Ivy Olson
DP -- BRO 2
LOB -- BRO 4, New York 11
2B -- George Cutshaw, Zimmerman H
SB -- Frank O'Rourke
CS -- Kauff B, Holke W, Jim Hickman
SH -- Hi Myers, Rariden B, Zimmerman H, Jimmy Johnston
HBP -- by Jeff Pfeffer (Holke W)
WP -- Rube Marquard
T -- 2:00
A -- 0
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