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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 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 August 16, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Doak |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Slim Sallee |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Long | Right Fielder |
| Jack Smith | Center Fielder |
| Dots Miller | Second Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Walton Cruise | Left Fielder |
| Gene Paulette | First Baseman |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Bill Doak | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| George Gibson | Catcher |
| Slim Sallee | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1917
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Sallee
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sallee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sallee
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Sallee
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Sallee
Hornsby hits a fly ball into right center field, beyond the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. Hornsby reaches third base with a triple. Miller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruise vs. Sallee
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Doak
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Doak
There goes Kauff. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Kauff steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Doak
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kauff scores. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Sallee
Paulette 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Sallee
Baird 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sallee
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Doak
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Doak
Holke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Doak
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doak vs. Sallee
Doak hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Sallee
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sallee
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sallee vs. Doak
Sallee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Doak
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Doak
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Doak
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herzog scores. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kauff scores. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Doak
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paulette fields it and throws to home to get Zimmerman. Fletcher moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holke vs. Doak
Holke hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Sallee
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Sallee
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Sallee
Cruise hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Sallee
Paulette hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baird vs. Sallee
Baird hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Doak
Gibson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sallee vs. Doak
Sallee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sallee
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doak vs. Sallee
Doak hits a line drive into center field. Kauff catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Kauff. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Long vs. Sallee
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sallee
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Doak
Herzog hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Doak
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Sallee
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Sallee
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Sallee
Cruise hits a line drive into center field. Kauff picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kauff. Cruise moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paulette vs. Sallee
Paulette hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Doak
Robertson bunts towards third. Baird fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holke vs. Doak
Holke bunts for an out with unknown description. Fletcher moves to third. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gibson vs. Doak
Gibson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sallee vs. Doak
Sallee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out. Fletcher scores. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Sallee
Baird hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sallee
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doak vs. Sallee
Doak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Doak
Herzog hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Doak
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Baird. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Sallee
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Sallee
Bruno Betzel pinch hits for Jack Smith.
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Sallee
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zimmerman. Betzel moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Sallee
There goes Miller. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Miller steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hornsby vs. Sallee
Hornsby hits a popup in front of the plate. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cruise vs. Sallee
Cruise takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Paulette vs. Sallee
Paulette 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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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Doak
Bruno Betzel now playing center field.
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Doak
Holke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Doak
Gibson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sallee vs. Doak
Sallee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baird settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Baird. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sallee vs. Doak
Sallee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Sallee
Baird hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. Baird reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Sallee
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baird scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Sallee
Frank Snyder pinch hits for Bill Doak.
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Sallee
Red Smyth pinch runs for Frank Snyder.
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1917 -- SLN at New York (D)
SLN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Tom Long, rf 4 0 1 1 Burns G, lf 3 1 0 0
Jack Smith, cf 3 0 0 0 Herzog B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Bruno Betzel, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Kauff B, cf 4 2 2 1
Dots Miller, 2b 4 1 1 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 0 3 2
Rogers Hornsby, ss 4 0 2 1 Fletcher A, ss 4 1 2 1
Walton Cruise, lf 3 0 1 0 Robertson D, rf 4 0 1 0
Gene Paulette, 1b 4 0 1 0 Holke W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Doug Baird, 3b 4 1 1 0 Gibson G, c 3 0 1 0
Mike Gonzalez, c 4 1 1 1 Sallee S, p 4 0 0 1
Bill Doak, p 3 0 0 0
Frank Snyder, ph 1 0 1 0
Red Smyth, pr 0 0 0 0
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35 3 9 3 33 5 11 5
SLN 100 010 001 -- 3
New York 103 001 00x -- 5
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Doak (L) 8.0 11 5 5 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sallee S (W) 9.0 9 3 2 1 2
E -- Kauff B 2, Doug Baird 2, Zimmerman H
DP -- SLN 1, New York 1
LOB -- SLN 7, New York 7
3B -- Rogers Hornsby, Doug Baird
SB -- Kauff B, Dots Miller
SH -- Holke W
SF -- Tom Long
T -- 1:45
A -- 5000
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