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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 17, 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 17, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 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 17, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lee Meadows |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pol Perritt |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 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 |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Lee Meadows | 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 |
| Pol Perritt | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 17, 1917
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Perritt
Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Perritt
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Perritt
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Herzog. Smith moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Perritt
Hornsby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruise vs. Perritt
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Herzog picks up the ball and throws it to Gibson who tags the runner out. Smith scores. Miller scores. Cruise moves to second. Two runs are unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paulette vs. Perritt
Paulette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Paulette reaches second base with a double. Cruise scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baird vs. Perritt
Baird strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Meadows
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Meadows
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Meadows
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Meadows
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field. Cruise picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruise. Herzog scores. Kauff moves to third. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Meadows
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robertson vs. Packard
Gene Packard now pitching.
Robertson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Paulette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holke vs. Packard
Holke strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Perritt
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Packard vs. Perritt
Packard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Perritt
Long 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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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Packard
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Packard
Perritt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Packard
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Baird. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Packard
There goes Burns. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Packard
Herzog strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perritt
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Perritt
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Miller reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hornsby vs. Perritt
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruise vs. Perritt
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Miller moves to third. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paulette vs. Perritt
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
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Packard
Kauff hits a popup towards short. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Packard
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Packard
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Perritt
Baird hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Perritt
There goes Baird. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Baird steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Perritt
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baird scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Packard vs. Perritt
Packard bunts towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Perritt
Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple. Snyder scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Perritt
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it and throws to home to get Long. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Perritt
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Packard
Robertson 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, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Packard
Holke 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, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Packard
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Perritt
Hornsby 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, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Perritt
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Perritt covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Perritt
Paulette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Packard
Perritt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Paulette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Packard
Burns hits a fly ball towards center. Smith settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Packard
There goes Burns. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Packard
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Packard
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Packard
Zimmerman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Perritt
Baird hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Perritt
Snyder 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, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Packard vs. Perritt
Packard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Packard
Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Packard
Robertson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Packard
Holke hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Packard
Gibson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Gibson reaches second base with a double. Robertson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Packard
Red Murray pinch hits for Pol Perritt.
Murray strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Anderson
Fred Anderson now pitching.
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Anderson
There's a wild pitch. Long moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Anderson
Smith hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Anderson
Miller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herzog catches it and throws to second with Fletcher covering, to double up Long. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Packard
Burns hits a popup towards short. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Packard
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Packard
Kauff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Anderson
Hornsby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Hornsby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruise vs. Anderson
Cruise bunts in front of the plate. Gibson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paulette vs. Anderson
Paulette strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baird vs. Anderson
That's a pickoff. Cruise moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baird vs. Anderson
Baird strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Packard
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Packard
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Packard
Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Packard
Holke hits a line drive into center field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Robertson moves to third. Holke moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gibson vs. Packard
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paulette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibson for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Anderson
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Packard vs. Anderson
Packard bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Anderson
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Anderson
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Packard
Hans Lobert pinch hits for Fred Anderson.
Lobert is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Packard
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Packard
Herzog strikes out. The ball gets by Snyder. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Packard
Kauff 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
Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1917 -- SLN at New York (D)
SLN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Tom Long, rf 5 0 2 1 Burns G, lf 5 0 0 0
Jack Smith, cf 5 1 1 0 Herzog B, 2b 4 1 0 0
Dots Miller, 2b 4 1 1 0 Kauff B, cf 4 0 1 0
Rogers Hornsby, ss 3 0 2 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 0 1 1
Walton Cruise, lf 4 1 1 1 Fletcher A, ss 3 0 0 0
Gene Paulette, 1b 4 0 1 1 Robertson D, rf 4 1 2 0
Doug Baird, 3b 4 1 1 0 Holke W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Frank Snyder, c 3 1 1 1 Gibson G, c 4 0 1 1
Lee Meadows, p 0 0 0 0 Perritt P, p 2 0 0 0
Gene Packard, p 2 0 0 0 Murray R, ph 1 0 0 0
Anderson F, p 0 0 0 0
Lobert H, ph 0 0 0 0
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34 5 10 4 35 2 6 2
SLN 300 200 000 -- 5
New York 100 001 000 -- 2
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Lee Meadows 0.1 2 1 1 2 0
Gene Packard (W) 8.2 4 1 1 1 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Perritt P (L) 6.0 7 5 2 1 2
Anderson F 3.0 3 0 0 1 3
E -- Fletcher A 2, Herzog B, Walton Cruise, Doug Baird, Jack Smith 2, Frank Snyder
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- SLN 6, New York 10
2B -- Gene Paulette, Dots Miller, Gibson G, Rogers Hornsby
3B -- Tom Long
SB -- Burns G 3, Doug Baird
SH -- Gene Packard 2
HBP -- by Gene Packard (Lobert H)
WP -- Anderson F
T -- 1:55
A -- 6000
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