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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 22, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 22, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Schneider |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Larry Kopf | Shortstop |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Hal Chase | First Baseman |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Sherry Magee | Left Fielder |
| Dave Shean | Second Baseman |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Pete Schneider | Pitcher |
| Christy Mathewson | 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 |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 22, 1917
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Benton
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Benton
Kopf hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Benton
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roush for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Schneider
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Schneider
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Schneider
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Schneider, and towards Shean, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Benton
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Benton
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Benton
Magee 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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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Schneider
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zimmerman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Schneider
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Schneider
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shean scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Benton
Shean hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Benton
Wingo hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schneider vs. Benton
Schneider hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Schneider
Holke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Schneider
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Schneider
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Benton
Groh 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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Benton
Kopf strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Benton
Roush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chase vs. Benton
There goes Roush. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Roush steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chase vs. Benton
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Schneider
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burns for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Schneider
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Schneider
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Schneider
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Benton
Griffith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Benton
Magee hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Benton
Shean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Benton
Wingo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Schneider
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Schneider
Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holke vs. Schneider
Holke hits a fly ball towards left field. Magee fields the ball and throws to third. Groh drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Groh. Fletcher scores. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rariden vs. Schneider
Rariden hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robertson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Schneider
Benton hits a fly ball into left field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Schneider
Rariden is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schneider vs. Benton
Schneider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Benton
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Benton
Kopf takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Benton
Roush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Schneider
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kopf fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Schneider
There goes Burns. The throw from Wingo and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Schneider
Herzog bunts for an out with unknown description. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Schneider
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffith throws the ball in to Kopf who tags Kauff trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Burns scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Schneider
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffith throws the ball in to Shean who tags Zimmerman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Benton
Chase hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Benton
Griffith 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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Benton
Magee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Schneider
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Schneider
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Schneider
Holke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Benton
Shean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Benton
Wingo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schneider vs. Benton
Schneider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Benton
Groh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Schneider
Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Schneider
Benton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Schneider
Burns takes first base on ball four. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Schneider
Herzog hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Schneider
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kauff for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Benton
Kopf strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Benton
Roush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Benton
Chase 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 8/22/1917 -- CIN at New York (D)
CIN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Heinie Groh, 3b 4 0 0 0 Burns G, lf 3 1 1 0
Larry Kopf, ss 3 0 0 0 Herzog B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Edd Roush, cf 4 0 1 0 Kauff B, cf 3 0 1 1
Hal Chase, 1b 4 0 1 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 3 0 1 0
Tommy Griffith, rf 2 0 0 0 Fletcher A, ss 3 1 1 0
Sherry Magee, lf 3 0 0 0 Robertson D, rf 3 1 1 0
Dave Shean, 2b 3 0 0 0 Holke W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Ivey Wingo, c 3 0 0 0 Rariden B, c 3 0 2 1
Pete Schneider, p 3 0 2 0 Benton R, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 4 0 27 3 7 2
CIN 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 021 00x -- 3
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Pete Schneider (L) 8.0 7 3 2 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Benton R (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 2
E -- Heinie Groh
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- CIN 4, New York 3
SB -- Edd Roush, Burns G
CS -- Rariden B
SH -- Herzog B
T -- 1:25
A -- 5000
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