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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 12, 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 September 12, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 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 | September 12, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sherry Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ferdie Schupp |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivy Olson | Shortstop |
| Jake Daubert | First Baseman |
| Hi Myers | Third Baseman |
| Casey Stengel | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Johnston | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Mack Wheat | Catcher |
| Sherry Smith | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Jim Thorpe | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Ferdie Schupp | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 12, 1917
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Schupp
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Schupp
Daubert strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Schupp
Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stengel vs. Schupp
There goes Myers. The throw from McCarty and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Smith
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Smith
Thorpe hits a popup in front of the plate. Wheat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Smith
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Smith
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. Burns scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Smith
Smith fires to first and has Zimmerman trapped. There's the throw to Cutshaw who tags Zimmerman for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Schupp
Stengel strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Schupp
Johnston hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Schupp
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Smith
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Smith
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Smith
Holke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Smith
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Schupp
Cutshaw hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Schupp
Wheat strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Schupp
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schupp vs. Smith
Schupp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Smith
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schupp moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thorpe vs. Smith
Thorpe bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Schupp moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kauff vs. Smith
Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schupp tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Smith
Zimmerman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Smith
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Schupp
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Schupp
Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Schupp
Myers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Smith
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Smith
Holke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Daubert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Smith
McCarty hits a popup towards short. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Schupp
Stengel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Schupp
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman juggles the ball. That's an error on Zimmerman. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Schupp
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Schupp
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schupp vs. Smith
Schupp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Smith
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Smith
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Schupp
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Schupp
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Schupp
Olson 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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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Smith
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Daubert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kauff for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Smith
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Smith
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Smith
Smith takes first base on ball four. Zimmerman moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holke vs. Smith
Holke hits a line drive into left field. Johnston picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnston. Zimmerman scores. Fletcher scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. Holke moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Smith
McCarty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holke moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schupp vs. Smith
Schupp hits a popup towards first. Daubert catches it for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Holke tags and scores. McCarty moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Smith
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarty scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Smith
There goes Burns. The throw from Wheat and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thorpe vs. Smith
Thorpe 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, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Schupp
Joe Wilhoit now playing right field. Jim Thorpe now playing center field. George Gibson now catching.
Daubert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Schupp
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Schupp
Stengel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Schupp
Johnston hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Miljus
Johnny Miljus now pitching.
Wilhoit strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Miljus
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stengel. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Miljus
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Miljus
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 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Schupp
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Schupp
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke juggles the ball. That's an error on Holke. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheat vs. Schupp
Wheat hits a fly ball into center field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miljus vs. Schupp
Miljus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Miljus
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Miljus
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schupp vs. Miljus
Schupp hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnston who is chasing the ball. Schupp reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. Miljus
Dave Robertson pinch hits for George Burns.
Robertson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wheat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Schupp
Dave Robertson now playing right field. Jim Thorpe now playing left field. Joe Wilhoit now playing center field. Hans Lobert now playing third bas
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baird misplays the ball. That's an error on Baird. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daubert vs. Schupp
Daubert hits a fly ball into left field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Schupp
Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stengel vs. Schupp
Stengel hits a popup towards third. Lobert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnston vs. Schupp
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1917, 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 3 2 2 1
Jake Daubert, 1b 4 0 0 0 Robertson D, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Hi Myers, 3b 4 0 2 0 Thorpe J, rf-cf-lf 3 0 0 0
Casey Stengel, rf 3 0 0 0 Kauff B, cf 2 0 1 1
Jimmy Johnston, lf 4 0 0 0 Wilhoit J, rf-cf 1 0 0 0
Jim Hickman, cf 3 0 0 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 2 3 3
George Cutshaw, 2b 3 0 0 0 Lobert H, 3b 0 0 0 0
Mack Wheat, c 3 0 0 0 Fletcher A, ss 4 1 1 0
Sherry Smith, p 2 0 0 0 Baird A, ss 0 0 0 0
Johnny Miljus, p 1 0 0 0 Smith J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Holke W, 1b 3 1 1 2
McCarty L, c 3 1 1 0
Gibson G, c 1 0 0 0
Schupp F, p 2 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 2 0 30 9 10 8
BRO 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 103 005 00x -- 9
BRO IP H R ER BB SO
Sherry Smith (L) 6.0 8 9 9 4 1
Johnny Miljus 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schupp F (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 7
E -- Zimmerman H, Jimmy Johnston, Jake Daubert, Mack Wheat, Holke W, Baird A
LOB -- BRO 5, New York 4
2B -- Zimmerman H
3B -- Schupp F
HR -- Zimmerman H
SB -- Burns G
CS -- Hi Myers
SH -- Thorpe J
SF -- Kauff B, Schupp F
T -- 1:28
A -- 0
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