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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
|
| 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 | Larry Cheney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Tesreau |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 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 |
| Zack Wheat | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Johnston | Center Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Otto Miller | Catcher |
| Larry Cheney | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Jeff Tesreau | 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. Tesreau
Olson 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--
Daubert vs. Tesreau
Daubert bunts for an out with unknown description. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Tesreau
Myers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stengel vs. Tesreau
Stengel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cheney
Burns 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--
Robertson vs. Cheney
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Cheney
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Cheney
There goes Kauff. The throw from Miller and he is safe. Kauff steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Cheney
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Tesreau
Wheat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Tesreau
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Tesreau
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnston moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnston scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cheney vs. Tesreau
Cheney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olson vs. Tesreau
Olson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cheney
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cheney
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Cheney
Holke bunts for an out with unknown description. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Cheney
There goes Smith. The throw from Miller and he is safe. Smith steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rariden vs. Cheney
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Tesreau
Daubert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Tesreau
Myers bunts for an out with unknown description. Daubert moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stengel vs. Tesreau
Stengel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wheat vs. Tesreau
Wheat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Cheney
Tesreau strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cheney
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Cheney
Burns is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Cheney
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Tesreau
Johnston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Tesreau
Cutshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Tesreau
Cutshaw is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cheney
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cheney
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cheney
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Cheney
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cheney vs. Tesreau
Cheney strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Tesreau
Olson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daubert vs. Tesreau
Daubert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Tesreau
Myers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Cheney
Holke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Cheney
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Cheney
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Cheney
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Tesreau
Stengel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheat vs. Tesreau
Wheat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Tesreau
Johnston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Tesreau
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stengel moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Cheney
Robertson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cheney
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Cheney
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cheney
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnston. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Cheney
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holke vs. Cheney
Holke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cheney vs. Tesreau
Cheney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Tesreau
Olson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Tesreau
Daubert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Cheney
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Cheney
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cheney
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Tesreau
Myers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Tesreau
Stengel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheat vs. Tesreau
Wheat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Tesreau
Johnston hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Cheney
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cheney
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cheney
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Tesreau
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cheney vs. Tesreau
Cheney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cheney
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cheney
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Cheney
Holke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 10
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Tesreau
Olson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Tesreau
Daubert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Tesreau
Myers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 10
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Cheney
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Cheney
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Cheney
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Cheney
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 11
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Tesreau
Stengel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Stengel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wheat vs. Tesreau
Wheat hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnston vs. Tesreau
Johnston hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stengel moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cutshaw vs. Tesreau
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cheney
Kauff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Cheney
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field. Johnston picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnston. Kauff goes all the way around to score. Zimmerman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1917, game 2 -- BRO at New York (D)
BRO AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ivy Olson, ss 5 0 2 0 Burns G, lf 4 0 1 0
Jake Daubert, 1b 4 0 1 0 Robertson D, rf 5 1 1 1
Hi Myers, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kauff B, cf 4 1 1 0
Casey Stengel, rf 4 0 2 0 Zimmerman H, 3b 5 0 2 0
Zack Wheat, lf 5 0 0 0 Fletcher A, ss 4 0 1 0
Jimmy Johnston, cf 5 1 1 0 Smith J, 2b 3 0 0 0
George Cutshaw, 2b 4 0 1 0 Holke W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Otto Miller, c 4 0 1 1 Rariden B, c 4 0 0 0
Larry Cheney, p 3 0 0 0 Tesreau J, p 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 1 8 1 36 2 8 1
BRO 010 000 000 00 -- 1
New York 000 001 000 01 -- 2
0 outs when winning run was scored.
BRO IP H R ER BB SO
Larry Cheney (L) 10.0 8 2 1 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tesreau J (W) 11.0 8 1 1 3 1
E -- Jimmy Johnston
LOB -- BRO 9, New York 8
2B -- Fletcher A, Casey Stengel
HR -- Robertson D
SB -- Kauff B, Smith J
CS -- Burns G, George Cutshaw
SH -- Jake Daubert, Holke W, Hi Myers
T -- 2:23
A -- 8000
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