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White Sox
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
October 15, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox, played on October 15, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | October 15, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 15, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Faber |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,969 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Silk O'Loughlin 2B: Billy Evans 3B: Cy Rigler |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shano Collins | Right Fielder |
| Fred McMullin | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Collins | Second Baseman |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Happy Felsch | Center Fielder |
| Chick Gandil | First Baseman |
| Buck Weaver | Shortstop |
| Ray Schalk | Catcher |
| Red Faber | Pitcher |
| Pants Rowland | 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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White Sox
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
October 15, 1917
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McMullin vs. Benton
McMullin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Benton
Jackson 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 1
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Faber
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Faber
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Faber
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Faber
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Benton
Felsch is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gandil vs. Benton
Gandil hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weaver vs. Benton
Weaver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gandil moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Schalk vs. Benton
Schalk 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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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Faber
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schalk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Faber
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Faber
Holke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Holke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Faber
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Faber vs. Benton
Faber strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McMullin vs. Benton
McMullin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Faber
Benton strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Faber
Burns hits a line drive into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Faber
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zimmerman. Collins moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Benton
Jackson hits a fly ball towards right. Robertson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Robertson. Collins moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Felsch vs. Benton
Felsch hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Collins scores. Jackson moves to third. Felsch moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gandil vs. Benton
Gandil hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robertson throws the ball in to Herzog who tags Gandil trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jackson scores. Felsch scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Benton
Weaver hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Benton
Schalk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Faber vs. Benton
Faber takes first base on ball four. Schalk moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Benton
Collins 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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White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Faber
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Faber
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Faber
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Faber
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McMullin vs. Benton
McMullin hits a line drive into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Benton
Jackson 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 5
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White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Faber
Holke strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Faber
Rariden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Wilhoit vs. Faber
Joe Wilhoit pinch hits for Rube Benton.
Wilhoit takes first base on ball four. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Faber
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver fields it and throws to second for the out. Rariden moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Faber
Herzog hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins who is chasing the ball. Herzog reaches third base with a triple. Rariden scores. Burns goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Faber
Kauff hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gandil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Perritt
Pol Perritt now pitching.
Felsch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gandil vs. Perritt
There goes Felsch. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gandil vs. Perritt
Gandil strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Perritt
Weaver 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 6
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White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Faber
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Faber
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gandil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Faber
Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Faber
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Perritt
Schalk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Faber vs. Perritt
Faber strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Leibold vs. Perritt
Nemo Leibold pinch hits for Shano Collins.
Leibold hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McMullin vs. Perritt
McMullin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Faber
Nemo Leibold now playing right field.
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gandil scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rariden for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Faber
Perritt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Faber
Burns hits a popup towards short. Weaver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Faber
The ball gets by Schalk for a passed ball. Perritt moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Faber
Herzog hits a popup towards short. Weaver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Perritt
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perritt
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Felsch vs. Perritt
Felsch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gandil vs. Perritt
Gandil 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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White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Faber
Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Leibold settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Faber
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Faber
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Perritt
Weaver hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Schalk vs. Perritt
Schalk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Faber vs. Perritt
Faber bunts towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Weaver moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Leibold vs. Perritt
Leibold 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. Weaver scores. Leibold moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
McMullin vs. Perritt
McMullin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Faber
Robertson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Faber
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Faber
Rariden is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Faber
Lew McCarty pinch hits for Pol Perritt.
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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