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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 17, 1918
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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 April 17, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Coombs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Barnes |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivy Olson | Shortstop |
| Ollie O'Mara | Third Baseman |
| Jake Daubert | First Baseman |
| Hi Myers | Center Fielder |
| Jimmy Johnston | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
| Ray Schmandt | Second Baseman |
| Otto Miller | Catcher |
| Jack Coombs | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Jesse Barnes | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 17, 1918
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Mara vs. Barnes
O'Mara hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns throws the ball in to Fletcher who tags O'Mara trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Barnes
Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Coombs
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schmandt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Coombs
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schmandt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Coombs
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Barnes
Myers 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--
Johnston vs. Barnes
The ball gets by Rariden for a passed ball. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnston vs. Barnes
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. Barnes
There goes Myers. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Myers steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hickman vs. Barnes
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmandt vs. Barnes
Schmandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Coombs
Zimmerman 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--
Doyle vs. Coombs
Doyle hits a popup towards third. O'Mara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Coombs
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Coombs
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Miller to Schmandt and they have Zimmerman trapped. The throw over to Daubert, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Barnes
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coombs vs. Barnes
Coombs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Coombs
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coombs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Coombs
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Coombs
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Mara vs. Barnes
O'Mara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Barnes
Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Barnes
Myers 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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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Coombs
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Coombs
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Mara picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on O'Mara. Youngs goes all the way around to score. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Coombs
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schmandt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kauff scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Coombs
Zimmerman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Daubert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Coombs
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Barnes
Johnston hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Barnes
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmandt vs. Barnes
Schmandt hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doyle fields it and throws to Holke, who tags Hickman for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Barnes
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Coombs
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Mara fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Coombs
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Coombs
Rariden hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Myers. Rariden reaches second base with a double. There goes Holke trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnes vs. Coombs
Barnes hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coombs vs. Barnes
Coombs hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Olson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Mara vs. Barnes
O'Mara hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to third for the out. O'Mara moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daubert vs. Barnes
Daubert hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Coombs
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Coombs
Kauff hits a popup in front of the plate. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Coombs
Burns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnston. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Coombs
Zimmerman hits a popup towards first. Daubert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Barnes
Myers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Myers reaches second base with a double. Burns throws the ball in to Zimmerman who tags Myers trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Barnes
Johnston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Barnes
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Coombs
Doyle hits a line drive towards first. Daubert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Coombs
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coombs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Coombs
Holke hits a line drive into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmandt vs. Barnes
Schmandt strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Barnes
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coombs vs. Barnes
Coombs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Coombs
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Coombs
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schmandt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Coombs
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schmandt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Barnes
Olson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Mara vs. Barnes
O'Mara hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daubert vs. Barnes
Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Barnes
Myers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1918 -- BRO at NY1 (D)
BRO AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Ivy Olson, ss 4 0 2 0 Ross Youngs, rf 3 1 0 0
Ollie O'Mara, 3b 4 0 1 0 Benny Kauff, cf 3 1 1 0
Jake Daubert, 1b 4 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 3 0 1 1
Hi Myers, cf 4 0 2 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 3 0 1 0
Jimmy Johnston, lf 3 0 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 0 0 0
Jim Hickman, rf 2 0 0 0 Art Fletcher, ss 3 0 0 0
Ray Schmandt, 2b 3 0 0 0 Walter Holke, 1b 3 0 1 0
Otto Miller, c 3 0 1 0 Bill Rariden, c 3 0 1 0
Jack Coombs, p 3 0 0 0 Jess Barnes, p 3 0 0 0
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30 0 7 0 27 2 5 1
BRO 000 000 000 -- 0
NY1 000 200 00x -- 2
BRO IP H R ER BB SO
Jack Coombs (L) 8.0 5 2 1 1 0
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jess Barnes (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 3
E -- Ollie O'Mara
DP -- NY1 2
LOB -- BRO 4, NY1 2
2B -- Bill Rariden, Ivy Olson, George Burns, Hi Myers
SB -- Hi Myers
CS -- Heinie Zimmerman
PB -- Bill Rariden
T -- 1:25
A -- 10000
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