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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 27, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 27, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 27, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Demaree |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Ellam | Shortstop |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Frank Miller | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Center Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Zimmerman | First Baseman |
| Joe Wilhoit | Left Fielder |
| Ed Sicking | Third Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Al Demaree | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 27, 1918
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellam vs. Demaree
Ellam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Demaree
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zimmerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bigbee for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Demaree
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zimmerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carey for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Miller
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Miller
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Miller
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Demaree
Southworth hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Demaree
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Demaree
Mollwitz hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Miller
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Miller
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Miller
Wilhoit 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Demaree
McKechnie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Demaree
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McKechnie moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Demaree
Miller bunts towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to first for the out. McKechnie moves to third. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ellam vs. Demaree
Ellam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McKechnie scores. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bigbee vs. Demaree
Bigbee hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. Ellam moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Demaree
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Miller
Sicking bunts towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Miller
McCarty hits a popup towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Miller
Demaree hits a popup towards short. Ellam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Miller
Burns takes first base on ball four. Sicking moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Miller
Youngs 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 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Demaree
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zimmerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Southworth for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Demaree
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Demaree
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Demaree
Demaree has Mollwitz trapped. He fires to second, with Fletcher covering, who tags Mollwitz for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Miller
Fletcher 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 -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Miller
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw misplays the ball. That's an error on Cutshaw. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Miller
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilhoit vs. Miller
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Demaree
McKechnie hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Demaree
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Demaree
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Miller
Sicking hits a line drive into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Miller
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Miller
Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellam vs. Demaree
Ellam is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Demaree
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Demaree
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bigbee moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Southworth vs. Demaree
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to first for the out. Bigbee moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cutshaw vs. Demaree
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bigbee scores. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mollwitz vs. Demaree
There goes Cutshaw. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Cutshaw steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mollwitz vs. Demaree
Mollwitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McKechnie vs. Demaree
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zimmerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKechnie for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Miller
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Miller
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Miller
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Miller
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Demaree
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Demaree
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellam vs. Demaree
Ellam hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Burns. Ellam reaches second base with a double. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bigbee vs. Demaree
Bigbee hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carey vs. Demaree
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. Miller scores. Ellam moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Southworth vs. Demaree
There goes Carey. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Southworth vs. Demaree
Southworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ellam scores. Carey scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Demaree
Cutshaw hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Demaree
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into left field. Wilhoit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Miller
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilhoit vs. Miller
Wilhoit bunts towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sicking vs. Miller
Sicking hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. Wilhoit moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarty vs. Miller
McCarty hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thorpe vs. Miller
Jim Thorpe pinch hits for Al Demaree.
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam fields it and throws to second for the out. Wilhoit moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Miller
Miller fires over to first and Mollwitz drops the ball. That's an error on Mollwitz. Wilhoit scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Miller
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Schupp
Ferdie Schupp now pitching.
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Schupp
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Schupp
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Miller
Youngs is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Miller
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Miller
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Miller
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilhoit vs. Comstock
Ralph Comstock now pitching.
Wilhoit hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sicking vs. Comstock
Sicking hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comstock fields it and throws to third for the out. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarty vs. Comstock
McCarty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellam vs. Schupp
Ellam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Schupp
Bigbee bunts towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. Ellam moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Schupp
Carey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Schupp
Southworth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Comstock
Bill Rariden pinch hits for Ferdie Schupp.
Rariden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Comstock
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Comstock
Youngs 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
Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1918 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Roy Ellam, ss 3 1 2 1 George Burns, cf 4 0 1 0
Carson Bigbee, lf 4 1 1 1 Ross Youngs, rf 4 1 0 0
Max Carey, cf 5 1 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 1 0
Billy Southworth, rf 5 1 1 2 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 1
George Cutshaw, 2b 4 1 2 3 Heinie Zimmerman, 1b 4 1 2 1
Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 3 0 0 0 Joe Wilhoit, lf 4 1 1 0
Bill McKechnie, 3b 3 1 0 0 Ed Sicking, 3b 4 0 2 1
Walter Schmidt, c 4 1 1 0 Lew McCarty, c 4 0 0 0
Frank Miller, p 3 1 1 0 Al Demaree, p 2 0 0 0
Ralph Comstock, p 0 0 0 0 Jim Thorpe, ph 1 0 0 0
Ferdie Schupp, p 0 0 0 0
Bill Rariden, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 8 9 7 36 4 8 3
PIT 002 001 500 -- 8
NY1 000 000 220 -- 4
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Frank Miller (W)* 7.0 8 4 3 1 0
Ralph Comstock (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Al Demaree (L) 7.0 9 8 3 2 0
Ferdie Schupp 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
E -- Art Fletcher, George Cutshaw, Larry Doyle, Fritz Mollwitz
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- PIT 5, NY1 7
2B -- Roy Ellam, Heinie Zimmerman
HR -- George Cutshaw
SB -- George Cutshaw, Max Carey
SH -- Frank Miller, Carson Bigbee
HBP -- by Al Demaree (Roy Ellam), by Frank Miller (Ross Youngs)
T -- 1:45
A -- 10000
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