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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 3, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 3, 1917 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Steele |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Mamaux |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 800 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Bescher | Left Fielder |
| Bruno Betzel | Second Baseman |
| Jack Smith | Right Fielder |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Walton Cruise | Center Fielder |
| Fred Smith | Third Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Bob Steele | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Gleason | Second Baseman |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Bill Hinchman | First Baseman |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Lee King | Right Fielder |
| Chuck Ward | Shortstop |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Al Mamaux | Pitcher |
| Nixey Callahan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 3, 1917
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Mamaux
Bescher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Mamaux
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mamaux
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinchman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleason vs. Steele
Gleason hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Steele
Bigbee hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Steele
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mamaux
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird juggles the ball. That's an error on Baird. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Mamaux
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruise vs. Mamaux
Cruise strikes out. There goes Miller. The throw from Schmidt and Miller is out. There goes Hornsby. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Mamaux
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Steele
Hinchman hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Steele
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Steele
There goes Baird. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Betzel applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Steele
King strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Mamaux
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Mamaux
Steele hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mamaux fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Mamaux
Bescher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Steele
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Steele
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mamaux vs. Steele
Mamaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops it up and throws to first, with Steele covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Mamaux
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mamaux
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Mamaux
Miller hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Mamaux
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mamaux fields it and has Smith trapped. Mamaux throws to third, and Baird tags Smith for the out. Miller moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruise vs. Mamaux
Cruise hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleason vs. Steele
Gleason takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Steele
Bigbee bunts towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Steele
Carey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Steele
Hinchman hits a line drive towards first. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mamaux
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Mamaux
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Mamaux
Steele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bescher vs. Mamaux
Bescher hits a popup towards short. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Steele
Baird takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Steele
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Steele
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Steele
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Mamaux
Betzel hits a line drive into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mamaux
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gleason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mamaux
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gleason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mamaux vs. Steele
Mamaux strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleason vs. Steele
Gleason hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Steele
Bigbee strikes out. There goes Gleason. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Steele
Carey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bescher who is chasing the ball. Carey reaches third base with a triple. Gleason scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hinchman vs. Steele
Hinchman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baird vs. Steele
There goes Hinchman. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Hinchman steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baird vs. Steele
Baird hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carey scores. Hinchman scores. Baird moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Steele
King hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Mamaux
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Mamaux
Cruise hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Mamaux
Smith hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Mamaux
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinchman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snyder for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Steele
Ward hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Betzel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Steele
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mamaux vs. Steele
Mamaux hits a popup beyond short. Hornsby can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleason vs. Steele
Gleason hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Mamaux
Tom Long pinch hits for Bob Steele.
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gleason misplays the ball. That's an error on Gleason. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bescher vs. Mamaux
Bescher hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Mamaux
Betzel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Mamaux
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Long trying to get to third. Carey throws the ball in to Baird, who tags Long for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Pierce
George Pierce now pitching.
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Pierce
Carey hits a popup towards first. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Pierce
Hinchman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baird vs. Pierce
Baird hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mamaux
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Mamaux
Hornsby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruise vs. Mamaux
Cruise hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeFate vs. Mamaux
Tony DeFate pinch hits for Fred Smith.
DeFate takes first base on ball four. Cruise moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Snyder vs. Miller
Frank Miller now pitching.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out. Hornsby scores. Cruise moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Miller
Stuffy Stewart pinch runs for Frank Snyder. Mike Gonzalez pinch hits for George Pierce.
Miller fires over to first and Hinchman drops the ball. That's an error on Hinchman. Cruise scores. Stewart moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Miller
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Stewart moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bescher vs. Miller
Bescher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stewart scores. Gonzalez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Betzel vs. Miller
Betzel strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Miller
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gleason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Doak
Mike Gonzalez now catching. Bill Doak now pitching. Tony DeFate now playing third base.
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Doak
Ward bunts in front of the plate. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. King moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fischer vs. Doak
William Fischer pinch hits for Walter Schmidt.
Fischer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Altenburg vs. Doak
Hooks Warner pinch runs for William Fischer. Jesse Altenburg pinch hits for Frank Miller.
Altenburg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Doak
Bill Wagner pinch hits for Billy Gleason.
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1917 -- SLN at PIT (D)
SLN AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Bob Bescher, lf 5 0 1 1 Billy Gleason, 2b 3 1 1 0
Bruno Betzel, 2b 5 0 0 0 Bill Wagner, ph 1 0 0 0
Jack Smith, rf 4 0 1 0 Carson Bigbee, lf 4 0 0 0
Dots Miller, 1b 4 1 2 0 Max Carey, cf 4 1 1 1
Rogers Hornsby, ss 2 1 1 0 Bill Hinchman, 1b 2 1 0 0
Walton Cruise, cf 4 1 1 1 Doug Baird, 3b 3 0 2 2
Fred Smith, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lee King, rf 4 0 1 0
Tony DeFate, ph-3b 0 0 0 0 Chuck Ward, ss 3 0 0 0
Frank Snyder, c 4 0 0 1 Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 0 0
Stuffy Stewart, pr 0 1 0 0 William Fischer, ph 0 0 0 0
Bill Doak, p 0 0 0 0 Hooks Warner, pr 0 0 0 0
Bob Steele, p 2 0 1 0 Al Mamaux, p 3 0 1 0
Tom Long, ph 1 0 0 0 Frank Miller, p 0 0 0 0
George Pearce, p 0 0 0 0 Jesse Altenburg, ph 1 0 0 0
Mike Gonzalez, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 7 3 31 3 6 3
SLN 000 000 004 -- 4
PIT 000 003 000 -- 3
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Steele 7.0 5 3 3 3 4
George Pearce (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Bill Doak (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Al Mamaux (L)* 8.0 6 4 2 4 4
Frank Miller 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- Doug Baird, Billy Gleason, Bill Hinchman 2
DP -- PIT 1
LOB -- SLN 8, PIT 7
2B -- Dots Miller
3B -- Max Carey
SB -- Billy Gleason, Bill Hinchman
CS -- Dots Miller, Doug Baird
SH -- Chuck Ward
T -- 2:00
A -- 800
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