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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 4, 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 July 4, 1917 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Watson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Elmer Jacobs |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Smith | Left Fielder |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Tom Long | Right Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Walton Cruise | Center Fielder |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Bruno Betzel | Second Baseman |
| Milt Watson | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Jake Pitler | Second Baseman |
| Lee King | Right Fielder |
| Honus Wagner | First Baseman |
| Bill Hinchman | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Ward | Shortstop |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Alex McCarthy | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Jacobs | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 4, 1917
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jacobs
Smith hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hinchman 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. Jacobs
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pitler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pitler. Baird moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Jacobs
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baird scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Jacobs
Hornsby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Jacobs
There goes Long. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Long steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruise vs. Jacobs
Cruise hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pitler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Watson
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Watson
Pitler hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Watson
King strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jacobs
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jacobs
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Hinchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Jacobs
Betzel hits a popup towards first. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Watson
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Watson
Hinchman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Watson
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird can't make a play. That's a base hit. Hinchman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Watson
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Watson
McCarthy hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. Hinchman scores. Ward moves to third. McCarthy moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jacobs vs. Watson
Jacobs strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Jacobs
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jacobs
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Jacobs
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards third. McCarthy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Watson
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pitler vs. Watson
Pitler bunts towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Watson
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wagner vs. Watson
Fred Smith now playing third base.
Wagner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. King moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hinchman vs. Watson
Hinchman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Watson
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Jacobs
Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Jacobs
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Jacobs
Cruise hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Jacobs
There goes Cruise. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Ward applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Watson
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Watson
McCarthy strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Watson
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Watson
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jacobs
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Jacobs
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Betzel vs. Jacobs
Betzel bunts towards the mound. Jacobs fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Jacobs
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward fields it and throws to home to get Miller. Gonzalez moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Jacobs
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pitler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Watson
Pitler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Watson
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pitler moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wagner vs. Packard
Gene Packard now pitching.
Wagner bunts for a double play. Pitler scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Packard
Hinchman hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jacobs
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Jacobs
Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward misplays the ball. That's an error on Ward. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Jacobs
Hornsby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey throws the ball in to Ward who tags Hornsby trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Smith scores. Long moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruise vs. Jacobs
Cruise hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Jacobs
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruise moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Jacobs
Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Jacobs fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruise scores. Miller moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Betzel vs. Jacobs
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first, with Jacobs covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Packard
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Packard
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Packard
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards second. Betzel scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Packard vs. Jacobs
Packard strikes out. Schmidt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Packard out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jacobs
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Jacobs
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Jacobs
There goes Smith. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Jacobs
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Jacobs
Hornsby hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Packard
Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Packard
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Packard
Pitler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Jacobs
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pitler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jacobs
Miller hits a popup towards short. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jacobs
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jacobs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Packard
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Packard
Wagner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Wagner reaches second base with a double. King moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hinchman vs. Meadows
Carson Bigbee pinch runs for Honus Wagner. Lee Meadows now pitching.
Hinchman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Meadows
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. King tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fischer vs. Meadows
William Fischer pinch hits for Walter Schmidt.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fischer vs. Meadows
Fischer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCarthy vs. Meadows
McCarthy hits a popup towards first. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wagner vs. Meadows
Bill Wagner pinch hits for Elmer Jacobs.
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Grimes
William Fischer now playing first base. Bill Wagner now catching. Burleigh Grimes now pitching.
Betzel hits a fly ball into left field. Hinchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meadows vs. Grimes
Meadows hits a ball on the ground towards third. McCarthy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Meadows
Carey hits a popup towards first. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Meadows
Pitler hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Meadows
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1917, game 1 -- SLN at PIT (D)
SLN AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Jack Smith, lf 4 0 0 0 Max Carey, cf 5 0 1 0
Doug Baird, 3b 2 1 0 0 Jake Pitler, 2b 3 1 0 0
Fred Smith, 3b 2 1 1 0 Lee King, rf 4 1 2 0
Tom Long, rf 3 1 1 1 Honus Wagner, 1b 3 0 1 1
Rogers Hornsby, ss 4 0 1 1 Carson Bigbee, pr 0 0 0 0
Walton Cruise, cf 4 1 2 1 Burleigh Grimes, p 0 0 0 0
Dots Miller, 1b 4 0 2 0 Bill Hinchman, lf 2 1 1 0
Mike Gonzalez, c 3 0 1 1 Chuck Ward, ss 3 0 2 1
Bruno Betzel, 2b 3 0 0 0 Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 0 0
Milt Watson, p 2 0 0 0 William Fisch, ph-1b 0 0 0 0
Gene Packard, p 1 0 0 0 Alex McCarthy, 3b 4 0 1 1
Lee Meadows, p 1 0 0 0 Elmer Jacobs, p 3 0 1 0
Bill Wagner, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 4 31 3 9 3
SLN 100 003 000 -- 4
PIT 010 010 010 -- 3
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Milt Watson* 4.0 6 2 2 3 4
Gene Packard (W)+ 3.0 3 1 1 0 0
Lee Meadows (S) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Elmer Jacobs (L) 8.0 8 4 1 2 2
Burleigh Grimes 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Jake Pitler, Chuck Ward
DP -- SLN 2
LOB -- SLN 6, PIT 9
2B -- Honus Wagner
SB -- Tom Long, Max Carey, Jack Smith, Bill Hinchman, Carson Bigbee
CS -- Walton Cruise
SH -- Jake Pitler, Bruno Betzel, Honus Wagner, Mike Gonzalez
SF -- Chuck Ward
T -- 2:13
A -- 6000
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