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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 31, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on July 31, 1917 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Slim Sallee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Cooper |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
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 |
| Joe Wilhoit | Right Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| George Gibson | Catcher |
| Slim Sallee | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Lee King | Right Fielder |
| Tony Boeckel | Third Baseman |
| Honus Wagner | First Baseman |
| Chuck Ward | Second Baseman |
| Adam DeBus | Shortstop |
| Bill Wagner | Catcher |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 31, 1917
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Cooper
Herzog hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns scores. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilhoit vs. Cooper
Wilhoit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey throws the ball in to DeBus who tags Wilhoit trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kauff scores. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Sallee
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Sallee
Carey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bigbee moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Sallee
King bunts in front of the plate. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. Bigbee moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boeckel vs. Sallee
Boeckel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bigbee scores. Carey scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Sallee
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a popup towards first. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Cooper
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sallee vs. Cooper
Sallee hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Sallee
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeBus vs. Sallee
DeBus hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Sallee
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Sallee
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Cooper
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King. Kauff reaches second base with a double. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilhoit vs. Cooper
Wilhoit hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King who is chasing the ball. Wilhoit reaches third base with a triple. Herzog scores. Kauff scores. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a line drive towards the mound. Cooper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Sallee
Bigbee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Sallee
Carey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilhoit. Carey reaches second base with a double. Bigbee goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Sallee
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boeckel vs. Tesreau
Jeff Tesreau now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Carey scores. King moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boeckel vs. Tesreau
Boeckel hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. King tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Tesreau
Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Tesreau
There goes Wagner. The throw from Gibson and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Tesreau
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Cooper
Gibson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Cooper
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Cooper
Herzog is hit by the pitch. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeBus fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on DeBus. Burns moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. Herzog scores. Kauff moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Jacobs
Elmer Jacobs now pitching.
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeBus vs. Tesreau
DeBus hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. DeBus reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wagner vs. Tesreau
Wagner hits a popup in front of the plate. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jacobs vs. Tesreau
Jacobs strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bigbee vs. Tesreau
Bigbee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Bigbee reaches second base with a double. Burns throws the ball in to Zimmerman who tags Bigbee trying to catch an extra base, for the out. DeBus scores. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Jacobs
Wilhoit hits a popup towards short. DeBus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Jacobs
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Jacobs
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Tesreau
Carey hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Tesreau
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boeckel vs. Tesreau
Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Tesreau
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Jacobs
Tesreau hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Jacobs
Burns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee who is chasing the ball. Burns reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Jacobs
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kauff vs. Jacobs
Kauff hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burns tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Jacobs
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herzog goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Jacobs
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 9 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Tesreau
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeBus vs. Tesreau
DeBus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Tesreau
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Tesreau
Jacobs strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 9 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Jacobs
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Jacobs
Holke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Jacobs
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Holke trying to get to third. Bigbee throws the ball in to Boeckel, who tags Holke for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tesreau vs. Jacobs
Tesreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Jacobs
Burns hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Carey who is chasing the ball. Burns reaches third base with a triple. Gibson scores. Tesreau goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Jacobs
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wagner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herzog for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Tesreau
Bigbee hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Tesreau
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Wilhoit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Tesreau
King hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Bigbee moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boeckel vs. Tesreau
Jake Pitler pinch runs for Lee King.
Boeckel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Tesreau
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Jacobs
Jake Pitler now playing right field.
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Jacobs
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeBus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Jacobs
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Tesreau
Ward hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Ward reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeBus vs. Tesreau
DeBus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fischer vs. Tesreau
William Fischer pinch hits for Bill Wagner.
Fischer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jacobs vs. Tesreau
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Jacobs
William Fischer now catching.
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Jacobs
Holke hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Jacobs
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Tesreau
Bigbee hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Tesreau
Carey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pitler vs. Tesreau
There goes Carey. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pitler vs. Tesreau
There goes Carey. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Carey steals third. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pitler vs. Tesreau
There's a wild pitch. Carey scores. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Tesreau
Pitler hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Tesreau
Boeckel is called out on strikes. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1917, game 1 -- New York at PIT (D)
New York AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Burns G, lf 4 3 3 2 Carson Bigbee, lf 5 2 4 1
Herzog B, 2b 3 3 1 0 Max Carey, cf 5 3 3 1
Kauff B, cf 4 2 2 1 Lee King, rf 2 1 2 0
Zimmerman H, 3b 5 0 3 4 Jake Pitler, pr-rf 1 0 0 0
Fletcher A, ss 4 1 0 0 Tony Boeckel, 3b 4 0 1 3
Wilhoit J, rf 5 0 2 4 Honus Wagner, 1b 4 0 1 0
Holke W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Chuck Ward, 2b 4 0 2 0
Gibson G, c 5 1 1 0 Adam Debus, ss 4 1 1 0
Sallee S, p 1 0 0 0 Bill Wagner, c 2 0 1 0
Tesreau J, p 3 1 1 0 William Fische, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Wilbur Cooper, p 1 0 0 0
Elmer Jacobs, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 11 13 11 36 7 15 5
New York 203 202 200 -- 11
PIT 203 100 001 -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sallee S* 2.0 7 5 5 0 0
Tesreau J (W) 7.0 8 2 2 2 4
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper (L) 3.2 8 7 5 2 1
Elmer Jacobs 5.1 5 4 4 2 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Adam Debus
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 6, PIT 6
2B -- Kauff B, Max Carey, Carson Bigbee, Chuck Ward
3B -- Wilhoit J, Adam Debus, Burns G 2
SB -- Max Carey 2
CS -- Honus Wagner
SH -- Lee King
SF -- Tony Boeckel, Kauff B
HBP -- by Wilbur Cooper (Herzog B)
WP -- Tesreau J 2
T -- 2:10
A -- 0
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