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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 31, 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 August 31, 1917 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Doak |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Elmer Jacobs |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lord Byron 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Long | Right Fielder |
| Jack Smith | Left Fielder |
| Dots Miller | Second Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Walton Cruise | Center Fielder |
| Gene Paulette | First Baseman |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Bill Doak | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Ward | Shortstop |
| Adam DeBus | Third Baseman |
| Jake Pitler | Second Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Elmer Jacobs | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 31, 1917
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Jacobs
Long hits a fly ball 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. 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jacobs
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Doak
Jackson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Doak
Mollwitz hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Doak
Bigbee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mollwitz moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carey vs. Doak
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mollwitz scores. Bigbee moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Doak
Ward takes first base on ball four. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeBus vs. Doak
DeBus strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pitler vs. Doak
Pitler hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Jacobs
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pitler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Jacobs
Cruise hits a popup towards short. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Jacobs
Paulette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pitler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Doak
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Doak
Jacobs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Doak
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Doak
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Jacobs
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeBus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jacobs
Gonzalez 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, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doak vs. Jacobs
Doak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Jacobs
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jacobs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Doak
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Doak
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Doak
Ward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeBus vs. Doak
Doak fires to first and picks off Ward. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jacobs
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Jacobs
There goes Smith. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Jacobs
Miller hits a popup in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Jacobs
Hornsby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cruise vs. Jacobs
Cruise takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Paulette vs. Jacobs
Paulette strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baird vs. Jacobs
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeBus vs. Doak
DeBus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Baird. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pitler vs. Doak
Pitler bunts towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. DeBus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Doak
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Doak
Jacobs strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jacobs
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doak vs. Jacobs
Doak strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Jacobs
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Jacobs
There goes Long. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Long steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Jacobs
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Jacobs
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Doak
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mollwitz vs. Doak
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and has Jackson trapped. There's the throw to Miller who tags Jackson for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Doak
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paulette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bigbee for the out. Mollwitz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Doak
Carey 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, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Jacobs
Hornsby hits a line drive towards first. Mollwitz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Jacobs
Cruise hits a line drive into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Jacobs
Paulette hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Doak
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeBus vs. Doak
DeBus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pitler vs. Doak
There goes DeBus. The throw from Gonzalez and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pitler vs. Doak
Pitler bunts towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out. DeBus scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Doak
Schmidt hits a popup towards short. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Jacobs
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Jacobs
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smyth vs. Jacobs
Red Smyth pinch hits for Bill Doak.
Smyth takes first base on ball four. Baird moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Jacobs
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jacobs fields it and throws to first for the out. Baird moves to third. Smyth moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Jacobs
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Packard
Gene Packard now pitching.
Jacobs hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Packard
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Packard
Mollwitz strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jacobs
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Jacobs
Cruise 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Jacobs
Paulette hits a popup towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Packard
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Packard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Packard
Carey bunts towards the mound. Packard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Packard
There goes Carey. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, Miller applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Packard
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Packard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Jacobs
Baird hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Jacobs
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Jacobs
Frank Snyder pinch hits for Gene Packard.
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Jacobs
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1917, game 1 -- SLN at PIT (D)
SLN AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Tom Long, rf 4 0 0 0 Charlie Jackson, rf 4 0 1 0
Jack Smith, lf 3 0 1 0 Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 4 1 1 0
Dots Miller, 2b 4 0 1 0 Carson Bigbee, lf 4 0 1 0
Rogers Hornsby, ss 4 0 2 0 Max Carey, cf 4 0 2 1
Walton Cruise, cf 3 0 0 0 Chuck Ward, ss 3 0 1 0
Gene Paulette, 1b 4 0 0 0 Adam Debus, 3b 2 1 0 0
Doug Baird, 3b 4 0 2 0 Jake Pitler, 2b 1 0 0 1
Mike Gonzalez, c 4 0 0 0 Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 0 0
Bill Doak, p 1 0 0 0 Elmer Jacobs, p 3 0 1 0
Red Smyth, ph 0 0 0 0
Gene Packard, p 0 0 0 0
Frank Snyder, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 28 2 7 2
SLN 000 000 000 -- 0
PIT 100 001 00x -- 2
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Doak (L) 6.0 6 2 1 2 2
Gene Packard 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Elmer Jacobs (W) 9.0 6 0 0 5 3
E -- Doug Baird, Mike Gonzalez
DP -- PIT 1
LOB -- SLN 10, PIT 6
2B -- Charlie Jackson
SB -- Jack Smith, Tom Long, Adam Debus
CS -- Max Carey
SH -- Jake Pitler 2
T -- 1:52
A -- 0
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