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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 21, 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 September 21, 1917 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Steele |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Kitty Bransfield 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Jim Thorpe | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Howdy Caton | Shortstop |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Tony Boeckel | Third Baseman |
| Lee King | Right Fielder |
| Jake Pitler | Second Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Bob Steele | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 21, 1917
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Steele
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Steele
Thorpe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Thorpe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Steele
Kauff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King. Kauff reaches second base with a double. Thorpe scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Steele
Zimmerman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Steele
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Benton
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Benton
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Benton
Bigbee hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Steele
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Steele
Holke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pitler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Steele
McCarty 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, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Benton
Carey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Benton
Boeckel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Benton
King strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Steele
Benton hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Steele
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Steele
Thorpe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Thorpe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Steele
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thorpe scores. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Steele
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Benton
Pitler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Benton
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pitler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steele vs. Benton
Steele bunts towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to third for the out. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caton vs. Benton
Caton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mollwitz vs. Benton
Mollwitz hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Steele
Fletcher 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--
Smith vs. Steele
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Steele
Holke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boeckel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Steele
McCarty is hit by the pitch. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Steele
Benton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Benton
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bigbee for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Benton
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Benton
Boeckel strikes out. McCarty drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Boeckel out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Steele
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Steele
Thorpe strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Steele
Kauff hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Benton
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Benton
Pitler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thorpe. Pitler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Benton
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pitler moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Steele vs. Benton
Steele hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Steele
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Steele
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Schmidt to Caton and they have Zimmerman trapped. The throw over to Mollwitz, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Steele
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Steele
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holke vs. Steele
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarty vs. Steele
McCarty hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Steele
Benton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Benton
Caton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Benton
Mollwitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Benton
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mollwitz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Benton
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boeckel vs. Benton
Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Smith fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Steele
Burns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Steele
Thorpe strikes out. Schmidt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Thorpe out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Steele
Kauff bunts towards the mound. Steele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Steele
There goes Kauff. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Caton applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Benton
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Benton
Pitler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Benton
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steele vs. Benton
Steele hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Steele
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Steele
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Steele
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Steele
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Benton
Caton hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Benton
Mollwitz strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Benton
Bigbee hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Steele
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Steele
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Steele
Burns hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey who is chasing the ball. Burns reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thorpe vs. Steele
Thorpe hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Pitler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Benton
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boeckel vs. Benton
Boeckel hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Benton
King hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pitler vs. Benton
There goes Carey. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pitler vs. Benton
There goes Carey. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Carey steals third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pitler vs. Benton
Pitler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flinn vs. Benton
Don Flinn pinch hits for Walter Schmidt.
Flinn bunts towards the mound. Benton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pitler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Benton
Red Smith pinch hits for Bob Steele.
Smith takes first base on ball four. Carey scores. Pitler moves to third. Flinn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fischer vs. Anderson
Fred Anderson now pitching. William Fischer pinch hits for Howdy Caton. Charlie Jackson pinch runs for Don Flinn.
Fischer strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1917 -- New York at PIT (D)
New York AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Burns G, lf 5 0 1 0 Howdy Caton, ss 4 0 0 0
Thorpe J, rf 5 2 2 0 William Fischer, ph 1 0 0 0
Kauff B, cf 4 0 3 2 Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 3 0 0 0
Zimmerman H, 3b 4 0 2 0 Carson Bigbee, lf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher A, ss 4 1 2 0 Max Carey, cf 3 1 1 0
Smith J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Tony Boeckel, 3b 4 0 0 0
Holke W, 1b 4 0 1 1 Lee King, rf 4 0 0 0
McCarty L, c 3 0 0 0 Jake Pitler, 2b 2 0 2 0
Benton R, p 4 0 0 0 Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 1 0
Anderson F, p 0 0 0 0 Don Flinn, ph 1 0 1 0
Charlie Jackson, pr 0 0 0 0
Bob Steele, p 3 0 0 0
Red Smith, ph 0 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 12 3 32 1 5 1
New York 101 001 000 -- 3
PIT 000 000 001 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Benton R (W) 8.2 5 1 1 5 4
Anderson F (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Steele (L) 9.0 12 3 3 0 4
LOB -- New York 8, PIT 9
2B -- Thorpe J 2, Kauff B, Jake Pitler
3B -- Burns G
SB -- Max Carey 2
CS -- Zimmerman H, Kauff B
HBP -- by Bob Steele (McCarty L)
T -- 1:44
A -- 2000
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