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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 22, 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 22, 1917 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 22, 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 22, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pol Perritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Cooper |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 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 |
| Pol Perritt | 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 |
| Red Smith | Catcher |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 22, 1917
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Cooper
Thorpe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King who is chasing the ball. Thorpe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pitler has Thorpe trapped. There's the throw to Smith and over to Boeckel, who tags Thorpe for the out. Kauff moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman 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 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Perritt
Caton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Perritt
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Caton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Perritt
Bigbee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Caton trying to get to home. Kauff throws the ball in to McCarty who tags Caton who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Perritt
Carey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bigbee moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boeckel vs. Perritt
Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Bigbee scores. There goes Carey trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cooper
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton misplays the ball. That's an error on Caton. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Cooper
McCarty hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Perritt
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Perritt
Pitler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perritt
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Perritt
There goes Smith. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Perritt
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Cooper
Perritt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Cooper
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Perritt
Caton hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Perritt
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Perritt
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. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton misplays the ball. That's an error on Caton. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Cooper
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Perritt
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carey for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Perritt
Boeckel strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Perritt
King hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holke for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Cooper
McCarty hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boeckel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Cooper
Perritt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perritt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thorpe vs. Cooper
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 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Perritt
Pitler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Perritt
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Perritt
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Cooper
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 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Perritt
Caton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Perritt
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Perritt
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Cooper
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Cooper
Perritt hits a line drive towards short. Caton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Perritt
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Perritt
Boeckel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Perritt
Perritt fires to second, and they've got Boeckel trapped. There's the throw to Holke who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Perritt
King hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Cooper
Thorpe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pitler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
There goes Kauff. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Kauff steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a line drive to right field. King throws towards first. Mollwitz fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mollwitz. Zimmerman is thrown out after the base hit. Kauff scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cooper
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Smith and he is out, Caton applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Perritt
Pitler hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perritt
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Perritt
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caton vs. Perritt
Caton hits a line drive into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mollwitz vs. Perritt
Mollwitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kauff throws the ball in to Fletcher who tags Mollwitz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Smith moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cooper
Smith 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Perritt
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. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Perritt
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boeckel vs. Perritt
Boeckel hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Perritt
William Fischer pinch hits for Lee King.
There goes Carey. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fischer vs. Perritt
Fischer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pitler vs. Perritt
Charlie Jackson pinch runs for William Fischer.
Pitler hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Cooper
Charlie Jackson now playing right field.
McCarty hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Cooper
Perritt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perritt
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Perritt
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Perritt
Caton hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Cooper
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boeckel. Thorpe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff bunts towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kauff for the out. Thorpe moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thorpe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 11
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Perritt
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Perritt
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Perritt
Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boeckel vs. Perritt
Boeckel hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/22/1917, game 1 -- New York at PIT (D)
New York AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Burns G, lf 5 0 2 0 Howdy Caton, ss 4 0 0 0
Thorpe J, rf 5 1 1 0 Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 5 0 1 0
Kauff B, cf 4 1 1 0 Carson Bigbee, lf 5 1 1 0
Zimmerman H, 3b 5 0 3 2 Max Carey, cf 5 0 3 0
Fletcher A, ss 5 0 0 0 Tony Boeckel, 3b 4 0 1 1
Smith J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lee King, rf 3 0 0 0
Holke W, 1b 4 0 0 0 William Fischer, ph 0 0 0 0
McCarty L, c 4 0 0 0 Charlie Jacks, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Perritt P, p 4 0 1 0 Jake Pitler, 2b 4 0 1 0
Red Smith, c 3 0 0 0
Wilbur Cooper, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 2 8 2 37 1 8 1
New York 000 000 010 01 -- 2
PIT 100 000 000 00 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Perritt P (W) 11.0 8 1 1 4 4
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper (L) 11.0 8 2 1 0 2
E -- Howdy Caton 2, Fritz Mollwitz, Smith J, Tony Boeckel
DP -- New York 1, PIT 2
LOB -- New York 6, PIT 7
3B -- Thorpe J
SB -- Red Smith, Kauff B, Max Carey
CS -- Zimmerman H
SH -- Kauff B
T -- 1:57
A -- 0
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