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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 11, 1918
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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 May 11, 1918 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| 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 | 13,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Jose Rodriguez | Second Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Slim Sallee | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Howdy Caton | Shortstop |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Casey Stengel | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Lee King | Left Fielder |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 11, 1918
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw 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. Sallee
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sallee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Sallee
Mollwitz hits a popup towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Sallee
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cooper
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards third. McKechnie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Sallee
Stengel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Sallee
Cutshaw bunts towards the mound. Sallee fields it and throws to first for the out. Stengel moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Sallee
King hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKechnie vs. Sallee
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Cooper
McCarty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sallee vs. Cooper
Sallee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sallee
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Sallee
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caton vs. Sallee
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Sallee
There goes Caton. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Caton steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mollwitz vs. Sallee
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mollwitz for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a line drive into center field. Carey picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Carey. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Cooper
Rodriguez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Burns moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Sallee
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stengel vs. Sallee
Stengel hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Sallee
Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Sallee
King hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKechnie vs. Sallee
McKechnie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. McKechnie reaches second base with a double. Carey scores. Cutshaw moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schmidt vs. Sallee
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Cooper
McCarty hits a popup towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sallee vs. Cooper
Sallee hits a line drive into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Sallee
Cooper hits a line drive towards left. Burns chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Burns. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caton vs. Sallee
Caton strikes out. There goes Cooper. The throw from McCarty to Fletcher, and Cooper is out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Sallee
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first 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 line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman strikes out. There goes Kauff. The throw from Schmidt to second, and Kauff is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Sallee
Carey hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Sallee
Stengel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Sallee
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Stengel moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Sallee
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. Stengel moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKechnie vs. Sallee
There goes King. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. King steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McKechnie vs. Sallee
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it 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: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cooper
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a popup towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sallee
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Sallee
Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caton vs. Sallee
Caton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs who is chasing the ball. Caton reaches third base with a triple. Cooper scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mollwitz vs. Sallee
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to home to get Caton. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Sallee
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Sallee covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Cooper
McCarty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Cooper
Jim Thorpe pinch hits for Slim Sallee.
Thorpe hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Carey. Thorpe reaches second base with a double. McCarty moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Youngs vs. Cooper
Youngs hits a line drive towards third. McKechnie catches it and steps on third to double up McCarty. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Cooper
Kauff hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Demaree
Al Demaree now pitching.
Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Demaree covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Demaree
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Demaree
King hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. King reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McKechnie vs. Demaree
McKechnie hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cooper
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Cooper
Zimmerman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Cooper
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cooper
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holke vs. Cooper
Holke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1918 -- NY1 at PIT (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 0 0 Howdy Caton, ss 4 0 1 1
Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 1 0 Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 4 0 0 0
George Burns, lf 3 0 1 0 Max Carey, cf 3 1 0 0
Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 0 0 Casey Stengel, rf 4 0 2 0
Jose Rodriguez, 2b 3 0 0 0 George Cutshaw, 2b 3 0 2 0
Art Fletcher, ss 3 0 1 0 Lee King, lf 4 0 1 0
Walter Holke, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bill McKechnie, 3b 4 0 1 1
Lew McCarty, c 3 0 2 0 Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 0 0
Slim Sallee, p 2 0 1 0 Wilbur Cooper, p 3 1 2 0
Jim Thorpe, ph 1 0 1 0
Al Demaree, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 7 0 32 2 9 2
NY1 000 000 000 -- 0
PIT 000 100 10x -- 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Slim Sallee (L) 7.0 8 2 2 1 2
Al Demaree 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 2
E -- Max Carey, George Burns
DP -- NY1 1, PIT 3
LOB -- NY1 7, PIT 8
2B -- Bill McKechnie, Wilbur Cooper, Jim Thorpe
3B -- Howdy Caton, Lee King
SB -- Howdy Caton, Lee King
CS -- Wilbur Cooper, Benny Kauff
SH -- George Cutshaw
HBP -- by Wilbur Cooper (Jose Rodriguez)
T -- 1:29
A -- 13000
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