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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 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 July 11, 1918 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 11, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 11, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Erskine Mayer |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 2,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Center Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Joe Wilhoit | Left Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| George Smith | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Leach | Shortstop |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Erskine Mayer | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 11, 1918
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mayer
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Mayer
Youngs hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKechnie settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on McKechnie. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Mayer
Youngs hits a line drive into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Mayer
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Mayer
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Smith
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Smith
Bigbee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Smith
Carey bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to third for the out. Bigbee moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Southworth vs. Smith
Southworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bigbee scores. Carey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Smith
Cutshaw takes first base on ball four. Southworth moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mollwitz vs. Smith
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKechnie vs. Smith
McKechnie hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mayer
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Mayer
Wilhoit takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Mayer
Holke hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Mayer
McCarty hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Smith
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayer vs. Smith
Mayer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Smith
Leach 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mayer
Smith hits a popup towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mayer
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leach fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Leach. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Mayer
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mayer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Mayer
The ball gets by Schmidt for a passed ball. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Mayer
Fletcher 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, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Smith
Bigbee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Smith
Carey is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Smith
Southworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. Smith
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cutshaw vs. Smith
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to home to get Carey. Southworth moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mollwitz vs. Smith
There goes Cutshaw. The throw from McCarty and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Mayer
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Mayer
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilhoit vs. Mayer
Wilhoit hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth who is chasing the ball. Wilhoit reaches third base with a triple. Doyle scores. Zimmerman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holke vs. Mayer
Holke strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarty vs. Mayer
McCarty 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: --3
Smith vs. Mayer
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Smith
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Smith
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Smith
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mayer
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Mayer
Youngs hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mayer
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Mayer
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Fletcher steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Mayer
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Mayer
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilhoit vs. Mayer
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops it up and throws to first, with Mayer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayer vs. Smith
Mayer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burns who is chasing the ball. Mayer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leach vs. Smith
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Wilhoit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bigbee vs. Smith
Bigbee hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mayer tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Smith
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Mayer
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Mayer
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mayer
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Mayer
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. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Mayer
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Youngs for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Smith
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Smith
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Smith
Mollwitz hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Burns. Mollwitz reaches second base with a double. Wilhoit throws the ball in to Zimmerman who tags Mollwitz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mayer
Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Mayer
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mayer
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Smith
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Smith
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Wilhoit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayer vs. Smith
There goes McKechnie. The throw from McCarty and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayer vs. Smith
Mayer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Mayer
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw misplays the ball. That's an error on Cutshaw. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Mayer
Holke hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Mayer
McCarty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilhoit moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Mayer
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Mayer
There goes McCarty. The throw from Schmidt to Cutshaw and they have McCarty trapped. The throw over to Mollwitz, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Smith
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Smith
Bigbee bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Smith
Carey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Smith
Southworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leach scores. Southworth moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Smith
Cutshaw hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mayer
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Mayer
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Mayer
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Mayer
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leach fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Leach. Youngs moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zimmerman vs. Mayer
Zimmerman hits a fly ball towards cemter. Carey catches it and throws to home to double up Youngs. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Smith
Mollwitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Smith
McKechnie bunts in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shaw vs. Smith
Ben Shaw pinch hits for Walter Schmidt.
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mollwitz moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayer vs. Smith
Mayer hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mollwitz scores. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/11/1918 -- NY1 at PIT (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
George Burns, cf 4 0 1 1 Tommy Leach, ss 2 1 0 0
Ross Youngs, rf 5 0 1 0 Carson Bigbee, lf 2 1 1 1
Art Fletcher, ss 5 1 2 0 Max Carey, cf 3 1 0 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 3 1 0 0 Billy Southworth, rf 4 0 3 3
Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 5 1 2 1 George Cutshaw, 2b 3 0 0 0
Joe Wilhoit, lf 3 0 1 2 Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 4 1 2 0
Walter Holke, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bill McKechnie, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lew McCarty, c 4 0 1 0 Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 0 0
George Smith, p 4 1 1 0 Ben Shaw, ph 1 0 0 0
Erskine Mayer, p 4 1 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 9 4 30 5 9 5
NY1 000 211 000 -- 4
PIT 200 010 011 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
George Smith (L) 8.2 9 5 5 3 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine Mayer (W) 9.0 9 4 4 4 4
E -- Bill McKechnie, Tommy Leach 2, George Cutshaw
DP -- PIT 1
LOB -- NY1 10, PIT 5
2B -- Fritz Mollwitz
3B -- Joe Wilhoit, Erskine Mayer, George Burns
SB -- Billy Southworth, Max Carey, Art Fletcher
CS -- George Cutshaw, Bill McKechnie, Lew McCarty
SH -- Carson Bigbee
SF -- Carson Bigbee
HBP -- by George Smith (Max Carey)
PB -- Walter Schmidt
T -- 1:59
A -- 2500
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