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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 27, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 27, 1918 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Prendergast |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Comstock |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Lord Byron 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Fred Luderus | First Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Gavvy Cravath | Right Fielder |
| Harry Pearce | Second Baseman |
| Jack Adams | Catcher |
| Mike Prendergast | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Luke Boone | Shortstop |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Ralph Comstock | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 27, 1918
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Comstock
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Comstock
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Comstock
Stock hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luderus vs. Comstock
There goes Bancroft. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Boone applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Prendergast
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Prendergast
Boone bunts towards the mound. Prendergast fields it and throws to first for the out. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Prendergast
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Prendergast
Southworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leach scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Prendergast
There goes Southworth. The throw from Adams and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Comstock
Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Comstock
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Comstock
Cravath 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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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Prendergast
Cutshaw hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Prendergast
Mollwitz strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Prendergast
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pearce scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Comstock
Pearce hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Comstock
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Prendergast vs. Comstock
Prendergast strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Prendergast
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comstock vs. Prendergast
Comstock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Prendergast
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Prendergast
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pearce scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Comstock
Bancroft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Comstock
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stock vs. Comstock
Stock bunts towards the mound. Comstock juggles the ball. That's an error on Comstock. Bancroft moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Luderus vs. Comstock
Luderus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bancroft scores. Williams scores. Stock moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Comstock
Meusel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stock scores. Luderus moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cravath vs. Comstock
Cravath bunts towards first. Mollwitz scoops it up and throws to first, with Cutshaw covering, for the out. Luderus moves to third. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pearce vs. Comstock
Pearce hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Luderus scores. Meusel scores. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Hill
Carmen Hill now pitching.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pearce moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Prendergast vs. Hill
Prendergast strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Prendergast
Carey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Prendergast
Southworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Prendergast
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Hill
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hill
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Hill
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stock for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Prendergast
Mollwitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Prendergast
McKechnie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mollwitz moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Prendergast
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mollwitz tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Prendergast
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Hill
Luderus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Hill
Meusel hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cravath vs. Hill
Cravath strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearce vs. Hill
Pearce hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie juggles the ball. That's an error on McKechnie. Luderus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Hill
Adams hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Prendergast
Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Prendergast
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prendergast fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Prendergast
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Prendergast vs. Hill
Prendergast strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Hill
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hill
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Hill
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boone. Bancroft goes all the way around to score. Stock moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luderus vs. Hill
Luderus hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Prendergast
Southworth bunts in front of the plate. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cutshaw vs. Prendergast
Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Southworth moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mollwitz vs. Prendergast
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Southworth scores. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Prendergast
McKechnie hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Adams settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Adams. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Prendergast
McKechnie hits a popup towards third. Stock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Hill
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Hill
Cravath hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Hill
Pearce hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Hill
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Prendergast
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Prendergast
Bill Hinchman pinch hits for Carmen Hill.
The ball gets by Adams for a passed ball. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinchman vs. Prendergast
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leach vs. Prendergast
Ben Shaw pinch runs for Bill Hinchman.
Leach hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cravath who is chasing the ball. Leach reaches third base with a triple. Schmidt scores. Shaw goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bigbee vs. Hogg
Brad Hogg now pitching. Carson Bigbee pinch hits for Luke Boone.
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Hogg
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Southworth vs. Hogg
Southworth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogg vs. Sanders
Roy Ellam now playing shortstop. Roy Sanders now pitching.
Hogg strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Sanders
Bancroft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Sanders
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stock vs. Sanders
Stock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bancroft scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luderus vs. Sanders
Luderus hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Sanders
Meusel 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 9
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Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Hogg
Cutshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Hogg
There goes Cutshaw. The throw from Adams and he is safe. Cutshaw steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mollwitz vs. Hogg
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hogg fields it and throws to first for the out. Cutshaw moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McKechnie vs. Hogg
McKechnie hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cutshaw tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Hogg
Schmidt hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1918, game 1 -- PHI at PIT (D)
PHI AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Dave Bancroft, ss 3 3 2 0 Tommy Leach, lf 2 1 2 2
Cy Williams, cf 5 1 2 0 Luke Boone, ss 2 0 0 0
Milt Stock, 3b 4 1 1 1 Carson Bigbee, ph 1 0 0 0
Fred Luderus, 1b 5 1 2 2 Roy Ellam, ss 0 0 0 0
Irish Meusel, lf 5 1 1 1 Max Carey, cf 4 0 0 0
Gavvy Cravath, rf 3 0 0 0 Billy Southworth, rf 4 1 3 1
Harry Pearce, 2b 4 0 3 2 George Cutshaw, 2b 4 1 2 0
Bert Adams, c 4 0 0 0 Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 4 1 1 1
Mike Prendergast, p 3 0 0 0 Bill McKechnie, 3b 3 0 1 1
Brad Hogg, p 1 0 0 0 Walter Schmidt, c 3 1 1 1
Ralph Comstock, p 1 0 0 0
Carmen Hill, p 1 0 0 0
Bill Hinchman, ph 1 0 1 0
Ben Shaw, pr 0 1 0 0
Roy Sanders, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 11 6 30 6 11 6
PHI 000 500 101 -- 7
PIT 100 010 121 -- 6
PHI IP H R ER BB SO
Mike Prendergast (W)* 7.0 10 5 5 2 2
Brad Hogg (S) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Ralph Comstock (L) 3.1 6 5 4 1 2
Carmen Hill 4.2 2 1 0 1 3
Roy Sanders 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Ralph Comstock, Bill McKechnie, Luke Boone, Bert Adams
DP -- PHI 4, PIT 1
LOB -- PHI 7, PIT 2
3B -- Tommy Leach
SB -- George Cutshaw
CS -- Dave Bancroft, Billy Southworth
SH -- Luke Boone, Milt Stock, Gavvy Cravath
SF -- Walter Schmidt, Bill McKechnie
PB -- Bert Adams
T -- 2:16
A -- 0
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