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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 7, 1923
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 7, 1923 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Sherdel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Babe Adams |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Bill Finneran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Blades | Left Fielder |
| Jack Smith | Right Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Hi Myers | Center Fielder |
| Howard Freigau | Shortstop |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Bill Sherdel | Pitcher |
| Branch Rickey | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Clyde Barnhart | Right Fielder |
| Cotton Tierney | Second Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Johnny Gooch | Catcher |
| Babe Adams | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 7, 1923
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Adams
Blades hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barnhart. Smith reaches second base with a double. Barnhart throws the ball in to Traynor who tags Smith trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Adams
Hornsby hits a line drive into right field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Sherdel
Maranville hits a popup towards short. Freigau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Sherdel
Carey hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of Myers. Carey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Sherdel
Bigbee hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barnhart vs. Sherdel
Barnhart hits a line drive into left field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Adams
Bottomley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Adams
Stock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Adams
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville misplays the ball. That's an error on Maranville. Stock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freigau vs. Adams
Freigau hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ainsmith vs. Adams
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. Sherdel
Tierney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Tierney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Sherdel
Traynor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tierney scores. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimm vs. Sherdel
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Freigau. Traynor moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gooch vs. Sherdel
Gooch hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Myers, who is chasing the ball. Gooch reaches third base with a triple. Traynor scores. Grimm goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Sherdel
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maranville vs. Sherdel
Maranville hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Sherdel
Carey strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherdel vs. Adams
Sherdel hits a fly ball into right field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Adams
Blades hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tierney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Adams
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Sherdel
Bigbee hits a popup towards short. Freigau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Sherdel
Barnhart hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. Sherdel
Tierney hits a popup towards short. Freigau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Adams
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Adams
Stock hits a fly ball into right field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Adams
Myers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Sherdel
Traynor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Sherdel
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooch vs. Sherdel
Gooch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grimm moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Sherdel
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maranville vs. Sherdel
Maranville hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Grimm trying to get to home. Blades throws the ball in to Ainsmith who tags Grimm, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Gooch moves to second. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freigau vs. Adams
Freigau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Adams
Ainsmith hits a line drive into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherdel vs. Adams
Sherdel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blades vs. Adams
Blades hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Blades reaches second base with a double. Sherdel goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams can't make a play. That's a base hit. Blades moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Adams
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Sherdel
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Sherdel
Bigbee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Sherdel
Barnhart hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tierney vs. Sherdel
Tierney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blades. Tierney reaches second base with a double. Bigbee goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Sherdel
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Adams
Bottomley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey who is chasing the ball. Bottomley reaches third base with a triple. Carey throws the ball in to Tierney who relays the ball to Traynor who tags Bottomley trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Adams
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Traynor. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Adams
Myers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barnhart who is chasing the ball. Myers reaches third base with a triple. Stock goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freigau vs. Adams
Freigau hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gooch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ainsmith vs. Adams
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Sherdel
Grimm hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Grimm reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gooch vs. Sherdel
Gooch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grimm scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Sherdel
Adams bunts towards the mound. Sherdel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Sherdel
Maranville hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Sherdel
Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bigbee vs. Sherdel
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Adams
Eddie Dyer pinch hits for Bill Sherdel.
Dyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Adams
Blades hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Adams
Hornsby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bottomley vs. Adams
Bottomley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stock vs. Adams
Stock hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. North
Lou North now pitching.
Barnhart hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tierney vs. North
Tierney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. North
Traynor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tierney moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grimm vs. North
Grimm hits a fly ball into left center field for a base hit. Tierney scores. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gooch vs. Wigington
Fred Wigington now pitching.
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau can't make a play. That's a base hit. Traynor scores. Grimm moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Wigington
Adams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blades. Adams reaches second base with a double. Grimm scores. Gooch goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maranville vs. Wigington
Maranville hits a line drive towards right. Smith catches it and throws to second to double up Adams. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Adams
Myers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barnhart. Myers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Adams
Heinie Mueller pinch hits for Howard Freigau.
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ainsmith vs. Adams
Ainsmith hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Myers tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toporcer vs. Adams
Specs Toporcer pinch hits for Fred Wigington.
Toporcer hits a popup, foul, for a double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Barfoot
Doc Lavan now playing shortstop. Harry McCurdy now catching. Clyde Barfoot now pitching.
Carey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCurdy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Barfoot
Bigbee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Barfoot
Barnhart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Bigbee trying to get to second. Myers throws the ball in to Lavan who tags Bigbee for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tierney vs. Barfoot
Tierney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blades. Tierney reaches second base with a double. Barnhart goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Barfoot
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barfoot fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Barfoot. Tierney scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Adams
Blades hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Adams
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Adams
Hornsby hits a fly ball into right field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1923 -- SLN at PIT (D)
SLN AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Ray Blades, lf 5 0 2 1 Rabbit Maranvill, ss 5 0 1 0
Jack Smith, rf 5 1 3 0 Max Carey, cf 5 0 2 0
Rogers Hornsby, 2b 5 0 1 0 Carson Bigbee, lf 5 1 2 0
Jim Bottomley, 1b 4 0 2 1 Clyde Barnhart, rf 5 1 1 0
Milt Stock, 3b 4 1 1 0 Cotton Tierney, 2b 5 3 4 2
Hi Myers, cf 4 1 2 1 Pie Traynor, 3b 5 2 2 1
Howard Freigau, ss 3 0 0 0 Charlie Grimm, 1b 4 3 3 1
Heinie Mueller, ph 1 0 1 0 Johnny Gooch, c 4 1 4 4
Doc Lavan, ss 0 0 0 0 Babe Adams, p 4 0 1 2
Eddie Ainsmith, c 3 0 0 1
Harry McCurdy, c 0 0 0 0
Bill Sherdel, p 2 1 1 0
Eddie Dyer, ph 1 0 0 0
Lou North, p 0 0 0 0
Fred Wigington, p 0 0 0 0
Specs Toporcer, ph 1 0 0 0
Clyde Barfoot, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 13 4 42 11 20 10
SLN 000 011 110 -- 4
PIT 030 011 42x -- 11
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Sherdel (L) 6.0 12 5 4 0 3
Lou North 0.1 3 3 3 0 0
Fred Wigington 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Clyde Barfoot 1.0 3 2 1 0 0
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Babe Adams (W) 9.0 13 4 3 0 3
E -- Rabbit Maranville, Howard Freigau, Pie Traynor, Clyde Barfoot
DP -- SLN 1, PIT 1
LOB -- SLN 8, PIT 7
2B -- Jack Smith, Max Carey, Cotton Tierney 3, Ray Blades, Babe Adams, Hi Myers
3B -- Johnny Gooch, Jim Bottomley, Hi Myers, Charlie Grimm
SF -- Eddie Ainsmith
T -- 1:51
A -- 8000
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