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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
April 23, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 23, 1917 at Robison Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Watson |
| Ballpark | Robison Field |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 2,200 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Orth 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Gleason | Second Baseman |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Frank Schulte | Right Fielder |
| Bill Hinchman | First Baseman |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| William Fischer | Catcher |
| Chuck Ward | Shortstop |
| Wilbur Cooper | Pitcher |
| Nixey Callahan | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Bescher | Left Fielder |
| Bruno Betzel | Second Baseman |
| Tom Long | Right Fielder |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Walton Cruise | Center Fielder |
| Fred Smith | Third Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Milt Watson | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
April 23, 1917
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleason vs. Watson
Gleason hits a line drive into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Watson
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Watson
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Cooper
Bescher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Cooper
Betzel bunts towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Cooper
Long hits a line drive into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Cooper
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Watson
Schulte hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Watson
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Watson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Watson
Baird hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Watson
There goes Baird. The throw from Snyder and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fischer vs. Watson
Fischer hits a fly ball into left center field for a base hit. Baird scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Watson
There goes Fischer. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Betzel applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Cooper
Hornsby hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Cooper
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Cooper
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fischer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Cruise moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Cooper
Snyder is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Cooper
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Ward fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Watson
Ward hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Watson
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gleason vs. Watson
Gleason strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bigbee vs. Watson
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carey vs. Watson
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ward scores. Bigbee moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Steele
Bob Steele now pitching.
The ball gets by Snyder for a passed ball. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schulte vs. Steele
Schulte hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Cooper
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Cooper
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Cooper
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Cooper
There goes Long. The throw from Fischer and he is out, Gleason applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Steele
Hinchman hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Steele
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Steele
Fischer hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Steele
There goes Baird. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Baird steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Steele
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Cooper
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Cooper
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gleason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruise vs. Cooper
Cruise hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fischer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Cooper
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Cooper
Snyder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hinchman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Steele
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleason vs. Steele
Gleason hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Steele
There goes Gleason. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Hornsby applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Steele
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Cooper
Steele hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Cooper
Bescher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Cooper
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Cooper
Long hits a line drive into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Steele
Carey hits a popup towards first. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Steele
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Steele
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Cooper
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fischer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Cooper
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Cooper
Mike Gonzalez pinch hits for Walton Cruise.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinchman scoops it up and throws to first, with Cooper covering, for the out. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Cooper
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Steele
Jack Smith now playing center field.
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hornsby. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Steele
Fischer bunts towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Steele
There goes Fischer. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Betzel applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Steele
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Cooper
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Cooper
Steele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Cooper
Bescher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Cooper
Betzel hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Steele
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleason vs. Steele
Gleason hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Steele
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Cooper
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Cooper
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Cooper
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeFate vs. Cooper
Tony DeFate pinch hits for Jack Smith.
DeFate hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Steele
Stuffy Stewart now playing center field.
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Steele
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Steele
Hinchman hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cooper
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Cooper
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Cooper
Paddy Livingston pinch hits for Bob Steele.
Livingston hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1917 -- PIT at SLN (D)
PIT AB R H RBI SLN AB R H RBI
Billy Gleason, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bob Bescher, lf 2 0 1 0
Carson Bigbee, lf 4 0 0 0 Bruno Betzel, 2b 4 0 0 0
Max Carey, cf 4 0 1 1 Tom Long, rf 4 0 1 0
Frank Schulte, rf 4 0 0 0 Dots Miller, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bill Hinchman, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rogers Hornsby, ss 2 0 0 0
Doug Baird, 3b 3 1 2 0 Walton Cruise, cf 2 0 1 0
William Fischer, c 3 0 1 1 Mike Gonzalez, ph 1 0 0 0
Chuck Ward, ss 3 1 1 0 Jack Smith, cf 0 0 0 0
Wilbur Cooper, p 3 0 1 0 Tony DeFate, ph 1 0 0 0
Stuffy Stewart, cf 0 0 0 0
Fred Smith, 3b 3 0 0 0
Frank Snyder, c 3 0 0 0
Milt Watson, p 1 0 0 0
Bob Steele, p 2 0 0 0
Paddy Livingston, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 29 0 3 0
PIT 011 000 000 -- 2
SLN 000 000 000 -- 0
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper (W) 9.0 3 0 0 7 0
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Milt Watson (L) 2.2 5 2 1 0 1
Bob Steele 6.1 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Frank Snyder, Rogers Hornsby
LOB -- PIT 3, SLN 9
SB -- Doug Baird 2
CS -- William Fischer 2, Tom Long, Billy Gleason
PB -- Frank Snyder
T -- 1:44
A -- 2200
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