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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
April 24, 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 24, 1917 at Robison Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 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 24, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burleigh Grimes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Ames |
| Ballpark | Robison Field |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Al Orth 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 |
| Burleigh Grimes | 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 |
| Red Ames | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
April 24, 1917
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleason vs. Ames
Gleason hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Ames
Bigbee bunts in front of the plate. Snyder fields it and throws to first for the out. Gleason moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Ames
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gleason moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schulte vs. Ames
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby 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. Grimes
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Grimes
Betzel hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Grimes
Long strikes out. Fischer drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Long out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Ames
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ames fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Ames
Baird strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Ames
Fischer hits a line drive into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Grimes
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Schulte who is chasing the ball. Hornsby reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruise vs. Grimes
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to home to get Hornsby. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Grimes
There goes Cruise. The throw from Fischer and he is out, Gleason applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ames
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Ames
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleason vs. Ames
Gleason hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Grimes
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gleason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ames vs. Grimes
Ames hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Ames
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ames
Carey 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: ---
Schulte vs. Ames
Schulte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Ames
There goes Schulte. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Betzel applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Grimes
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Grimes
Betzel hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Grimes
Long hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Grimes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out. Betzel moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Grimes
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Ames
Hinchman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Ames
Baird hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Ames
There goes Baird. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Baird steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fischer vs. Ames
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ames fields it and throws to first for the out. Baird moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Ames
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baird scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Ames
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ames fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gleason vs. Ames
There go the runners. The throw from Snyder to Betzel covering second. The throw back to home, and Ward is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Carey is chasing the ball. Hornsby rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Grimes
Cruise takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Grimes
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ames vs. Grimes
Ames strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleason vs. Ames
Gleason 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Ames
Bigbee 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ames
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Ames
Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Grimes
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Grimes
Betzel bunts towards first. Hinchman scoops it up and throws to first, with Gleason covering, for the out. Bescher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Grimes
The umpire calls a balk on Grimes Bescher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Long vs. Grimes
Long hits a fly ball towards cemter. Carey catches it and throws to home to double up Bescher. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Ames
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ames fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Ames
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby misplays the ball. That's an error on Hornsby. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Ames
Fischer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baird moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Ames
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Ames
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ames has Baird trapped. There's the throw to Snyder and over to Smith, who tags Baird for the out. Fischer moves to third. Ward moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grimes vs. Ames
Grimes 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 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Grimes
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinchman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby hits a line drive into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Grimes
Cruise hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleason vs. Ames
Gleason is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Ames
Bigbee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ames
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Ames
There goes Carey. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Betzel applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gleason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Grimes
Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ames vs. Grimes
Stuffy Stewart pinch runs for Frank Snyder.
Ames bunts towards first. Hinchman scoops it up and throws to first, with Grimes covering, for the out. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bescher vs. Grimes
Bescher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Ames
Mike Gonzalez now catching.
Schulte hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Ames
Hinchman 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Ames
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Grimes
Betzel strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Grimes
Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Grimes
Miller hits a fly ball towards right. Schulte settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Schulte. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Grimes
Hornsby hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Ames
Fischer 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ames
Ward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Ames
Grimes strikes out. There goes Ward. The throw from Gonzalez to Hornsby, and Ward is out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Grimes
Cruise hits a line drive into left field. Bigbee picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bigbee. Cruise moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Grimes
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Grimes
There goes Smith. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Grimes
Gonzalez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Grimes
Jack Smith pinch hits for Red Ames.
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruise scores. Smith moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/24/1917 -- PIT at SLN (D)
PIT AB R H RBI SLN AB R H RBI
Billy Gleason, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bob Bescher, lf 4 0 1 0
Carson Bigbee, lf 3 0 0 0 Bruno Betzel, 2b 3 0 1 0
Max Carey, cf 2 0 0 0 Tom Long, rf 4 0 0 0
Frank Schulte, rf 3 0 0 0 Dots Miller, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bill Hinchman, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rogers Hornsby, ss 4 1 2 1
Doug Baird, 3b 4 1 1 0 Walton Cruise, cf 3 1 1 0
William Fischer, c 4 0 1 0 Fred Smith, 3b 3 0 0 0
Chuck Ward, ss 3 0 2 1 Frank Snyder, c 3 0 1 0
Burleigh Grimes, p 4 0 1 0 Stuffy Stewart, pr 0 0 0 0
Mike Gonzalez, c 0 0 0 0
Red Ames, p 2 0 0 0
Jack Smith, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 6 1 31 2 7 2
PIT 000 010 000 0 -- 1
SLN 000 010 000 1 -- 2
0 outs when winning run was scored.
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Burleigh Grimes (L) 9.0 7 2 2 3 3
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Red Ames (W) 10.0 6 1 1 4 4
E -- Rogers Hornsby, Frank Schulte, Carson Bigbee
DP -- PIT 1, SLN 2
LOB -- PIT 5, SLN 7
3B -- Rogers Hornsby
HR -- Rogers Hornsby
SB -- Doug Baird 2, William Fischer, Fred Smith
CS -- Walton Cruise, Frank Schulte, Chuck Ward 2, Max Carey
SH -- Carson Bigbee, Bruno Betzel, Red Ames
Balk -- Burleigh Grimes
T -- 2:03
A -- 3000
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