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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
April 23, 1918
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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, 1918 at Robison Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Steele |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Doak |
| Ballpark | Robison Field |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 1,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Lord Byron 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Howdy Caton | Shortstop |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Casey Stengel | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Lee King | Left Fielder |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Bob Steele | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bruno Betzel | Right Fielder |
| Jack Smith | Center Fielder |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Walton Cruise | Left Fielder |
| Gene Paulette | First Baseman |
| Bert Niehoff | Second Baseman |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Bill Doak | Pitcher |
| Jack Hendricks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
April 23, 1918
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Doak
Caton 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: ---
Mollwitz vs. Doak
Mollwitz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Doak
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stengel vs. Doak
The umpire calls a balk on Doak Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stengel vs. Doak
There's a wild pitch. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stengel vs. Doak
Stengel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cutshaw vs. Doak
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Doak
Cutshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stengel scores. Cutshaw moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Doak
King hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gonzalez can't make a play. That's a base hit. Cutshaw moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKechnie vs. Doak
There goes King. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. King steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McKechnie vs. Doak
McKechnie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Steele
Betzel hits a popup towards second. Cutshaw can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Steele
Smith takes first base on ball four. Betzel moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baird vs. Steele
Baird bunts towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to third for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Steele
Hornsby hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruise vs. Steele
There goes Baird. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Baird steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cruise vs. Steele
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Doak
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Doak
Steele takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caton vs. Doak
Caton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Steele moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mollwitz vs. Doak
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out. Steele moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carey vs. Doak
Carey hits a line drive into center field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Steele scores. Mollwitz goes all the way around to score. Carey moves all the way to home. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Doak
Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Steele
Paulette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niehoff vs. Steele
Niehoff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Paulette moves to third. Niehoff moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Steele
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Paulette scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Steele
Frank Snyder pinch hits for Bill Doak.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw misplays the ball. That's an error on Cutshaw. Niehoff scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Steele
Ted Menze pinch runs for Frank Snyder.
Betzel hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Steele
Smith hits a ball on the ground that hits Betzel. Betzel is out and Smith is safe at first. There goes Betzel trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. May
Jakie May now pitching.
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Betzel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. May
King hits a fly ball into left field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. May
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Steele
Baird takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Steele
Hornsby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Steele
Cruise takes first base on ball four. Baird moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paulette vs. Steele
Paulette hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stengel. Paulette reaches second base with a double. Baird scores. Cruise moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Niehoff vs. Sanders
Roy Sanders now pitching.
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruise scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Sanders
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton misplays the ball. That's an error on Caton. Paulette scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Sanders
May takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Betzel vs. Sanders
Betzel hits a popup towards short. Caton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. May
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. May
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. May
Caton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sanders
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Sanders
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanders fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Sanders
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. May
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. May
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mollwitz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stengel vs. May
Stengel strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. May
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Betzel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Sanders
Cruise hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Sanders
Paulette bunts towards first. Mollwitz scoops it up and throws to first, with Cutshaw covering, for the out. Cruise moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niehoff vs. Sanders
Niehoff hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Sanders
Gonzalez 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
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. May
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. May
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. May
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sanders
May hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Sanders
Betzel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sanders
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baird vs. Sanders
There goes Betzel. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Caton applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. May
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caton vs. May
Caton bunts towards first. Paulette scoops it up and throws to first, with Niehoff covering, for the out. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mollwitz vs. May
Mollwitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carey vs. May
There goes Mollwitz. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, Niehoff applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. May
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hinchman vs. May
Bill Hinchman pinch hits for Casey Stengel.
Hinchman hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Sanders
Bill Hinchman now playing right field.
Baird hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hinchman who is chasing the ball. Baird reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hornsby vs. Sanders
Hornsby hits a popup in front of the plate. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruise vs. Sanders
There's a wild pitch. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cruise vs. Sanders
Cruise strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paulette vs. Sanders
Paulette hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. Baird scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niehoff vs. Sanders
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sanders, and towards Caton, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. May
Cutshaw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. May
King strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. May
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sanders
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sanders
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Sanders
Betzel strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. May
Schmidt hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. May
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paulette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. May
Caton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. May
There goes Caton. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Caton steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mollwitz vs. May
Mollwitz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1918 -- PIT at SLN (D)
PIT AB R H RBI SLN AB R H RBI
Howdy Caton, ss 3 0 1 0 Bruno Betzel, rf 4 0 1 0
Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 5 1 2 0 Jack Smith, cf 3 0 1 0
Max Carey, cf 2 2 1 1 Doug Baird, 3b 3 2 1 0
Casey Stengel, rf 2 1 0 0 Rogers Hornsby, ss 4 0 0 0
Bill Hinchman, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Walton Cruise, lf 3 1 1 0
George Cutshaw, 2b 4 0 1 1 Gene Paulette, 1b 3 2 2 2
Lee King, lf 3 0 1 0 Bert Niehoff, 2b 4 1 1 1
Bill McKechnie, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mike Gonzalez, c 4 0 0 1
Walter Schmidt, c 4 0 0 0 Bill Doak, p 0 0 0 0
Bob Steele, p 0 1 0 0 Frank Snyder, ph 1 0 0 0
Roy Sanders, p 2 0 0 0 Ted Menze, pr 0 0 0 0
Jakie May, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 5 6 2 31 6 7 4
PIT 230 000 000 -- 5
SLN 023 000 10x -- 6
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Steele 2.1 5 5 3 3 0
Roy Sanders (L) 5.2 2 1 1 2 2
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Doak 2.0 4 5 3 3 2
Jakie May (W) 7.0 2 0 0 4 3
E -- Jack Smith, George Cutshaw, Howdy Caton, Walter Schmidt
DP -- SLN 1
LOB -- PIT 6, SLN 7
2B -- Gene Paulette
3B -- Doug Baird
SB -- Casey Stengel, Max Carey, Lee King, Doug Baird, Howdy Caton
CS -- Bruno Betzel, Fritz Mollwitz
SH -- Gene Paulette, Howdy Caton
WP -- Bill Doak, Roy Sanders
Balk -- Bill Doak
T -- 2:11
A -- 1500
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