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Indians
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 8, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Coveleski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Caldwell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Silk O'Loughlin 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Graney | Left Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Smith | Right Fielder |
| Joe Harris | First Baseman |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Joe Evans | Third Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Stan Coveleski | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Hendryx | Right Fielder |
| Fritz Maisel | Second Baseman |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Armando Marsans | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Miller | Left Fielder |
| Roxy Walters | Catcher |
| Ray Caldwell | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1917
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Caldwell
Graney strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caldwell
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Caldwell
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maisel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Coveleski
Hendryx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Coveleski
Maisel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss misplays the ball. That's an error on Wambsganss. Maisel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Coveleski
Pipp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Coveleski
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Caldwell
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Caldwell
Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Caldwell
Wambsganss hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Caldwell
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Coveleski
Marsans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Coveleski
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Coveleski
Walters hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caldwell vs. Coveleski
Caldwell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Caldwell
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Caldwell
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maisel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Caldwell
Graney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Caldwell
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speaker vs. Caldwell
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maisel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Coveleski
Hendryx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Coveleski
Maisel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Coveleski covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Coveleski
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Caldwell
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Caldwell
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Caldwell
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Caldwell
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Coveleski
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Coveleski
Marsans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Coveleski
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Caldwell
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Caldwell
Coveleski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maisel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Caldwell
Graney hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caldwell
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Coveleski
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caldwell vs. Coveleski
Caldwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Coveleski
Hendryx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Coveleski
Maisel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
There goes Maisel. The throw from O'Neill and he is out, Chapman applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Caldwell
Speaker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Caldwell
Smith hits a popup towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Caldwell
Harris hits a line drive towards the mound. Caldwell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Coveleski
Pipp strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Coveleski
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Caldwell
Wambsganss hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Caldwell
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Caldwell
O'Neill hits a fly ball into right field. Hendryx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsans vs. Coveleski
Marsans hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Coveleski
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Coveleski
Walters hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Caldwell
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Caldwell
Graney hits a fly ball into right field. Hendryx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caldwell
Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Caldwell
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caldwell vs. Coveleski
Caldwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Coveleski
Hendryx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Coveleski
Maisel hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Caldwell
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Hendryx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Caldwell
Harris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Caldwell
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Coveleski
Pipp hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Coveleski
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsans vs. Coveleski
Marsans strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1917, game 2 -- CLE at NYA (D)
CLE AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Jack Graney, lf 4 1 2 1 Tim Hendryx, rf 4 0 0 0
Ray Chapman, ss 3 0 1 0 Fritz Maisel, 2b 3 0 1 0
Tris Speaker, cf 4 0 0 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 3 0 0 0
Elmer Smith, rf 4 1 1 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 0 0 0
Joe Harris, 1b 4 0 1 0 Frank Baker, 3b 4 0 1 0
Bill Wambsganss, 2b 4 0 0 0 Armando Marsans, cf 4 0 1 0
Joe Evans, 3b 3 0 0 0 Elmer Miller, lf 3 0 0 0
Steve O'Neill, c 3 0 0 0 Roxy Walters, c 3 0 1 0
Stan Coveleski, p 3 0 0 0 Ray Caldwell, p 3 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 2 31 1 5 1
CLE 000 110 000 -- 2
NYA 000 010 000 -- 1
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Stan Coveleski (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 3
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Ray Caldwell (L) 9.0 5 2 2 1 4
E -- Bill Wambsganss
DP -- CLE 1
LOB -- CLE 4, NYA 5
2B -- Ray Chapman
HR -- Elmer Smith, Jack Graney, Ray Caldwell
CS -- Fritz Maisel
T -- 1:40
A -- 10000
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