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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 23, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 23, 1917 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dutch Ruether |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Steele |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Pete Harrison 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Wortman | Shortstop |
| Rowdy Elliott | Catcher |
| Dutch Ruether | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Jake Pitler | Second Baseman |
| Lee King | Right Fielder |
| Honus Wagner | Third Baseman |
| Bunny Brief | First Baseman |
| Bill Hinchman | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Ward | Shortstop |
| Bill Wagner | Catcher |
| Bob Steele | Pitcher |
| Nixey Callahan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 23, 1917
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Steele
Flack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Steele
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Steele
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brief fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Steele
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ruether
Carey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Ruether
Pitler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Ruether
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pitler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Ruether
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pitler scores. King moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brief vs. Ruether
Brief takes first base on ball four. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hinchman vs. Ruether
Hinchman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Ruether
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruether fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Steele
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Steele
Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Steele
Wortman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Steele
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wortman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruether vs. Steele
Ruether hits a fly ball towards left. Hinchman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hinchman. Wortman scores. Elliott goes all the way around to score. Ruether moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Steele
There's a wild pitch. Ruether moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flack vs. Steele
Flack strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Ruether
Wagner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Wagner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Steele vs. Ruether
Steele bunts towards the mound. Ruether catches it and throws to second to double up Wagner. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ruether
Carey hits a line drive towards third. Deal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Steele
Carson Bigbee now playing center field.
Mann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Steele
Doyle hits a popup towards first. Brief settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Steele
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Ruether
Pitler hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Ruether
King hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Ruether
Wagner hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams, who is chasing the ball. Wagner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brief vs. Ruether
Brief hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Steele
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Steele
Deal hits a fly ball into left field. Hinchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Steele
Wortman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Ruether
Hinchman hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ruether
Ward hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Ruether
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Steele
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruether vs. Steele
Ruether strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Steele
Flack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Steele
Mann strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Ruether
Steele hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Ruether
Bigbee bunts towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. Steele moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pitler vs. Ruether
Pitler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Steele moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Ruether
King hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Steele tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Ruether
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pitler moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brief vs. Hendrix
Claude Hendrix now pitching.
There go the runners. The throw from Elliott to Doyle covering second. The throw back to home, and Pitler is out at the plate. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Steele
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Steele
Merkle hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hinchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Steele
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brief vs. Hendrix
Brief strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Hendrix
Hinchman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Hendrix
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hendrix, and towards Doyle, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Steele
Deal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Steele
Wortman bunts towards short. Ward fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ward. Deal moves to third. Wortman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Steele
Elliott bunts towards the mound. Steele juggles the ball. That's an error on Steele. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendrix vs. Steele
Hendrix hits a fly ball into left field. Hinchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Deal tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Steele
Flack strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Steele
Mann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King. Mann reaches second base with a double. Wortman scores. Elliott moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doyle vs. Steele
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brief scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Hendrix
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman misplays the ball. That's an error on Wortman. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steele vs. Hendrix
Steele hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Hendrix
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix can't make a play. That's a base hit. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pitler vs. Hendrix
Pitler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Hendrix
King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Steele
Merkle hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Steele
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pitler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Steele
Deal hits a popup towards short. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Hendrix
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brief vs. Hendrix
Brief takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Hendrix
Hinchman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann who is chasing the ball. Hinchman reaches third base with a triple. Brief goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Hendrix
Ward bunts towards the mound. Hendrix fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hinchman scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Hendrix
Wagner hits a popup towards short. Wortman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steele vs. Hendrix
Steele strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Steele
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ward misplays the ball. That's an error on Ward. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Steele
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wagner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wagner. Wortman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrix vs. Steele
Hendrix bunts towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to third for the out. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Steele
Flack takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to third. Hendrix moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mann vs. Miller
Frank Miller now pitching.
Mann strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doyle vs. Miller
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Hinchman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Hendrix
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bigbee for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitler vs. Hendrix
Pitler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Hendrix
King hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Hendrix
Wagner strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Miller
Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Miller
Williams bunts towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Deal vs. Miller
Deal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merkle scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Miller
There goes Deal. The throw from Wagner and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wortman vs. Miller
Wortman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Deal scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Miller
There goes Wortman. The throw from Wagner and he is safe. Wortman steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Miller
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrix vs. Miller
Hendrix hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brief settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brief vs. Hendrix
Brief takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Seaton
Tom Seaton now pitching.
Hinchman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Seaton
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1917, game 2 -- CHN at PIT (D)
CHN AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 2 0 0 0 Max Carey, cf 2 0 0 0
Les Mann, lf 5 0 1 1 Carson Bigbee, cf 2 0 1 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 5 0 0 0 Jake Pitler, 2b 5 1 3 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 5 1 1 0 Lee King, rf 4 0 1 1
Cy Williams, cf 4 0 0 0 Honus Wagner, 3b 5 0 3 1
Charlie Deal, 3b 5 2 2 1 Bunny Brief, 1b 2 1 0 0
Chuck Wortman, ss 3 2 1 1 Bill Hinchman, lf 5 1 1 1
Rowdy Elliott, c 5 1 1 0 Chuck Ward, ss 5 0 1 1
Dutch Ruether, p 2 0 0 0 Bill Wagner, c 4 0 1 0
Claude Hendrix, p 2 0 0 1 Bob Steele, p 4 1 1 0
Tom Seaton, p 0 0 0 0 Frank Miller, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 6 4 38 4 12 4
CHN 020 000 200 2 -- 6
PIT 100 010 020 0 -- 4
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Dutch Ruether 4.2 8 2 2 1 1
Claude Hendrix (W)* 4.1 4 2 2 2 5
Tom Seaton (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Steele 8.1 3 4 0 4 7
Frank Miller (L) 1.2 3 2 2 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 10th
E -- Bill Hinchman, Chuck Ward 2, Bob Steele, Chuck Wortman, Honus Wagner, Bill Wagner
DP -- CHN 2
LOB -- CHN 9, PIT 9
2B -- Bill Wagner, Les Mann
3B -- Honus Wagner, Bill Hinchman
SB -- Charlie Deal, Chuck Wortman
CS -- Jake Pitler
SH -- Carson Bigbee, Chuck Wortman, Cy Williams
SF -- Lee King, Claude Hendrix
WP -- Bob Steele
T -- 2:39
A -- 10000
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