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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
May 1, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 1, 1917 at Robison Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 1, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Douglas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Doak |
| Ballpark | Robison Field |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 1,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rollie Zeider | Shortstop |
| Harry Wolter | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Art Wilson | Catcher |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Phil Douglas | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Bescher | Left Fielder |
| Bruno Betzel | Second Baseman |
| Jack Smith | Right Fielder |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Walton Cruise | Center Fielder |
| Fred Smith | Third Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Bill Doak | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
May 1, 1917
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Doak
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolter vs. Doak
Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Doak
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Douglas
Bescher hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Douglas
Betzel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Douglas
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Betzel trying to get to third. Williams throws the ball in to Deal, who tags Betzel for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Douglas
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Doak
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merkle for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Doak
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Doak
Mann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Doak
There goes Williams. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Hornsby applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Douglas
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Douglas
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruise for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Douglas
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Doak
Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Doak
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schick vs. Doak
Morrie Schick pinch hits for Phil Douglas.
Schick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Doak
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Ruether
Dutch Ruether now pitching.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doak vs. Ruether
Doak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Ruether
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolter vs. Doak
Wolter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Doak
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wolter moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Doak
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Doak. Wolter moves to third. Doyle moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Doak
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller juggles the ball. That's an error on Miller. Wolter scores. Doyle moves to third. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mann vs. Doak
Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doyle scores. Merkle scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Watson
Milt Watson now pitching.
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Watson fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Deal vs. Watson
Deal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Mann scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruether vs. Watson
Ruether takes first base on ball four. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zeider vs. Watson
Zeider hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wolter vs. Watson
Wolter hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cruise who is chasing the ball. Wolter reaches third base with a triple. Deal scores. Ruether goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. North
Lou North now pitching.
Doyle 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 4
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Ruether
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruether fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ruether
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Ruether
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Ruether
Hornsby hits a popup towards short. Zeider settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruise vs. Ruether
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruether fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeFate vs. Ruether
Tony DeFate pinch hits for Fred Smith.
DeFate hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. North
Tony DeFate now playing third base. Ike McAuley now playing shortstop. Mike Gonzalez now catching.
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. North
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. North
Mann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. North
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. North
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Deal vs. North
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeFate fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ruether
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Ruether
North is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Ruether
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruether fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Ruether
Betzel takes first base on ball four. Bescher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Ruether
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruether vs. North
Ruether hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. North fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. North
Zeider hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolter vs. North
Wolter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. North
Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ruether
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuley vs. Ruether
McAuley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Ruether
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. North
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. North
Williams hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. North
Mann hits a popup, foul, towards first. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeFate vs. Ruether
DeFate hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ruether
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Ruether
North strikes out. Wilson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws North out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. North
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. North fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. North
Deal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruether vs. North
Ruether hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. North
Zeider hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Ruether
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruether fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Ruether
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruether covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ruether
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Ruether
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolter vs. North
Wolter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. North
Doyle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. North
Merkle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. North
Williams hits a popup into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. North
There goes Williams. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, McAuley applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. North
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuley vs. Ruether
McAuley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Ruether
Cruise hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeFate vs. Ruether
DeFate hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Ruether
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1917 -- CHN at SLN (D)
CHN AB R H RBI SLN AB R H RBI
Rollie Zeider, ss 5 0 0 0 Bob Bescher, lf 4 0 1 0
Harry Wolter, rf 3 2 2 2 Bruno Betzel, 2b 3 0 1 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 5 2 2 2 Jack Smith, rf 2 0 1 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 1 0 0 Dots Miller, 1b 4 0 1 0
Cy Williams, cf 4 1 1 0 Rogers Hornsby, ss 2 0 0 0
Les Mann, lf 5 1 2 2 Ike McAuley, ss 2 0 0 0
Art Wilson, c 3 0 0 0 Walton Cruise, cf 4 0 1 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 1 1 2 Fred Smith, 3b 1 0 0 0
Phil Douglas, p 0 0 0 0 Tony DeFate, ph-3b 3 0 1 0
Morrie Schick, ph 0 0 0 0 Frank Snyder, c 1 0 0 0
Dutch Ruether, p 2 1 1 0 Mike Gonzalez, c 3 0 0 0
Bill Doak, p 1 0 0 0
Milt Watson, p 0 0 0 0
Lou North, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 9 9 8 32 0 6 0
CHN 000 700 002 -- 9
SLN 000 000 000 -- 0
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Phil Douglas 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Dutch Ruether (W) 7.0 4 0 0 3 3
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Doak (L)* 3.0 3 5 3 2 0
Milt Watson 0.2 2 2 0 1 0
Lou North 5.1 4 2 2 3 2
* Pitched to 5 batters in 4th
E -- Bill Doak, Dots Miller
LOB -- CHN 6, SLN 8
3B -- Harry Wolter
HR -- Larry Doyle
SB -- Les Mann, Fred Merkle
CS -- Cy Williams 2
SH -- Art Wilson
PB -- Mike Gonzalez
T -- 2:00
A -- 1000
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