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Giants
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
July 21, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants, played on July 21, 1918 at Robison Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 21, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Steele |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Sherdel |
| Ballpark | Robison Field |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Center Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Jim Thorpe | Left Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Bob Steele | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cliff Heathcote | Center Fielder |
| Bob Fisher | Second Baseman |
| Wally Mattick | Right Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Gene Paulette | First Baseman |
| Austin McHenry | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Wallace | Third Baseman |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Bill Sherdel | Pitcher |
| Jack Hendricks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
July 21, 1918
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sherdel
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Youngs strikes out. There goes Burns. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Sherdel
There goes Burns. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, Wallace applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Sherdel
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Sherdel
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Steele
Heathcote strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Steele
Fisher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Steele
Mattick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Sherdel
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Sherdel
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Sherdel
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fisher scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Steele
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Steele
Paulette hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Steele
McHenry hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Sherdel
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Sherdel
Steele hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sherdel
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Steele
Wallace hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Steele
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherdel vs. Steele
Sherdel strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Youngs hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Sherdel
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Sherdel
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Steele
Heathcote strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Steele
Fisher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Steele
Mattick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Sherdel
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Sherdel
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Sherdel
Holke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Steele
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Steele
Paulette hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Steele
McHenry hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Sherdel
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Sherdel
Steele hits a line drive to left field. McHenry throws towards Hornsby. Hornsby fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hornsby. Steele moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Sherdel
Burns hits a popup towards short. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherdel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Steele
Wallace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Steele
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sherdel vs. Steele
Sherdel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heathcote vs. Steele
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisher vs. Steele
Fisher hits a popup towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Sherdel
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Sherdel
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Sherdel
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Steele
Mattick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Steele
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Steele
Paulette hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Steele
McHenry hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Sherdel
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Sherdel
Holke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Sherdel
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Steele
Wallace hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Steele
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sherdel vs. Steele
Sherdel strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Steele
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Sherdel
Steele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Sherdel
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Sherdel
There goes Burns. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Youngs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Sherdel
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Steele
Fisher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Steele
Mattick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Steele
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Sherdel
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Sherdel
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Sherdel
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Steele
Paulette hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Steele
McHenry hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Steele
Wallace hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 11
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Sherdel
Holke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McHenry who is chasing the ball. Holke reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarty vs. Sherdel
Lew McCarty pinch hits for Bill Rariden.
McCarty is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Steele vs. Sherdel
Steele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holke scores. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Sherdel
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarty moves to third. Steele moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarty scores. Steele moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Doak
Bill Doak now pitching.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out. Steele scores. Burns moves to third. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doyle vs. Doak
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wallace fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wallace. Burns scores. Youngs scores. Doyle moves to third. Two runs are unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Doak
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doyle scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Doak
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Doak
Doak fires to first and picks off Thorpe. View Play
Bottom 11
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Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Steele
Joe Wilhoit now playing left field. Jim Thorpe now playing right field. Lew McCarty now catching.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Steele
John Brock pinch hits for Bill Doak.
Brock hits a line drive into left field. Wilhoit picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilhoit. Gonzalez moves to third. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heathcote vs. Steele
Heathcote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Brock moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisher vs. Steele
There goes Heathcote. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Heathcote steals second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisher vs. Steele
Fisher hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mattick vs. Steele
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Steele
Hornsby hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1918, game 2 -- NY1 at SLN (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI SLN AB R H RBI
George Burns, cf 4 1 1 0 Cliff Heathcote, cf 5 0 1 1
Ross Youngs, rf 5 1 1 1 Bob Fisher, 2b 5 0 0 0
Joe Wilhoit, lf 0 0 0 0 Wally Mattick, rf 3 0 0 1
Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 0 1 Rogers Hornsby, ss 5 0 0 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 5 1 0 0 Gene Paulette, 1b 4 0 0 0
Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 5 0 0 1 Austin McHenry, lf 4 0 0 0
Jim Thorpe, lf-rf 5 0 2 0 Bobby Wallace, 3b 4 0 1 0
Walter Holke, 1b 4 1 1 0 Mike Gonzalez, c 4 1 2 0
Bill Rariden, c 3 0 0 0 Bill Sherdel, p 3 0 1 0
Lew McCarty, ph-c 0 1 0 0 Bill Doak, p 0 0 0 0
Bob Steele, p 4 1 3 1 John Brock, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 8 4 38 2 6 2
NY1 000 000 000 06 -- 6
SLN 000 000 000 02 -- 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Steele (W) 11.0 6 2 0 2 5
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Sherdel (L)* 10.0 7 5 3 3 3
Bill Doak 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
* Pitched to 5 batters in 11th
E -- Rogers Hornsby, Bobby Wallace, Joe Wilhoit
DP -- NY1 1, SLN 1
LOB -- NY1 3, SLN 5
3B -- Walter Holke
SB -- George Burns 2, Cliff Heathcote
CS -- George Burns
T -- 2:13
A -- 0
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