Cardinals @ Giants
August 17, 1917

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Cardinals	3	2	0
Giants	0	0	3

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Cardinals	3	2	0
Giants	0	1	3

Benny Kauff Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.321
OBP	.000	.383
At Bats	0	380
Hits	0	122
• Singles	0	102
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	40
RBI’s	0	49

Lee Meadows Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	7	1

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Polo Grounds - August 17, 1917

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Single

Lee Meadows

Frank Snyder

Gene Paulette

Dots Miller

Doug Baird

Rogers Hornsby

Walton Cruise

Jack Smith

Tom Long

Benny Kauff

Buck Herzog

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herzog moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Herzog takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Baird strikes out.

Top 1 Paulette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Paulette reaches second base with a double. Cruise scores. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Herzog picks up the ball and throws it to Gibson who tags the runner out. Smith scores. Miller scores. Cruise moves to second. Two runs are unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 1 Hornsby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Miller moves to second.

Top 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Herzog. Smith moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Top 1 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher.

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