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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 6, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 6, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Lavender |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Kitty Bransfield 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Gavvy Cravath | Right Fielder |
| Fred Luderus | First Baseman |
| Possum Whitted | Left Fielder |
| Bert Niehoff | Second Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Jimmy Lavender | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 6, 1917
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Benton
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Benton
Stock hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Lavender
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Lavender
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Lavender
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus fields it and throws to second for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Lavender
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitted throws the ball in to Luderus who tags Zimmerman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Burns scores. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Lavender
There go the runners. The throw from Killefer to Niehoff covering second. The throw back to home, and Kauff is out at the plate. Fletcher moves to second. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Benton
Cravath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luderus vs. Benton
Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Lavender
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Lavender
Holke hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Killefer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Lavender
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Benton
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Benton
Killefer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Niehoff moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lavender vs. Benton
Lavender strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert takes first base on ball four. Killefer moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bancroft vs. Benton
Bancroft hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Niehoff tags and scores. Killefer tags and moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stock vs. Benton
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Lavender
Benton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Lavender
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Niehoff fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Lavender
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Lavender
There goes Herzog. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Benton
Cravath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luderus vs. Benton
Luderus bunts towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cravath moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niehoff vs. Benton
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cravath scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Benton
There goes Niehoff. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Niehoff steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killefer vs. Benton
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Lavender
Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Lavender
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff fields it and throws to second for the out. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Lavender
Robertson takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holke vs. Lavender
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Niehoff fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Kauff scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarty vs. Lavender
McCarty takes first base on ball four. Holke moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Benton vs. Lavender
Benton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavender vs. Benton
Lavender hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Benton
Bancroft hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Bancroft reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stock vs. Benton
Stock hits a fly ball towards center. Kauff settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kauff. Bancroft scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cravath vs. Benton
There goes Stock. The throw from McCarty and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.Zimmerman fumbles the ball. That's an error on Zimmerman. Stock goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Benton
Cravath hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Benton
Luderus hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Lavender
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Lavender
Herzog hits a popup, foul, towards first. Luderus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Lavender
Kauff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niehoff vs. Benton
Niehoff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns throws the ball in to Herzog who tags Niehoff, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Whitted moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killefer vs. Benton
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lavender vs. Benton
Lavender strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Lavender
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Lavender
Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Lavender
Holke takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarty vs. Lavender
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Fletcher steals third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarty vs. Lavender
McCarty hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Benton
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Herzog. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Benton
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cravath vs. Benton
Cravath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stock moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luderus vs. Benton
McCarty fires to third and picks off Stock. Cravath moves to second. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Lavender
Joe Wilhoit pinch hits for Rube Benton.
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Lavender
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cravath. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Lavender
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Lavender
Kauff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Anderson
Fred Anderson now pitching.
Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Anderson
Whitted hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Anderson
Niehoff hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Lavender
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lavender
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Lavender
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavender fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Anderson
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavender vs. Anderson
Lavender strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Anderson
Paskert hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Lavender
Holke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Lavender
McCarty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Lavender
Red Murray pinch runs for Lew McCarty. Jim Thorpe pinch hits for Fred Anderson.
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Lavender
Burns hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1917, game 1 -- PHI at New York (D)
PHI AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Dode Paskert, cf 4 0 0 0 Burns G, lf 4 1 1 0
Dave Bancroft, ss 3 1 1 1 Herzog B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Milt Stock, 3b 4 1 0 0 Kauff B, cf 4 1 1 0
Gavvy Cravath, rf 2 2 2 1 Zimmerman H, 3b 4 0 3 1
Fred Luderus, 1b 3 0 0 0 Fletcher A, ss 3 0 0 0
Possum Whitted, lf 3 0 0 0 Robertson D, rf 3 0 0 0
Bert Niehoff, 2b 4 1 3 1 Holke W, 1b 3 0 0 1
Bill Killefer, c 4 0 1 0 McCarty L, c 3 0 1 0
Jimmy Lavender, p 4 0 0 0 Murray R, pr 0 0 0 0
Benton R, p 2 0 1 0
Wilhoit J, ph 1 0 0 0
Anderson F, p 0 0 0 0
Thorpe J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 7 3 32 2 8 2
PHI 001 130 000 -- 5
New York 100 100 000 -- 2
PHI IP H R ER BB SO
Jimmy Lavender (W) 9.0 8 2 2 4 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Benton R (L) 7.0 7 5 4 4 2
Anderson F 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Kauff B, McCarty L, Zimmerman H, Herzog B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- PHI 5, New York 8
2B -- Dave Bancroft, Burns G
HR -- Gavvy Cravath
SB -- Bert Niehoff, Milt Stock, Fletcher A
CS -- Kauff B, Herzog B
SH -- Fred Luderus
SF -- Dave Bancroft
HBP -- by Jimmy Lavender (Fletcher A)
T -- 2:05
A -- 0
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