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White Sox
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
October 10, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox, played on October 10, 1917 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | October 10, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 10, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Cicotte |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,616 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Silk O'Loughlin 2B: Billy Evans 3B: Cy Rigler |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shano Collins | Left Fielder |
| Fred McMullin | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Collins | Second Baseman |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Happy Felsch | Center Fielder |
| Chick Gandil | First Baseman |
| Buck Weaver | Shortstop |
| Ray Schalk | Catcher |
| Eddie Cicotte | Pitcher |
| Pants Rowland | 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 |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
October 10, 1917
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McMullin vs. Benton
McMullin strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Benton
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cicotte
Burns strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Cicotte
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cicotte
Kauff hits a fly ball towards left. Collins settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Collins. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Cicotte
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Cicotte
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Benton
Felsch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gandil vs. Benton
Gandil hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Benton
Weaver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Schalk vs. Benton
Weaver is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Weaver moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Schalk vs. Benton
Schalk hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Cicotte
Robertson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Cicotte
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Collins fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Cicotte
Rariden hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holke moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Benton vs. Cicotte
Benton hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Cicotte
Burns strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cicotte vs. Benton
Cicotte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Holke. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McMullin vs. Benton
McMullin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Cicotte
Herzog strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cicotte
Kauff hits a fly ball towards left. Collins settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Collins. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Cicotte
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Cicotte
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Benton
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Benton
Felsch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gandil vs. Benton
Gandil hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Cicotte
Robertson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Robertson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Holke vs. Cicotte
Holke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Collins. Holke reaches second base with a double. Robertson scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Cicotte
Rariden bunts towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. Holke moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Benton vs. Cicotte
Benton strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Cicotte
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cicotte. Holke scores. Burns moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Cicotte
Herzog hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gandil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Benton
Weaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Benton
Schalk strikes out. Rariden drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Schalk out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cicotte vs. Benton
Cicotte strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Cicotte
Kauff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cicotte
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cicotte
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McMullin vs. Benton
McMullin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Cicotte
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Cicotte
Holke strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Cicotte
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Benton
Jackson 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Benton
Felsch is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gandil vs. Benton
Gandil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Cicotte
Benton strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cicotte
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weaver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Cicotte
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Cicotte
Kauff hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Benton
Weaver hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Weaver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Schalk vs. Benton
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and has Weaver trapped. He races towards second and tags Weaver for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cicotte vs. Benton
Cicotte strikes out. There goes Schalk. The throw from Rariden to second, and Schalk is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Cicotte
Zimmerman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Collins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cicotte
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Cicotte
Robertson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Cicotte
There goes Robertson. The throw from Schalk and he is safe. Robertson steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Cicotte
Holke is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rariden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McMullin vs. Benton
McMullin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benton
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke fields the ball and throws to Benton covering. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Benton
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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