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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
September 2, 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 September 2, 1917 at Robison Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Carter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Packard |
| Ballpark | Robison Field |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lord Byron 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Pete Kilduff | Shortstop |
| Harry Wolter | Left Fielder |
| Rollie Zeider | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Cy Williams | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Rowdy Elliott | Catcher |
| Paul Carter | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Long | Right Fielder |
| Bruno Betzel | Second Baseman |
| Jack Smith | Left Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Shortstop |
| Walton Cruise | Center Fielder |
| Gene Paulette | First Baseman |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Gene Packard | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
September 2, 1917
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Packard
Flack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Packard
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolter vs. Packard
Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paulette juggles the ball. That's an error on Paulette. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Packard
Zeider hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Carter
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Carter
Betzel bunts towards the mound. Carter fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Carter. Long goes all the way around to score. Betzel moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Carter
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hornsby vs. Carter
Hornsby hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zeider catches it and throws to third to double up Betzel. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Packard
Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Packard
Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Packard
Merkle hits a line drive towards first. Paulette reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Carter
Cruise hits a fly ball towards left. Wolter settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wolter. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Carter
Cruise is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Carter
Paulette hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Carter
Baird hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Packard
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Packard
Carter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Packard
Flack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Carter
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Packard vs. Carter
Packard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kilduff fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Gonzalez trying to get to third. Kilduff throws to Deal who tags Gonzalez for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Carter
Long hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Carter
Betzel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Packard moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Carter
There goes Betzel. The throw from Elliott and he is safe. Betzel steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Carter
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Packard
Kilduff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolter vs. Packard
Wolter hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cruise, who is chasing the ball. Wolter reaches third base with a triple. Kilduff goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zeider vs. Packard
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Packard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Deal vs. Packard
Deal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Packard
Williams 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, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Carter
Hornsby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Carter
Cruise bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hornsby moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paulette vs. Carter
Paulette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. Hornsby moves to third. Cruise moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baird vs. Carter
Baird strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Carter
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Packard
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Packard
Elliott hits a popup towards first. Paulette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Packard
Carter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Carter reaches second base with a double. Merkle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flack vs. Packard
Flack hits a fly ball towards center. Cruise settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cruise. Carter moves to third. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kilduff vs. Packard
Kilduff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carter scores. Flack scores. Kilduff moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wolter vs. Packard
Wolter bunts towards third. Baird fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kilduff moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zeider vs. Packard
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kilduff scores. Wolter moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Deal vs. Packard
Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Packard
Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Packard vs. Carter
Packard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Carter
Long takes first base on ball four. Packard moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Betzel vs. Carter
Betzel hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zeider catches it and throws to first to double up Long. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Carter
Packard is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Packard
Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Packard
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Packard
Carter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Carter
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Carter
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Carter
Cruise hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Carter
Paulette hits a popup in front of the plate. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Packard
Flack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Packard
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolter vs. Packard
Wolter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Carter
Baird hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wolter. Baird reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Carter
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. Baird moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Packard vs. Carter
Packard strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Long vs. Carter
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Betzel vs. Carter
Betzel strikes out. Elliott drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Betzel out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Packard
Zeider strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Packard
Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Packard
Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Carter
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Carter
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Carter
Cruise hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paulette vs. Carter
Paulette hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Packard
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Packard
Elliott bunts for an out with unknown description. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Packard
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flack vs. Packard
Flack hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Carter
Baird hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Carter
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smyth vs. Carter
Red Smyth pinch hits for Gene Packard.
Smyth strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1917, game 1 -- CHN at SLN (D)
CHN AB R H RBI SLN AB R H RBI
Max Flack, rf 5 1 0 0 Tom Long, rf 2 1 1 0
Pete Kilduff, ss 4 2 2 2 Bruno Betzel, 2b 3 0 1 0
Harry Wolter, lf 4 0 2 1 Jack Smith, lf 4 0 1 0
Rollie Zeider, 2b 4 0 0 1 Rogers Hornsby, ss 4 0 1 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 0 0 0 Walton Cruise, cf 3 0 1 0
Cy Williams, cf 4 0 0 0 Gene Paulette, 1b 4 0 0 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 1 2 0 Doug Baird, 3b 4 0 1 0
Rowdy Elliott, c 3 0 0 0 Mike Gonzalez, c 4 0 1 0
Paul Carter, p 4 1 1 1 Gene Packard, p 3 0 2 0
Red Smyth, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 7 5 32 1 9 0
CHN 000 140 000 -- 5
SLN 100 000 000 -- 1
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Paul Carter (W) 9.0 9 1 0 2 5
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Gene Packard (L) 9.0 7 5 3 0 2
E -- Gene Paulette, Paul Carter, Harry Wolter, Walton Cruise
DP -- CHN 2
LOB -- CHN 5, SLN 8
2B -- Mike Gonzalez, Paul Carter, Doug Baird
3B -- Harry Wolter
SB -- Bruno Betzel
CS -- Walton Cruise
SH -- Bruno Betzel, Walton Cruise, Rowdy Elliott
T -- 2:02
A -- 0
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