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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
June 29, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 29, 1918 at Robison Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 29, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 29, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Erskine Mayer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rankin Johnson |
| Ballpark | Robison Field |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Howdy Caton | Shortstop |
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Bill Hinchman | Right Fielder |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Erskine Mayer | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cliff Heathcote | Center Fielder |
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Right Fielder |
| Gene Paulette | Second Baseman |
| Austin McHenry | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Wallace | Shortstop |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Rankin Johnson | Pitcher |
| Jack Hendricks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Robison Field
June 29, 1918
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Johnson
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wallace scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Johnson
Bigbee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Johnson
There goes Bigbee. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Bigbee steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Johnson
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bigbee scores. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Johnson
There goes Carey. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Carey steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cutshaw vs. Johnson
Cutshaw hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mollwitz vs. Johnson
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Mayer
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops it up and throws to first, with Mayer covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Mayer
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Mayer
Grimm hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Mayer
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Johnson
Hinchman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Johnson
McKechnie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hinchman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Johnson
Schmidt bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hinchman moves to third. McKechnie moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayer vs. Johnson
Mayer hits a ball on the ground for an out. McKechnie scores. Mayer moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caton vs. Johnson
Caton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Mayer
Paulette hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Mayer
McHenry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallace vs. Mayer
Wallace hits a popup towards short. Caton catches it and throws to first to double up McHenry. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Johnson
Bigbee hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Paulette reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Johnson
Carey hits a line drive into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Johnson
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Mayer
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Mayer
Johnson bunts towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heathcote vs. Mayer
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Gonzalez is safe. Gonzalez moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baird vs. Mayer
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Johnson
Mollwitz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hornsby. Mollwitz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinchman vs. Johnson
Hinchman bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Mollwitz moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McKechnie vs. Johnson
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm has Mollwitz trapped. There's the throw to Gonzalez and over to Baird, who tags Mollwitz for the out. McKechnie moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Johnson
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Mayer
Grimm hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Mayer
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Mayer
Paulette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mayer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayer vs. Johnson
Mayer hits a line drive into center field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Johnson
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wallace scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Johnson
Bigbee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Johnson
There goes Bigbee. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, Wallace applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Mayer
McHenry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. McHenry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wallace vs. Mayer
Wallace bunts towards the mound. Mayer fields it and throws to first for the out. McHenry moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Mayer
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McHenry scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Mayer
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Mayer
Heathcote hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Johnson
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Paulette scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Johnson
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Johnson
Mollwitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Paulette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Mayer
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Mayer
Grimm hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Mayer
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Johnson
Hinchman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Johnson
Tommy Leach pinch runs for Bill Hinchman.
McKechnie bunts towards first. Grimm scoops it up and throws to first, with Paulette covering, for the out. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Johnson
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wallace scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leach moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayer vs. Johnson
Mayer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Mayer
Tommy Leach now playing right field.
Paulette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Mayer
McHenry bunts towards the mound. Mayer fields it and throws to first for the out. Paulette moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beall vs. Mayer
Johnny Beall pinch hits for Bobby Wallace.
Beall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Paulette moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Mayer
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mayer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Johnson
Johnny Beall now playing right field. Rogers Hornsby now playing shortstop.
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Johnson
Bigbee bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Caton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Johnson
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cutshaw vs. Johnson
There goes Carey. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cutshaw vs. Johnson
Cutshaw bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Caton scores. Carey scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Johnson
Mollwitz hits a fly ball into right field. Beall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Mayer
Walton Cruise pinch hits for Rankin Johnson.
Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mayer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Mayer
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Mayer
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Sherdel
Bill Sherdel now pitching.
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Sherdel
McKechnie hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. McHenry is chasing the ball. McKechnie rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sherdel
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayer vs. Sherdel
Mayer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Mayer
Grimm hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Mayer
Hornsby hits a popup towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulette vs. Mayer
Paulette hits a line drive towards third. McKechnie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 6/29/1918, game 1 -- PIT at SLN (D)
PIT AB R H RBI SLN AB R H RBI
Howdy Caton, ss 4 1 1 0 Cliff Heathcote, cf 4 0 0 0
Carson Bigbee, lf 2 1 1 0 Doug Baird, 3b 4 0 1 0
Max Carey, cf 3 1 1 1 Charlie Grimm, 1b 4 0 0 0
George Cutshaw, 2b 3 0 0 2 Rogers Hornsb, rf-ss 4 0 0 0
Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 4 0 1 0 Gene Paulette, 2b 4 0 1 0
Bill Hinchman, rf 0 0 0 0 Austin McHenry, lf 2 1 2 0
Tommy Leach, pr-rf 1 0 0 0 Bobby Wallace, ss 1 0 0 0
Bill McKechnie, 3b 3 2 2 1 Johnny Beall, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 0 0 Mike Gonzalez, c 2 0 1 1
Erskine Mayer, p 4 0 0 0 Rankin Johnson, p 1 0 0 0
Walton Cruise, ph 1 0 0 0
Bill Sherdel, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 5 6 4 28 1 5 1
PIT 110 000 021 -- 5
SLN 000 010 000 -- 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine Mayer (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 1
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Rankin Johnson (L) 8.0 5 4 3 4 1
Bill Sherdel 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Rankin Johnson
DP -- PIT 2
LOB -- PIT 4, SLN 4
2B -- Fritz Mollwitz, Austin McHenry
HR -- Bill McKechnie
SB -- Carson Bigbee, Max Carey 2, Howdy Caton
CS -- Carson Bigbee
SH -- Walter Schmidt, Rankin Johnson, Bill Hinchman, Bobby Wallace, Bill McKechnie, Austin McHenry, Carson Bigbee, George Cutshaw
T -- 1:39
A -- 0
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