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Scores
Standings
PHA
@BOS		3
5
PHA
@BOS		2
6
SLB
@CHW		2
8
DET
@CLE		0
1
WSH
@NYY		4
1
WSH
@NYY		6
3		 
(11)
NYG
@BRO		4
5
NYG
@BRO		1
1		 
(11)
CHC
@CIN		8
8		 
(11)
BSN
@PHI		3
4
STL
@PIT		0
2
STL
@PIT		1
0		 
(5)
Friday, August 31, 1917,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 1:00
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
0
64-59
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
2
39-81
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Elmer Jacobs (5-16)
L: Bill Doak (13-17)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  2
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  X    2  7  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Tom Long RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .631 0 0 SB
Jack Smith LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .719 2 0 SB
Dots Miller 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .608 2 1
Rogers Hornsby SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .335 .915 1 1
Walton Cruise CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .309 .777 3 0
Gene Paulette 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .670 12 0
Doug Baird 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .244 .642 1 2
Mike Gonzalez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .601 3 3
Bill Doak P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .113 .259 0 5
   Red Smyth PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178 .474
   Gene Packard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .557 0 2
   Frank Snyder PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .526
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 5 3 .188 .485 24 14
TB: D Baird 2; R Hornsby 2; J Smith; D Miller.
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
E: M Gonzalez (10); D Baird (27).
Baserunning
SB: T Long (16, -1st base off  POCS); J Smith (15, -1st base off  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Charlie Jackson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .621 2 0 2B
Fritz Mollwitz 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 10 0
Carson Bigbee LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .574 3 0
Max Carey CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .299 .752 4 0
Chuck Ward SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .239 .591 2 3
Adam DeBus 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .234 .624 0 1 SB
Jake Pitler 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240 .598 1 3 2·SH
Walter Schmidt C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .564 5 0
Elmer Jacobs P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .175 .414 0 2
Team Totals 28 2 7 2 2 3 .250 .586 27 9
2B: C Jackson (3).
SH: J Pitler 2 (17).
TB: M Carey 2; C Jackson 2; C Ward; C Bigbee; F Mollwitz; E Jacobs.
RBI: M Carey (39); J Pitler (24).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Pitler-C Ward-F Mollwitz.
Baserunning
SB: A DeBus (2, -1st base off  POCS).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Doak, L (13-17) 6 6 2 1 2 2 0 3.01 26 54
Gene Packard 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.48 6
Team Totals 8 7 2 1 2 3 0 1.12 32 54

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Elmer Jacobs, W (5-16) 9 6 0 0 5 3 0 2.80 37 73
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 5 3 0 0.00 37 73
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lord Byron, 1B - Ernie Quigley, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 1:00.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Tom Long RF 1 Charlie Jackson RF
2 Jack Smith LF 2 Fritz Mollwitz 1B
3 Dots Miller 2B 3 Carson Bigbee LF
4 Rogers Hornsby SS 4 Max Carey CF
5 Walton Cruise CF 5 Chuck Ward SS
6 Gene Paulette 1B 6 Adam DeBus 3B
7 Doug Baird 3B 7 Jake Pitler 2B
8 Mike Gonzalez C 8 Walter Schmidt C
9 Bill Doak P 9 Elmer Jacobs P

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