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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1917-09-16 · Day game · Crosley Field · 1:52

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 1st. Pete Schneider earned the win. Bill McKechnie went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	8
CIN	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	6

W: Pete Schneider L: Bob Steele SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: Lord Byron · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carson Bigbee	3	0	0	0	2	0
Fritz Mollwitz	5	1	2	0	0	0
Lee King	5	0	1	0	0	1
Max Carey	4	0	2	0	1	0
Chuck Ward	5	0	0	0	0	0
Don Flinn	4	0	1	0	0	2
Tony Boeckel	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bill Wagner	3	0	1	1	1	2
Bob Steele	4	0	0	0	0	2

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Heinie Groh	3	1	0	0	0	0
Bill McKechnie	4	1	3	2	0	0
Edd Roush	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sherry Magee	4	0	1	1	0	1
Tommy Griffith	3	1	0	0	1	0
Hal Chase	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Shean	3	1	2	0	0	1
Harry Smith	2	0	0	0	1	2
Pete Schneider	3	0	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Steele	8.0	6	2	6

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Schneider	9.0	8	4	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carson Bigbee: W
Fritz Mollwitz: 7
Lee King: K
Max Carey: SB2
Max Carey: W
Chuck Ward: E6/G.2-3;1-2
Don Flinn: K

Bot 1

Heinie Groh: HP
Bill McKechnie: D7.1-H
Edd Roush: 53/SH.2-3
Sherry Magee: D7.3-H
Tommy Griffith: 8
Hal Chase: 8

Top 2

Tony Boeckel: K
Bill Wagner: K
Bob Steele: 13

Bot 2

Dave Shean: S9
Harry Smith: W.1-2
Pete Schneider: K
Heinie Groh: 7
Bill McKechnie: S7.2-H;1-2
Edd Roush: 5/FL

Top 3

Carson Bigbee: 43
Fritz Mollwitz: S6/G
Lee King: 5/P
Max Carey: S8.1-2
Chuck Ward: E8/F.2-H(UR);1-3
Don Flinn: K

Bot 3

Sherry Magee: 53
Tommy Griffith: 4/P
Hal Chase: 8/L

Top 4

Tony Boeckel: 7
Bill Wagner: W
Bob Steele: 5/FL
Carson Bigbee: W.1-2
Fritz Mollwitz: 43

Bot 4

Dave Shean: K
Harry Smith: K
Pete Schneider: K

Top 5

Lee King: 7
Max Carey: D8
Chuck Ward: 6/L
Don Flinn: 4/P

Bot 5

Heinie Groh: 8
Bill McKechnie: S9
Edd Roush: 5/P
Sherry Magee: K

Top 6

Tony Boeckel: D9
Bill Wagner: D7.2-H
Bob Steele: K
Carson Bigbee: 63.2-3
Fritz Mollwitz: 5/FL

Bot 6

Tommy Griffith: W
Hal Chase: 3/FL
Dave Shean: S8.1-2
Harry Smith: K
Pete Schneider: E6/F.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Heinie Groh: CSH(25)

Top 7

Lee King: 8
Max Carey: 7
Chuck Ward: 13

Bot 7

Heinie Groh: 43
Bill McKechnie: 13
Edd Roush: 8

Top 8

Don Flinn: S9
Tony Boeckel: 8
Bill Wagner: K
Bob Steele: K

Bot 8

Sherry Magee: 63
Tommy Griffith: 43
Hal Chase: 2/FL

Top 9

Carson Bigbee: 9
Fritz Mollwitz: S6
Lee King: S8.1-2
Max Carey: 13.2-3;1-2
Chuck Ward: 2/P