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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies

1917-08-16 · Day game · Baker Bowl · Att: 750 · 1:45

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 1st. Erskine Mayer earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Erskine Mayer L: Bill Evans SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Kitty Bransfield · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Charlie Jackson	4	2	0	0
Carson Bigbee	3	1	0	0
Max Carey	4	0	0	0
Tony Boeckel	4	1	0	0
Honus Wagner	4	1	0	0
William Fischer	4	1	0	0
Jake Pitler	3	0	1	0
Adam DeBus	3	2	0	0
Bill Evans	3	0	0	0
Lee King	1	0	0	0
Bill Wagner	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dode Paskert	5	1	1	0	0	1
Dave Bancroft	4	1	1	0	0	0
Milt Stock	4	0	1	1	0	0
Gavvy Cravath	3	1	1	0	1	0
Fred Luderus	3	0	1	0	1	0
Possum Whitted	4	0	2	1	0	0
Johnny Evers	2	0	0	0	2	0
Bert Adams	3	0	0	0	0	0
Erskine Mayer	4	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Evans	8.0	7	4	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Erskine Mayer	9.0	8	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Jackson: S8
Carson Bigbee: S7.1-2
Max Carey: 53.2-3;1-2
Tony Boeckel: 8(B)2(3)/DP

Bot 1

Dode Paskert: D7
Dave Bancroft: 43.2-3
Milt Stock: 1/L
Gavvy Cravath: W+SBH
Fred Luderus: S8.1-3
Possum Whitted: S8/L.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Johnny Evers: W
Bert Adams: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Honus Wagner: 6/P
William Fischer: E4/TH
Jake Pitler: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Erskine Mayer: E5/G
Dode Paskert: 64(1)/FO
Dave Bancroft: 3/P
Milt Stock: SB2
Milt Stock: 63

Top 3

Adam DeBus: S5
Bill Evans: 2/FL
Charlie Jackson: 7
Carson Bigbee: HP.1-2
Max Carey: 2/FL

Bot 3

Gavvy Cravath: 7
Fred Luderus: W
Possum Whitted: CS2(24)
Possum Whitted: E6/G
Johnny Evers: 43

Top 4

Tony Boeckel: S1/G
Honus Wagner: 5/FL
William Fischer: 6/F
Jake Pitler: WP.1-3
Jake Pitler: W
Adam DeBus: 5/P

Bot 4

Bert Adams: 4/P
Erskine Mayer: 8
Dode Paskert: 53

Top 5

Bill Evans: 9
Charlie Jackson: S7
Carson Bigbee: 6(1)/FO
Max Carey: 7

Bot 5

Dave Bancroft: 63
Milt Stock: 43
Gavvy Cravath: S8
Fred Luderus: 8

Top 6

Tony Boeckel: E3/P
Honus Wagner: 46(1)/FO
William Fischer: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Possum Whitted: S9
Johnny Evers: 26(1)/FO/BG
Bert Adams: 9
Erskine Mayer: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Jake Pitler: 7
Adam DeBus: S4
Bill Evans: 8/L
Charlie Jackson: 3/G

Bot 7

Dode Paskert: 9
Dave Bancroft: D8/78
Milt Stock: S7/78/L.2-H;B-2(TH)
Gavvy Cravath: E6/G.2-3
Fred Luderus: FC3.3XH(32);1-2;B-1
Possum Whitted: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Carson Bigbee: 43
Max Carey: 9
Tony Boeckel: 63

Bot 8

Johnny Evers: W
Bert Adams: 53/SH.1-2
Erskine Mayer: 9
Dode Paskert: K

Top 9

Honus Wagner: S7
William Fischer: S4.1-2
Jake Pitler: 63.2-3;1-2
Lee King: 8
Bill Wagner: K