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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1917-09-07 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 3100 · 1:34

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. Paul Carter earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Paul Carter L: Bob Steele SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	3	0	0	0	1	0
Pete Kilduff	3	0	1	0	1	1
Harry Wolter	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rollie Zeider	4	0	1	1	0	1
Charlie Deal	4	1	2	0	0	0
Morrie Schick	2	0	0	0	0	1
Fred Merkle	4	0	1	1	0	0
Art Wilson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Paul Carter	4	0	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Carson Bigbee	3	0	1	0	0
Fritz Mollwitz	3	0	1	0	0
Don Flinn	4	0	1	0	1
Max Carey	4	1	1	0	0
Tony Boeckel	3	0	0	0	0
Chuck Ward	3	0	2	1	0
Jake Pitler	3	0	1	0	0
Walter Schmidt	2	0	0	0	0
Bob Steele	3	0	0	0	0
William Fischer	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Carter	9.0	7	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Steele	9.0	6	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: 5/FL
Pete Kilduff: D9
Harry Wolter: 6/P
Rollie Zeider: K

Bot 1

Carson Bigbee: 43
Fritz Mollwitz: 13
Don Flinn: 2/FL

Top 2

Charlie Deal: S7
Morrie Schick: 13/SH.1-2
Fred Merkle: S7.2-H
Art Wilson: 13.1-2
Paul Carter: K23

Bot 2

Max Carey: D9
Tony Boeckel: 9.2X3(9E6)
Chuck Ward: S9.3-H(UR)
Jake Pitler: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Max Flack: W
Pete Kilduff: 64(1)3/GDP
Harry Wolter: D7
Rollie Zeider: T9.2-H
Charlie Deal: 8

Bot 3

Walter Schmidt: 53
Bob Steele: 63
Carson Bigbee: 43

Top 4

Morrie Schick: 9
Fred Merkle: 7
Art Wilson: 4/P

Bot 4

Fritz Mollwitz: S8/78
Don Flinn: S8.1-2
Max Carey: 7(B)616(2)/DP
Tony Boeckel: 2/FL

Top 5

Paul Carter: 63
Max Flack: 8
Pete Kilduff: W
Harry Wolter: SB2
Harry Wolter: 9

Bot 5

Chuck Ward: 43
Jake Pitler: S7
Walter Schmidt: SB2
Walter Schmidt: 2/P
Bob Steele: 53

Top 6

Rollie Zeider: 63
Charlie Deal: 53
Morrie Schick: K23

Bot 6

Carson Bigbee: S7
Fritz Mollwitz: 13/SH.1-2
Don Flinn: 5(2)3/GDP

Top 7

Fred Merkle: 6/P
Art Wilson: K
Paul Carter: E1/G.B-2(E1/TH)
Max Flack: 8

Bot 7

Max Carey: 43
Tony Boeckel: 43
Chuck Ward: S8.BX2(86)

Top 8

Pete Kilduff: K
Harry Wolter: 13
Rollie Zeider: 63

Bot 8

Jake Pitler: E6/G
Walter Schmidt: 53/SH.1-2
Bob Steele: 63
Carson Bigbee: HP
Fritz Mollwitz: 3/FL

Top 9

Charlie Deal: S7
Morrie Schick: 13/SH.1-2
Fred Merkle: FC5.2X3(546);B-2
Art Wilson: W
Paul Carter: K

Bot 9

Don Flinn: K
Max Carey: 43
William Fischer: 9