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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1917-09-21 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 2000 · 1:44

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–1. Rube Benton earned the win and Fred Anderson picked up the save. Benny Kauff went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	12
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5

W: Rube Benton L: Bob Steele SV: Fred Anderson

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
George Burns	5	0	1	0	0
Jim Thorpe	5	2	2	0	2
Benny Kauff	4	0	3	2	0
Heinie Zimmerman	4	0	2	0	0
Art Fletcher	4	1	2	0	0
Jimmy Smith	4	0	1	0	0
Walter Holke	4	0	1	1	0
Lew McCarty	3	0	0	0	0
Rube Benton	4	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Howdy Caton	4	0	0	0	0	1
Fritz Mollwitz	3	0	0	0	1	1
Carson Bigbee	4	0	0	0	0	0
Max Carey	3	1	1	0	1	0
Tony Boeckel	4	0	0	0	0	1
Lee King	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jake Pitler	2	0	2	0	2	0
Walter Schmidt	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Steele	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Flinn	1	0	1	0	0	0
Red Smith	0	0	0	1	1	0
William Fischer	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Benton	8.2	5	5	4
Fred Anderson	0.1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Steele	9.0	12	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Burns: 53
Jim Thorpe: D7
Benny Kauff: D9.2-H
Heinie Zimmerman: 2/FL
Art Fletcher: 9

Bot 1

Howdy Caton: 53
Fritz Mollwitz: 63
Carson Bigbee: 7

Top 2

Jimmy Smith: 63
Walter Holke: 4/P
Lew McCarty: 8

Bot 2

Max Carey: 5/FL
Tony Boeckel: 2/FL
Lee King: K

Top 3

Rube Benton: 8
George Burns: 8
Jim Thorpe: D7
Benny Kauff: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
Heinie Zimmerman: 8

Bot 3

Jake Pitler: S9/L
Walter Schmidt: S7.1-2
Bob Steele: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Howdy Caton: K
Fritz Mollwitz: 6/L

Top 4

Art Fletcher: S8
Jimmy Smith: 3/FL
Walter Holke: 5/FL
Lew McCarty: HP.1-2
Rube Benton: K

Bot 4

Carson Bigbee: 3/G
Max Carey: 8
Tony Boeckel: K23

Top 5

George Burns: 9
Jim Thorpe: K
Benny Kauff: 7

Bot 5

Lee King: 63
Jake Pitler: D9
Walter Schmidt: 43.2-3
Bob Steele: 13

Top 6

Heinie Zimmerman: S8
Art Fletcher: CS2(263)
Art Fletcher: S8
Jimmy Smith: S9.1-3
Walter Holke: S7/L.3-H;1-2
Lew McCarty: 3/FL
Rube Benton: K

Bot 6

Howdy Caton: 5/FL
Fritz Mollwitz: W
Carson Bigbee: 43.1-2
Max Carey: W
Tony Boeckel: 4(1)/FO

Top 7

George Burns: 2/FL
Jim Thorpe: K23
Benny Kauff: S1/BG
Heinie Zimmerman: CS2(26)

Bot 7

Lee King: 4/P
Jake Pitler: W
Walter Schmidt: 54(1)/FO
Bob Steele: 13

Top 8

Heinie Zimmerman: S7
Art Fletcher: 23.1-2
Jimmy Smith: 63
Walter Holke: 13

Bot 8

Howdy Caton: 8
Fritz Mollwitz: K
Carson Bigbee: 9

Top 9

Lew McCarty: 63
Rube Benton: 63
George Burns: T8
Jim Thorpe: 4/L

Bot 9

Max Carey: S7
Tony Boeckel: 5/P
Lee King: 9
Jake Pitler: SB2
Jake Pitler: SB3
Jake Pitler: W
Don Flinn: S2/BG.3-3;1-2
Red Smith: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
William Fischer: K

Notes & reviews

Pirates manager Bezdek ejected by HP umpire Klem for arguing balls and strikes

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