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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

1917-06-26 · Day game · Robison Field · 15 innings · 94°F · 2:42

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 6–5. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 4th. Gene Packard earned the win. Frank Snyder went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	7
SLN	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	17

W: Gene Packard L: Claude Hendrix SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank O'Day · 1B: Pete Harrison · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	5	1	1	0	1	0
Les Mann	6	1	0	1	0	0
Larry Doyle	6	0	1	1	0	0
Fred Merkle	6	0	0	1	0	0
Cy Williams	6	2	1	0	0	1
Charlie Deal	6	0	2	1	0	0
Chuck Wortman	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rowdy Elliott	5	0	0	0	1	0
Al Demaree	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dutch Ruether	0	0	0	0	1	0
Claude Hendrix	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rollie Zeider	3	0	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Smith	7	0	1	0	0	1
Doug Baird	7	1	2	0	0	0
Tom Long	6	0	2	0	0	0
Rogers Hornsby	6	0	2	0	0	0
Walton Cruise	5	1	3	0	1	0
Dots Miller	5	2	2	1	1	2
Gene Paulette	6	2	2	1	0	0
Frank Snyder	3	0	2	3	1	0
Red Ames	3	0	0	0	0	3
Gene Packard	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Gonzalez	2	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Demaree	5.0	9	0	3
Claude Hendrix	9.0	8	3	4

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ames	8.1	6	2	1
Gene Packard	6.2	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: 43
Les Mann: 4/P
Larry Doyle: 3/P

Bot 1

Jack Smith: 7/F/FL
Doug Baird: 4/P
Tom Long: S8
Rogers Hornsby: 9/F

Top 2

Fred Merkle: 8/L8S
Cy Williams: 43
Charlie Deal: 63

Bot 2

Walton Cruise: S9/4
Dots Miller: S5/G-.1-2
Gene Paulette: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Frank Snyder: T/89D.2-H;1-H
Red Ames: K
Jack Smith: K/C

Top 3

Chuck Wortman: S6/G
Rowdy Elliott: 46(1)/FO
Al Demaree: K/C
Max Flack: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Doug Baird: 6/P6D
Tom Long: 13
Rogers Hornsby: 13

Top 4

Les Mann: 9/F
Larry Doyle: 53/G-
Fred Merkle: 63

Bot 4

Walton Cruise: S/G46
Dots Miller: D/78.1-H
Gene Paulette: T/78D.2-H
Frank Snyder: S7/G5+.3-H
Red Ames: K
Jack Smith: 43/G34.1-2
Doug Baird: 8/F

Top 5

Cy Williams: E4/TH1
Charlie Deal: WP.1-2
Charlie Deal: S7.2-H(UR)
Chuck Wortman: 3/P
Rowdy Elliott: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Tom Long: 5/P/FL
Rogers Hornsby: 9/F
Walton Cruise: S8/89XD/AP.BX2(826)#

Top 6

Dutch Ruether: W
Max Flack: W.1-2
Les Mann: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Larry Doyle: D9/9D.3-H;1-3
Fred Merkle: 13/G.3-H;2-3
Cy Williams: 31

Bot 6

Dots Miller: 3/G
Gene Paulette: S7/L5D
Frank Snyder: 9/F9S
Red Ames: K

Top 7

Charlie Deal: 63/G56
Chuck Wortman: 8/F
Rowdy Elliott: 3/P

Bot 7

Jack Smith: 8/F78
Doug Baird: S7
Tom Long: S7/G5.1-3
Rogers Hornsby: 4/LDP/L+.1X1(43)

Top 8

Claude Hendrix: 63
Max Flack: T7/7L
Les Mann: 63.3-H
Larry Doyle: 8/F

Bot 8

Walton Cruise: 7/F7L
Dots Miller: K
Gene Paulette: 43

Top 9

Fred Merkle: 63
Cy Williams: D9/F9DW
Charlie Deal: S7.2-H(E2)(NR);B-2(THH)#
Rollie Zeider: 8/F
Rowdy Elliott: IW
Claude Hendrix: 3/P

Bot 9

Frank Snyder: W
Gene Packard: 16(1)/FO/BG
Jack Smith: 54(1)/FO
Doug Baird: CS2(24)

Top 10

Max Flack: 9/F
Les Mann: 9/F
Larry Doyle: 3/P/FL

Bot 10

Doug Baird: 5/P/FL
Tom Long: 63
Rogers Hornsby: S8
Walton Cruise: 7/F

Top 11

Fred Merkle: 63
Cy Williams: K
Charlie Deal: 63

Bot 11

Dots Miller: K
Gene Paulette: 3/P/FL
Mike Gonzalez: 3/P

Top 12

Rollie Zeider: S7/5
Rowdy Elliott: 64(1)3/GDP
Claude Hendrix: 4/P

Bot 12

Gene Packard: K23
Jack Smith: S8
Doug Baird: 3/P/FL
Tom Long: CS2(24)

Top 13

Max Flack: 9/F
Les Mann: 63
Larry Doyle: 43

Bot 13

Tom Long: 9/F
Rogers Hornsby: T9/F9DW
Walton Cruise: IW
Dots Miller: IW.1-2
Gene Paulette: 42(3)3/GDP

Top 14

Fred Merkle: 43
Cy Williams: 3/G
Charlie Deal: 63

Bot 14

Mike Gonzalez: S8
Gene Packard: 26(1)43/GDP/BG2
Jack Smith: 63

Top 15

Rollie Zeider: 8/L
Rowdy Elliott: 8/L
Claude Hendrix: K

Bot 15

Doug Baird: T/78D
Tom Long: WP.3-H

Notes & reviews

Hit and run
Cruise apparently hit an inside-the-park HR but was called out for missing 2nd base
Packard thought it was foul and did not run. Zeider's return throw went past 1B but Doyle backed up the play.

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