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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

1917-09-11 · Day game · Robison Field · Att: 1000 · 1:55

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–2. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 5th. Oscar Horstmann earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Oscar Horstmann L: Hal Carlson SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jake Pitler	3	0	0	0	0	0
Fritz Mollwitz	3	0	0	0	1	0
Lee King	4	0	1	0	0	1
Max Carey	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Ward	4	1	2	0	0	0
Carson Bigbee	4	1	1	0	0	1
Tony Boeckel	3	0	1	2	1	0
William Fischer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Carlson	3	0	1	0	0	1
Honus Wagner	1	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tom Long	3	0	0	1	0	1
Jack Smith	3	0	0	1	0	1
Dots Miller	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rogers Hornsby	3	2	1	0	1	0
Walton Cruise	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Paulette	4	0	1	1	0	0
Doug Baird	4	1	2	1	0	0
Mike Gonzalez	4	2	2	0	0	0
Red Ames	0	0	0	0	1	0
Red Smyth	1	0	1	1	0	0
Oscar Horstmann	1	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Carlson	8.0	8	3	3

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ames	5.0	6	0	2
Oscar Horstmann	4.0	0	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jake Pitler: 53
Fritz Mollwitz: 63
Lee King: S5
Max Carey: 63

Bot 1

Tom Long: 43
Jack Smith: 13
Dots Miller: 63

Top 2

Chuck Ward: S/89
Carson Bigbee: 5/FL/BP
Tony Boeckel: 9
William Fischer: 8

Bot 2

Rogers Hornsby: 8
Walton Cruise: 63
Gene Paulette: 9/FL

Top 3

Hal Carlson: K
Jake Pitler: 13
Fritz Mollwitz: 8/L

Bot 3

Doug Baird: 9/L
Mike Gonzalez: S8
Red Ames: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Red Ames: W
Tom Long: K
Jack Smith: 8

Top 4

Lee King: 63
Max Carey: 3/G
Chuck Ward: S9
Carson Bigbee: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
Tony Boeckel: S8.3-H;2-H
William Fischer: 13

Bot 4

Dots Miller: W
Rogers Hornsby: 54(1)/FO
Walton Cruise: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Walton Cruise: K
Gene Paulette: 13

Top 5

Hal Carlson: S8
Jake Pitler: 54(1)3/GDP
Fritz Mollwitz: E6/G
Lee King: K

Bot 5

Doug Baird: T7
Mike Gonzalez: E5/TH
Red Smyth: S/G.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Tom Long: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Jack Smith: K
Dots Miller: 7

Top 6

Max Carey: 43
Chuck Ward: 3/FL
Carson Bigbee: K

Bot 6

Rogers Hornsby: D7
Walton Cruise: 43.2-3
Gene Paulette: S4/BG.3-H
Doug Baird: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Tony Boeckel: W
William Fischer: 6(1)/FO
Hal Carlson: SB2
Hal Carlson: 8.2-3
Honus Wagner: K

Bot 7

Mike Gonzalez: S8
Oscar Horstmann: SB2
Oscar Horstmann: S3/BG.2-3
Tom Long: 53.1-2
Jack Smith: 13/SH.3-H;2-3
Dots Miller: 53

Top 8

Fritz Mollwitz: W
Lee King: 9
Charlie Jackson: K+SB2
Chuck Ward: SB3
Chuck Ward: 8

Bot 8

Rogers Hornsby: W
Walton Cruise: 53/SH.1-2
Gene Paulette: 63
Doug Baird: D7.2-H
Mike Gonzalez: 43

Top 9

Carson Bigbee: 63
Tony Boeckel: 43
William Fischer: 43

Notes & reviews

2bman Pitler ejected by base umpire Harrison for arguing he caught bunt
Pirates Carey and manager Bezdek ejected by base umpire Harrison for arguing Gonzalez was out on steal; Carey lay down in center field to protest

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