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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1918-07-06 · Day game · Forbes Field · 1:50

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 17–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 6 in the 6th. Erskine Mayer earned the win. Max Carey went 3-for-4 with 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9
PIT	3	0	0	0	1	6	2	5		17	21

W: Erskine Mayer L: Dick Rudolph SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	SO
Johnny Rawlings	4	0	2	0
Buck Herzog	4	0	0	0
Red Massey	4	0	1	0
Al Wickland	4	1	2	1
Red Smith	4	0	2	0
Ed Konetchy	4	0	0	0
Art Wilson	4	0	2	1
Jimmy Smith	4	0	0	0
Dick Rudolph	2	0	0	0
Hugh Canavan	2	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Howdy Caton	5	4	3	1	1	0
Carson Bigbee	6	3	3	1	0	0
Max Carey	4	3	3	5	1	1
Billy Southworth	4	1	3	3	1	0
George Cutshaw	4	1	1	2	0	1
Fritz Mollwitz	5	1	2	2	0	1
Bill McKechnie	5	0	0	0	0	0
Walter Schmidt	5	0	3	1	0	0
Erskine Mayer	4	3	3	1	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Rudolph	5.1	8	1	3
Hugh Canavan	2.2	13	3	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Erskine Mayer	9.0	9	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rawlings: 9
Buck Herzog: 8
Red Massey: D7
Al Wickland: K

Bot 1

Howdy Caton: T9
Carson Bigbee: S3.3-3
Max Carey: SB2
Max Carey: W
Billy Southworth: S9/L.3-H;2-H;1-3
George Cutshaw: K+SB2
Fritz Mollwitz: 43.3-H;2-3
Bill McKechnie: 5/FL

Top 2

Red Smith: 7
Ed Konetchy: 13
Art Wilson: S7
Jimmy Smith: 2/FL

Bot 2

Walter Schmidt: 7
Erskine Mayer: S5/G
Howdy Caton: 8
Carson Bigbee: 7

Top 3

Dick Rudolph: 13
Johnny Rawlings: 8
Buck Herzog: 43

Bot 3

Max Carey: K
Billy Southworth: E5/P
George Cutshaw: 8
Fritz Mollwitz: SB2
Fritz Mollwitz: 53

Top 4

Red Massey: 9
Al Wickland: S4
Red Smith: S7.1-2
Ed Konetchy: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Art Wilson: SBH;SB2
Art Wilson: K

Bot 4

Bill McKechnie: 4/P
Walter Schmidt: S7.B-2(E7/TH)
Erskine Mayer: 63
Howdy Caton: 63

Top 5

Jimmy Smith: 43
Dick Rudolph: E6/TH
Johnny Rawlings: S9.1-2
Buck Herzog: 4/P
Red Massey: 5/P

Bot 5

Carson Bigbee: S8
Max Carey: 53/SH.1-2
Billy Southworth: S7/78.2-3;B-2(TH)
George Cutshaw: 8/SF.3-H
Fritz Mollwitz: K

Top 6

Al Wickland: 31
Red Smith: 43
Ed Konetchy: 7

Bot 6

Bill McKechnie: 43
Walter Schmidt: S6
Erskine Mayer: CS2(24)
Erskine Mayer: W
Howdy Caton: S9.1-3
Carson Bigbee: D9.3-H;1-3
Max Carey: S7.3-H;2-H;B-H(E7/TH)(NR)
Billy Southworth: HP
George Cutshaw: D8.1-H
Fritz Mollwitz: S9.2-H
Bill McKechnie: 43

Top 7

Art Wilson: T7
Jimmy Smith: 2/FL
Hugh Canavan: FC5.3XH(52);B-1
Johnny Rawlings: S7.1X3(75)

Bot 7

Walter Schmidt: 53
Erskine Mayer: T9
Howdy Caton: S9.3-H
Carson Bigbee: 8
Max Carey: SB2
Max Carey: S5/7.2-H
Billy Southworth: W.1-2
George Cutshaw: 6(1)/FO

Top 8

Buck Herzog: 43
Red Massey: 7
Al Wickland: S9
Red Smith: S7.1-2
Ed Konetchy: 13

Bot 8

Fritz Mollwitz: D8
Bill McKechnie: 5/P
Walter Schmidt: S8.2-H
Erskine Mayer: D8.1-H
Howdy Caton: W
Carson Bigbee: 3/P
Max Carey: D7.2-H;1-H
Billy Southworth: SB3
Billy Southworth: S8.3-H
George Cutshaw: PO1(136)

Top 9

Art Wilson: 63
Jimmy Smith: 9
Hugh Canavan: 53

Notes & reviews

Pitcher Rudolph ejected by 1B umpire Quigley for sitting on mound to protest safe call at 1st

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