Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 5, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1917 at Weeghman Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Groh 3b 5 1 2 0
Kopf ss 4 0 1 0
Neale cf 4 1 1 0
Chase 1b 4 1 2 0
Thorpe rf 4 0 0 0
Shean 2b 4 2 1 0
Huhn c 3 1 1 0
Mitchell lf 4 1 1 0
Schneider p 4 0 1 0
  Knetzer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Zeider ss 4 0 2 1
Wolter rf 4 0 1 1
Doyle 2b 4 0 1 1
  Hunter pr 0 0 0 0
Merkle 1b 3 1 0 1
Williams cf 3 1 1 1
Mann lf 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 0 0 0 0
  Elliott c 3 0 0 0
Deal 3b 4 1 2 0
Hendrix p 0 0 0 0
  Aldridge p 3 0 0 0
  Flack ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 4 8 0
Cincinnati 600 000 001–7100
Chicago 000 000 004–482
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Schneider  W(4-5) 8.2 8 4 4 4 3
  Knetzer  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hendrix  L(2-2) 0.2 6 6 2 0 0
  Aldridge   8.1 4 1 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
0
3
  E–Merkle (3), Deal (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Groh-Shean-Chase, Chicago 1. Elliott-Zeider.  2B–Cincinnati Groh (3), Chicago Zeider (5); Wolter (4); Flack (3).  3B–Cincinnati Schneider (1).  SH–Huhn (1); Elliott (1).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–Merkle (1).  Team–9.  SB–Zeider 2 (6); Wolter (4); Deal (2).  U–Cy Rigler, Al Orth.  T–1:45.  A–4.
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