Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 17, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1917 at Baker Bowl. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Carey cf 5 1 1 1
Bigbee 2b 5 1 1 1
Baird 3b 4 1 2 1
Hinchman rf 4 0 2 3
Brief 1b 4 0 0 0
King lf 4 0 0 0
Wagner c 3 1 0 0
  Fischer ph,c 1 0 1 0
McCarthy ss 4 1 1 0
Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Mamaux p 3 1 1 0
  Altenburg ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 9 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Paskert cf 5 2 2 0
Stock 3b 3 1 1 1
Cravath rf 3 2 2 1
Whitted lf 4 1 1 1
Luderus 1b 3 2 2 4
Niehoff 2b 4 0 1 1
McGaffigan ss 4 0 0 0
Killefer c 4 0 1 0
Rixey p 3 0 1 0
  Lavender p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 8
Pittsburgh 000 050 010–690
Philadelphia 420 000 20x–8112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Carlson  L(2-2) 0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Mamaux   7.2 7 4 4 2 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
2
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rixey  W(4-3) 7.0 8 6 2 1 2
  Lavender  SV(1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
3
  E–McGaffigan (3), Lavender (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. McCarthy-Bigbee-Brief.  2B–Philadelphia Cravath (9); Whitted (7).  3B–Philadelphia Paskert (2).  HR–Philadelphia Luderus (2,7th inning off Mamaux 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Lavender (1).  Team–5.  SB–McGaffigan (1).  U–Lord Byron, Ernie Quigley.
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