Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
July 4, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 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 13, Chicago Cubs 10

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Groh 3b 5 1 2 0
Kopf ss 4 2 2 1
Roush cf 3 2 2 0
Chase 1b 5 3 2 0
Griffith rf 4 0 1 0
Thorpe lf 3 1 2 0
  Neale lf 2 1 0 0
Shean 2b 4 1 2 1
Clarke c 2 1 1 0
  Wingo c 3 0 1 0
Eller p 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell p 4 1 1 0
  Ring p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 13 16 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Flack rf 5 1 0 1
Mann lf,cf 4 3 2 2
Driscoll 2b 4 1 1 0
Merkle 1b 5 1 3 0
Williams cf 2 0 1 0
  Wolfe lf 2 0 1 1
Zeider 3b 5 0 1 0
Wortman ss 4 1 1 0
Elliott c 2 0 0 0
  Wilson c 3 3 3 0
Vaughn p 1 0 0 1
  Douglas p 1 0 0 0
  Wolter ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruether p 1 0 1 0
Totals 40 10 14 0
Cincinnati 006 033 01013161
Chicago 230 110 20110144
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Eller   1.2 7 5 5 1 1
  Mitchell  W(7-8) 4.1 5 4 4 3 1
  Ring  SV(2) 3.0 2 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughn  L(11-6) 4.1 9 9 8 2 4
  Douglas   2.2 5 3 3 0 0
  Ruether   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
0
3

  E–Kopf (43), Mann (7), Zeider (23), Elliott (10), Vaughn (4).  DP–Chicago 1. Elliott-Driscoll.  2B–Cincinnati Kopf (12); Thorpe (2), Chicago Merkle (13); Wortman (2); Wilson 2 (4); Ruether (1).  3B–Chicago Mann (7).  HR–Cincinnati Thorpe (3,5th inning off Vaughn 2 on), Chicago Wilson (2,7th inning off Mitchell 1 on).  SH–Roush (6); Griffith (5); Driscoll (1); Wortman (8).  HBP–Roush (3).  Team LOB–5.  Team–10.  SB–Groh (8); Flack (7); Driscoll (2).  U–Ernie Quigley, Lord Byron, Bob Emslie.  T–2:30.  A–15.
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