Brooklyn Robins vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 17, 1918 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1918 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Robins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Robins 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Brooklyn Robins ab   r   h rbi
Johnston rf 5 1 1 0
Olson ss 5 0 1 0
Daubert 1b 4 0 0 0
Wheat lf 4 1 1 0
  Nixon pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Myers cf 3 0 0 0
O'Mara 3b 4 1 1 0
Doolin 2b 4 0 0 0
Miller c 4 1 0 0
Robertson p 4 0 2 2
Totals 37 4 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Ellam ss 5 0 1 0
  Caton ph 1 0 0 0
Bigbee lf 5 1 2 0
Carey cf 4 1 1 0
Southworth rf 4 0 0 0
Cutshaw 2b 6 1 3 2
Mollwitz 1b 4 1 1 0
McKechnie 3b 4 1 4 2
Schmidt c 2 0 0 1
Cooper p 5 0 1 0
Totals 40 5 13 5
Brooklyn 002 200 000 00463
Pittsburgh 010 210 000 015133
  Brooklyn Robins IP H R ER BB SO
Robertson  L(1-2) 10.2 13 5 3 7 2
Totals
10.2
13
5
3
7
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper  W(12-10) 11.0 6 4 2 4 2
Totals
11.0
6
4
2
4
2

  E–Olson 2 (39), Daubert (6), Ellam 2 (3), Cutshaw (17).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Olson-Daubert.  PB–Miller (3).  2B–Pittsburgh McKechnie (8).  3B–Pittsburgh Mollwitz (6); McKechnie (7).  SH–Daubert (8); Myers (7); Mollwitz (17); Schmidt 2 (11).  HBP–Z. Wheat (3).  Team LOB–7.  Team–13.  SB–Bigbee (13); Carey (42); Southworth (7); Cutshaw (17).  U–Bill Klem, Bob Emslie.
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