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JULY 1917
1917 Teams
Boston Red Sox Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers New York Giants New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Browns St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators
IN THE NEWS :Fred Toney pitches a doubleheader, beating the Pirates 4–1 and 5–1. He walks one and allows three hits in each game, the fewest hits allowed by any pitcher winning two games in one day.
Despite a state law banning Sunday baseball, the Robins (Dodgers) play their first Sunday game in Brooklyn, charging regular admission and beating the Phils 3–2. Charles Ebbets announces that the admission to benefit the Militia of Mercy, a wartime charity, is for a pregame band concert and military drill exhibition before the game. When the band concert ends ticket sales stop to conform with the Sunday baseball laws. More than 12,000 attend. Despite the maneuver, Ebbets and manager Wilbert Robinson are arrested, and will pay a small fine.
IN THE NEWS :Honus Wagner resigns as manager. Czech born Hugo Bezdek is named as his replacement, his qualifications including being the football coach at Penn State.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 4, 1917New York Giants 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Ebbets Field Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 13, Chicago Cubs 10 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 5, Boston Braves 3 at Baker Bowl Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 4 at Polo Grounds V Washington Senators 5, New York Yankees 4 at Polo Grounds V Cleveland Indians 2, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III Cleveland Indians 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Home Run Baker hits a 13th inning inside the park homer off Walter Johnson to give the Yankees a 5–4 win. It is Baker's 5th home run off Walter.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 5, 1917Brooklyn Dodgers 6, New York Giants 3 at Ebbets Field Boston Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Baker Bowl St. Louis Cardinals 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Forbes Field Boston Red Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 11, Chicago White Sox 6 at Tiger Stadium Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 1 at Polo Grounds V New York Yankees 5, Washington Senators 4 at Polo Grounds V Cleveland Indians 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III St. Louis Browns 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ty Cobb 's hit streak ends at 35 games as White Sox pitchers Red Faber and Jim Scott hold him hitless. His streak began May 31. Cobb holds the AL mark of 40 straight games, set in 1912, but George Sisler will ring up 41 games in 1922.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 7, 1917Cincinnati Reds 2, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field Boston Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Braves Field Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Polo Grounds V New York Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Polo Grounds V Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baker Bowl Philadelphia Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at League Park II St. Louis Browns 1, New York Yankees 0 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ray Caldwell pitches nine 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, picking up a 7–5 win over the Browns in 17 innings.
IN THE NEWS :Babe Ruth tops the Tigers 1–0, allowing just Donie Bush 's scratch single in the 8th. Ruth deflects the ball but the throw by the shortstop is too late. Ruth has a single and triple, but a pinch triple by Chick Shorten in the 9th drives home the only run. Ruth strikes out Bobby Veach, Sam Crawford and Ty Cobb in the 9th; for the last he shakes off catcher and player/manager Carrigan. In early 1942, in a speech in Los Angeles, Ruth will call this game his greatest thrill. [The Babe also relates to writer John Carmichael that his greatest game was the called shot in the World Series of 1932.]
SCOREBOARD : JULY 12, 1917St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 5 at Braves Field St. Louis Cardinals 6, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 1 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 0 at League Park II Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium Philadelphia Athletics 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 13, 1917St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 6 at Braves Field Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Ebbets Field Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 0 at Baker Bowl Chicago Cubs 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Baker Bowl New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium St. Louis Browns 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 14, 1917Boston Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Braves Field Boston Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Braves Field Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Ebbets Field Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 8, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Polo Grounds V Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 5 at League Park II Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at League Park II Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Lee Magee to the Browns for Armando Marsans .
IN THE NEWS :George Kelly to Pittsburgh. Kelly will return to star for New York.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 17, 1917Boston Braves 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Braves Field Brooklyn Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Polo Grounds V Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baker Bowl Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 0 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 at League Park II Detroit Tigers 9, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Tiger Stadium Philadelphia Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium St. Louis Browns 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 18, 1917Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Boston Braves 6 at Braves Field Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field Brooklyn Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Baker Bowl Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 0 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 7, Washington Senators 4 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 12, Cleveland Indians 7 at League Park II Detroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Tiger Stadium Philadelphia Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Boston Red Sox 1, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Allen Sothoron defeats the Senators and Walter Johnson , 4–2.
In Chicago, Babe Ruth opens a 5-game series with the front-running Chisox, by pitching 2nd-place Boston to a 3–2 win.
IN THE NEWS :Babe Ruth tosses the last five innings for Boston, giving up no runs in his first relief appearance of the year. Chicago will win the next two games to keep a firm hold on first place.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 21, 1917Boston Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Braves Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field Cincinnati Reds 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Polo Grounds V St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Baker Bowl St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at League Park II Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3 at Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers 11, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium Washington Senators 5, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Grover Alexander wins the opener 3–0 and Phil Douglas shuffles in to take the nitecap, 6–0.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 26, 1917Chicago Cubs 7, New York Giants 1 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Forbes Field Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 2, Boston Braves 0 at Robison Field Boston Red Sox 11, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 3 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Polo Grounds V Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Griffith Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ernie Shore is called out twice when hit with a batted ball.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 28, 1917Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 5 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 5, Boston Braves 4 at Robison Field Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Polo Grounds V New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Polo Grounds V Detroit Tigers 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park Detroit Tigers 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ty Cobb , Bobby Veach , and Ossie Vitt follow each other in the lineup, each going 5-for-5 in a 16–4 win over Washington. Having three players collect five hits ties the major-league record for the century. Cobb also scores five times.
The host Red Sox top the White Sox, 3–1, behind Babe Ruth 's 4-hitter. Chicago bunches three of the four hits in the 3rd, including an RBI triple by Joe Jackson .
IN THE NEWS :Al Demaree to the Giants for infielder Pete Kilduff .
SCOREBOARD : JULY 31, 1917Chicago Cubs 9, Boston Braves 6 at Wrigley Field Boston Braves 8, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field New York Giants 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Forbes Field New York Giants 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Robison Field St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Robison Field Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at Polo Grounds V Cleveland Indians 8, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park Detroit Tigers 8, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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