CHA @ NY1

October 15, 1917

Final Score: CHA 4 - NY1 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Polo Grounds V
Attendance
33,969
Game Duration
138 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Red Faber
Losing Pitcher
Rube Benton

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill Klem
First Base
Silk O'Loughlin
Second Base
Billy Evans
Third Base
Cy Rigler

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
63°F

Line Score

CHA @ NY1 — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CHA 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 1
NY1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 3

CHA Batting

CHA @ NY1 — CHA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Eddie Collins 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Shano Collins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Red Faber 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Happy Felsch 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Chick Gandil 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Shoeless Joe Jackson 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Nemo Leibold 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Fred McMullin 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Schalk 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Buck Weaver 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 34 4 7 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 .206

NY1 Batting

CHA @ NY1 — NY1 Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Rube Benton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
George Burns 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Art Fletcher 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Buck Herzog 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
Walter Holke 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Benny Kauff 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Lew McCarty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pol Perritt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bill Rariden 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Robertson 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Joe Wilhoit 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Heinie Zimmerman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 2 6 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 .182

CHA Pitching

CHA @ NY1 — CHA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Red Faber (W) W 9.0 6 2 2 2 4 0 2.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 2 2 2 4 0 2.00

NY1 Pitching

CHA @ NY1 — NY1 Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rube Benton (L) L 5.0 4 3 0 1 3 0 0.00
Pol Perritt - 4.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 2.25
Team Totals 9.0 7 4 1 3 6 0 1.00

Chicago White Sox at New York Giants, October 15, 1917

The Chicago White Sox beat the New York Giants 4-2 at Polo Grounds V on October 15, 1917 in a World Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 33,969, a game time of 138 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 63 degrees. The Chicago White Sox's runs came in the fourth and ninth innings, 3 of them in the fourth. All of the New York Giants scoring came in one inning, 2 runs in the fifth. Hits were 7 for the Chicago White Sox and 6 for the New York Giants, with 1 and 3 errors. Red Faber was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Rube Benton after 5.0 innings and 3 runs. The Chicago White Sox's top hitter was Chick Gandil, 2 for 4 and 2 RBI. For the New York Giants, Buck Herzog went 2 for 4 and 2 RBI. Bill Klem worked home plate.

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