1917 World Series Game Three Play By Play
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Game 3
Chicago White Sox at New York Giants
GAME 3 AT NEW YORK - WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10, 1917
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
New York Giants 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2 8 2

First Inning:
Chicago -- J. Collins fouled out to Rariden. McMullin fanned. E. Collins singled to center. Jackson out, grounder, Benton to Holke.
1 Hit, No Runs
New York -- Burns fanned. Herzog flied to Felsch. Kauff safe at second when J. Collins dropped his high fly. Zimmerman beat out an infield hit, Kauff going to third. Fletcher forced Zimmerman, McMullin to E. Collins.
1 Hit, No Runs

Second Inning:
Chicago -- Felsch fouled to Holke. Gandil fouled to Holke. Weaver singled to center and stole second when Fletcher dropped Rariden's perfect throw. Error for Fletcher. Schalk flied to Burns.
1 Hit, No Runs
New York -- Robertson singled. Holke forced Robertson to E. Collins, Robertson being tagged on the baseline. Rariden singled to center. Holke held at third on a throw to plate. Rariden took second. Burns fanned.
2 Hits, No Runs

Third Inning:
Chicago -- Cicotte fouled out to Rariden. J. Collins out, Zimmerman to Holke. McMullin fouled to Rariden. This inning J. Collins fouled to Holke, who dropped the ball, drawing an error.
No Hits, No Runs
New York --Herzog fanned. Kauff was safe at second when J. Collins muffed his long fly in right. Zimmerman out, Weaver to Gandil, Kauff going to third. Fletcher out, Collins to Gandil.
No Hits, No Runs

Fourth Inning:
Chicago -- E. Collins out, Zimmerman to Holke. Jackson out, Fletcher to Holke. Felsch singled to left. Gandil flied to Robertson who ran into the fence to catch the ball.
1 Hit, No Runs
New York -- Robertson tripled to right field. Holke doubled to left field, scoring Robertson. Rariden sacrificed out, Cicotte to Gandil, Holke taking third. Benton fanned. Burns beat out an infield hit, scoring Holke and took seond on Cicotte's bad throw. Herzog fouled to Gandil.
2 Hits, 2 Runs

Fifth Inning:
Chicago -- Weaver out, Fletcher to Holke. Schalk fanned, but was thrown out at first, Rariden to Holke. Cicotte fanned.
No Hits, No Runs
New York -- Kauff fouled to Schalk. Zimmerman flied to Felsch. It was the first ball knocked out of the infield by Zimmerman during the series. Fletcher fanned.
No Hits, No Runs

Sixth Inning:
Chicago -- J. Collins out, Fletcher to Holke. McMullin out, Benton to Holke. E. Collins out, Holke unassisted.
No Hits, No Runs
New York -- Robertson flied to Felsch. Holke fanned. Rariden out, E. Collins to Gandil.
No Hits, No Runs

Seventh Inning:
Chicago -- Jackson out, Herzog to Holke. Felsch fanned. Gandil out, Zimmerman to Holke.
No Hits, No Runs
New York -- Benton fanned. Burns out, Weaver to Gandil. Herzog singled over second base. Kauff flied to Felsch.
1 Hit, No Runs

Eighth Inning:
Chicago -- Weaver safe at second on a Texas leaguer and is given two base hit. Weaver is caught off second by Benton unassisted on Schalk's roller to the box. Schalk safe at first. Cicotte fanned. Schalk doubled trying to steal second, Rariden to Herzog.
1 Hit, No Runs
New York -- Zimmerman lined to E. Collins. Fletcher flied to J. Collins. Robertson singled to center. Robertson stole second. Holke fanned.
No Hits, No Runs

Ninth Inning:
Chicago -- J. Collins out, Rariden to Holke. McMullin out, Fletcher to Holke. E. Collins safe at first on infield hit. Jackson up. Time called while police cleared the field of bleacherites swarming out when they thought Collins was out at first. Jackson fouled to Fletcher.
1 Hit, No Runs

Game 3 Box Scores
White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Shano Collins rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fred McMullin 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Eddie Collins 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500
Joe Jackson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Happy Felsch cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Chick Gandil 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Weaver ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667
Ray Schalk c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Eddie Ciccotte p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
TOTALS 31 0 5 0 0 5 .161
      
Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
George Burns rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .250
Buck Herzog 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
Benny Kauff cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Heinie Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Art Fletcher ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Dave Robertson rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .750
Walter Holke 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .250
Bill Rariden c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Rube Benton p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
TOTALS 33 2 8 2 0 8 .242

White Sox IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Eddie Ciccotte (L, 1-1) 8 8 2 2 0 8 1.59

Giants IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Rube Benton (W, 1-0) 9 5 0 0 0 5 0.00

DOUBLES-- Weaver (1), Holke (1)
TRIPLE-- Robertson (1)
STOLEN BASES-- Robertson (1)
CAUGHT STEALING-- Weaver (2), Schalk (1)
LEFT ON BASE--White Sox 4, Giants 8
RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION--White Sox 0 for 2, Giants 3 for 11
ERRORS-- Holke, S. Collins 2, Fletcher, Cicotte
DOUBLE PLAYS-- Giants 1 (Rariden to Herzog)
TIME-- 1:55
ATTENDANCE-- 33,616
UMPIRES-- HP: Klem. 1B: O'Loughlin. 2B: Evans. 3B: Rigler.
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