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1917 Flashback League Timeline
- Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bill Doak pitches one-hitter
against the Philadelphia Phillies, giving up only hit to C Tex Erwin,
in Pittsburgh 2-0 win (4/6/1917).
- Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Groom has surgery to repair bone
chips in his shoulder, and is lost for the season after only 2 games.
Groom was 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in 2 starts at the time of the injury (4/8/1917).
- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dick Robertson pitches
one-hitter against the New York Giants, giving up only hit to CF Edd
Roush, in St. Louis 1-0 win (4/9/1917).
- Boston Braves CF Danny Hoffman collects career hit #2000
with a single in the 2nd inning off of Chicago Cubs pitcher Nick
Cullop, in Boston 5-2 win (4/11/1917).
- New York Yankees pitcher Rube Kroh pitches one-hitter
against the Chicago WhiteSox, giving up only hit to 1B George Sisler,
in New York 10-0 win (5/2/1917).
- The Chicago WhiteSox commit 7 errors (3 by 2B Al Hoelskoetter) in a
7-5 loss to the New York Yankees (5/3/1917).
- Chicago Cubs CF Casey Stengel breaks his foot making a catch in a
game against the St. Louis Cardinals, and is lost for the rest of
the season. Stengel was batting .291 with 1 HR, 3 Doubles, and 2
Triples in 33 games at the time of the injury (5/12/1917).
- Boston RedSox pitcher Earl Hamilton tears rotator cuff, and is lost for the
rest of the season. Hamilton was 4-5 with a 2.92 ERA in 9 starts at the time of the injury
(5/13/1917).
- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Marty O'Toole pitches the
22nd Flashback Baseball League no-hitter, against the Boston Braves,
winning 2-0 in front of 18191 people in St. Louis (5/21/1917).
- The Brooklyn Dodgers commit 8 errors (4 by SS Del Pratt) in a 9-6
loss to the Chicago Cubs (6/1/1917).
- Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Christy Mathewson wins his 300th
career game with a 1-0 shutout of the Cincinnati Reds (5/29/1917).
- Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Hod Eller pitches
one-hitter against the Detroit Tigers, giving up only hit to LF Elmer
Smith, in Philadelphia 4-0 win (5/31/1917).
- Cincinnati Reds pitcher Smokey Joe Wood strikes out 16 batters in
3-1 win over the New York Giants (6/1/1917).
- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher George Hunter pitches the 23rd Flashback Baseball League no-hitter, against the
Pittsburgh Pirates,
winning 7-0 in front of 18166 people in St. Louis (6/10/1917).
- Chicago WhiteSox pitcher Max Fiske loses no-hitter to 1st batter in
the 9th inning against the Cleveland Indians, giving up a double to SP
Red Oldham, then gives up 3 runs in the inning to send the game into extra
innings. Oldham then gave up 2 more runs in the top of the 10th inning, as
Cleveland beats Chicago 5-3 (6/17/1917).
- St. Louis Browns pitcher Ferdie Schupp tears an elbow ligament, and is lost for the
rest of the season. Schupp was 2-5 with a 2.86 ERA in 8
games (7starts) at the time of the injury (6/21/1917).
- Washington Nationals pitcher Dave Davenport pitches one-hitter
against the Philadelphia Athletics, giving up only hit to C Frank
Snyder,
in Washington 8-0 win (6/21/1917).
- The Chicago WhiteSox commit 7 errors for the 2nd time this season (3 by
3B Braggo Roth and 3 by SS Sam Magee) in an 8-2 loss to the Cleveland
Indians (6/27/1917).
- The National League shuts out the American League League
3-0, giving up only 3 hits, in the 15th annual Flashback League All-Star
Game. Boston Braves pitcher Art Nehf wins the All-Star Game Most
Valuable Player Award for pitching 2 innings of no hit ball and getting the
Win. The National League now leads the Flashback League All-Star Game
historical series 8 games to 7 (7/11/1917).
- The Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago WhiteSox 5-2 after scoring 3 unearned
runs in the top of the 18th inning off of WhiteSox pitcher Buddy
Napier (7/17/1917).
- The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7 after scoring 2
runs in the top of the 18th inning off of Pittsburgh pitcher Mike
Prendergast (7/22/1917).
- New York Yankees pitcher Rube Kroh pitches one-hitter
against the Chicago WhiteSox for the 2nd time this season, giving up only hit to 2B
Al Hoelskoetter,
in New York 2-0 win (7/26/1917).
- The Chicago WhiteSox commit 8 errors (3 by 1B George Sisler), the
3rd time this season they have committed 7 or more errors in a game, in an
5-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers (8/3/1917).
- St. Louis Browns pitcher Happy Finneran pitches one-hitter
against the New York Yankees, giving up only hit to 3B Walter Barbare,
in St. Louis 3-1 win (8/17/1917).
- Chicago WhiteSox SS Sherry Magee collects career hit #2000
with a single in the 8th inning off of New York Yankees pitcher Hippo
Vaughn, in New York 5-4 win. Magee also spent 11 seasons
(1904-1914) with Boston of the National League (8/19/1917).
- The Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 after scoring 1
run in the bottom of the 18th inning off of Indians pitcher Harry
Fanwell (8/22/1917).
- The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 after scoring 1 run in the
top of the 19th inning off of Cubs pitcher Pug Cavet (8/22/1917).
- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Fred Toney pitches the 24th Flashback Baseball League no-hitter, against the
Brooklyn Dodgers,
winning 1-0 in front of 24956 people in Brooklyn (8/27/1917).
- New York Yankees pitcher Rube Kroh pitches his 3rd one-hitter
of the season, against the Boston RedSox, giving up only hit to RF
Joe Kelley,
in New York 5-0 win (8/25/1917).
- Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Sherry Smith pitches one-hitter
against the Chicago Cubs, giving up only hit to LF Bill Lamar,
in Brooklyn 4-0 win (9/3/1917).
- The Cincinnati Reds commit 7 errors in a 12-1 loss to the New York
Giants (9/4/1917).
- Boston Braves RF George Merritt collects career hit #2000
with a single in the 4th inning off of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Fred
Toney, in Boston 4-3 win (9/5/1917).
- St. Louis Browns pitcher Nap Rucker pitches one-hitter
against the Chicago WhiteSox, giving up only hit to LF Fred Nicholson,
in St. Louis 4-0 win (9/9/1917).
- The New York
Giants commit 7 errors in a 10-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs(9/17/1917).
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Last edited by Nukester; 03-07-2003 at 11:30 PM.
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