1917 – The Giants and the Brooklyn Robins split a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds. New York’s Ferdie Schupp takes the opener, 5 – 4, and ex-Giant Rube Marquard wins the second game for Brooklyn, 3 – 1. A highlight of the nitecap is a fight between Brooklyn’s Casey Stengel and Giant SS Art Fletcher.

On August 14, 1917 — 1917 – The Giants and the Brooklyn Robins split a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds. New York’s Ferdie Schupp takes the opener, 5 – 4, and ex-Giant Rube Marquard wins the second game for Brooklyn, 3 – 1. A highlight of the nitecap is a fight between Brooklyn’s Casey Stengel and Giant SS Art Fletcher.

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