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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 9, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 9, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Doak |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lord Byron 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Smith | Center Fielder |
| Roy Corhan | Shortstop |
| Bob Bescher | Left Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Third Baseman |
| Chief Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Bruno Betzel | Second Baseman |
| Bill Doak | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 9, 1916
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corhan vs. Benton
Corhan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog juggles the ball. That's an error on Herzog. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bescher vs. Benton
Bescher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Corhan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Benton
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Corhan moves to third. Bescher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Benton
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. Corhan scores. Bescher scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Benton
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hornsby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Doak
Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Doyle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Doak
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Doak
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Benton
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Benton
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doak vs. Benton
Doak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Doak
Merkle strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hornsby juggles the ball. That's an error on Hornsby. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Doak
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hornsby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a popup towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corhan vs. Benton
Corhan hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Benton
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Doak
Benton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Doak
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Doak
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corhan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Benton
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Benton
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Benton
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Doak
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bescher throws the ball in to Corhan who tags Herzog trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Doak
Robertson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Benton
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Benton
Betzel hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doak vs. Benton
Doak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Doak
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hornsby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Doak
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Fletcher moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Doak
Benton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corhan vs. Benton
Corhan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bescher vs. Benton
Bescher hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Benton
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Doak
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Doak
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corhan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Doak
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Benton
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Benton
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Benton
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betzel vs. Benton
Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doak vs. Benton
Doak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff hits a popup, foul, towards first. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Doak
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corhan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corhan vs. Benton
Corhan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bescher vs. Benton
There goes Corhan. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Benton
Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Doak
Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lobert vs. Doak
Hans Lobert pinch hits for Rube Benton.
Lobert strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Doak
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Smith
George Smith now pitching. Brad Kocher now catching.
Hornsby strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Smith
Wilson hits a popup in front of the plate. Kocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Smith
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Doak
Herzog strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Doak
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Doak
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Doak
Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Doak
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1916, game 1 -- SLN at NY1 (D)
SLN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Jack Smith, cf 3 1 0 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 0 0
Roy Corhan, ss 3 1 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 0
Bob Bescher, lf 4 1 1 1 Buck Herzog, 3b 3 0 1 0
Rogers Hornsby, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dave Robertson, rf 4 0 0 0
Chief Wilson, rf 4 0 0 2 Benny Kauff, cf 3 0 0 0
Dots Miller, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mike Gonzalez, c 3 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 1 0
Bruno Betzel, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bill Rariden, c 3 0 1 0
Bill Doak, p 3 0 0 0 Brad Kocher, c 0 0 0 0
Rube Benton, p 2 0 1 0
Hans Lobert, ph 1 0 0 0
George Smith, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 3 3 32 0 6 0
SLN 300 000 000 -- 3
NY1 000 000 000 -- 0
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Doak (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 6
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (L) 8.0 3 3 1 1 3
George Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Buck Herzog, Rogers Hornsby, Art Fletcher
DP -- SLN 2
LOB -- SLN 3, NY1 7
2B -- Larry Doyle
CS -- Roy Corhan
HBP -- by Rube Benton (Roy Corhan)
T -- 1:47
A -- 0
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