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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 28, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on September 28, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Ragan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ferdie Schupp |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 35,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Lord Byron 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Snodgrass | Center Fielder |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Ed Fitzpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Red Smith | Third Baseman |
| Sherry Magee | Left Fielder |
| Dick Egan | Second Baseman |
| Hank Gowdy | Catcher |
| Pat Ragan | Pitcher |
| George Stallings | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Ferdie Schupp | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 28, 1916
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Schupp
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Schupp
Maranville hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzpatrick vs. Schupp
Fitzpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ragan
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Ragan
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Ragan
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Schupp
Konetchy hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Schupp
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Schupp
Magee hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Ragan
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Ragan
Fletcher hits a popup in front of the plate. Gowdy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Ragan
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Gowdy and he is safe. Zimmerman steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Ragan
Kauff hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Zimmerman scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Ragan
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Ragan
McCarty strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Schupp
Egan hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Schupp
Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ragan vs. Schupp
Ragan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schupp vs. Ragan
Schupp hits a fly ball towards left. Magee settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Magee. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Ragan
Burns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gowdy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Ragan
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schupp moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robertson vs. Ragan
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zimmerman vs. Ragan
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Schupp scores. Herzog moves to third. Robertson moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Ragan
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kauff vs. Ragan
Earl Blackburn now catching.
Kauff hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Ragan
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Schupp
Snodgrass hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Schupp
Maranville hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzpatrick vs. Schupp
Fitzpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Ragan
McCarty hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schupp vs. Ragan
Schupp strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ragan
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Ragan
There goes Burns. The throw from Blackburn and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Ragan
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Egan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Schupp
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Schupp
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Schupp
Magee hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Nehf
Art Nehf now pitching.
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Fitzpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Nehf
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Schupp
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburn vs. Schupp
Blackburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Schupp
Nehf strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snodgrass vs. Schupp
Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Nehf
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Egan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Nehf
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Nehf
McCarty strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schupp vs. Nehf
There goes Kelly. The throw from Blackburn and he is out, Maranville applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Schupp
Maranville hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzpatrick vs. Schupp
Fitzpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Schupp
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Schupp
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schupp vs. Nehf
Schupp strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Nehf
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Nehf
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Nehf
Robertson hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Schupp
Magee hits a popup, foul, towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Schupp
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburn vs. Schupp
Blackburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Nehf
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Nehf
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Nehf
There goes Kauff. The throw from Blackburn and he is out, Egan applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tragesser vs. Schupp
Brad Kocher now catching. Walt Tragesser pinch hits for Art Nehf.
Tragesser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snodgrass vs. Schupp
Snodgrass hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Schupp
Maranville strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1916, game 2 -- BSN at NY1 (D)
BSN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Fred Snodgrass, cf 4 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 1 0
Rabbit Maranvill, ss 4 0 0 0 Buck Herzog, 2b 4 1 2 0
Ed Fitzpatrick, rf 3 0 0 0 Dave Robertson, rf 3 1 0 0
Ed Konetchy, 1b 3 0 1 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 2 2 1
Red Smith, 3b 3 0 0 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 0 0
Sherry Magee, lf 3 0 0 0 Benny Kauff, cf 4 1 1 4
Dick Egan, 2b 3 0 0 0 George Kelly, 1b 3 0 1 0
Hank Gowdy, c 1 0 0 0 Lew McCarty, c 3 0 0 0
Earl Blackburn, c 1 0 0 0 Brad Kocher, c 0 0 0 0
Pat Ragan, p 1 0 0 0 Ferdie Schupp, p 3 1 0 0
Art Nehf, p 1 0 0 0
Walt Tragesser, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 1 0 32 6 7 5
BSN 000 000 000 -- 0
NY1 015 000 00x -- 6
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Pat Ragan (L) 4.0 4 6 0 1 5
Art Nehf 4.0 3 0 0 0 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Ferdie Schupp (W) 9.0 1 0 0 1 4
E -- Red Smith, Sherry Magee, Earl Blackburn
LOB -- BSN 2, NY1 3
HR -- Benny Kauff
SB -- Heinie Zimmerman, George Burns
CS -- George Kelly, Benny Kauff
T -- 1:55
A -- 35000
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