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Giants
@ Phillies
Baker Bowl
May 31, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants, played on May 31, 1916 at Baker Bowl.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chief Bender |
| Ballpark | Baker Bowl |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Bert Niehoff | Second Baseman |
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Gavvy Cravath | Right Fielder |
| Possum Whitted | First Baseman |
| Claude Cooper | Left Fielder |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Ed Burns | Catcher |
| Chief Bender | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Phillies
Baker Bowl
May 31, 1916
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Bender
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bender fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Bender
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Bender
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitted scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Bender
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Benton
Bancroft 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 -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Benton
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Benton
Stock hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bender
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Bender
Merkle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Bender
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Bender
There goes McKechnie. The throw from Burns and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Benton
Cravath strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Benton
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Bender
Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Bender
Benton hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Bender
Burns hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert. Burns reaches second base with a double. Rariden goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Bender
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doyle vs. Bender
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. Robertson moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kauff vs. Bender
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Bender
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robertson tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Bender
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Benton
Burns 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 -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bender vs. Benton
Bender hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Bender reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Benton
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground that hits Bender. Bender is out and Bancroft is safe at first. There goes Bender trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Bender
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Bender
Rariden is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Bender
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitted scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benton for the out. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Bender
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Bender
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bender fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Benton
Niehoff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Niehoff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stock vs. Benton
Stock hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cravath vs. Benton
Cravath strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted hits a line drive into left field. Burns picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Burns. Niehoff scores. Whitted moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Benton
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paskert vs. Benton
There goes Cooper. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Cooper steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Bender
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Bender
Kauff hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bender
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Benton
Burns hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bender vs. Benton
Bender strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Benton
Bancroft hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Bancroft reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niehoff vs. Benton
Niehoff 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
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Bender
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Bender
McKechnie hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Bender
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitted scoops it up and throws to first, with Bender covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Benton
Stock hits a line drive towards first. Merkle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Benton
Cravath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Bender
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Bender
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Bender
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Bender
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugey vs. Benton
Oscar Dugey pinch hits for Claude Cooper.
Dugey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Dugey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dugey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Benton
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bender vs. Benton
There goes Dugey. The slide. Rariden applies the tag. Dugey is out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Bender
Wilbur Good now playing left field.
Kauff hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bender
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Good settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Bender
Merkle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Bender
McKechnie hits a popup towards the mound. Bender settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Benton
Bobby Byrne pinch hits for Chief Bender.
Byrne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Benton
Bancroft strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niehoff vs. Benton
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Byrne moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stock vs. Benton
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. McQuillan
George McQuillan now pitching.
Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. McQuillan
Benton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. McQuillan
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Benton
Cravath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Benton
Whitted hits a line drive into center field. Kauff picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kauff. Cravath moves to third. Whitted moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killefer vs. Benton
Bill Killefer pinch hits for Wilbur Good.
Killefer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paskert vs. Benton
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cravath scores. Whitted moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Benton
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1916 -- NY1 at PHI (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI PHI AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 4 1 2 1 Dave Bancroft, ss 4 0 2 0
Dave Robertson, rf 4 1 2 0 Bert Niehoff, 2b 4 1 2 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 1 Milt Stock, 3b 4 0 0 0
Benny Kauff, cf 3 0 0 0 Gavvy Cravath, rf 4 1 1 0
Art Fletcher, ss 3 0 0 1 Possum Whitted, 1b 4 0 2 1
Fred Merkle, 1b 4 1 1 1 Claude Cooper, lf 1 0 0 0
Bill McKechnie, 3b 4 0 1 0 Oscar Dugey, ph 1 0 1 0
Bill Rariden, c 3 1 2 0 Wilbur Good, lf 0 0 0 0
Rube Benton, p 4 0 0 0 Bill Killefer, ph 1 0 0 0
Dode Paskert, cf 4 0 0 1
Ed Burns, c 4 0 0 0
Chief Bender, p 2 0 1 0
Bobby Byrne, ph 0 0 0 0
George McQuillan, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 4 33 2 9 2
NY1 003 000 010 -- 4
PHI 000 100 001 -- 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (W) 9.0 9 2 2 2 7
PHI IP H R ER BB SO
Chief Bender (L) 8.0 8 4 4 2 0
George McQuillan 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- George Burns, Benny Kauff
DP -- NY1 1, PHI 1
LOB -- NY1 6, PHI 6
2B -- George Burns, Chief Bender, Bert Niehoff, Dave Bancroft, Oscar Dugey
HR -- Fred Merkle
SB -- Claude Cooper
CS -- Bill McKechnie, Oscar Dugey
SF -- Art Fletcher
HBP -- by Chief Bender (Bill Rariden)
T -- 1:55
A -- 7000
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