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July 28, 1916

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Top 7	R	H	E
Reds	1	4	0
Giants	0	2	2

Top 7	R	H	E
Reds	1	4	0
Giants	0	2	2

Tommy Griffith Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.250
OBP	.000	.305
At Bats	3	348
Hits	0	87
• Singles	0	71
• Doubles	0	15
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	27
RBI’s	0	26

Rube Benton Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
8	4	2

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Polo Grounds - July 28, 1916

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Strikeout

Rube Benton

Bill Rariden

Fred Merkle

Larry Doyle

Hans Lobert

Buck Herzog

George Burns

Benny Kauff

Dave Robertson

Tommy Griffith

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Griffith strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 7 Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 7 Groh takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Kauff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Groh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Groh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out.

Top 6 Emmer strikes out.

Bottom 5 Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Emmer fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Benton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Rariden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 5 Neale strikes out.

Top 5 Chase hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Chase reaches second base with a double.

Top 5 Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Lobert hits a popup towards short. Emmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 There goes Merkle. The throw from Clarke and he is out, Emmer applying the tag.

Bottom 4 Merkle takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Groh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to second.

Top 4 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog misplays the ball. That's an error on Herzog.

Top 4 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out.

Top 4 Emmer is called out on strikes.

Bottom 3 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out.

Bottom 3 Herzog takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 There goes Doyle. The throw from Clarke and he is safe. Doyle steals second.

Bottom 3 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Benton hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 McKechnie hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Neale hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Chase hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Rariden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Lobert hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Merkle hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Griffith hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog has Clarke trapped. There's the throw to Rariden and over to Lobert, who tags Clarke for the out. Groh moves to third. Roush moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 2 Groh takes first base on ball four. Emmer scores. Clarke moves to third. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to second.

Top 2 Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Emmer moves to third.

Top 2 Emmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog misplays the ball. That's an error on Herzog.

Bottom 1 Kauff strikes out.

Bottom 1 Robertson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Emmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. Doyle moves to second.

Bottom 1 Doyle is hit by the pitch. Burns moves to second.

Bottom 1 Burns takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Neale is hit by the pitch. Chase moves to second.

Top 1 Chase takes first base on ball four. Roush moves to third.

Top 1 There goes Roush. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Roush steals second.

Top 1 Griffith hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Groh hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doyle can't make a play. That's a base hit.

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