Giants @ Cardinals
May 20, 1916

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Bottom 8	R	H	E
Giants	4	8	0
Cardinals	0	5	2

Bottom 8	R	H	E
Giants	4	8	0
Cardinals	0	5	2

Jack Smith Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.231
OBP	.667	.256
At Bats	2	117
Hits	1	27
• Singles	1	24
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	1	4
RBI’s	0	8

Christy Mathewson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	1	1

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Robison Field - May 20, 1916

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Out

Christy Mathewson

Bill Rariden

Fred Merkle

Larry Doyle

Bill McKechnie

Art Fletcher

George Burns

Benny Kauff

Dave Robertson

Jack Smith

Art Butler

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 8 Art Butler pinch hits for Hi Jasper. Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 8 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doyle tags and scores.

Top 8 Fletcher is hit by the pitch.

Top 8 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hornsby fields it and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to third.

Top 8 Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Robertson scores.

Top 8 There goes Robertson. The throw from Gonzalez, and Corhan drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. Burns scores.

Top 8 Robertson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to third.

Top 8 Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Corhan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 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.

Bottom 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Mathewson is called out on strikes.

Top 7 Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jasper fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 McKechnie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. McKechnie reaches second base with a double.

Top 7 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hornsby fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Hornsby hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Bescher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Bescher reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 6 There goes Betzel. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Doyle applying the tag.

Bottom 6 Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Smith takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jasper fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 There goes Kauff. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Kauff steals second.

Top 6 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Doyle hits a ball on the ground that hits Robertson. Robertson is out and Doyle is safe at first. There goes Robertson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Top 6 Robertson bunts towards the mound. Jasper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 5 Jasper hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Corhan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out.

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

Top 5 Mathewson strikes out.

Top 5 Rariden strikes out.

Bottom 4 Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out.

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

Top 4 McKechnie bunts towards the mound. Jasper fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corhan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corhan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kauff moves to second.

Top 4 Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 Jasper strikes out.

Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 There goes Doyle. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, Corhan applying the tag.

Top 3 Doyle takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 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.

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

Bottom 2 Corhan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 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.

Bottom 2 Miller bunts towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Mathewson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Rariden takes first base on ball four.

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

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

Top 2 Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Corhan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Bescher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Betzel hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 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.

Top 1 Kauff hits a popup towards first. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. Burns moves to third.

Top 1 There goes Burns. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Burns steals second.

Top 1 Robertson hits a popup towards short. Corhan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to second for the out.

Giants @ Cardinals
May 20, 1916