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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 21, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on April 21, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Demaree |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Anderson |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Gavvy Cravath | Right Fielder |
| Fred Luderus | First Baseman |
| Possum Whitted | Left Fielder |
| Bert Niehoff | Second Baseman |
| Ed Burns | Catcher |
| Al Demaree | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Edd Roush | Right Fielder |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Fred Anderson | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 21, 1916
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Anderson
Stock strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Anderson
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Anderson
Paskert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Demaree
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Demaree
Doyle hits a line drive towards short. Bancroft reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Demaree
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Anderson
Cravath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Anderson
Luderus strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Anderson
Whitted 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 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Demaree
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Demaree
Merkle takes first base on ball four. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Demaree
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to second for the out. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKechnie vs. Demaree
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKechnie for the out. Roush moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rariden vs. Demaree
Rariden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Anderson vs. Demaree
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Anderson
Niehoff hits a fly ball into right field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Anderson
Burns hits a line drive into right field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Anderson
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Demaree
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Demaree
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Demaree
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Anderson
Stock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Anderson
Bancroft bunts in front of the plate. Rariden fields it and throws to first for the out. Stock moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paskert vs. Anderson
Paskert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stock moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cravath vs. Anderson
Cravath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. Stock scores. Paskert moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luderus vs. Anderson
Luderus strikes out. There goes Paskert. The throw from Rariden and Paskert is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Demaree
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Demaree
Merkle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert. Merkle reaches second base with a double. Kauff goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roush vs. Demaree
Roush hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKechnie vs. Demaree
McKechnie hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Demaree
Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Demaree
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Anderson
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Anderson
Niehoff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Anderson
Burns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Demaree
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Demaree
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Demaree
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Anderson
Demaree strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Anderson
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Anderson
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Anderson
Paskert hits a fly ball into right field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Demaree
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Demaree
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Demaree
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Demaree
There goes Roush. The throw from Burns and he is safe. Roush steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKechnie vs. Demaree
McKechnie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rariden vs. Demaree
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cravath vs. Anderson
Cravath strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luderus vs. Anderson
Luderus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Anderson
Whitted hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Luderus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niehoff vs. Anderson
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. Luderus moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Anderson
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Luderus scores. Niehoff moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. Anderson
Demaree 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 7
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Demaree
Anderson hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Demaree
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Demaree
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
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Anderson
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Anderson
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Anderson
Paskert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Paskert reaches second base with a double. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cravath vs. Anderson
Cravath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bancroft scores. Paskert moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luderus vs. Anderson
There goes Cravath. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Cravath steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Luderus vs. Anderson
Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Paskert scores. Cravath moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitted vs. Anderson
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Cravath scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niehoff vs. Anderson
There goes Whitted. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Demaree
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Demaree
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Demaree
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niehoff vs. Anderson
Niehoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Anderson
Burns hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Burns reaches second base with a double. Niehoff moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Demaree vs. Anderson
Demaree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Niehoff scores. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stock vs. Anderson
Stock hits a popup in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bancroft vs. Anderson
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bancroft for the out. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paskert vs. Anderson
Paskert hits a popup in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Demaree
Roush hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Demaree
Dave Robertson pinch hits for Bill McKechnie.
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. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Demaree
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft misplays the ball. That's an error on Bancroft. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Demaree
High Pockets Kelly pinch hits for Fred Anderson.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1916 -- PHI at NY1 (D)
PHI AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Milt Stock, 3b 4 1 0 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 0 0
Dave Bancroft, ss 4 1 0 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 0
Dode Paskert, cf 5 1 2 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 0 0
Gavvy Cravath, rf 4 1 1 2 Benny Kauff, cf 2 1 0 0
Fred Luderus, 1b 4 1 1 1 Fred Merkle, 1b 2 1 1 1
Possum Whitted, lf 4 0 1 0 Edd Roush, rf 4 0 0 0
Bert Niehoff, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bill McKechnie, 3b 2 0 0 0
Ed Burns, c 4 0 2 1 Dave Robertson, ph 1 0 0 0
Al Demaree, p 4 0 1 1 Bill Rariden, c 3 0 1 1
Fred Anderson, p 3 0 0 0
George Kelly, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 9 5 30 2 2 2
PHI 000 100 131 -- 6
NY1 000 200 000 -- 2
PHI IP H R ER BB SO
Al Demaree (W) 9.0 2 2 2 6 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Fred Anderson (L) 9.0 9 6 3 1 6
E -- Art Fletcher 2, Larry Doyle 2, Dave Bancroft
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- PHI 6, NY1 7
2B -- Fred Merkle, Dode Paskert, Ed Burns
SB -- Edd Roush, Gavvy Cravath
CS -- Dode Paskert, Possum Whitted
SH -- Dave Bancroft
T -- 2:04
A -- 27000
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