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Dodgers 5 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
April 29, 1916

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on April 29, 1916 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateApril 29, 1916 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 5 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 4 H: 16 E: 4 LOB: 14
Runs: 4
Hits: 16
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherLarry Cheney  
Losing PitcherFred Anderson  
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Game Winning RBIZack Wheat 

Game Info

DateApril 29, 1916 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherSherry Smith  
Home Starting PitcherSailor Stroud  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance28,000 
Time of Game2 hours 59 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Klem
1B: Bob Emslie
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hi Myers  Center Fielder 
Jake Daubert  First Baseman 
Casey Stengel  Right Fielder 
Zack Wheat  Left Fielder 
Mike Mowrey  Third Baseman 
George Cutshaw  Second Baseman 
Ivy Olson  Shortstop 
Chief Meyers  Catcher 
Sherry Smith  Pitcher 
Wilbert Robinson  Manager 

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  Third Baseman 
High Pockets Kelly  First Baseman 
Bill Rariden  Catcher 
Sailor Stroud  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Dodgers 5 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
April 29, 1916

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/29/1916 -- Brooklyn at NY1 (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    NY1                AB  R  H RBI
Myers H, cf           6  0  0  1   George Burns, lf      6  0  1  0   
Daubert J, 1b         6  2  3  0   Dave Robertson, rf    6  0  3  0   
Stengel C, rf         6  0  2  0   Larry Doyle, 2b       6  1  3  0   
Wheat Z, lf           5  1  3  2   Benny Kauff, cf       5  0  1  0   
Mowrey M, 3b          5  0  1  0   Art Fletcher, ss      6  2  4  1   
Cutshaw G, 2b         4  0  1  1   Fred Merkle, 3b-1b    6  1  3  1   
Olson I, ss           6  1  1  0   George Kelly, 1b      4  0  1  0   
Meyers C, c           4  0  2  0   Edd Roush, ph         1  0  0  0   
O'Mara O, pr          0  1  0  0   Bill McKechnie, 3b    1  0  0  0   
Miller O, c           2  0  0  0   Bill Rariden, c       3  0  0  0   
Smith S, p            3  0  1  0   Emilio Palmero, pr    0  0  0  0   
Johnston J, ph        1  0  0  0   Sailor Stroud, p      2  0  0  0   
Marquard R, p         0  0  0  0   Lew Wendell, ph       1  0  0  0   
Cheney L, p           1  0  0  0   Fred Anderson, p      2  0  0  0   
                                   Herb Hunter, ph       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     49  5 14  4                        50  4 16  2

Brooklyn         000 101 002 001 --  5
NY1              020 000 011 000 --  4

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Smith S               8.0 10  3  3  2  6
Marquard R            0.2  4  1  1  0  0
Cheney L (W)          3.1  2  0  0  2  4

  NY1                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sailor Stroud         6.0  6  2  1  0  3
Fred Anderson (L)     6.0  8  3  1  2  1

E -- Meyers C, Art Fletcher 2, Olson I, George Kelly, Merkle F
DP -- Brooklyn 1, NY1 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 12, NY1 14
2B -- Merkle F 3, Meyers C, Art Fletcher, Stengel C, Larry Doyle
3B -- George Kelly, Wheat Z
SB -- Larry Doyle
CS -- Olson I
SH -- Wheat Z
SF -- Cutshaw G
PB -- Meyers C
T -- 2:59
A -- 28000

    

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