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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 31, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 31, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Slim Sallee |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mal Eason 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Baird | Third Baseman |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Honus Wagner | Shortstop |
| Bill Hinchman | First Baseman |
| Jack Farmer | Left Fielder |
| Frank Schulte | Right Fielder |
| Alex McCarthy | Second Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Frank Miller | Pitcher |
| Nixey Callahan | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Slim Sallee | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 31, 1916
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Sallee
Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Sallee
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Sallee
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Miller
Burns hits a popup towards first. Hinchman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Miller
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards second. McCarthy can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Miller
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Miller
Robertson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Miller
Kauff hits a fly ball into left field. Farmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Sallee
Hinchman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farmer vs. Sallee
Farmer 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Sallee
Schulte hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson who is chasing the ball. Schulte reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarthy vs. Sallee
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Miller
Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Miller
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merkle moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rariden vs. Miller
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and has Merkle trapped. Miller throws to third, and Baird tags Merkle for the out. Fletcher moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sallee vs. Miller
Sallee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sallee
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, in back of first. Doyle settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Doyle. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sallee
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Sallee
Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baird vs. Sallee
Baird hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carey vs. Sallee
There goes Baird. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Sallee
Carey 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Miller
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Miller
Doyle bunts towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Miller
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Farmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Sallee
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Sallee
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farmer vs. Sallee
Farmer hits a line drive into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Miller
Robertson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Miller
Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Miller
There goes Kauff. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, McCarthy applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Miller
Merkle strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Sallee
Schulte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Sallee
McCarthy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schulte moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Sallee
Schmidt bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schultz vs. Sallee
Joe Schultz pinch hits for Frank Miller.
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Adams
Babe Adams now pitching.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinchman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Adams
Rariden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sallee vs. Adams
Sallee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wagner. Rariden moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a line drive towards third. Baird catches it and throws to second to double up Rariden. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Sallee
Baird hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Sallee
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Sallee
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Sallee
There goes Carey. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinchman vs. Sallee
Hinchman 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 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Adams
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doyle moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robertson vs. Adams
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Farmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doyle tags and scores. Herzog tags and moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Adams
Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herzog tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Schulte. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Merkle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Adams
Rariden hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Farmer who is chasing the ball. Rariden reaches third base with a triple. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sallee vs. Adams
Sallee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farmer vs. Sallee
Brad Kocher now catching.
Farmer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Sallee
Schulte hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Sallee
McCarthy hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Adams
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinchman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lobert vs. Adams
Hans Lobert pinch hits for Buck Herzog.
Lobert hits a fly ball into left field. Farmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Adams
Robertson hits a line drive towards first. Hinchman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sallee
Hans Lobert now playing third base.
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Sallee
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baird vs. Sallee
Baird 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Sallee
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Adams
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Adams
Merkle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Farmer. Merkle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Adams
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merkle scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kocher vs. Adams
Kocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sallee vs. Adams
Sallee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kocher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Adams
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Sallee
High Pockets Kelly now playing first base.
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Sallee
Doc Johnston pinch runs for Honus Wagner.
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sallee fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farmer vs. Sallee
Farmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Sallee
Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1916, game 1 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Doug Baird, 3b 4 0 2 0 George Burns, lf 5 0 1 0
Max Carey, cf 4 0 0 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 2 1 0
Honus Wagner, ss 4 0 1 0 Buck Herzog, 3b 3 1 1 0
Doc Johnston, pr 0 0 0 0 Hans Lobert, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Bill Hinchman, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dave Robertson, rf 3 1 1 3
Jack Farmer, lf 4 0 1 0 Benny Kauff, cf 3 0 1 1
Frank Schulte, rf 3 0 1 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 3 2 2 0
Alex McCarthy, 2b 3 0 1 0 George Kelly, 1b 0 0 0 0
Walter Schmidt, c 3 0 0 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 3 2
Frank Miller, p 1 0 1 0 Bill Rariden, c 2 0 1 1
Joe Schultz, ph 1 0 0 0 Brad Kocher, c 1 0 0 0
Babe Adams, p 1 0 1 0 Slim Sallee, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 8 0 32 7 12 7
PIT 000 000 000 -- 0
NY1 200 004 01x -- 7
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Frank Miller (L) 4.0 5 2 2 0 1
Babe Adams 4.0 7 5 5 2 0
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Slim Sallee (W) 9.0 8 0 0 1 1
E -- Larry Doyle, Art Fletcher, Honus Wagner
DP -- PIT 2, NY1 3
LOB -- PIT 6, NY1 6
2B -- Frank Miller, Art Fletcher, Fred Merkle
3B -- Frank Schulte, Bill Rariden
HR -- Dave Robertson
SB -- Max Carey
CS -- Doug Baird, Benny Kauff
SF -- Dave Robertson, Benny Kauff
HBP -- by Babe Adams (Fred Merkle)
T -- 1:47
A -- 0
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