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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 9, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 9, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Steele |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pol Perritt |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Lord Byron 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Smith | Center Fielder |
| Roy Corhan | Shortstop |
| Bob Bescher | Left Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Third Baseman |
| Chief Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Dots Miller | First Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Bruno Betzel | Second Baseman |
| Bob Steele | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | 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 |
| Pol Perritt | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 9, 1916
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perritt
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corhan vs. Perritt
Corhan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Perritt
Bescher 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 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Steele
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Steele
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Steele
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corhan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Perritt
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Perritt
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Perritt
Miller is hit by the pitch. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Perritt
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Steele
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Steele
Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merkle vs. Steele
Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robertson scores. Kauff moves to third. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Steele
Merkle is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Steele
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rariden vs. Steele
There goes Kauff. The slide. Snyder applies the tag. Kauff is out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Perritt
Betzel hits a line drive into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Perritt
Steele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perritt
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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Steele
Rariden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perritt vs. Steele
Perritt bunts towards the mound. Steele fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Steele. Rariden moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Steele
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rariden scores. Perritt moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Steele
Doyle bunts towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. Perritt moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herzog vs. Steele
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perritt tags and scores. Burns tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. Steele
Robertson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corhan vs. Perritt
Corhan hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Perritt
Bescher 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Perritt
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Perritt
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Steele
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Steele
Merkle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Steele
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Perritt
Zinn Beck pinch hits for Dots Miller.
Beck hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Perritt
Snyder hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rariden scoops up the ball and tags Snyder for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Perritt
Betzel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Steele
Rogers Hornsby now playing first base. Zinn Beck now playing third base.
Rariden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Steele
Perritt hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Steele
Burns hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Perritt
Steele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perritt
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corhan vs. Perritt
Corhan hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Steele
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Steele
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Steele
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Steele
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kauff vs. Steele
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hornsby juggles the ball. That's an error on Hornsby. Herzog scores. Robertson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merkle vs. Steele
There go the runners. The throw from Snyder to Betzel covering second. The throw back to home, and Robertson is out at the plate. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Steele
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Perritt
Bescher hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Perritt
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Perritt
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. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beck vs. Perritt
Beck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Perritt
Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hornsby scores. Beck moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Betzel vs. Perritt
Betzel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Steele
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rariden vs. Steele
Rariden bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Fletcher moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perritt vs. Steele
Perritt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Rariden moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Steele
Burns hits a popup towards first. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Steele
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Doyle reaches third base with a triple. Rariden scores. Perritt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Steele
Steele fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Steele. Doyle scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Steele
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Steele
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Steele
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Perritt
Brad Kocher now catching.
Steele strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perritt
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corhan vs. Perritt
Corhan hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bescher vs. Perritt
The ball gets by Kocher for a passed ball. Corhan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bescher vs. Perritt
Bescher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Corhan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Perritt
Hornsby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robertson throws the ball in to Merkle who tags Hornsby trying to return to first, for the out. Corhan scores. Bescher goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Steele
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Steele
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kocher vs. Steele
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Betzel applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kocher vs. Steele
Kocher strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Perritt
Wilson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Perritt
Beck 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 -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Perritt
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betzel vs. Perritt
Betzel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Perritt
Tom Long pinch hits for Bob Steele.
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1916, game 2 -- SLN at NY1 (D)
SLN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Jack Smith, cf 4 0 0 0 George Burns, lf 4 0 1 1
Roy Corhan, ss 4 1 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 1 1 2
Bob Bescher, lf 4 1 1 0 Buck Herzog, 3b 1 1 0 1
Rogers Hornsb, 3b-1b 4 1 4 2 Dave Robertson, rf 4 1 2 0
Chief Wilson, rf 4 1 1 1 Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 1 0
Dots Miller, 1b 0 0 0 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 4 0 1 1
Zinn Beck, ph-3b 3 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 2 0
Frank Snyder, c 4 0 1 1 Bill Rariden, c 1 2 0 0
Bruno Betzel, 2b 3 0 0 0 Brad Kocher, c 1 0 0 0
Bob Steele, p 3 0 0 0 Pol Perritt, p 3 2 1 1
Tom Long, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 4 29 8 9 6
SLN 000 000 121 -- 4
NY1 012 001 40x -- 8
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Steele (L) 8.0 9 8 4 3 4
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Pol Perritt (W) 9.0 9 4 4 1 3
E -- Bob Steele 2, Rogers Hornsby
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- SLN 5, NY1 3
2B -- Art Fletcher
3B -- Larry Doyle
HR -- Chief Wilson
SB -- Dave Robertson, Buck Herzog
CS -- Benny Kauff, Dave Robertson, Art Fletcher
SH -- Larry Doyle, Bill Rariden
SF -- Buck Herzog
HBP -- by Pol Perritt (Dots Miller)
PB -- Brad Kocher
T -- 1:50
A -- 12000
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