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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 16, 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 September 16, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Mamaux |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hooks Warner | Third Baseman |
| Carson Bigbee | Second Baseman |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Bill Hinchman | Left Fielder |
| Honus Wagner | First Baseman |
| Frank Schulte | Right Fielder |
| Alex McCarthy | Shortstop |
| Bill Wagner | Catcher |
| Al Mamaux | Pitcher |
| Nixey Callahan | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 16, 1916
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warner vs. Benton
Warner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman juggles the ball. That's an error on Zimmerman. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Benton
Bigbee bunts towards the mound. Benton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Warner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carey vs. Benton
There goes Bigbee. The throw from McCarty and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Benton
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to home to get Warner. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Benton
There goes Carey. The throw from McCarty and he is out, Herzog applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mamaux
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Mamaux
There goes Burns. The throw from Wagner and he is out, McCarthy applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Mamaux
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: ---
Robertson vs. Mamaux
Robertson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey. Robertson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Mamaux
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy can't make a play. That's a base hit. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Mamaux
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robertson scores. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Mamaux
Kauff takes first base on ball four. Zimmerman moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holke vs. Mamaux
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. Fletcher moves to third. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCarty vs. Mamaux
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Warner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Benton
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Benton
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: ---
Schulte vs. Benton
Schulte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Mamaux
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mamaux fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mamaux
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Mamaux
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Mamaux
Robertson hits a line drive into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Mamaux
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Mamaux
Herzog is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Benton
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Benton
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mamaux vs. Benton
Mamaux hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Mamaux reaches second base with a double. Wagner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Warner vs. Benton
Warner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Warner for the out. Wagner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Benton
Bigbee hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mamaux
Doug Baird now playing third base.
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Mamaux
Kauff hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Mamaux
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Mamaux
There goes Holke. The throw from Wagner and he is out, McCarthy applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Benton
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Benton
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Benton
Wagner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Mamaux
McCarty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Mamaux
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wagner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benton for the out. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Mamaux
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Mamaux
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Benton
Schulte hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Benton
McCarthy hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Benton
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Mamaux
Robertson hits a popup towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Mamaux
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mamaux
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mamaux vs. Benton
Mamaux hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Benton
Baird strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Benton
Bigbee hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Mamaux
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bigbee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Mamaux
Holke hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Mamaux
McCarty hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Mamaux
Benton hits a popup towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Benton
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinchman vs. Benton
Hinchman hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Benton
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Benton
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mamaux
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Mamaux
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Mamaux
Robertson bunts towards the mound. Mamaux fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zimmerman vs. Mamaux
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. Herzog scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Mamaux
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kauff vs. Mamaux
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holke vs. Mamaux
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bigbee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fletcher scores. Kauff moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Mamaux
McCarty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey who is chasing the ball. McCarty reaches third base with a triple. Kauff scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Benton vs. Mamaux
There goes McCarty. The slide. Wagner applies the tag. McCarty is out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Benton
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Benton
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mamaux vs. Benton
Mamaux strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Mamaux
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mamaux
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Mamaux
Herzog bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baird vs. Benton
Mickey Doolin now playing second base.
Baird hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigbee vs. Benton
There goes Baird. The throw from McCarty and he is safe. Baird steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bigbee vs. Benton
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Baird moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bigbee vs. Benton
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Benton
Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baird scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinchman vs. Benton
Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher throws to second for one, and Doolin throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Hinchman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Benton
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1916, game 1 -- PIT at NY1 (D)
PIT AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Hooks Warner, 3b 2 0 0 1 George Burns, lf 3 2 1 0
Doug Baird, 3b 2 1 1 0 Buck Herzog, 2b 5 1 2 0
Carson Bigbee, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mickey Doolan, 2b 0 0 0 0
Max Carey, cf 4 0 1 1 Dave Robertson, rf 3 1 1 0
Bill Hinchman, lf 4 0 0 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 2 3 3
Honus Wagner, 1b 4 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 2 1
Frank Schulte, rf 3 0 0 0 Benny Kauff, cf 3 1 1 1
Alex McCarthy, ss 3 0 0 0 Walter Holke, 1b 4 0 2 2
Bill Wagner, c 3 1 1 0 Lew McCarty, c 4 0 3 1
Al Mamaux, p 3 0 1 0 Rube Benton, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 2 34 8 15 8
PIT 001 000 001 -- 2
NY1 210 000 50x -- 8
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Al Mamaux (L) 8.0 15 8 8 3 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (W) 9.0 6 2 2 0 3
E -- Heinie Zimmerman, Mickey Doolan
LOB -- PIT 3, NY1 6
2B -- Dave Robertson, Al Mamaux
3B -- Lew McCarty
SB -- Doug Baird
CS -- Carson Bigbee, Max Carey, George Burns, Buck Herzog, Walter Holke, Lew McCarty
SH -- Dave Robertson
T -- 1:40
A -- 0
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