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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 23, 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 September 23, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Watson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Tesreau |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Lord Byron 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Bohne | Shortstop |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Dots Miller | Second Baseman |
| Jack Smith | Center Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Third Baseman |
| Bob Bescher | Left Fielder |
| Chief Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Frank Snyder | First Baseman |
| Milt Watson | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | 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 |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Jeff Tesreau | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 23, 1916
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bohne vs. Tesreau
Bohne hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tesreau
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a line drive towards third. Zimmerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Watson
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Watson
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Watson
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Watson
There goes Robertson. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Robertson steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Watson
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robertson scores. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Watson
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Watson
Kauff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Kauff reaches second base with a double. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Watson
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snyder scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holke for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Tesreau
Hornsby 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Tesreau
Bescher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Tesreau
There goes Bescher. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Bescher steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Tesreau
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and has Bescher trapped. There's the throw to Zimmerman who throws to Fletcher, who tags Bescher for the out. Wilson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Tesreau
Snyder hits a line drive into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Watson
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Watson
Tesreau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Watson
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snyder scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burns for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Tesreau
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bohne vs. Tesreau
Bohne strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tesreau
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Watson
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Watson
Robertson hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Watson
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Watson
There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, Bohne applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Tesreau
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bescher vs. Tesreau
Bescher hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Tesreau
There goes Hornsby. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Hornsby steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Tesreau
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Watson
Fletcher bunts in front of the plate. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Watson
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snyder scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kauff for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Watson
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bohne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Tesreau
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Tesreau
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Tesreau covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bohne vs. Tesreau
Bohne hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Watson
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bohne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Watson
Tesreau hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Watson
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Watson
Watson fires over to first and Snyder drops the ball. That's an error on Snyder. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Watson
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller misplays the ball. That's an error on Miller. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Watson
There go the runners. The throw from Gonzalez and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. Watson
Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tesreau
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Watson
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Watson
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Watson
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Watson
The ball gets by Gonzalez for a passed ball. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holke vs. Watson
Holke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kauff scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Watson
Rariden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holke moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tesreau vs. Watson
Tesreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holke scores. Rariden moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Watson
There goes Rariden. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, Hornsby applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Tesreau
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Tesreau
Bescher strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tesreau
Wilson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Watson
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Watson
Herzog hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Watson
Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Tesreau
Snyder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Tesreau
Tom Long pinch hits for Milt Watson.
Long hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bohne vs. Tesreau
Bohne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Tesreau
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bohne moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Tesreau
The ball gets by Rariden for a passed ball. Bohne moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Tesreau
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Williams
Steamboat Williams now pitching.
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Williams
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Williams
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Tesreau
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bescher vs. Tesreau
Bescher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1916, game 1 -- SLN at NY1 (D)
SLN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Sam Bohne, ss 4 0 1 0 George Burns, lf 3 1 0 0
Mike Gonzalez, c 4 0 2 0 Buck Herzog, 2b 4 0 1 0
Dots Miller, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dave Robertson, rf 3 1 0 0
Jack Smith, cf 4 1 2 1 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 1 1 1
Rogers Hornsby, 3b 4 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 1 1
Bob Bescher, lf 3 0 0 0 Benny Kauff, cf 3 1 1 1
Chief Wilson, rf 3 0 0 0 Walter Holke, 1b 3 1 1 1
Frank Snyder, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bill Rariden, c 3 0 1 0
Milt Watson, p 2 0 0 0 Jeff Tesreau, p 3 0 1 1
Tom Long, ph 1 0 0 0
Steamboat William, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 30 6 7 5
SLN 010 000 000 -- 1
NY1 300 012 00x -- 6
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Milt Watson (L) 7.0 7 6 3 3 2
Steamboat Williams 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jeff Tesreau (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 5
E -- Frank Snyder, Dots Miller, Mike Gonzalez, Rogers Hornsby
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- SLN 5, NY1 3
2B -- Benny Kauff
HR -- Jack Smith
SB -- Dave Robertson, Bob Bescher, Rogers Hornsby, Buck Herzog, George Burns
CS -- Heinie Zimmerman, Bill Rariden
PB -- Mike Gonzalez, Bill Rariden
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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