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April 29, 1916

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Top 9	R	H	E
Cardinals	5	9	0
Cubs	4	7	3

Top 9	R	H	E
Cardinals	8	10	0
Cubs	4	7	3

Bob Bescher Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.208
OBP	.250	.276
At Bats	3	53
Hits	0	11
• Singles	0	9
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	1	5
RBI’s	0	2

Mike Prendergast Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	1

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Cubs Park - April 29, 1916

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Home Run

Mike Prendergast

William Fischer

Vic Saier

Steve Yerkes

Heinie Zimmerman

Eddie Mulligan

Les Mann

Cy Williams

Max Flack

Bob Bescher

Slim Sallee

Mike Gonzalez

Count: - , 1 Out

Mike Gonzalez pinch runs for Frank Snyder. Bescher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Sallee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prendergast fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snyder moves to second.

Top 9 Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 9 Hornsby strikes out.

Bottom 8 Saier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 There goes Zimmerman. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Zimmerman steals second.

Bottom 8 Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Williams strikes out.

Bottom 8 Flack hits a line drive towards short. Hornsby reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Beck hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Yerkes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulligan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mulligan. Smith scores. Miller moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 8 There goes Smith. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Smith steals third.

Top 8 Long strikes out.

Top 8 Betzel bunts towards the mound. Prendergast fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second.

Top 8 Mike Prendergast now pitching. Les Mann now playing left field. Eddie Mulligan now playing shortstop. Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Schulte strikes out.

Bottom 7 Dutch Zwilling pinch hits for George McConnell. Slim Sallee now pitching. Zwilling hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fischer tags and scores.

Bottom 7 Yerkes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Saier scores. Mann scores. Fischer moves to third. Yerkes moves to second.

Bottom 7 Les Mann pinch runs for Mickey Doolin. Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller fields the ball and throws to Doak covering. Safe. Saier moves to third. Mann moves to second.

Bottom 7 Doolin takes first base on ball four. Saier moves to second.

Bottom 7 Saier is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 7 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Bescher strikes out.

Top 7 There goes Snyder. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Snyder steals second.

Top 7 Doak hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fischer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 7 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.

Bottom 6 Flack strikes out.

Bottom 6 Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Beck hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Long hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 6 Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Bescher moves to third.

Top 6 Smith bunts in front of the plate. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out. Bescher moves to second.

Top 6 Bescher takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 McConnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Yerkes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 5 Fischer hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Doolin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Doak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Hornsby hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Saier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller fields it, and throws to first, with Betzel covering, for the out. There's the throw to second, and Williams is out - double play.

Bottom 4 Zimmerman strikes out.

Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 4 Beck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beck for the out.

Top 4 Miller bunts towards the mound. McConnell catches it and throws to second to double up Long.

Top 4 Long bunts in front of the plate. Fischer fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fischer. Betzel scores. Long moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 4 Betzel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schulte. Betzel reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score.

Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Flack hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 McConnell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Bescher hits a fly ball into left field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Doak strikes out.

Top 3 Snyder hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Yerkes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doak fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Saier moves to third.

Bottom 2 Doolin strikes out. Snyder drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Doolin out.

Bottom 2 Saier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Long. Saier reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McConnell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Beck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Miller strikes out.

Bottom 1 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Flack hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Snyder fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Long strikes out.

Top 1 There goes Betzel. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Betzel steals second.

Top 1 Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Yerkes fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Doolin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Doolin.

Top 1 Bescher hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Mike Gonzalez pinch runs for Frank Snyder. Bescher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Cardinals @ Cubs
April 29, 1916