Dodgers @ Giants
July 4, 1916

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Top 4	R	H	E
Dodgers	3	5	1
Giants	5	5	0

Top 4	R	H	E
Dodgers	3	6	1
Giants	5	5	0

Jimmy Johnston Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.256
OBP	1.000	.317
At Bats	1	133
Hits	1	34
• Singles	1	25
• Doubles	0	4
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	1	12
RBI’s	0	6

Christy Mathewson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	3	2

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Polo Grounds - July 4, 1916

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Double

Christy Mathewson

Bill Rariden

Fred Merkle

Larry Doyle

Bill McKechnie

Art Fletcher

George Burns

Edd Roush

Dave Robertson

Jimmy Johnston

Count: - , 1 Out

Johnston hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roush. Johnston reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 4 Marquard strikes out.

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

Bottom 3 Merkle hits a popup towards short. O'Mara settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Mara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 O'Mara hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. Wheat moves to third. Mowrey moves to second.

Top 3 Cutshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Mowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stengel scores. Wheat moves to second.

Top 3 Wheat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stengel moves to third.

Top 3 Edd Roush now playing center field. Stengel takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 There goes Doyle. The throw from Miller and he is out, Cutshaw applying the tag.

Bottom 2 Doyle takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Kauff is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Daubert for the out.

Top 2 Johnston takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Marquard strikes out.

Top 2 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Mara fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Rube Marquard now pitching. Mathewson takes first base on ball four. Rariden moves to second.

Bottom 1 Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McKechnie scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Mara fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on O'Mara. Fletcher moves to third.

Bottom 1 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to second.

Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robertson scores. Doyle scores.

Bottom 1 Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kauff scores. Robertson moves to third. Doyle moves to second.

Bottom 1 Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kauff moves to second.

Bottom 1 Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Burns strikes out.

Top 1 O'Mara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to home to get Wheat. Mowrey moves to third. Cutshaw moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 1 Christy Mathewson now pitching. There goes Mowrey. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Mowrey steals second.

Top 1 Mowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnston scores. Stengel scores. Wheat moves to third.

Top 1 Wheat takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 There goes Stengel. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Stengel steals second.

Top 1 Stengel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnston moves to third.

Top 1 Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnston moves to second.

Top 1 Johnston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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Johnston hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roush. Johnston reaches second base with a double.

Dodgers @ Giants
July 4, 1916