Cardinals @ Giants
August 9, 1916

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Top 2	R	H	E
Cardinals	3	1	0
Giants	0	1	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Cardinals	3	1	0
Giants	0	1	1

Bruno Betzel Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.227
OBP	.000	.284
At Bats	0	357
Hits	0	81
• Singles	0	60
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	9
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	29
RBI’s	0	28

Rube Benton Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	4	2

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Polo Grounds - August 9, 1916

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Out

Rube Benton

Bill Rariden

Fred Merkle

Larry Doyle

Buck Herzog

Art Fletcher

George Burns

Benny Kauff

Dave Robertson

Bruno Betzel

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betzel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Herzog takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Doyle reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hornsby fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. Corhan scores. Bescher scores. Two runs are unearned.

Top 1 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Corhan moves to third. Bescher moves to second.

Top 1 Bescher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Corhan moves to second.

Top 1 Corhan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog juggles the ball. That's an error on Herzog. Smith moves to second.

Top 1 Smith takes first base on ball four.

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