Giants @ Cardinals
August 20, 1916

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Bottom 8 R H E
Giants 0 7 0
Cardinals 5 12 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Giants 0 7 0
Cardinals 5 12 1

Bob Bescher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .238
OBP .250 .314
At Bats 4 432
Hits 1 103
• Singles 1 74
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 0 30

George Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Robison Field - August 20, 1916
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Out
George Smith
Brad Kocher
Fred Merkle
Larry Doyle
Buck Herzog
Art Fletcher
George Burns
Benny Kauff
Dave Robertson
Bob Bescher
Frank Snyder
 
 
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Bescher bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Snyder takes first base on ball four. Long scores.
Bottom 8 Long hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Steele hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Steele for the out.
Bottom 8 George Smith now pitching. Betzel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Betzel reaches second base with a double. Burns throws the ball in to Herzog who tags Betzel trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 8 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third.
Top 8 High Pockets Kelly pinch hits for Rube Benton. Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kocher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Miller takes first base on ball four. Bescher moves to third. Hornsby moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bescher moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Snyder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Doyle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Long. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Robertson moves to third.
Top 7 Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Herzog hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Steele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to home to get Betzel. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Betzel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. Betzel reaches third base with a triple. Hornsby scores. Wilson scores. Gonzalez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wilson bunts towards third. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hornsby moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hornsby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson. Hornsby reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Steele fires to first and has Kauff trapped. There's the throw to Hornsby who tags Kauff for the out.
Top 6 Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Benton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Kocher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Bescher strikes out. Kocher drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bescher out.
Bottom 5 Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Betzel scores.
Bottom 5 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Betzel moves to third.
Bottom 5 Steele bunts towards the mound. Benton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Betzel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Betzel reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Merkle hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fletcher is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Miller takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hornsby moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Hornsby. The throw from Kocher and he is safe. Hornsby steals second.
Bottom 4 Hornsby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bescher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Snyder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Burns is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 4 Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Herzog hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Long hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Steele hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Betzel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Benton bunts for an out with unknown description. Kocher moves to second.
Top 3 Kocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby misplays the ball. That's an error on Hornsby.
Top 3 Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Hornsby is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 2 Hornsby takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller catches it and throws to first to double up Doyle.
Top 2 Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Burns takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bescher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Robertson strikes out.
Top 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 1 Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.