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Scores
Standings
DET
@CHW		2
0
CLE
@SLB		4
5
CLE
@SLB		1
3		 
(8)
CHC
@BRO		1
2
CHC
@BRO		1
4
PIT
@BSN		2
1
PIT
@BSN		1
4
STL
@NYG		3
5
STL
@NYG		0
2		 
(7)
CIN
@PHI		3
2
Friday, August 11, 1916,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:12
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
3
46-60
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Giants
5
51-46
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Slim Sallee (8-6)
L: Lee Meadows (8-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  2
Giants          2  2  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    5  6  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jack Smith CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .224 .580 1 0 SB
   Tom Long PH-RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .317 .728 0 0
Roy Corhan SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .484 0 0
Bob Bescher LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .650 2 0
Rogers Hornsby 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .320 .838 0 1
Chief Wilson RF-CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .239 .591 1 0 3B
   Art Butler PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 .607 2B
Dots Miller 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .238 .641 12 1 SB
Mike Gonzalez C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .254 .690 4 4
Bruno Betzel 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .227 .597 3 3
Lee Meadows P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .152 .409 1 2
   Zinn Beck PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .588
Team Totals 35 3 8 3 1 4 .229 .564 24 11
2B: A Butler (3).
3B: C Wilson (1).
TB: C Wilson 3; A Butler 2; B Betzel 2; T Long; M Gonzalez; J Smith; D Miller.
RBI: C Wilson (16); B Betzel (15); M Gonzalez (10).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Betzel-D Miller.
E: J Smith (10); B Bescher (13).
Baserunning
SB: D Miller (14, -1st base off  POCS); J Smith (14, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
George Burns LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 .271 .685 3 0 SH
Larry Doyle 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .275 .722 5 3
Buck Herzog 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 .689 1 1
Dave Robertson RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .330 .793 1 0
Benny Kauff CF 1 1 0 0 3 0 .258 .706 4 0
Fred Merkle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .689 4 1
Art Fletcher SS 4 1 4 1 0 0 .295 .709 2 0 2B
Bill Rariden C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .239 .635 6 1 2B
Fred Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .106 .271 0 0
   Slim Sallee P 3 0 0 1 0 0 .133 .295 1 1
Team Totals 29 5 6 3 5 5 .207 .599 27 7
2B: B Rariden (7); A Fletcher (14).
SH: G Burns (8).
TB: A Fletcher 5; B Rariden 2; B Herzog.
RBI: A Fletcher (46); S Sallee (1); G Burns (29).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Doyle-A Fletcher.
E: A Fletcher (29).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Lee Meadows, L (8-14) 8 6 5 3 5 5 0 2.56 35 54
Team Totals 8 6 5 3 5 5 0 3.38 35 54

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Fred Anderson 1.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 2.63 8 38
Slim Sallee, W (8-6) 7.2 4 1 1 0 3 0 2.83 28
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 1 4 0 3.00 36 38
Balks: None.
WP: L Meadows (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lord Byron, 1B - Ernie Quigley, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         New York Giants
1 Jack Smith CF 1 George Burns LF
2 Roy Corhan SS 2 Larry Doyle 2B
3 Bob Bescher LF 3 Buck Herzog 3B
4 Rogers Hornsby 3B 4 Dave Robertson RF
5 Chief Wilson RF 5 Benny Kauff CF
6 Dots Miller 1B 6 Fred Merkle 1B
7 Mike Gonzalez C 7 Art Fletcher SS
8 Bruno Betzel 2B 8 Bill Rariden C
9 Lee Meadows P 9 Fred Anderson P

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