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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CHW		4
6
NYY
@CLE		4
3
PHA
@DET		3
4
WSH
@SLB		2
1
CIN
@BRO		3
4
CIN
@BRO		1
1		 
(12)
STL
@BSN		1
7
PIT
@NYG		2
8
PIT
@NYG		3
4
CHC
@PHI		3
6
CHC
@PHI		0
6
Saturday, September 16, 1916,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 1:40
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Pirates
2
64-73
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Giants
8
69-62
⇐ Won 10 ⇒
W: Rube Benton (13-8)
L: Al Mamaux (21-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  6  0
Giants          2  1  0   0  0  0   5  0  X    8 15  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Hooks Warner 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .575 0 1
   Doug Baird 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 .217 .551 2 1 SB
Carson Bigbee 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .724 2 2
Max Carey CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .263 .697 6 0
Bill Hinchman LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .781 0 0
Honus Wagner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .307 .773 6 1
Frank Schulte RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .730 3 0
Alex McCarthy SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .595 2 1
Bill Wagner C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .417 1.167 3 3
Al Mamaux P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .202 .506 0 4 2B
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 0 3 .188 .406 24 13
2B: A Mamaux (3).
TB: A Mamaux 2; H Wagner; M Carey; C Bigbee; B Wagner; D Baird.
RBI: H Warner (13); M Carey (41).
Team LOB: 3.
Baserunning
SB: D Baird (16, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
George Burns LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 .283 .722 1 0
Buck Herzog 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .269 .675 2 4
   Mickey Doolin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .590 1 0
Dave Robertson RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .304 .738 3 0 2B,SH
Heinie Zimmerman 3B 4 2 3 3 0 0 .287 .723 0 1
Art Fletcher SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .281 .686 3 5
Benny Kauff CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .269 .750 2 0
Walter Holke 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .413 .927 9 0
Lew McCarty C 4 0 3 1 0 0 .328 .789 6 2 3B
Rube Benton P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .103 .248 0 2
Team Totals 34 8 15 8 3 1 .441 1.016 27 14
2B: D Robertson (16).
3B: L McCarty (2).
SH: D Robertson (15).
TB: L McCarty 5; H Zimmerman 3; B Herzog 2; D Robertson 2; W Holke 2; A Fletcher 2; B Kauff; G Burns.
RBI: H Zimmerman 3 (59); W Holke 2 (11); B Kauff (56); A Fletcher (59); L McCarty (17).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
E: M Doolin (14); H Zimmerman (30).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Al Mamaux, L (21-11) 8 15 8 8 3 1 0 2.43 38 18
Team Totals 8 15 8 8 3 1 0 9.00 38 18

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Rube Benton, W (13-8) 9 6 2 2 0 3 0 3.04 32 70
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 0 3 0 2.00 32 70
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Klem, 1B - Bob Emslie, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 1:40.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Hooks Warner 3B 1 George Burns LF
2 Carson Bigbee 2B 2 Buck Herzog 2B
3 Max Carey CF 3 Dave Robertson RF
4 Bill Hinchman LF 4 Heinie Zimmerman 3B
5 Honus Wagner 1B 5 Art Fletcher SS
6 Frank Schulte RF 6 Benny Kauff CF
7 Alex McCarthy SS 7 Walter Holke 1B
8 Bill Wagner C 8 Lew McCarty C
9 Al Mamaux P 9 Rube Benton P

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