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Scores
Standings
SLB
@PHA		7
4
DET
@WSH		4
6
BRO
@CHC		2
7
BSN
@CIN		7
1
NYG
@STL		9
3
Wednesday, May 17, 1916,
, Robison Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:06
Giants
9
9-13
⇐ Won 7 ⇒
 at Cardinals
3
14-14
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Fred Anderson (2-2)
L: Bill Doak (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  4   3  0  0   0  1  0    9 15  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  2    3  8  5

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
George Burns LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .330 .759 1 0 SB
Dave Robertson RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .357 .884 2 0 2B
Larry Doyle 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .323 .809 2 5 2B,SB,SH
Benny Kauff CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 .298 .821 2 0 3B,2·SB
Art Fletcher SS 4 1 3 3 0 0 .283 .693 2 4 3B,SH
Fred Merkle 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 .235 .786 12 0 HR,SB
Bill McKechnie 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .570 0 1 3B
Bill Rariden C 3 0 2 1 1 0 .339 .861 6 1 SB
   Red Dooin C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .308 0 0
Fred Anderson P 4 1 1 0 0 3 .083 .237 0 3 SH
Team Totals 39 9 15 9 3 4 .385 1.095 27 14
2B: L Doyle (7); D Robertson (2).
3B: B Kauff (2); A Fletcher (2); B McKechnie (1).
HR: F Merkle (3).
SH: L Doyle (5); F Anderson (1); A Fletcher (5).
TB: A Fletcher 5; F Merkle 5; B Kauff 4; B McKechnie 3; L Doyle 3; B Rariden 2; D Robertson 2; G Burns; F Anderson.
RBI: A Fletcher 3 (16); B Kauff 2 (12); F Merkle 2 (13); L Doyle (13); B Rariden (7).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Fletcher-F Merkle.
E: B Kauff (3).
Baserunning
SB: L Doyle (8, -1st base off  POCS); B Rariden (1, -1st base off  POCS); B Kauff 2 (9, -1st base off  POCS 2); G Burns (4, -1st base off  POCS); F Merkle (1, -1st base off  POCS).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jack Smith CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .217 .503 2 0
Bruno Betzel 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .724 2 0
   Art Butler 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .533 0 0
Bob Bescher LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .262 .803 3 0 HBP
Rogers Hornsby 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .261 .681 2 4 SB
Dots Miller 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 .211 .516 9 0 2·SB,HBP
Chief Wilson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .222 1 0
Roy Corhan SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 .152 .445 1 2 SB
Frank Snyder C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .301 .768 3 2
   Tony Brottem C 3 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .500 3 2
Bill Doak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
   Lee Meadows P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .273 0 0
   Bob Steele P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .667 1 0
   Mike Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .663
Team Totals 34 3 8 3 2 7 .235 .551 27 11
HBP: D Miller (1); B Bescher (1).
TB: J Smith 3; B Steele; T Brottem; C Wilson; A Butler; F Snyder.
RBI: T Brottem 2 (2); R Hornsby (6).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: B Betzel 2 (12); R Corhan (5); T Brottem (1); R Hornsby (14).
Baserunning
SB: D Miller 2 (5, -1st base off  POCS 2); R Corhan (3, -1st base off  POCS); R Hornsby (2, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Fred Anderson, W (2-2) 9 8 3 3 2 7 0 2.43 38 64
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 2 7 0 3.00 38 64

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Doak, L (3-3) 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 2.63 10 49
Lee Meadows 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 1 2.64 5
Bob Steele 6.2 10 4 3 1 4 0 6.48 30
Team Totals 9 15 9 7 3 4 1 7.00 45 49
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: F Anderson 2 (2).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ernie Quigley, 1B - Lord Byron, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

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

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