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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Giants

1916-08-09 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 12000 · 1:50

New York Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–4. New York Giants put up 4 in the 7th. Pol Perritt earned the win. Chief Wilson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	9
NY1	0	1	2	0	0	1	4	0		8	9

W: Pol Perritt L: Bob Steele SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: Lord Byron · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Smith	4	0	0	0	0	1
Roy Corhan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Bescher	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rogers Hornsby	4	1	4	2	0	0
Chief Wilson	4	1	1	1	0	0
Dots Miller	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Snyder	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bruno Betzel	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bob Steele	3	0	0	0	0	1
Zinn Beck	3	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Long	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	4	0	1	1	0	0
Larry Doyle	3	1	1	2	0	0
Buck Herzog	1	1	0	1	2	0
Dave Robertson	4	1	2	0	0	1
Benny Kauff	4	0	1	0	0	1
Fred Merkle	4	0	1	1	0	0
Art Fletcher	4	1	2	0	0	1
Bill Rariden	1	2	0	0	1	0
Pol Perritt	3	2	1	1	0	0
Brad Kocher	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Steele	8.0	9	3	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pol Perritt	9.0	9	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jack Smith: 43
Roy Corhan: 13
Bob Bescher: 43

Bot 1

George Burns: 8/F
Larry Doyle: 7/F
Buck Herzog: 63

Top 2

Rogers Hornsby: S
Chief Wilson: 54(1)/FO
Dots Miller: HP.1-2
Frank Snyder: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Dave Robertson: S
Benny Kauff: S.1-2
Fred Merkle: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Art Fletcher: OA.2X2(4)
Art Fletcher: 2/FL
Bill Rariden: CSH(12)

Top 3

Bruno Betzel: 8/L
Bob Steele: 53
Jack Smith: 43

Bot 3

Bill Rariden: W
Pol Perritt: FC1/BG.1-2(E1/TH2);B-1
George Burns: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Larry Doyle: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Buck Herzog: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Dave Robertson: 4/P

Top 4

Roy Corhan: 8/F
Bob Bescher: 43
Rogers Hornsby: S
Chief Wilson: 3/FL

Bot 4

Benny Kauff: 13
Fred Merkle: 2/FL
Art Fletcher: K

Top 5

Zinn Beck: 2/FL
Frank Snyder: 2/G
Bruno Betzel: K

Bot 5

Bill Rariden: 4/P
Pol Perritt: 8/F
George Burns: 9/L

Top 6

Bob Steele: 63
Jack Smith: K
Roy Corhan: 7/F

Bot 6

Larry Doyle: 9/F
Buck Herzog: W
Dave Robertson: S.1-2
Benny Kauff: SB3;SB2
Benny Kauff: E3.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
Fred Merkle: CSH(242).1-2
Fred Merkle: 53

Top 7

Bob Bescher: 8/F
Rogers Hornsby: S
Chief Wilson: 43.1-2
Zinn Beck: S.2-3
Frank Snyder: S.3-H;1-2
Bruno Betzel: 3/FL

Bot 7

Art Fletcher: D
Bill Rariden: FC1/TH3/SH.2-3;B-1
Pol Perritt: S.3-H;1-2
George Burns: 3/P
Larry Doyle: T9/F9DW.2-H;1-H
Buck Herzog: PO3(E1).3-H(UR)
Buck Herzog: W
Dave Robertson: K
Benny Kauff: K

Top 8

Bob Steele: K
Jack Smith: 13
Roy Corhan: S/P
Bob Bescher: PB.1-2
Bob Bescher: S.2-3
Rogers Hornsby: S9.3-H;1-H(RBI);BX2(9634)

Bot 8

Fred Merkle: 13
Art Fletcher: S
Brad Kocher: CS2(24)
Brad Kocher: K

Top 9

Chief Wilson: HR/9
Zinn Beck: 43
Frank Snyder: 7/F
Bruno Betzel: W
Tom Long: 13

Notes & reviews

Hidden ball trick as Betzel hid ball under his arm and tagged out Merkel when he stepped off base
attempted double-steal
Bescher scored while Hornsby was in rundown

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