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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1916-07-07 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 3000 · 1:55

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 5–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 8th. Elmer Jacobs earned the win. Max Carey went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Elmer Jacobs L: Fred Anderson SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	4	0	0	0	0	0
Benny Kauff	3	0	1	0	1	0
Dave Robertson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Doyle	3	1	1	0	0	1
Art Fletcher	4	1	1	0	0	0
Fred Merkle	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bill McKechnie	3	0	1	2	0	0
Bill Rariden	3	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Anderson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Edd Roush	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Carey	3	3	2	2	1	0
Ray O'Brien	2	1	1	0	0	0
Honus Wagner	3	0	2	1	0	0
Bill Hinchman	4	0	2	2	0	0
Joe Schultz	3	0	0	0	1	0
Pete Compton	3	0	0	0	0	2
Doug Baird	3	0	0	0	0	1
Art Wilson	3	0	1	0	0	0
Elmer Jacobs	3	1	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Anderson	8.0	8	2	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Jacobs	9.0	6	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Burns: 7
Benny Kauff: S9
Dave Robertson: 46(1)/FO
Larry Doyle: S8.1X3(85)

Bot 1

Max Carey: D6/P
Ray O'Brien: 23/SH.2-3
Honus Wagner: 9/SF.3-H
Bill Hinchman: 8

Top 2

Art Fletcher: 8/L
Fred Merkle: S7
Bill McKechnie: 5/P
Bill Rariden: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Joe Schultz: 7
Pete Compton: K
Doug Baird: K

Top 3

Fred Anderson: 43
George Burns: 53
Benny Kauff: W
Dave Robertson: SB2
Dave Robertson: E6/TH.2-3
Larry Doyle: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Art Wilson: E5/TH
Elmer Jacobs: 16(1)/BG/FO
Max Carey: 7
Ray O'Brien: 9/L

Top 4

Larry Doyle: K
Art Fletcher: D7
Fred Merkle: S6.2-3
Bill McKechnie: 8/SF.3-H;1-2(TH)
Bill Rariden: 13

Bot 4

Honus Wagner: T7
Bill Hinchman: 63
Joe Schultz: FC6.3XH(6256);B-2
Pete Compton: PO2(E2).2-3
Pete Compton: K

Top 5

Fred Anderson: 3/G
George Burns: 9
Benny Kauff: E4/TH
Dave Robertson: 2/FL

Bot 5

Doug Baird: 7
Art Wilson: 2/FL
Elmer Jacobs: K

Top 6

Larry Doyle: HP
Art Fletcher: 9.1-2
Fred Merkle: 8/L
Bill McKechnie: S9.2-H;B-3(E9)
Bill Rariden: 13

Bot 6

Max Carey: W
Ray O'Brien: 13/SH.1-2
Honus Wagner: 9
Bill Hinchman: S9.2-H;BX2(934)

Top 7

Fred Anderson: 43
George Burns: 5/FL
Benny Kauff: 9

Bot 7

Joe Schultz: W
Pete Compton: 53/SH.1-2
Doug Baird: 3(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 8

Dave Robertson: 63
Larry Doyle: 9
Art Fletcher: 8

Bot 8

Art Wilson: S6/G
Elmer Jacobs: 36(1)/BG/FO
Max Carey: HR9/9L/IPHR.1-H
Ray O'Brien: S8/L89
Honus Wagner: S9.1-3
Bill Hinchman: S9.3-H;1-2
Joe Schultz: 5(2)/G/FO.1-2
Pete Compton: 36(1)/FO

Top 9

Fred Merkle: 63
Bill McKechnie: 3/G
Edd Roush: 5/FL