New York Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0

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Day

Game Played on Thursday, May 18, 1916 (D) at Robison Field

NY N 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 3

BATTING

New York Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Burns lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Robertson rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Doyle 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 4 Kauff cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Fletcher ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 Merkle 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 McKechnie 3b 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 Rariden c 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 1 Benton p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 36 3 8 2 2 4 27 18

FIELDING - DP: 2. Fletcher-Doyle-Merkle, McKechnie-Doyle-Merkle. E: Burns (2), Doyle (7).

BATTING - 2B: McKechnie (4,off Ames). 3B: Doyle (2,off Ames). HBP: Merkle (2,by Ames). IBB: Rariden (2,by Ames). Team LOB: 9.

St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Smith cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Betzel 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 Bescher lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 Hornsby 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Gonzalez 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 14 0 Wilson rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Butler ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Corhan ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Snyder c 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 Ames p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 0 6 0 1 4 27 14

FIELDING - E: Smith (3), Wilson (1), Corhan (6).

BATTING - 2B: Bescher (3,off Benton). GDP: Betzel (1,off Benton); Ames (1,off Benton). Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - CS: Corhan (2,2nd base by Benton/Rariden).

PITCHING

New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Benton W(1-0) 9 6 0 0 1 4 0 33

St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ames L(3-3) 9 8 3 2 2 4 0 39

HBP: Ames (1,Merkle). IBB: Ames (3,Rariden).

Umpires: HP - Lord Byron, 1B - Ernie Quigley

Time of Game: 1:40 Attendance: 3500

Starting Lineups:

New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals

  1. Burns lf Smith cf
  2. Robertson rf Betzel 2b
  3. Doyle 2b Bescher lf
  4. Kauff cf Hornsby 3b
  5. Fletcher ss Gonzalez 1b
  6. Merkle 1b Wilson rf
  7. McKechnie 3b Corhan ss
  8. Rariden c Snyder c
  9. Benton p Ames p

GIANTS 1ST: Burns struck out; Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Smith reached on an error by Doyle; Betzel grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second]; Bescher doubled to right; Hornsby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Kauff grounded out (third to first); Fletcher struck out; Merkle was hit by a pitch; McKechnie doubled to right [Merkle to third]; Rariden was walked intentionally; Benton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Gonzalez singled to first; Wilson was called out on strikes; Corhan forced Gonzalez (third to second); Corhan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Burns grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Robertson singled; Doyle tripled to center [Robertson scored, Doyle scored (error by Smith) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Kauff grounded out (shortstop to first); Fletcher reached on an error by Corhan; Merkle forced Fletcher (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Snyder grounded out (shortstop to first); Ames singled to center; Smith struck out; Betzel singled [Ames to second]; Bescher forced Betzel (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McKechnie singled to center; Rariden grounded out (pitcher to first) [McKechnie to second]; Benton struck out; Burns singled to right [McKechnie scored, Burns to second (error by Wilson)]; Robertson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hornsby grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez singled to right; Wilson forced Gonzalez (second to shortstop); Corhan flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Doyle flied to center; Kauff grounded out (shortstop to first); Fletcher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Snyder reached on an error by Burns; Ames grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Snyder out at second]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Merkle grounded out (third to first); McKechnie singled to center; Rariden walked [McKechnie to second]; Benton struck out; Burns flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Betzel flied to left; Bescher walked; Hornsby grounded out (second to first) [Bescher to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Robertson flied to center; Doyle grounded out (second to first); Kauff grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: BUTLER BATTED FOR WILSON; Butler grounded out (shortstop to first); Corhan flied to center; Snyder singled to right; Ames forced Snyder (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 8TH: BUTLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Fletcher popped to second; Merkle lined to left; McKechnie singled; Rariden singled to right [McKechnie to third]; Benton flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Smith popped to first in foul territory; Betzel struck out; Bescher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Burns lined to left; Robertson grounded out (catcher to first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hornsby grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Butler grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 3 8 2 9 Cardinals 0 6 3 6

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