SEPT. 3, 2016
broke a 3-3 tie with two outs in the bottom of the 12th, hitting his 20th homer, off loser
Jack Taylor. Taylor, who fell to 5-9, had worked four innings of stellar relief prior to that, following
Frank Killen.
Bob Caruthers threw 147 pitches for a 12-inning complete game in his first appearance since July 26.
Mike Jacobs homered for New York, while
Charley Jones hit his 27th for Chicago.
Sacramento 5, Wichita 0: The Stingers got an unsurprising start from
Rube Marquard (16-8, 2.78), who hurled a complete game shutout - and a surprising day at the plate from
Joel Youngblood, who hit a pair of 2-run homers off loser
Rube Waddell (9-11, 4.90).
| West | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Chicago Hitmen | 72 | 63 | .534 | - |
Sacramento Stingers
| 69
| 66 | .511 | 3.0 |
| Wichita Brigade | 70
| 67 | .511 | 3.0 |