On May 23, 1918 — The Giants win, 6 – 4, in St. Louis‚ no thanks to outfielder Benny Kauff who strikes out 5 times. The 5 K’s ties the major league record.

In the top of the second Walter Holke, the number six hitter walked. The number seven hitter was Jose Rodriguez, but the number eight hitter, Lew McCarty batted next out of order. He fouled out, and it would be expected that St. Louis would not protest, but they did. Rodriguez was called out correctly, and McCarty batted again. This time he singled, and when Jeff Tesreau, the pitcher hitting ninth, also singled, Holke scored. Had the Cards kept quiet, most likely Rodriguez would have batted after McCarty and he would have been out of order since Tesreau would have been the proper hitter. The Giants won the game 6-4 in fourteen innings, so what the Cards did in the second may have cost them the game.