 With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, the Giants trailing by two runs, and the bases empty, the rookie from Vermont was sent in as a pinch hitter for the Giants' pitcher.Stafford hit into a game- and season-ending out for the Giants, as the Brooklyn Dodgers won the pennant.His pinch-hit out on the last day of the 1916 season turned out to be his only major league at bat.