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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
August 18, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on August 18, 1916 at Cubs Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pol Perritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Prendergast |
| Ballpark | Cubs Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mal Eason 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Third Baseman |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Brad Kocher | Catcher |
| Pol Perritt | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rollie Zeider | Third Baseman |
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Les Mann | Center Fielder |
| Vic Saier | First Baseman |
| Gene Packard | Left Fielder |
| Rowdy Elliott | Catcher |
| Otto Knabe | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Wortman | Shortstop |
| Mike Prendergast | Pitcher |
| Joe Tinker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Cubs Park
August 18, 1916
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Prendergast
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wortman. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Prendergast
There goes Burns. The throw from Elliott and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Prendergast
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Prendergast
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider has Burns trapped. There's the throw to Elliott and back to Zeider, who tags Burns for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Prendergast
Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kauff vs. Prendergast
Kauff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Kauff reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores. Robertson goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merkle vs. Prendergast
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prendergast fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Perritt
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Saier vs. Perritt
There goes Flack. The throw from Kocher and he is out, Herzog applying the tag. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saier vs. Perritt
Saier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mann scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Packard vs. Perritt
There goes Saier. The throw from Kocher and he is safe. Saier steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Packard vs. Perritt
Packard strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Prendergast
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Packard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kocher vs. Prendergast
Kocher hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Prendergast
Perritt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Perritt
Elliott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson. Elliott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knabe vs. Perritt
Knabe hits a popup in front of the plate. Kocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wortman vs. Perritt
Wortman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kocher fields it and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Prendergast vs. Perritt
Prendergast strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Prendergast
Burns hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Packard. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Prendergast
Doyle bunts towards the mound. Prendergast fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Prendergast
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman misplays the ball. That's an error on Wortman. Burns scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Prendergast
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Prendergast
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prendergast fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Herzog moves to third. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merkle vs. Prendergast
Merkle hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mann who is chasing the ball. Merkle reaches third base with a triple. Herzog scores. Robertson scores. Kauff goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Prendergast
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to home to get Merkle. Fletcher moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kocher vs. Prendergast
Kocher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prendergast fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Perritt
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann takes first base on ball four. Flack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Saier vs. Perritt
Saier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to third. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zimmerman vs. Perritt
Heinie Zimmerman pinch hits for Gene Packard.
Zimmerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Perritt
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Prendergast
Fritz Mollwitz now playing left field.
Perritt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Prendergast
Burns hits a line drive into left field. Mollwitz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mollwitz. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Prendergast
There's a wild pitch. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Prendergast
Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mann who is chasing the ball. Doyle reaches third base with a triple. Burns scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Brown
Mordecai Brown now pitching.
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doyle scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Brown
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Brown
Kauff hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knabe vs. Perritt
Knabe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wortman vs. Perritt
Wortman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Perritt
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeider vs. Perritt
The ball gets by Kocher for a passed ball. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zeider vs. Perritt
Zeider hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Brown
Clem Clemens now catching.
Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Brown
Fletcher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kocher vs. Brown
Kocher hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mann. Kocher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perritt vs. Brown
Perritt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Perritt
Saier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Perritt
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Brown
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Brown
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Brown
Herzog strikes out. There goes Doyle. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. Brown
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Perritt
Clemens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knabe vs. Perritt
Knabe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Perritt
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Knabe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Perritt
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Brown
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Brown
Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Brown
Fletcher is hit by the pitch. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kocher vs. Brown
Kocher hits a line drive towards short. Wortman catches it and throws to second to double up Merkle. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Perritt
Zeider strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Perritt
Mann hits a popup towards the mound. Perritt can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saier vs. Perritt
Saier is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Brown
Perritt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Brown
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Brown
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Perritt
Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemens vs. Perritt
Clemens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knabe vs. Perritt
Knabe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wortman vs. Perritt
Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wortman for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Brown
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Brown
Robertson bunts in front of the plate. Clemens fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Clemens. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Brown
Kauff hits a popup towards short. Wortman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Brown
Merkle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Perritt
Duke Kelleher now catching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeider vs. Perritt
Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Perritt covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Perritt
Flack hits a line drive into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1916, game 1 -- NY1 at CHN (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI CHN AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 5 2 2 0 Rollie Zeider, 3b 5 0 0 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 3 1 1 1 Max Flack, rf 5 0 2 0
Buck Herzog, 3b 5 2 1 1 Les Mann, cf 3 1 3 0
Dave Robertson, rf 5 2 2 0 Vic Saier, 1b 4 0 1 1
Benny Kauff, cf 5 1 2 2 Gene Packard, lf 1 0 0 0
Fred Merkle, 1b 5 0 2 3 Heinie Zimmerman, ph 0 0 0 0
Art Fletcher, ss 3 0 0 0 Fritz Mollwitz, lf 2 0 1 0
Brad Kocher, c 4 0 1 0 Rowdy Elliott, c 2 0 1 0
Duke Kelleher, c 0 0 0 0 Clem Clemens, c 2 0 0 0
Pol Perritt, p 4 0 0 0 Otto Knabe, 2b 4 0 1 0
Chuck Wortman, ss 4 0 0 0
Mike Prendergast, p 1 0 0 0
Mordecai Brown, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 11 7 35 1 9 1
NY1 204 200 000 -- 8
CHN 100 000 000 -- 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Pol Perritt (W) 9.0 9 1 1 3 6
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Mike Prendergast (L) 3.1 8 8 5 0 1
Mordecai Brown 5.2 3 0 0 1 6
E -- Chuck Wortman 2, Fritz Mollwitz, Clem Clemens
DP -- CHN 1
LOB -- NY1 7, CHN 10
2B -- Benny Kauff, Rowdy Elliott, George Burns, Brad Kocher
3B -- Fred Merkle, Larry Doyle
SB -- George Burns, Vic Saier, Larry Doyle
CS -- Max Flack
SH -- Larry Doyle
HBP -- by Mordecai Brown (Art Fletcher)
WP -- Mike Prendergast, Mordecai Brown
PB -- Brad Kocher
T -- 2:25
A -- 0
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