Cubs @ Dodgers
May 9, 1917

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Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	2
Dodgers	2	2	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	1	2
Dodgers	2	2	0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.268
OBP	.000	.369
At Bats	0	56
Hits	0	15
• Singles	0	12
• Doubles	0	3
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	8
RBI’s	0	4

Jack Coombs Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	0	0

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Ebbets Field - May 9, 1917

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Single

Jack Coombs

Otto Miller

Jake Daubert

George Cutshaw

Mike Mowrey

Bunny Fabrique

Zack Wheat

Jimmy Johnston

Casey Stengel

Fred Merkle

Count: - , 0 Outs

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Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Stengel is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.

Bottom 1 Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zeider fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stengel moves to third.

Bottom 1 Stengel hits a line drive into left field. Mann picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mann. Here's the throw into the infield and Wheat is out. Daubert scores. Johnston scores. Stengel moves to second.

Bottom 1 Wheat bunts towards third. Deal fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Deal. Daubert moves to third. Johnston moves to second.

Bottom 1 Johnston takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Daubert moves to second.

Bottom 1 Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zeider fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Fabrique takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Wolter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Zeider hits a popup towards short. Fabrique settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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