Giants @ Braves
May 27, 1916

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Top 9 R H E
Giants 4 12 4
Braves 3 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Giants 4 12 4
Braves 3 6 1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .291
OBP .250 .388
At Bats 4 110
Hits 1 32
• Singles 1 19
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 17

Tom Hughes Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 0 1
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Braves Field - May 27, 1916
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Walk
Tom Hughes
Hank Gowdy
Ed Konetchy
Johnny Evers
Red Smith
Rabbit Maranville
Zip Collins
Pete Compton
Joe Wilhoit
Fred Merkle
 
Art Fletcher
Benny Kauff
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merkle takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robertson scores. Kauff moves to third. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 9 Kauff takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Robertson hits a line drive into center field. Compton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Compton. Robertson moves to second.
Top 9 Tom Hughes now pitching. Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilhoit for the out.
Bottom 8 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Merkle. Gowdy scores. Connolly scores. Collins moves to second.
Bottom 8 Evers hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Maranville bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Gowdy moves to third. Connolly moves to second.
Bottom 8 Joe Connolly pinch hits for Frank Allen. Connolly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gowdy moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gowdy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Anderson strikes out.
Top 8 Rariden takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Fletcher. The throw from Gowdy and he is safe. Fletcher steals second.
Top 8 McKechnie hits a fly ball into right field. Wilhoit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Merkle strikes out.
Top 8 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Compton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Collins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maranville strikes out.
Top 6 Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Wilhoit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Anderson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gowdy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Rariden takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gowdy hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Compton strikes out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Merkle strikes out.
Top 5 Fletcher strikes out.
Top 5 The ball gets by Gowdy for a passed ball. Doyle moves to third. Kauff moves to second.
Top 5 Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second.
Top 5 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Konetchy hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Burns hits a fly ball towards right. Wilhoit catches it and throws to home to double up McKechnie.
Top 4 Anderson strikes out.
Top 4 Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. McKechnie moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 McKechnie hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Compton. McKechnie reaches second base with a double. Merkle goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher.
Bottom 3 Allen strikes out.
Top 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kauff hits a fly ball into center field. Compton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Wilhoit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gowdy hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Compton hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robertson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Evers reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burns takes first base on ball four. Fletcher scores. McKechnie moves to third. Rariden moves to second.
Top 2 Anderson strikes out.
Top 2 Rariden is hit by the pitch. McKechnie moves to second.
Top 2 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third.
Top 2 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Compton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There goes Wilhoit. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Doyle applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie juggles the ball. That's an error on McKechnie. Maranville scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Collins strikes out.
Bottom 1 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maranville moves to third.
Bottom 1 Maranville hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Maranville reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 There goes Kauff. The throw from Gowdy and he is out, Maranville applying the tag.
Top 1 Kauff takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Collins throws the ball in to Evers who tags Doyle, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Burns scores.
Top 1 Robertson bunts towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second.
Top 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.