Giants @ Cubs
August 17, 1916

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

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

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.244
OBP	.000	.318
At Bats	0	361
Hits	0	88
• Singles	0	60
• Doubles	0	19
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	0	33
RBI’s	0	38

Hippo Vaughn Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
12	13	0

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Cubs Park - August 17, 1916

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Hippo Vaughn

Rowdy Elliott

Fritz Mollwitz

Otto Knabe

Rollie Zeider

Chuck Wortman

Gene Packard

Les Mann

Max Flack

Fred Merkle

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Merkle hits a popup towards third. Zeider settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Kauff is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Packard strikes out.

Bottom 1 Mollwitz hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kauff. Mollwitz reaches second base with a double. Zeider scores.

Bottom 1 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zeider moves to third.

Bottom 1 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flack for the out. Zeider moves to second.

Bottom 1 Zeider takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Robertson is hit by the pitch.

Top 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to second.

Top 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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