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May 5, 1917

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 7 10 0
Cubs 4 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 7 10 0
Cubs 4 8 2

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .286
OBP .500 .397
At Bats 2 49
Hits 0 14
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 0 4

Elmer Knetzer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Cubs Park - May 5, 1917
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Out
Elmer Knetzer
Emil Huhn
Hal Chase
Dave Shean
Heinie Groh
Larry Kopf
Clarence Mitchell
Greasy Neale
Jim Thorpe
Fred Merkle
Herb Hunter
Harry Wolter
Rollie Zeider

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 7 10 0 3
Chicago Cubs 4 8 2 9
Winning Pitcher Pete Schneider
Losing Pitcher Claude Hendrix
Save Elmer Knetzer
Game Winning RBI Larry Kopf
Attendance 4,000
Time of Game 1 hour 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Herb Hunter pinch runs for Larry Doyle. Merkle hits a popup towards short. Kopf settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Doyle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Elmer Knetzer now pitching. There goes Wolter. The throw from Huhn and he is safe. Wolter steals second.
Bottom 9 Wolter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 There goes Zeider. The throw from Huhn and he is safe. Zeider steals third.
Bottom 9 There goes Zeider. The throw from Huhn and he is safe. Zeider steals second.
Bottom 9 Zeider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flack scores.
Bottom 9 Flack hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Neale. Flack reaches second base with a double. Deal scores.
Bottom 9 Max Flack pinch hits for Vic Aldridge. There goes Deal. The throw from Huhn and he is safe. Deal steals second.
Bottom 9 Deal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores.
Bottom 9 Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merkle tags and scores. Williams tags and moves to third.
Bottom 9 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schneider fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 9 Merkle is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Groh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groh for the out.
Top 9 Schneider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal juggles the ball. That's an error on Deal. Shean scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shean moves to third.
Top 9 Huhn bunts towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out. Shean moves to second.
Top 9 Shean hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out.
Bottom 8 Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wolter for the out.
Bottom 8 Zeider hits a line drive into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thorpe strikes out.
Top 8 Chase hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams throws the ball in to Zeider who tags Chase trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 8 Neale hits a line drive into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Aldridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schneider fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kopf strikes out. There goes Groh. The throw from Elliott to Zeider, and Groh is out.
Top 7 Groh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Schneider strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Merkle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shean settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mitchell 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 6 Huhn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Shean hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wolter hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Zeider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thorpe. Zeider reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Aldridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Thorpe hits a popup in front of the plate. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chase hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Neale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shean settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Merkle takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kopf hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Groh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Schneider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a line drive towards first. Chase reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wolter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Wolter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schneider fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Aldridge hits a fly ball into center field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mitchell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Huhn hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Shean hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Deal bunts towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Elliott hits a line drive into center field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mann hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Chase hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Neale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kopf hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldridge fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shean settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Zeider moves to third.
Bottom 1 Wolter hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zeider takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Vic Aldridge now pitching. Groh hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schneider hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Schneider reaches third base with a triple. Huhn scores. Mitchell scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 1 Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shean scores. Huhn moves to third. Mitchell moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Huhn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shean moves to second.
Top 1 Rowdy Elliott now catching. Shean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zeider fields it and throws to second for the out. Neale scores. Chase scores.
Top 1 Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zeider fields it and throws to home to get Kopf. Neale moves to third. Chase moves to second.
Top 1 Chase hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Kopf moves to third. Neale moves to second.
Top 1 Neale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kopf moves to second.
Top 1 Kopf hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groh scores.
Top 1 Groh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Groh reaches second base with a double.