Giants @ Cubs
June 11, 1917

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Giants	2	3	0
Cubs	0	1	1

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Giants	2	3	0
Cubs	0	1	1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.244
OBP	.000	.328
At Bats	0	156
Hits	0	38
• Singles	0	28
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	18
RBI’s	0	13

Rube Benton Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	3	0

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Cubs Park - June 11, 1917

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Rube Benton

Bill Rariden

Walter Holke

Buck Herzog

Heinie Zimmerman

Art Fletcher

George Burns

Benny Kauff

Dave Robertson

Fred Merkle

Rollie Zeider

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Merkle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Doyle hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Wolter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 1 Zeider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Holke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Robertson is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wolter. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Burns scores. Herzog scores. Kauff moves to third. Two runs are unearned.

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

Top 1 Kauff hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Burns moves to third. Herzog moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 1 Herzog bunts towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Douglas covering. Safe. Burns moves to second.

Top 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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