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June 15, 1917

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 6 13 0
Cubs 2 7 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 6 13 0
Cubs 2 7 1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .262
OBP 1.000 .339
At Bats 3 168
Hits 3 44
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 2 9
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 1 20

Dick Rudolph Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 0
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Cubs Park - June 15, 1917
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Walk
Dick Rudolph
Hank Gowdy
Ed Konetchy
Johnny Evers
Red Smith
Rabbit Maranville
Sherry Magee
Ed Fitzpatrick
Joe Wilhoit
Fred Merkle
 
Rollie Zeider
 
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merkle takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Wolter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Zeider moves to second.
Bottom 8 Zeider bunts towards the mound. Rudolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Smith moves to third. Gowdy moves to second.
Top 8 Gowdy hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Top 8 Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wolter. Smith reaches second base with a double. Wilhoit scores. Magee scores. Konetchy moves to third.
Top 8 Konetchy is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Magee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Magee reaches second base with a double. Wilhoit moves to third.
Top 8 Wilhoit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ruether hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Deal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores.
Bottom 7 Ed Fitzpatrick now playing center field. Merkle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fitzpatrick. Merkle reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Evers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Dutch Ruether now pitching. Ed Fitzpatrick pinch hits for Fred Bailey. Fitzpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maranville tags and scores.
Top 7 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maranville moves to third.
Top 7 Maranville hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Maranville reaches second base with a double. Smith scores.
Top 7 Gowdy bunts towards the mound. Prendergast fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Prendergast is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 6 Doyle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Wolter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Prendergast moves to third.
Bottom 6 Zeider bunts for an out with unknown description. Prendergast moves to second.
Bottom 6 Prendergast hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Konetchy strikes out.
Top 6 Magee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Wilhoit bunts for an out with unknown description. Evers moves to second.
Top 6 Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Bailey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a line drive towards third. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konetchy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mann for the out.
Top 5 Bailey hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rudolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wolter. Rudolph reaches second base with a double. There goes Gowdy trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 5 Maranville hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gowdy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Evers catches it and throws to first to double up Merkle.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Doyle strikes out.
Top 4 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Magee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Prendergast, and towards Doyle, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wolter strikes out. Gowdy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wolter out.
Bottom 3 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Prendergast hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wilhoit hits a popup towards short. Zeider settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rudolph hits a fly ball for a double play. Smith tags and scores.
Top 2 Maranville takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gowdy hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Gowdy reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Konetchy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilhoit. Merkle reaches second base with a double. Zeider scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Zeider moves to third.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zeider moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wolter hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zeider takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Magee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zeider fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Wilhoit hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bailey tags and scores.
Top 1 Evers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bailey moves to third.
Top 1 Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.