Giants @ Cubs
July 27, 1917

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

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

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.249
OBP	.000	.314
At Bats	0	317
Hits	0	79
• Singles	0	57
• Doubles	0	14
• Triples	0	6
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	30
RBI’s	0	35

Slim Sallee Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
9	4	2

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Cubs Park - July 27, 1917

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Single

Slim Sallee

George Gibson

Walter Holke

Buck Herzog

Heinie Zimmerman

Art Fletcher

George Burns

Benny Kauff

Dave Robertson

Fred Merkle

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher can't make a play. That's a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Holke 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 2 Robertson strikes out.

Bottom 1 Doyle hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sallee fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Wolter hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 There goes Fletcher. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is out, Wortman applying the tag.

Top 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Demaree covering. Safe. Herzog scores. Zimmerman moves to third.

Top 1 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Herzog moves to third.

Top 1 Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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

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