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July 27, 1917

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 3 11 1
Cubs 1 4 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 3 11 1
Cubs 1 4 2

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .250
OBP .333 .314
At Bats 3 320
Hits 1 80
• Singles 1 58
• 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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Slim Sallee
Bill Rariden
Walter Holke
Buck Herzog
Heinie Zimmerman
Art Fletcher
George Burns
Benny Kauff
Dave Robertson
Fred Merkle
Larry Doyle
 
 

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 3 11 1 8
Chicago Cubs 1 4 2 3
Winning Pitcher Slim Sallee
Losing Pitcher Al Demaree
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Art Fletcher
Attendance 6,500
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wolter scores.
Bottom 9 Mann hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Wolter moves to third.
Bottom 9 Wolter hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Wolter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Rowdy Elliott pinch hits for Al Demaree. Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Herzog hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Burns hits a line drive into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sallee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle.
Bottom 8 Dillhoefer hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Robertson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 8 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Merkle hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bill Rariden now catching. Doyle hits a popup towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Herzog. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is out, Doyle applying the tag.
Top 7 Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burns tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Red Murray pinch runs for George Gibson. Herzog hits a line drive to right field. Wolter throws towards Doyle. Doyle fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Doyle. Murray scores. Burns moves to third.
Top 7 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Doyle fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 7 Sallee bunts towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Demaree covering. Safe. Gibson moves to third.
Top 7 Gibson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mann hits a line drive into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wolter strikes out.
Bottom 6 Demaree hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Robertson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Robertson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Fletcher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sallee fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Wortman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kauff hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second.
Top 5 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Sallee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Williams. The throw from Gibson and he is out, Herzog applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Robertson. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is safe. Robertson steals second.
Top 4 Holke hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Mann hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wolter hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Demaree strikes out.
Top 3 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burns moves to third.
Top 3 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herzog for the out. Burns moves to second.
Top 3 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Sallee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Demaree can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dillhoefer hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to home to get Merkle. Zeider moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Zeider hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Merkle moves to third. Zeider moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Williams bunts towards the mound. Sallee fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 2 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher can't make a play. That's a base hit.
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.