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July 31, 1917

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Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 2 4 2
Cubs 6 11 1
Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 2 4 2
Cubs 6 11 1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .250
OBP .667 .315
At Bats 3 336
Hits 2 84
• Singles 1 61
• Doubles 1 15
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 1 37

Dick Rudolph Season Stats

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8 12 0
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Cubs Park - July 31, 1917
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Hit by Pitch
Dick Rudolph
Art Rico
Ed Konetchy
Ed Fitzpatrick
Red Smith
Johnny Rawlings
Joe Kelly
Ray Powell
Wally Rehg
Fred Merkle
 
Les Mann
Harry Wolter
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Merkle is hit by the pitch.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Doyle bunts towards first. Konetchy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. Wolter moves to third. Mann moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wolter moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wolter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rico strikes out.
Top 7 Rawlings hits a fly ball towards left. Mann settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mann.
Top 7 Smith strikes out.
Top 7 Konetchy hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Douglas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wortman hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rehg strikes out.
Top 6 Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ed Fitzpatrick now playing second base. Johnny Rawlings now playing shortstop. There goes Zeider. The throw from Rico and he is out, Rawlings applying the tag. Williams scores.
Bottom 5 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Powell. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Merkle hits a line drive into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maranville strikes out.
Top 5 Rudolph hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Rawlings scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to third. Rawlings moves to second.
Top 5 Rico hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rawlings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Konetchy hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Maranville fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Wolter hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Douglas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Art Rico now catching. Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Rehg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rehg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Zeider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Rehg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merkle tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 There goes Merkle. The throw from Tragesser and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Merkle hits a ball on the ground for a single. Mann scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Tragesser for a passed ball. Wolter scores. Mann moves to third.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rehg. Mann reaches second base with a double. Wolter moves to third.
Bottom 3 Wolter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Maranville is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Tragesser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Douglas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Konetchy hits a fly ball into right field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konetchy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Merkle moves to third.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Powell. Merkle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rudolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rehg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. Maranville moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Maranville. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Maranville steals second.
Top 1 Powell hits a popup towards the mound. Douglas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maranville hits a ball on the ground for a single.