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July 31, 1917

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Braves 8 14 2
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Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .251
OBP .333 .317
At Bats 3 339
Hits 1 85
• Singles 1 62
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 37

Lefty Tyler Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 1
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Cubs Park - July 31, 1917
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Out
Lefty Tyler
Walt Tragesser
Ed Konetchy
Ed Fitzpatrick
Red Smith
Johnny Rawlings
Joe Kelly
Ray Powell
Wally Rehg
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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Bottom 8 Driscoll hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Mann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Rawlings hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Konetchy moves to third.
Top 8 Konetchy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Konetchy reaches second base with a double. Kelly scores.
Top 8 Kelly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Kelly reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Vic Aldridge now pitching. Rehg hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Wolter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Rowdy Elliott pinch hits for Mike Prendergast. Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 There goes Wortman. The throw from Tragesser and he is safe. Wortman steals second.
Bottom 7 Wortman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Tyler for the double play.
Top 7 Fitzpatrick strikes out.
Top 7 Tyler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Zeider hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fitzpatrick picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fitzpatrick. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 6 Driscoll strikes out.
Top 6 Tragesser hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Rawlings hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 There goes Smith. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Top 6 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Konetchy moves to third.
Top 6 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kelly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Mann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Wolter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Prendergast strikes out.
Top 5 Rehg hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Powell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tragesser moves to second.
Top 5 Fitzpatrick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Tyler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Paddy Driscoll now playing second base. Tragesser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prendergast juggles the ball. That's an error on Prendergast.
Bottom 4 Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 There goes Wortman. The throw from Tragesser and he is safe. Wortman steals second.
Bottom 4 Wortman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Zeider hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Rawlings hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kelly moves to third. Konetchy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Powell scores. Rehg scores. Kelly moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider juggles the ball. That's an error on Zeider. Rehg moves to second.
Top 4 Rehg bunts towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. Powell moves to third.
Top 4 Powell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Powell reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Fitzpatrick strikes out.
Top 4 Tyler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Doyle takes first base on ball four. Mann moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Prendergast moves to third.
Bottom 3 Wolter strikes out.
Bottom 3 Prendergast hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Powell. Prendergast reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Tragesser hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 The ball gets by Dillhoefer for a passed ball. Rawlings moves to second.
Top 3 Rawlings hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Smith strikes out.
Top 3 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Kelly tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Kelly hits a fly ball towards center. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. Kelly moves to third.
Bottom 2 Wortman hits a line drive towards second. Fitzpatrick catches it and throws to first to double up Zeider. The throw to third to get Williams, who's caught in a rundown, and tagged by Rawlings. That's a triple play.
Bottom 2 Zeider hits a fly ball towards right. Rehg settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Rehg. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rehg hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Powell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Fitzpatrick moves to second.
Top 2 Fitzpatrick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Tyler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Merkle strikes out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fitzpatrick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mann scores.
Bottom 1 Mann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Powell who is chasing the ball. Mann reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Wolter hits a line drive towards third. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tragesser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mike Prendergast now pitching. Rawlings strikes out.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive into left field. Mann picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mann. Konetchy scores. Smith moves to second.
Top 1 There goes Konetchy. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is safe. Konetchy steals second.
Top 1 Konetchy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly scores.
Top 1 Kelly hits a line drive to left field. Mann throws towards the plate. Dillhoefer fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dillhoefer. Fitzpatrick scores. Powell scores. Kelly moves to second.
Top 1 Rehg bunts in front of the plate. Dillhoefer fields it and throws to first for the out. Fitzpatrick moves to third. Powell moves to second.
Top 1 Powell bunts in front of the plate. Dillhoefer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fitzpatrick moves to second.
Top 1 Fitzpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeider fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.