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August 3, 1917

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Bottom 8 R H E
Phillies 0 4 0
Cubs 2 6 0
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Phillies 0 4 0
Cubs 2 7 0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .250
OBP .000 .314
At Bats 3 352
Hits 0 88
• Singles 0 63
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 37

Chief Bender Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Cubs Park - August 3, 1917
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Single
Chief Bender
Bill Killefer
Possum Whitted
Johnny Evers
Milt Stock
Dave Bancroft
Frank Schulte
Dode Paskert
Gavvy Cravath
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Possum Whitted now playing first base. Chief Bender now pitching. Mann hits a fly ball into left field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stock hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bancroft takes first base on ball four. Paskert moves to second.
Top 8 Paskert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Possum Whitted pinch hits for Pete Alexander. Whitted is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Killefer hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There go the runners. The throw from Killefer to Bancroft covering second. The throw back to home, and Dillhoefer is out at the plate.
Bottom 7 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dillhoefer moves to third.
Bottom 7 Douglas hits a line drive towards first. Niehoff reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dillhoefer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schulte. Dillhoefer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Bert Niehoff now playing first base. Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Evers 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 7 Bert Niehoff pinch runs for Fred Luderus. Schulte strikes out.
Top 7 Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Cravath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Top 6 There goes Stock. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is safe. Stock steals second.
Top 6 Stock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bancroft 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 6 Paskert hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Douglas is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Killefer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dillhoefer hits a fly ball into left field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wortman hits a fly ball into right field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Deal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Cravath who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Merkle strikes out.
Top 4 Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Luderus hits a popup towards short. Wortman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cravath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mann strikes out.
Bottom 3 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Paskert strikes out.
Bottom 2 Douglas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Wortman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Alexander is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Killefer hits a line drive into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Evers takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Deal hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mann scores. Doyle moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to home to get Flack. Mann moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Mann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flack moves to third.
Bottom 1 Flack takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Luderus strikes out.
Top 1 Cravath takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Stock. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is safe. Stock steals second.
Top 1 Stock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.