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September 4, 1917

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Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .246
OBP .500 .303
At Bats 2 475
Hits 1 117
• Singles 1 83
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 1 48

Milt Watson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 11 0
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Cubs Park - September 4, 1917
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Triple
Milt Watson
Mike Gonzalez
Gene Paulette
Dots Miller
Doug Baird
Rogers Hornsby
Tom Long
Walton Cruise
Bruno Betzel
Fred Merkle
Charlie Deal
 
 
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merkle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Betzel who is chasing the ball. Merkle reaches third base with a triple. Deal goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Betzel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Deal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Betzel hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Flack. The throw from Gonzalez and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Wilson scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Kilduff hits a popup towards first. Paulette settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Flack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Milt Watson now pitching. Vaughn bunts towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Betzel. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Horstmann strikes out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baird scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 There goes Paulette. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Deal applying the tag. Baird moves to second.
Top 4 Baird hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. Hornsby scores. Paulette moves to second.
Top 4 Paulette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it and throws to second for the out. Hornsby moves to third.
Top 4 Cruise hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller scores. Hornsby moves to second.
Top 4 Wilson fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wilson. Miller moves to third.
Top 4 Hornsby takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second.
Top 4 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Merkle. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, Miller applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Merkle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Deal scores.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paulette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Deal moves to third.
Bottom 3 Deal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Long. Deal reaches second base with a double. Wolter scores.
Bottom 3 Doyle bunts towards the mound. Horstmann fields it and throws to first for the out. Wolter moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wolter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Betzel strikes out.
Top 3 Long is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Horstmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kilduff hits a popup towards short. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Flack bunts towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Vaughn strikes out.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 There goes Baird. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Kilduff applying the tag.
Top 2 Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kilduff fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Paulette hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cruise strikes out.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to third. Deal moves to second.
Bottom 1 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby misplays the ball. That's an error on Hornsby. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kilduff scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kilduff bunts towards the mound. Horstmann fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Horstmann. Flack goes all the way around to score. Kilduff moves to third.
Bottom 1 Flack bunts towards short. Hornsby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Hornsby strikes out.
Top 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. Betzel moves to second.
Top 1 Betzel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn can't make a play. That's a base hit.