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September 5, 1917

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Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .000 .306
At Bats 3 481
Hits 0 120
• Singles 0 84
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 0 50

Red Ames Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 10 4
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Cubs Park - September 5, 1917
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Red Ames
Frank Snyder
Gene Paulette
Dots Miller
Doug Baird
Rogers Hornsby
Tom Long
Jack Smith
Walton Cruise
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Weaver fires to first and picks off Smith.
Top 9 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Long hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Ames scores.
Top 9 Ames hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Ames reaches third base with a triple. Paulette scores. Baird goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Snyder strikes out.
Top 9 Baird takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Paulette moves to second.
Top 9 Paulette takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Wolter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kilduff scores.
Bottom 8 Kilduff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Kilduff reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Flack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Weaver fires to first and picks off Miller.
Top 8 Cruise hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Harry Weaver now pitching. Miller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Rollie Zeider pinch hits for Vic Aldridge. Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Baird.
Top 7 Smith hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ames moves to second.
Top 7 Ames hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snyder scores.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Paulette scores. Snyder moves to third.
Top 7 There goes Snyder. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Snyder steals second.
Top 7 Snyder is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Baird strikes out.
Top 7 Paulette hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack who is chasing the ball. Paulette reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruise for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paulette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Bottom 6 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to third.
Bottom 6 Doyle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruise. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Kilduff scores. Wolter scores.
Bottom 6 Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hornsby misplays the ball. That's an error on Hornsby. Kilduff moves to third. Wolter moves to second.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Kilduff moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kilduff takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Flack hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hornsby hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Wilson for a passed ball. Smith moves to second.
Top 6 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Long moves to third.
Top 6 Vic Aldridge now pitching. Smith hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to third for the out. Long moves to second.
Top 6 Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ames moves to second.
Top 6 Ames hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Prendergast strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Snyder strikes out.
Top 5 Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kilduff can't make a play. That's a base hit. Paulette moves to second.
Top 5 Paulette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cruise 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 5 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Doyle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 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 4 Kilduff strikes out. Snyder drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kilduff out.
Top 4 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Ames scores.
Top 4 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kilduff fields it, throws to first for one, and the throw to the plate - double play. Ames moves to third.
Top 4 Mike Prendergast now pitching. Ames hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Ames reaches second base with a double. Snyder moves to third.
Top 4 Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baird scores.
Top 4 Baird hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Baird reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Carter strikes out. The throw from Snyder to pick off Wilson, and he's out.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Paulette hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruise strikes out.
Top 3 Hornsby hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Merkle 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 2 Williams hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith bunts towards the mound. Carter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Long moves to second.
Top 2 Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snyder moves to third.
Top 2 Ames is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Snyder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Snyder reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Baird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out. Kilduff scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Kilduff hits a line drive to left field. Long throws towards Hornsby. Hornsby fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hornsby. Kilduff moves to third.
Bottom 1 Flack bunts towards first. Paulette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flack for the out.
Top 1 Paulette strikes out.
Top 1 Cruise hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hornsby moves to third.
Top 1 Hornsby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Hornsby reaches second base with a double. Long scores. Smith scores.
Top 1 Miller bunts towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. Long moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Top 1 Smith is hit by the pitch. Long moves to second.
Top 1 Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.