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September 18, 1917

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Giants	1	2	0
Cubs	0	1	1

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Giants	1	2	0
Cubs	0	1	1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.256
OBP	.000	.312
At Bats	0	512
Hits	0	131
• Singles	0	93
• Doubles	0	28
• Triples	0	8
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	40
RBI’s	0	53

Rube Benton Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
12	8	2

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Cubs Park - September 18, 1917

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Rube Benton

Lew McCarty

Walter Holke

Jimmy Smith

Heinie Zimmerman

Art Fletcher

George Burns

Benny Kauff

Dave Robertson

Fred Merkle

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Merkle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 McCarty hits a fly ball into left field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Holke hits a fly ball into left field. Wolter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.

Bottom 1 Doyle hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Wolter hits a ball on the ground for a single.

Bottom 1 Kilduff hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kilduff scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 1 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pechous fields it and throws to home to get Robertson. Kauff moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 1 Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns scores. Robertson moves to third.

Top 1 Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burns moves to third.

Top 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kilduff fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kilduff.

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