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September 18, 1917

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Bottom 4 R H E
Giants 1 3 0
Cubs 0 2 1
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Giants 1 3 0
Cubs 0 3 1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .255
OBP .000 .311
At Bats 1 513
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

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12 8 2
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Cubs Park - September 18, 1917
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Single
Rube Benton
Lew McCarty
Walter Holke
Jimmy Smith
Heinie Zimmerman
Art Fletcher
George Burns
Benny Kauff
Dave Robertson
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Doyle bunts towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out.
Bottom 4 Wolter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Zimmerman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kauff hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dillhoefer scoops up the ball and tags Kauff for the out.
Bottom 3 Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Carter is called out on strikes.
Top 3 There goes Burns. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is out, Kilduff applying the tag.
Top 3 Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Schick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pechous fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Benton hits a fly ball into center field. Schick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pechous hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Schick strikes out. McCarty drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Schick out.
Bottom 2 Merkle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
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.