Pirates @ Cubs
May 1, 1918

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Bottom 3 R H E
Pirates 1 3 0
Cubs 3 4 1
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Pirates 1 3 0
Cubs 4 5 1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .250
OBP 1.000 .243
At Bats 1 36
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 2 5

Hal Carlson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Cubs Park - May 1, 1918
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Home Run
Hal Carlson
Walter Schmidt
Fritz Mollwitz
George Cutshaw
Bill McKechnie
Howdy Caton
Lee King
Max Carey
Casey Stengel
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merkle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 3 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mann strikes out.
Top 3 Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mollwitz moves to third.
Top 3 Mollwitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Caton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Vaughn covering, for the out.
Top 3 Carlson hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Killefer moves to third.
Bottom 2 Vaughn bunts in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Killefer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Killefer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 2 McKechnie hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Vaughn fires to first and picks off King.
Top 2 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hollocher.
Bottom 1 Deal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stengel throws the ball in to Caton who tags Deal trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Paskert scores. Merkle moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kilduff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Merkle. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Merkle steals second.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hollocher scores. Flack scores. Paskert moves to third.
Bottom 1 Paskert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Mann bunts towards first. Mollwitz scoops it up and throws to first, with Cutshaw covering, for the out. Hollocher moves to third. Flack moves to second.
Bottom 1 Flack takes first base on ball four. Hollocher moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hollocher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 There go the runners. The throw from Killefer to Hollocher covering second. The throw back to home, and Carey is out at the plate. Cutshaw moves to second.
Top 1 Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out. Caton scores. Carey moves to third.
Top 1 Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Caton moves to third. Carey moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Carey takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Caton. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Caton steals second.
Top 1 Mollwitz hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Caton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.