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May 17, 1918

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Phillies	0	2	0
Cubs	0	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Phillies	0	2	0
Cubs	0	1	0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.364
OBP	.000	.394
At Bats	0	88
Hits	0	32
• Singles	0	23
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	5
RBI’s	0	19

Alex Main Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	1	0

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Cubs Park - May 17, 1918

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Alex Main

Jack Adams

Fred Luderus

Patsy McGaffigan

Milt Stock

Dave Bancroft

Possum Whitted

Irish Meusel

Gavvy Cravath

Fred Merkle

Max Flack

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Merkle hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Flack bunts towards third. Stock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 2 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher can't make a play. That's a base hit.

Top 2 Luderus is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Cravath hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 There goes Mann. The throw from Adams and he is out, McGaffigan applying the tag.

Bottom 1 Mann is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 1 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McGaffigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Stock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 McGaffigan takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Bancroft bunts towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Kilduff covering, for the out. Whitted moves to third.

Top 1 Whitted hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Paskert. Whitted reaches second base with a double.

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