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July 18, 1918

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Dodgers 3 11 5
Cubs 2 7 2
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Dodgers 3 11 5
Cubs 2 7 2

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .312
OBP .400 .361
At Bats 4 311
Hits 1 97
• Singles 1 72
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 0 49

Burleigh Grimes Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 0
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Cubs Park - July 18, 1918
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Out
Burleigh Grimes
Mack Wheat
Jake Daubert
Mickey Doolin
Ollie O'Mara
Ivy Olson
Zack Wheat
Hi Myers
Jimmy Johnston
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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Bottom 16 Mann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 16 Grimes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 16 Wheat takes first base on ball four.
Top 16 Doolin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wheat scores. O'Mara moves to third. Doolin moves to second.
Top 16 O'Mara hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wheat moves to third.
Top 16 Myers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wortman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 16 Wheat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 16 Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 15 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 15 Flack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 15 Vaughn hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Wheat chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Olson. Olson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Olson. Vaughn moves to third.
Bottom 15 Killefer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 15 Olson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 15 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wortman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 15 Grimes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 15 Chuck Wortman now playing second base. Wheat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 14 Turner Barber pinch hits for Rollie Zeider. Barber hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 14 Deal hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Mara settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 14 Paskert hits a popup towards short. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 14 Merkle bunts towards the mound. Grimes juggles the ball. That's an error on Grimes. Hollocher moves to third. Mann moves to second.
Bottom 14 Mann bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hollocher moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 14 Hollocher takes first base on ball four.
Top 14 Doolin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 14 O'Mara hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 14 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Wheat moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 14 Wheat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 14 Daubert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 13 Flack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 13 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 13 Killefer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 13 Olson strikes out.
Top 13 Johnston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wheat moves to third. Johnston moves to second.
Top 13 Grimes strikes out.
Top 13 Wheat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 13 Doolin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 12 Zeider hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 12 Deal hits a fly ball towards center. Myers catches it and throws to second to double up Merkle.
Bottom 12 Paskert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 12 Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 12 O'Mara hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 12 Myers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 12 Wheat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 11 Mann strikes out. Wheat drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mann out.
Bottom 11 Hollocher hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Flack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 11 Daubert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 11 Olson is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 11 Olson takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Johnston strikes out.
Bottom 10 Vaughn hits a line drive into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Killefer hits a line drive into right field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Zeider bunts towards the mound. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Deal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Grimes strikes out.
Top 10 Wheat hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Doolin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Paskert hits a popup in front of the plate. Wheat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Grimes, and towards Doolin, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doolin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 O'Mara hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Myers. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Myers steals second.
Top 9 Myers takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Daubert strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hollocher hits a popup towards short. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Flack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doolin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Olson hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnston hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Killefer hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Zeider hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Wheat fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Wheat. Zeider moves to third.
Bottom 7 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Mara fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wheat strikes out.
Top 7 There go the runners. The throw from Killefer and Hollocher drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Doolin hits a fly ball towards center. Paskert settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Paskert. O'Mara moves to third.
Top 7 O'Mara hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Daubert scores.
Top 7 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Daubert moves to third.
Top 7 Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Daubert moves to second.
Top 7 Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Mara fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mann hits a popup towards third. O'Mara settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hollocher bunts towards first. Daubert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hollocher for the out.
Top 6 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Vaughn, and towards Zeider, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Flack. The throw from Wheat and he is out, Olson applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Flack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Mara fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Doolin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 O'Mara hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Zeider strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Deal. The throw from Wheat and he is safe. Deal steals second.
Bottom 4 Deal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Paskert hits a fly ball into right field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wheat strikes out.
Top 4 Daubert takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnston hits a line drive into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Mara fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doolin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grimes strikes out.
Top 3 Wheat strikes out.
Top 3 Doolin strikes out.
Bottom 2 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Killefer hits a fly ball towards center. Myers settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Myers. Merkle scores. Paskert scores. Deal moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 2 Zeider is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grimes.
Bottom 2 There goes Paskert. The throw from Wheat and he is safe. Paskert steals second.
Bottom 2 Paskert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merkle moves to third.
Bottom 2 Merkle takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 O'Mara hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Wheat hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Hollocher. The throw from Wheat and he is out, Doolin applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Mann is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Hollocher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Flack hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Johnston hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.