Dodgers @ Cubs
July 20, 1918

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Bottom 8 R H E
Dodgers 4 6 2
Cubs 4 5 1
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Dodgers 4 6 2
Cubs 4 6 1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .307
OBP .333 .355
At Bats 3 319
Hits 1 98
• Singles 0 72
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 3
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 1 50

Larry Cheney Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 10 0
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Cubs Park - July 20, 1918
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Single
Larry Cheney
Mack Wheat
Jake Daubert
Mickey Doolin
Ollie O'Mara
Ivy Olson
Zack Wheat
Hi Myers
Jimmy Johnston
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Larry Cheney now pitching. Mann strikes out.
Top 8 Wheat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flack throws the ball in to Zeider who tags Wheat trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Daubert scores.
Top 8 Daubert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert. Daubert reaches second base with a double. Olson goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Zeider fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Al Nixon pinch hits for Rube Marquard. Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Flack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Hendrix hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Wheat 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.
Top 7 Doolin hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 O'Mara hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Myers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Zeider hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Deal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Paskert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Wheat hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There go the runners. The throw from O'Farrell and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error.
Top 6 Daubert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Olson moves to third.
Top 6 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Johnston hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Marquard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Mara fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Flack bunts towards the mound. Marquard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Doolin takes first base on ball four.
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 popup in front of the plate. O'Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hendrix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Farrell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnston who is chasing the ball. O'Farrell reaches third base with a triple. Deal scores. Zeider goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Zeider takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Marquard fires to first and picks off Deal. Merkle scores. Deal moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Mara juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Mara. Merkle moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Merkle. The throw from Wheat and he is safe. Merkle steals second.
Bottom 4 Paskert hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Mann takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wheat hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Daubert 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 4 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hollocher hits a line drive into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Flack hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wheat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hendrix hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Marquard 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 3 Wheat hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Farrell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Paskert moves to third.
Bottom 2 Deal bunts towards the mound. Marquard fields it and throws to first for the out. Paskert moves to second.
Bottom 2 Paskert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Doolin hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Mara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Myers 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 1 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mann takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hollocher strikes out.
Bottom 1 Marquard fires to first and picks off Flack.
Bottom 1 Flack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Wheat hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Olson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out.