Pirates @ Cubs
August 13, 1918

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 1 10 2
Cubs 1 6 2
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Pirates 1 10 2
Cubs 1 6 2

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .317
OBP .333 .360
At Bats 3 401
Hits 1 127
• Singles 1 96
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 65

Wilbur Cooper Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 12 3
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Cubs Park - August 13, 1918
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Intentional Walk
Wilbur Cooper
Walter Schmidt
Ben Shaw
George Cutshaw
Bill McKechnie
Roy Ellam
Tommy Leach
Max Carey
Billy Southworth
Fred Merkle
Dode Paskert
 
Les Mann
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Merkle is walked intentionally. Paskert moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Paskert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mann moves to third.
Bottom 9 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam misplays the ball. That's an error on Ellam.
Top 9 Shaw hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Cutshaw. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Cutshaw steals second.
Top 9 Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Killefer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carey moves to third.
Top 9 There goes Carey. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Carey steals second.
Top 9 Southworth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Leach hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilbur Cooper now pitching. Ben Shaw now playing first base. Tyler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ellam strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Shaw. The slide. Killefer applies the tag. Shaw is out. Schmidt moves to third. Hinchman moves to second.
Top 8 Bill Hinchman pinch hits for Hal Carlson. Hinchman is walked intentionally. Schmidt moves to second.
Top 8 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 McKechnie bunts towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Pick covering, for the out. Shaw moves to third.
Top 8 Ben Shaw pinch hits for Fritz Mollwitz. Shaw hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Shaw reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Roy Ellam now playing shortstop. Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ellam fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Pick trying to get to home. Ellam throws to Schmidt who tags Pick for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Pick. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Pick steals second.
Bottom 7 Deal hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Merkle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cutshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Carey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Schmidt fires to third and picks off Hollocher.
Bottom 6 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hollocher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey who is chasing the ball. Hollocher reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Leach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carlson moves to second.
Top 6 Carlson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McKechnie hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cutshaw fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Tyler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Killefer hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Deal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores. Deal moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pick hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 5 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Paskert strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carey is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Leach takes first base on ball four. Carlson moves to third. Boone moves to second.
Top 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle juggles the ball. That's an error on Merkle. Carlson moves to second.
Top 4 Carlson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick misplays the ball. That's an error on Pick.
Top 4 Schmidt hits a line drive towards third. Deal reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tyler hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 3 Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Southworth moves to second.
Top 3 Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone scores.
Top 3 Leach bunts towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second.
Top 3 Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carlson strikes out.
Top 2 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McKechnie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cutshaw moves to second.
Top 2 Mollwitz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cutshaw bunts towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Tyler covering. Safe.
Bottom 1 Paskert strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mann strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hollocher hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carlson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Carlson. Flack moves to second.
Bottom 1 Flack takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second.
Top 1 Boone takes first base on ball four.