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August 20, 1918

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 6 10 3
Cubs 6 5 3
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Braves 6 10 3
Cubs 6 6 3

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .310
OBP .000 .357
At Bats 3 426
Hits 0 132
• Singles 0 99
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 1 67

Lefty George Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Cubs Park - August 20, 1918
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Single
Lefty George
Art Wilson
Ed Konetchy
Buck Herzog
Red Smith
Zeb Terry
Jim Kelly
Chet Chadbourne
Johnny Rawlings
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 Paskert strikes out.
Top 8 Rawlings hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Barber hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Flack is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 7 Lefty George now pitching. Flack is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Hendrix hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 There goes Smith. The throw from O'Farrell and he is out, Deal applying the tag.
Top 7 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third.
Top 7 Terry strikes out.
Top 7 Claude Hendrix now pitching. Chadbourne hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ragan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ragan. Barber scores. Paskert scores. Zeider moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Flack scores. Barber moves to third. Paskert moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Paskert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Barber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chadbourne. Barber reaches second base with a double. Flack moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry misplays the ball. That's an error on Terry.
Top 6 Herzog hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Ragan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Rawlings hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konetchy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Chadbourne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wilson strikes out.
Top 5 Turner Barber now playing left field. Konetchy takes first base on ball four. Chadbourne moves to third. Terry moves to second.
Top 5 Roy Walker now pitching. Smith strikes out.
Top 5 Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chadbourne moves to second.
Top 5 Chadbourne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herzog scores.
Top 5 Kelly hits a line drive into right field. Here's the throw into the infield and Deal commits an error. Kelly is thrown out. Flack throws the ball in to Hollocher who tags Kelly trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ragan scores. Herzog moves to third.
Top 5 Herzog bunts towards first. Merkle fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Merkle. Ragan moves to third. Herzog moves to second.
Top 5 Ragan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Zeider hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smith. Paskert moves to second.
Bottom 4 Paskert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mann is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Konetchy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Konetchy reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hollocher strikes out.
Bottom 3 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Farrell scores.
Bottom 3 O'Farrell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. O'Farrell reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Chadbourne hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kelly bunts in front of the plate. O'Farrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Herzog moves to second.
Top 3 Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Pat Ragan now pitching. Deal hits a line drive towards short. Terry catches it and throws to first to double up Zeider.
Bottom 2 Zeider takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Merkle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Rawlings. The throw from O'Farrell and he is out, Hollocher applying the tag.
Top 2 Rudolph hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rawlings takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Wilson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Hollocher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Flack hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Konetchy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Konetchy reaches second base with a double. Flack throws the ball in to Deal who tags Konetchy trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Terry scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Terry moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly scores. Terry moves to second.
Top 1 Chadbourne bunts towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chadbourne for the out. Kelly moves to second.
Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Carter covering. Safe.
Top 1 Herzog hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.