Giants @ Cubs
August 21, 1918

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

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Giants	1	2	3
Cubs	2	2	0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.311
OBP	.000	.358
At Bats	0	428
Hits	0	133
• Singles	0	100
• Doubles	0	25
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	31
RBI’s	0	67

Pol Perritt Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
15	11	0

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Cubs Park - August 21, 1918

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Error

Pol Perritt

Bill Rariden

Heinie Zimmerman

Larry Doyle

Ed Sicking

Art Fletcher

George Burns

Benny Kauff

Ross Youngs

Fred Merkle

Les Mann

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Mann moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Paskert hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hollocher tags and scores.

Bottom 1 Mann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hollocher moves to third. Mann moves to second.

Bottom 1 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Doyle. Flack scores. Hollocher moves to second.

Bottom 1 Perritt fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Perritt. Flack moves to second.

Bottom 1 Flack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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

Top 1 There goes Doyle. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Doyle steals second.

Top 1 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kauff moves to third.

Top 1 Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kauff moves to second.

Top 1 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out. Burns scores.

Top 1 Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to third.

Top 1 Burns takes first base on ball four.

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