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August 23, 1918

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Giants 2 9 2
Cubs 1 5 1
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Giants 2 9 2
Cubs 1 5 1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .308
OBP .333 .355
At Bats 3 439
Hits 1 135
• Singles 1 102
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 67

Red Causey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 5 2
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Cubs Park - August 23, 1918
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Hit by Pitch
Red Causey
Bill Rariden
Jay Kirke
Larry Doyle
Heinie Zimmerman
Art Fletcher
George Burns
Benny Kauff
Ross Youngs
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Merkle is hit by the pitch.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Kirke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Fletcher trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 9 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Speed Martin now pitching. Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Paskert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Mann is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Flack bunts for an out with unknown description. Barber moves to second.
Bottom 8 Turner Barber pinch hits for Phil Douglas. Barber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Youngs is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 8 Youngs takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Deal strikes out.
Bottom 7 Pick takes first base on ball four. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 7 Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Paskert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Causey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Kirke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Mann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Hollocher hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flack tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Flack hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Burns picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Burns. Flack moves to third.
Bottom 6 Douglas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher misplays the ball. That's an error on Hollocher. Kauff moves to third.
Top 6 Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kauff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Kauff reaches second base with a double. Burns scores. Youngs goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Youngs takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Burns. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Burns steals second.
Top 6 Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Causey 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 5 O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pick hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rariden hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kirke hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Pick catches it and throws to first to double up Zimmerman.
Top 5 Zimmerman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle.
Bottom 4 Mann strikes out.
Top 4 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Doyle hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Paskert. Doyle reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Youngs 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 3 Hollocher hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flack for the out.
Bottom 3 Douglas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Burns strikes out.
Top 3 Causey hits a popup towards the mound. Douglas catches it and throws to first to double up Rariden.
Top 3 Rariden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 O'Farrell hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Deal strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Kirke. The throw from O'Farrell and he is out, Hollocher applying the tag.
Top 2 Kirke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Mann. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Mann steals second.
Bottom 1 Mann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flack moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hollocher hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirke fields the ball and throws to Causey covering. Safe.
Top 1 Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Youngs trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 1 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Youngs moves to second.
Top 1 Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.