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August 29, 1918

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

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

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.309
OBP	.000	.358
At Bats	0	453
Hits	0	140
• Singles	0	107
• Doubles	0	25
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	33
RBI’s	0	70

Hod Eller Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
14	11	2

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Cubs Park - August 29, 1918

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Fielder's Choice

Hod Eller

Jimmy Archer

Sherry Magee

Lee Magee

Heinie Groh

Lena Blackburne

Manuel Cueto

Edd Roush

Tommy Griffith

Fred Merkle

Turner Barber

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Barber hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Roush. Barber reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Blackburne 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 2 Griffith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Griffith reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Cueto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Magee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Mann strikes out.

Bottom 1 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Roush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Tyler covering, for the out.

Top 1 Magee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Groh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.

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