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August 2, 1919

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Phillies 2 9 4
Cubs 1 8 3
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Phillies 2 9 4
Cubs 1 8 3

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .268
OBP .200 .320
At Bats 5 299
Hits 1 80
• Singles 1 64
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 38

Lee Meadows Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 10 0
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Cubs Park - August 2, 1919
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Lee Meadows
Walt Tragesser
Fred Luderus
Gene Paulette
Lena Blackburne
Dave Bancroft
Possum Whitted
Cy Williams
Irish Meusel
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Paulette scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 14 Meadows hits a fly ball into left field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 14 Tragesser strikes out.
Top 14 Paulette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barber. Paulette reaches second base with a double. Whitted scores.
Top 14 Whitted hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barber. Whitted reaches second base with a double.
Top 14 Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out.
Bottom 13 Magee strikes out.
Bottom 13 Hollocher hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flack for the out.
Top 13 Meusel strikes out.
Top 13 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 13 Blackburne strikes out.
Top 13 Bancroft strikes out.
Bottom 12 Alexander is called out on strikes.
Bottom 12 Killefer is walked intentionally. Paskert moves to second.
Bottom 12 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Deal moves to third.
Bottom 12 Deal hits a fly ball towards left. Whitted settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Whitted. Deal moves to second.
Bottom 12 Barber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Meadows strikes out.
Top 12 Tragesser strikes out.
Top 12 Paulette hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Magee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Hollocher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Paulette catches it and throws to first to double up Flack.
Bottom 11 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Paulette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 11 Whitted hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Luderus hits a popup, foul, towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 10 Killefer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 10 Paskert hits a fly ball into left field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Deal bunts towards first. Luderus scoops it up and throws to first, with Paulette covering, for the out. Barber moves to second.
Bottom 10 Walt Tragesser now catching. Lee Meadows now pitching. Barber takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Williams hits a popup towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Blackburne strikes out.
Top 10 Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Cravath moves to second.
Top 10 Ed Sicking pinch runs for Jack Adams. Gavvy Cravath pinch hits for George Smith. Cravath takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Adams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert who is chasing the ball. Adams reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 9 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blackburne fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 9 Magee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to second.
Bottom 9 Flack bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 9 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bancroft. Alexander moves to second.
Top 9 Paulette is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Whitted hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee misplays the ball. That's an error on Magee. Meusel moves to second.
Top 9 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher misplays the ball. That's an error on Hollocher.
Top 9 Williams bunts between the mound and first base. Alexander scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Bottom 8 Killefer hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Blackburne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bancroft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Paulette moves to third.
Top 8 Smith strikes out.
Top 8 Adams hits a popup in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Paulette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 There goes Barber. The throw from Adams and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Barber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hollocher scores.
Bottom 7 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hollocher moves to third.
Bottom 7 Magee bunts in front of the plate. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Hollocher moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hollocher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 There goes Whitted. The throw from Killefer and he is out, Hollocher applying the tag.
Top 7 Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Luderus bunts towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Meusel hits a fly ball towards center. Paskert settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Paskert. Meusel moves to second.
Bottom 6 Flack hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blackburne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Bancroft scores. There goes Blackburne trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 6 Blackburne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Blackburne reaches second base with a double. Bancroft moves to third.
Top 6 Bancroft takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Smith strikes out.
Top 6 Adams strikes out.
Bottom 5 Paskert hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Adams races back for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Deal. The throw to the second, AND Deal is out, for the double play.
Bottom 5 Deal bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Barber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitted. Barber reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Paulette hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Luderus strikes out.
Top 5 Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Magee is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hollocher for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Top 4 Blackburne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bancroft is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flack for the out.
Bottom 3 Alexander hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blackburne picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Blackburne. Killefer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Smith strikes out.
Top 3 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Paulette hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blackburne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Merkle. The throw from Adams and he is out, Blackburne applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Barber hits a line drive into left field. Whitted settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bancroft. Merkle moves to second.
Top 2 Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Magee. The throw from Adams and he is out, Paulette applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Magee hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hollocher hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Williams strikes out.
Top 1 Blackburne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out.