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August 4, 1919

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 5 11 0
Cubs 2 6 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 5 11 0
Cubs 2 7 3

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .267
OBP .333 .320
At Bats 3 311
Hits 1 83
• Singles 1 66
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 40

Gene Packard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 1
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Cubs Park - August 4, 1919
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Single
Gene Packard
Walt Tragesser
Fred Luderus
Gene Paulette
Lena Blackburne
Dave Bancroft
Possum Whitted
Cy Williams
Irish Meusel
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 9 Herzog hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Paulette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Whitted hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Meusel scores. Luderus moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Luderus is walked intentionally.
Top 9 There goes Meusel. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Meusel steals second.
Top 9 Meusel hits a ball on the ground for an out. Williams moves to third.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blackburne moves to second.
Top 9 Killefer fires to third and picks off Bancroft.
Top 9 Blackburne hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Bancroft moves to third.
Top 9 Paul Carter now pitching. Bancroft hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Flack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Tom Daly pinch hits for Speed Martin. Daly strikes out.
Top 8 Packard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Tragesser is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Paulette hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Meusel moves to third. Whitted moves to second.
Top 8 Whitted hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meusel moves to second.
Top 8 Luderus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Meusel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Packard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Paskert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Deal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Williams is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Blackburne hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Bancroft hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Magee hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blackburne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Packard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tragesser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Paulette hits a line drive into left field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Paulette fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Flack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to third.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blackburne fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Paskert takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Luderus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out.
Top 5 There goes Meusel. The throw from Killefer and he is safe. Meusel steals second.
Top 5 Meusel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herzog reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blackburne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Packard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Merkle. The throw from Tragesser and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Magee hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Speed Martin now pitching. Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Packard hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Packard reaches second base with a double. Luderus scores. Paulette goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 Tragesser strikes out.
Top 4 Paulette hits a fly ball towards left. Magee settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Magee. Luderus moves to second.
Top 4 Whitted hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Luderus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Packard fires to first and has Herzog trapped. There's the throw to Bancroft who tags Herzog for the out.
Bottom 3 Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flack scores.
Bottom 3 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hollocher for the out. Flack moves to third.
Bottom 3 Flack hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Flack reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Hendrix strikes out.
Top 3 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Bancroft moves to third.
Top 3 Blackburne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bancroft moves to second.
Top 3 Bancroft takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blackburne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blackburne fields it and throws to first for the out. Magee scores.
Bottom 2 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Magee moves to third.
Bottom 2 Magee hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Whitted. Magee reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Packard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Packard for the out.
Top 2 Tragesser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Paulette hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Whitted hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Luderus tags and scores.
Top 2 Luderus hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Paskert who is chasing the ball. Luderus reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hollocher bunts towards third. Blackburne fields it and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to second.
Bottom 1 Flack is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Meusel hits a line drive towards third. Deal reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blackburne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. Bancroft moves to second.
Top 1 Bancroft takes first base on ball four.