Dodgers @ Cubs
July 12, 1920

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 13 16 1
Cubs 4 8 6
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 13 16 1
Cubs 4 8 6

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .288
OBP .750 .327
At Bats 3 139
Hits 2 40
• Singles 2 29
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 13

Burleigh Grimes Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 5 1
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Cubs Park - July 12, 1920
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Strikeout
Burleigh Grimes
Zack Taylor
Ray Schmandt
Pete Kilduff
Jimmy Johnston
Ivy Olson
Bill McCabe
Bernie Neis
Tommy Griffith
Fred Merkle
 
Zeb Terry
 

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 13 16 1 8
Chicago Cubs 4 8 6 9
Winning Pitcher Burleigh Grimes
Losing Pitcher Speed Martin
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Zack Wheat
Attendance
Time of Game 1 hour 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merkle strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Terry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Neis. Terry reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Hollocher hits a fly ball into center field. Neis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Twombly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Griffith hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Farrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Herzog hits a popup towards short. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Robertson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Kilduff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Schmandt hits a fly ball into right field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Terry hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Hollocher bunts towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to third. Twombly moves to second.
Bottom 7 Twombly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bernie Neis now playing center field. Ray Schmandt now playing first base. Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bernie Neis pinch hits for Hi Myers. Neis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McCabe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffith scores.
Top 7 Griffith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Twombly who is chasing the ball. Griffith reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Johnston hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Farrell hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bill McCabe now playing left field. Paskert hits a fly ball into left field. McCabe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Taylor hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Paskert. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Konetchy scores. Kilduff goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Kilduff takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Konetchy moves to second.
Top 6 Konetchy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bill McCabe pinch runs for Zack Wheat. Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Wheat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Kilduff fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Merkle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hollocher moves to second.
Bottom 5 Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Twombly tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff misplays the ball. That's an error on Kilduff. Twombly moves to third.
Bottom 5 Twombly takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin juggles the ball. That's an error on Martin.
Top 5 Olson is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Grimes hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Farrell hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zack Taylor now catching. Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Zack Taylor pinch hits for Otto Miller. Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Konetchy trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 4 Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wheat scores. Myers scores. Konetchy moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wheat moves to third. Myers moves to second.
Top 4 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Martin covering. Safe. Griffith scores. Wheat moves to second.
Top 4 Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it and throws to home. O'Farrell drops the ball. Johnston scores. Griffith moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Griffith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert. Griffith reaches second base with a double. Olson scores. Johnston moves to third.
Top 4 Johnston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Olson moves to second.
Top 4 Olson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robertson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Terry strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kilduff takes first base on ball four. Konetchy moves to second.
Top 3 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog juggles the ball. That's an error on Herzog. Myers scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Myers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Twombly who is chasing the ball. Myers reaches third base with a triple. Wheat goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Wheat hits a popup towards third. Herzog juggles the ball. That's an error on Herzog.
Top 3 Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Twombly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Farrell hits a popup towards first. Konetchy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Miller moves to second.
Top 2 Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kilduff tags and scores.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Kilduff moves to third.
Top 2 Kilduff takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Herzog hits a line drive into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Paskert takes first base on ball four. Terry moves to third. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hollocher tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Merkle takes first base on ball four. Hollocher moves to third. Terry moves to second.
Bottom 1 Terry takes first base on ball four. Hollocher moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hollocher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Twombly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Myers. The throw from O'Farrell and he is out, Terry applying the tag.
Top 1 Myers takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wheat hits a line drive into center field. Paskert picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Paskert. Hollocher fumbles the ball. That's an error on Hollocher. Olson scores. Wheat moves all the way to home.
Top 1 Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Olson moves to third.
Top 1 Johnston bunts towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. Olson moves to second.
Top 1 Olson takes first base on ball four.