Dodgers @ Cubs
July 15, 1920

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Bottom 10 R H E
Dodgers 4 9 0
Cubs 3 10 3
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Dodgers 4 9 0
Cubs 3 10 3

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .294
OBP .750 .329
At Bats 4 153
Hits 3 45
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 2 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 13

Sherry Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 1
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Cubs Park - July 15, 1920
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Out
Sherry Smith
Rowdy Elliott
Ed Konetchy
Pete Kilduff
Jimmy Johnston
Ivy Olson
Zack Wheat
Hi Myers
Tommy Griffith
Fred Merkle
Zeb Terry
Bill Killefer
 

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 9 0 8
Chicago Cubs 3 10 3 6
Winning Pitcher Rube Marquard
Losing Pitcher Sweetbread Bailey
Save Sherry Smith
Game Winning RBI Jimmy Johnston
Attendance 4,000
Time of Game 1 hour 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Terry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Twombly hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Friberg tags and scores.
Bottom 10 Claude Hendrix pinch hits for Sweetbread Bailey. Sherry Smith now pitching. Hendrix hits a popup towards first. Konetchy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Killefer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wheat. Killefer reaches second base with a double. Friberg moves to third.
Bottom 10 Tommy Griffith now playing right field. Friberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 10 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Wheat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Twombly. Wheat reaches second base with a double. Johnston scores.
Top 10 Tommy Griffith pinch hits for Bernie Neis. Griffith bunts towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnston moves to third.
Top 10 Johnston hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Friberg. Johnston reaches second base with a double. Olson scores.
Top 10 Olson hits a line drive into right field. Twombly picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Twombly. Olson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Paskert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merkle scores.
Bottom 9 Herzog bunts towards first. Konetchy scoops it up and throws to first, with Kilduff covering, for the out. Merkle moves to third.
Bottom 9 Merkle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wheat. Merkle reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Marquard strikes out.
Top 9 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Sweetbread Bailey now pitching. Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Twombly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bob O'Farrell pinch hits for Hippo Vaughn. O'Farrell hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Myers is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Bernie Friberg now playing left field. Buck Herzog now playing second base. Wheat strikes out.
Bottom 7 Killefer hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Friberg hits a popup towards short. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Deal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merkle scores. Paskert moves to second.
Bottom 7 Paskert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tom Daly pinch hits for Dave Robertson. Daly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Merkle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Neis strikes out.
Top 7 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Terry hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Twombly hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Vaughn hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Marquard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marquard for the out.
Top 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Friberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marquard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Deal hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg misplays the ball. That's an error on Friberg. Johnston moves to third. Neis moves to second.
Top 5 Neis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marquard scores. Johnston moves to second.
Top 5 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out. Marquard moves to third.
Top 5 Olson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marquard moves to second.
Top 5 Marquard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Paskert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konetchy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. Merkle moves to third.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wheat. Merkle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kilduff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Friberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Vaughn drops the ball.
Top 4 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Vaughn covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Twombly hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Vaughn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Killefer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Friberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Neis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Johnston hits a line drive into right field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Paskert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Neis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Marquard strikes out.
Top 2 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kilduff hits a fly ball into right field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Twombly strikes out.
Top 1 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Myers hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnston tags and scores. Neis tags and moves to third. Wheat tags and moves to second.
Top 1 Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields it and throws to home to get Olson. Johnston moves to third. Neis moves to second.
Top 1 Neis takes first base on ball four. Johnston moves to second.
Top 1 Johnston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Olson moves to third.
Top 1 Olson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.