Braves @ Cubs
August 23, 1920

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Braves 1 7 1
Cubs 5 7 0
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Braves 1 7 1
Cubs 5 7 0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .275
OBP .000 .322
At Bats 3 240
Hits 0 66
• Singles 0 45
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 27

Dick Rudolph Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 0
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Cubs Park - August 23, 1920
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Dick Rudolph
Mickey O'Neil
Walter Holke
Hod Ford
Tony Boeckel
Rabbit Maranville
Les Mann
Ray Powell
Walton Cruise
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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Bottom 7 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dick Rudolph now pitching. Terry hits a line drive towards third. Boeckel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maranville strikes out.
Top 7 Powell strikes out.
Top 7 Eddie Eayrs pinch hits for Joe Oeschger. Eayrs takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to third. O'Neil moves to second.
Top 7 O'Neil hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ford moves to second.
Top 7 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hendrix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to home to get O'Farrell. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 O'Farrell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Powell who is chasing the ball. O'Farrell reaches third base with a triple. Deal scores. Herzog goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Paskert scores. Deal moves to second.
Bottom 6 Deal is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Paskert hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Powell who is chasing the ball. Paskert reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Holke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cruise hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mann hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out.
Bottom 5 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to third to get the runner. O'Farrell is safe. O'Farrell moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Flack hits a fly ball into right field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hendrix hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herzog tags and scores.
Bottom 5 O'Farrell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruise. O'Farrell reaches second base with a double. Herzog moves to third.
Bottom 5 Herzog takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Maranville 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 5 Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Oeschger strikes out.
Top 5 O'Neil hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Paskert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Robertson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boeckel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Holke hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cruise strikes out.
Bottom 3 Terry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hendrix hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mann strikes out.
Top 3 Maranville hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Neil moves to third.
Top 3 Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Oeschger strikes out.
Top 3 O'Neil hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 O'Farrell hits a fly ball into right field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to third for the out. Herzog moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Deal hits a line drive into right field. Cruise picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruise. Paskert goes all the way around to score. Deal moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Paskert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Holke hits a fly ball into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Flack strikes out.
Top 1 Cruise hits a line drive towards short. Terry reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Hendrix covering, for the out.
Top 1 There goes Powell. The throw from O'Farrell and he is out, Terry applying the tag.
Top 1 Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.