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August 5, 1937

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Hersh Martin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .284
OBP .500 .373
At Bats 4 268
Hits 2 76
• Singles 1 47
• Doubles 1 20
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 26

Charlie Root Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 2
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Wrigley Field - August 5, 1937
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Home Run
Charlie Root
Ken O'Dea
Ripper Collins
Billy Herman
Stan Hack
Billy Jurges
Lonny Frey
Augie Galan
Frank Demaree
Hersh Martin
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Martin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Walters hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Demaree hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Atwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Whitney. The throw from O'Dea and he is out, Herman applying the tag.
Top 8 Scharein hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Charlie Root now pitching. Ken O'Dea now catching. Whitney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Galan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Clay Bryant. O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Frey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Tuck Stainback pinch runs for Gabby Hartnett. Jurges bunts towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. Stainback moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hartnett takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Arnovich hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Moore hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Herman hits a line drive into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Collins strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Young is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Martin bunts towards the mound. Bryant fields it and throws to home to get Scharein. Atwood moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Walters hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Atwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scharein moves to third.
Top 6 Scharein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Galan hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bryant strikes out.
Bottom 5 Frey is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Whitney hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Camilli takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Arnovich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Frey. Arnovich reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Young is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Jurges strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Herman hits a popup towards short. Scharein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Demaree hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walters takes first base on ball four. Atwood moves to second.
Top 4 Atwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Scharein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Whitney hits a fly ball into left field. Frey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Camilli hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bryant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hartnett hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Herman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bryant fires to first and picks off Martin.
Top 2 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Walters hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Galan hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clay Bryant now pitching. Atwood hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Scharein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young scores. Arnovich scores. Whitney moves to third.
Top 1 Whitney is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Camilli strikes out. There goes Young. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Arnovich. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 1 Arnovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Shoun, and towards Jurges, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin scores. Young moves to second.
Top 1 Young bunts towards the mound. Shoun fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martin moves to third.
Top 1 Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Demaree. Martin reaches second base with a double.