Giants @ Reds
July 24, 1912

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Giants 6 11 5
Reds 5 10 1
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Giants 6 11 5
Reds 5 10 1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .340
OBP .250 .399
At Bats 3 256
Hits 0 87
• Singles 0 67
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 0 52

Rube Benton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 10 1
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Crosley Field - July 24, 1912
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Hit by Pitch
Rube Benton
Larry McLean
Dick Hoblitzell
Dick Egan
Eddie Grant
Jimmy Esmond
Bob Bescher
Johnny Bates
Mike Mitchell
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merkle is hit by the pitch.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Becker strikes out.
Top 9 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Egan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Esmond hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Egan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Grant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Devore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ames strikes out.
Top 8 Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herzog tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Meyers hits a line drive into center field. Bates picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bates. Herzog moves to third.
Top 8 Rube Benton now pitching. Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esmond fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Mitchell strikes out.
Bottom 7 There goes Hoblitzell. The throw from Meyers and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 7 Hoblitzell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Bates scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 There goes Bates. The throw from Meyers, and Fletcher drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 7 Bates hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bescher strikes out.
Bottom 7 Red Ames now pitching. Tex McDonald pinch hits for Art Fromme. McDonald strikes out.
Top 7 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Egan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to third. Becker moves to second.
Top 7 Becker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Devore scores. Doyle moves to second.
Top 7 Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shafer scores. Devore moves to second.
Top 7 Devore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Shafer moves to third.
Top 7 Tillie Shafer pinch hits for Jeff Tesreau. Shafer takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 7 Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Meyers hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McLean hits a fly ball for a double play. Grant tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Esmond hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Egan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. Grant moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Grant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Egan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoblitzell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bescher scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Bescher. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Bescher steals third.
Bottom 5 Bates hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Bescher. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Bescher steals second.
Bottom 5 Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Fromme hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Becker strikes out.
Top 5 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Egan fields it and throws to second for the out. Meyers scores. Tesreau moves to third.
Top 5 Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esmond fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meyers moves to third. Tesreau moves to second.
Top 5 Tesreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meyers moves to second.
Top 5 Fletcher strikes out.
Top 5 Meyers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McLean strikes out.
Bottom 4 Esmond hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Egan hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Herzog hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Merkle. The throw from McLean and he is safe. Merkle steals second.
Top 4 Merkle takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Becker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McLean settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Grant. The throw from Meyers and he is out, Doyle applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Grant takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Mitchell. The throw from Meyers and he is out, Doyle applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bates scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoblitzell for the out. Bescher scores. Bates moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Bates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Merkle. Bescher moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 There goes Bescher. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Bescher steals second.
Bottom 3 Bescher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fromme fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esmond has Tesreau trapped. There's the throw to McLean and over to Grant, who tags Tesreau for the out. Devore moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Tesreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mitchell who is chasing the ball. Tesreau reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Egan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fromme hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McLean hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Egan moves to third.
Bottom 2 Esmond hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. Egan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Egan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Grant hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esmond scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Herzog hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murray hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McLean settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoblitzell hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bates hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Bescher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Merkle strikes out.
Top 1 Becker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Bates is chasing the ball. Becker rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Top 1 Doyle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McLean settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Devore hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.