Dodgers @ Giants
April 19, 1912

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Dodgers	0	0	0
Giants	2	3	1

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Dodgers	0	0	0
Giants	3	4	1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.188
OBP	.000	.381
At Bats	0	16
Hits	0	3
• Singles	0	2
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	4
RBI’s	0	2

Nap Rucker Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	1	0

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Polo Grounds - April 19, 1912

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Home Run

Nap Rucker

Tex Erwin

Jake Daubert

Red Downs

Red Smith

Dolly Stark

Jud Daley

Hub Northen

Herbie Moran

Fred Merkle

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Merkle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Northen is chasing the ball. Merkle rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 There goes Murray. The throw from Erwin and he is out, Stark applying the tag.

Bottom 1 Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Devore scores. Shafer scores.

Bottom 1 Snodgrass is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 There goes Shafer. The throw from Erwin and he is safe. Shafer steals second.

Bottom 1 Shafer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Devore moves to third.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Devore moves to second.

Bottom 1 Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 There goes Smith. The throw from Meyers and he is out, Groh applying the tag.

Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Herzog.

Top 1 Daubert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shafer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Moran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.

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