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May 3, 1912

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Phillies 6 4 0
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Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .318
OBP .500 .434
At Bats 2 44
Hits 1 14
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 8

Pete Alexander Season Stats

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Polo Grounds - May 3, 1912
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Home Run
Pete Alexander
Peaches Graham
Fred Luderus
Otto Knabe
Hans Lobert
Mickey Doolin
Gavvy Cravath
Dode Paskert
John Titus
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Knabe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Heinie Groh now playing shortstop. Tillie Shafer now playing second base. Graham hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knabe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Doolin fields it and has Devore trapped. There's the throw to Lobert who throws back over to Doolin who tags Devore for the out. Snodgrass moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 There goes Devore. The throw from Graham and he is safe. Devore steals second.
Bottom 5 Doyle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Devore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Doolin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wiltse fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Cravath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wiltse hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 4 Meyers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shafer moves to third.
Bottom 4 Shafer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert. Shafer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 There goes Merkle. The throw from Graham and he is out, Lobert applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Luderus hits a fly ball into left field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lobert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Titus strikes out.
Top 4 Knabe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Becker hits a fly ball into left field. Cravath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Snodgrass hits a line drive into right field. Titus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alexander hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Graham hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Doolin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer misplays the ball. That's an error on Shafer. Luderus scores. Paskert moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Paskert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Luderus moves to third.
Top 3 Cravath strikes out.
Top 3 Luderus hits a line drive into left field. Devore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Devore. Luderus moves to second.
Bottom 2 Devore hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wiltse hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meyers moves to second.
Bottom 2 Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Doolin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Shafer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Titus. The throw from Meyers and he is out, Shafer applying the tag.
Top 2 Lobert hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Titus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wiltse fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Knabe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Doolin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Becker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Devore scores. There goes Doyle trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 1 Snodgrass is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Doyle takes first base on ball four. Devore moves to second.
Bottom 1 Devore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Graham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Graham for the out. Doolin moves to third.
Top 1 Doolin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Shafer. Luderus scores. Cravath scores. Doolin moves to second. Two runs are unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Paskert hits a fly ball into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lobert tags and scores. Luderus tags and moves to third. Cravath tags and moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Cravath takes first base on ball four. Luderus moves to second.
Top 1 Hooks Wiltse now pitching. There goes Lobert. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Lobert steals third.
Top 1 Luderus takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Lobert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shafer fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Shafer. Knabe scores. Titus scores. Lobert moves to second. Two runs are unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Knabe moves to third. Titus moves to second.
Top 1 Titus takes first base on ball four. Knabe moves to second.
Top 1 Knabe takes first base on ball four.