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July 1, 1912

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Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .372
OBP .500 .435
At Bats 3 164
Hits 1 61
• Singles 1 44
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 40

Lefty Tyler Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 9 0
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Polo Grounds - July 1, 1912
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Home Run
Lefty Tyler
Bill Rariden
Ben Houser
Bill Sweeney
Ed McDonald
Art Devlin
Jay Kirke
Vin Campbell
John Titus
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Ed McDonald now playing third base. Art Devlin now playing shortstop. 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 8 Tyler strikes out.
Top 8 Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ed McDonald pinch hits for Frank O'Rourke. McDonald hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Devlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Snodgrass. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Snodgrass steals second.
Bottom 7 Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Rourke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 7 Ames strikes out.
Bottom 7 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Campbell. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Herzog goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a popup in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Becker scores.
Bottom 7 Becker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kirke who is chasing the ball. Becker reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Houser strikes out. There goes Kirke. The throw from Wilson and Kirke is out.
Top 7 Titus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kirke moves to second.
Top 7 Red Ames now pitching. Kirke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney scores.
Top 7 Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Devlin scores. Campbell scores. Sweeney moves to second.
Top 7 Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tyler scores. Devlin moves to third. Campbell moves to second.
Top 7 Devlin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tyler moves to second.
Top 7 Tyler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Titus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a ball on the ground that hits Tesreau. Tesreau is out and Merkle is safe at first. There goes Tesreau trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Snodgrass moves to second.
Bottom 6 Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Houser juggles the ball. That's an error on Houser. Tesreau moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tesreau takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Houser hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Titus takes first base on ball four. Kirke moves to second.
Top 6 Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campbell scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Campbell moves to third.
Top 6 Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tesreau. Campbell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Herzog hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Devlin hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tyler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 O'Rourke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Kirke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to third for the out. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 4 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Snodgrass moves to second.
Bottom 4 Snodgrass takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Houser 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 4 Titus hits a fly ball into left field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tesreau hits a popup towards short. O'Rourke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 3 Herzog is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Becker strikes out.
Bottom 3 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Kirke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doyle moves to third. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 3 Merkle is hit by the pitch. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Campbell strikes out.
Top 3 Devlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Snodgrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Rourke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Tesreau takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tyler strikes out.
Top 2 Rariden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 O'Rourke hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Houser 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 There goes Herzog. The throw from Rariden and he is out, O'Rourke applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murray scores. Becker moves to third.
Bottom 1 Becker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doyle scores. Murray moves to second.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Snodgrass strikes out. Rariden drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Snodgrass out.
Top 1 Titus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snodgrass who is chasing the ball. Titus reaches third base with a triple. There goes Kirke trying to get to home. Snodgrass throws the ball in to Wilson, who tags Kirke for the out.
Top 1 Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to home to get Sweeney. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Sweeney hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Murray picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Murray. Campbell goes all the way around to score. Sweeney moves to third.
Top 1 Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Devlin takes first base on ball four.