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August 3, 1912

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	0	2	0
Giants	0	0	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	0	2	0
Giants	1	1	0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.335
OBP	.000	.402
At Bats	0	284
Hits	0	95
• Singles	0	74
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	28
RBI’s	0	54

Art Fromme Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
9	11	0

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Polo Grounds - August 3, 1912

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Home Run

Art Fromme

Larry McLean

Dick Hoblitzell

Dick Egan

Eddie Grant

Jimmy Esmond

Bob Bescher

Armando Marsans

Mike Mitchell

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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Top 2 McLean hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Esmond is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Egan bunts towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out. Grant moves to second.

Top 2 Grant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Becker hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Snodgrass hits a fly ball into center field. Marsans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Mathewson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoblitzell for the out. Marsans moves to third.

Top 1 Marsans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. Marsans reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Bescher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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