Pirates @ Giants
August 5, 1912

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 13 2
Giants 4 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 13 2
Giants 4 9 0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .337
OBP .250 .403
At Bats 4 291
Hits 1 98
• Singles 1 75
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 56

Claude Hendrix Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 6 1
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Polo Grounds - August 5, 1912
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Out
Claude Hendrix
George Gibson
Dots Miller
Alex McCarthy
Bobby Byrne
Honus Wagner
Max Carey
Mike Donlin
Chief Wilson
Fred Merkle
Beals Becker
 
 

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 13 2 5
New York Giants 4 9 0 9
Winning Pitcher Claude Hendrix
Losing Pitcher Rube Marquard
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Honus Wagner
Attendance 15,000
Time of Game 2 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doyle scores.
Bottom 9 There goes Doyle. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Doyle steals third.
Bottom 9 Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Donlin. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Snodgrass scores.
Bottom 9 Snodgrass hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carey. Snodgrass reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Moose McCormick pinch hits for Red Ames. McCormick strikes out.
Bottom 9 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ames fires to first and has Wagner trapped. There's the throw to Fletcher who tags Wagner for the out.
Top 9 Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Donlin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carey for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Herzog strikes out.
Bottom 8 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ames fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hendrix hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gibson hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher catches it and tags out McCarthy for the double play.
Top 8 McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Merkle strikes out.
Bottom 7 Becker strikes out.
Bottom 7 Doyle hits a popup towards first. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out.
Top 7 Miller strikes out.
Top 7 Art Wilson now catching. Wagner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Snodgrass strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ames hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher moves to second.
Bottom 6 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy misplays the ball. That's an error on McCarthy.
Bottom 6 Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Herzog takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Meyers fires to second and picks off Donlin for the out.
Top 6 Donlin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey scores. Donlin moves to second.
Top 6 There goes Carey. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Carey steals second.
Top 6 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and has Byrne trapped. There's the throw to Doyle who tags Byrne for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Byrne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. Byrne reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Gibson scores.
Top 6 Hendrix hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gibson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray who is chasing the ball. Gibson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Murray strikes out. Gibson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Murray out.
Bottom 5 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Becker moves to third.
Bottom 5 Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Miller throws to second for one, and Wagner throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Snodgrass scores. Becker moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Doyle takes first base on ball four. Snodgrass moves to second.
Bottom 5 Snodgrass is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Ames is called out on strikes.
Top 5 McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. Wagner moves to third.
Top 5 Miller strikes out.
Top 5 Wagner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Wagner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murray scores.
Bottom 4 Murray hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Donlin who is chasing the ball. Murray reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Donlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Meyers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Byrne strikes out.
Bottom 3 Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Snodgrass trying to get to third. Wilson throws the ball in to Byrne, who tags Snodgrass for the out.
Bottom 3 Snodgrass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Ames strikes out.
Top 3 Hendrix hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCarthy bunts towards the mound. Ames fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third.
Top 3 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snodgrass. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Meyers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Herzog hits a line drive towards the mound. Hendrix reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Miller strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Wagner. The throw from Meyers and he is safe. Wagner steals second.
Top 2 Red Ames now pitching. Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Donlin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Byrne scores. Carey scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Byrne moves to third. Carey moves to second.
Top 2 Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendrix scores. Byrne moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Byrne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCarthy scores. Hendrix moves to second.
Top 2 Hendrix strikes out.
Top 2 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibson for the out.
Top 2 McCarthy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Becker who is chasing the ball. McCarthy reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Snodgrass. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Snodgrass steals second.
Bottom 1 Becker hits a fly ball into left field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Donlin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Snodgrass takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wilson 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 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wagner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Donlin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Carey takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.