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September 16, 1912

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Cubs 4 10 1
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Cubs 4 10 1
Giants 3 6 3

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .318
OBP .667 .386
At Bats 2 424
Hits 1 135
• Singles 0 96
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 1 11
Walks 1 41
RBI’s 1 81

Ed Reulbach Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 6 2
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Polo Grounds - September 16, 1912
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Strikeout
Ed Reulbach
Jimmy Archer
Vic Saier
Johnny Evers
Heinie Zimmerman
Joe Tinker
Jimmy Sheckard
Cy Williams
Ward Miller
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merkle strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Reulbach strikes out.
Top 9 Archer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathewson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Beals Becker now playing center field. Fred Snodgrass now playing left field. Williams hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Snodgrass hits a line drive towards short. Tinker catches it and throws to first to double up Doyle.
Bottom 8 Doyle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Moose McCormick pinch hits for Josh Devore. McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Sheckard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Evers 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 8 Saier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Saier for the out.
Top 8 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mathewson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reulbach fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Tinker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tinker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Sheckard moves to third.
Top 7 Sheckard takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Reulbach is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Archer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Merkle takes first base on ball four. Murray moves to third.
Bottom 6 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Snodgrass strikes out.
Bottom 6 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Evers trying to get to home. Snodgrass throws the ball in to Wilson who tags Evers who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 6 Evers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Evers reaches second base with a double. Tinker scores.
Top 6 Saier hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. Tinker moves to second.
Top 6 Tinker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Devore is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Mathewson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Fletcher. The throw from Archer and he is out, Evers applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Ed Reulbach now pitching. Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mathewson spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Mathewson. Snodgrass fumbles the ball. That's an error on Snodgrass. Good scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Sheckard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Good moves to second.
Top 5 Wilbur Good pinch hits for Jimmy Lavender. Good hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Mathewson covering. Safe.
Top 5 Archer hits a line drive into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Evers scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Herzog is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Sheckard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams strikes out.
Top 4 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Saier 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 3 Snodgrass hits a popup towards short. Tinker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fletcher scores. Devore moves to third.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Wilson scores. Fletcher moves to third. Devore moves to second.
Bottom 3 Devore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier fields the ball and throws to Lavender covering. Safe. Wilson moves to third. Fletcher moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mathewson bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Archer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Tinker hits a fly ball into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Archer tags and scores. Sheckard tags and moves to third. Miller tags and moves to second.
Top 3 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Archer moves to third. Sheckard moves to second.
Top 3 Sheckard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Archer moves to second.
Top 3 Lavender is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Archer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavender fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops it up and throws to first, with Lavender covering, for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Evers hits a line drive into center field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Saier is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Snodgrass hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tinker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Tinker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller moves to third.
Top 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Sheckard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.