Braves @ Giants
September 27, 1912

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 9 0
Giants 6 14 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 9 1
Giants 7 14 0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .313
OBP .500 .377
At Bats 3 457
Hits 2 143
• Singles 2 104
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 1 85

Walt Dickson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 17 1
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Polo Grounds - September 27, 1912
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Fielder's Choice
Walt Dickson
Hank Gowdy
Ben Houser
Joe Schultz
Art Devlin
Rabbit Maranville
Jay Kirke
Vin Campbell
John Titus
Fred Merkle
Beals Becker
 
Tillie Shafer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 6 9 1 9
New York Giants 7 14 0 9
Winning Pitcher LaRue Kirby
Losing Pitcher Walt Dickson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 500
Time of Game 1 hour 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to home. Gowdy drops the ball. Shafer scores. Becker moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Devore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gowdy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shafer moves to third.
Bottom 9 Shafer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Houser 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 9 There's a wild pitch. Titus moves to second.
Top 9 Titus takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Kirke hits a popup towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Schultz hits a popup towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schultz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Fletcher. The throw from Gowdy and he is safe. Fletcher steals second.
Bottom 8 Kirby hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hartley moves to third.
Bottom 8 Hartley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schultz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Herzog takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Devlin hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campbell for the out.
Top 8 Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shafer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Devore. The throw from Gowdy and he is safe. Devore steals second.
Bottom 7 Devore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Shafer. The throw from Gowdy and he is out, Schultz applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Becker hits a fly ball into right field. Titus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Shafer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Houser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Houser for the out. Titus moves to second.
Top 7 Titus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Kirby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schultz fields it and throws to home to get Fletcher. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Titus who is chasing the ball. Fletcher reaches third base with a triple. Hartley goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Hartley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merkle scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Merkle. The throw from Gowdy and he is safe. Merkle steals second.
Bottom 6 Herzog strikes out.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 6 Schultz strikes out.
Top 6 Devlin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campbell moves to third.
Top 6 Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Devore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Becker strikes out.
Bottom 5 Shafer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 There goes Burns. The throw from Gowdy and he is out, Maranville applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Maranville hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Houser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Kirby covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores.
Bottom 4 Hartley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Merkle. The throw from Gowdy and he is safe. Merkle steals second.
Bottom 4 Herzog hits a line drive into left field. Kirke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Joe Schultz now playing second base. Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Titus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Kirke hits a fly ball into right field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Devlin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Devore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Devlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 3 Becker hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Sweeney fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Kirby scores. Burns moves to third.
Bottom 3 Shafer takes first base on ball four. Burns moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kirby moves to third.
Bottom 3 Kirby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Titus. Kirby reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Campbell hits a line drive into right field. Devore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kirby fields it and throws to first for the out. Gowdy moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Gowdy. The throw from Hartley and he is safe. Gowdy steals second.
Top 3 Gowdy takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Josh Devore now playing right field. Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kirby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hartley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murray tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Murray hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Campbell who is chasing the ball. Murray reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Houser hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Titus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Kirke moves to second.
Top 2 Kirke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second.
Top 2 Sweeney takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Grover Hartley now catching. Devlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Shafer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Campbell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 1 Dickson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gowdy hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Meyers fields it and throws to first for the out. Maranville moves to second.
Top 1 Maranville takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Houser hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Titus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirke moves to second.
Top 1 Kirke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campbell scores. Devlin scores.
Top 1 Sweeney bunts towards the mound. Kirby fields it and throws to first for the out. Campbell moves to third. Devlin moves to second.
Top 1 Devlin is hit by the pitch. Campbell moves to second.
Top 1 Campbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.