Reds @ Giants
July 14, 1913

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

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

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.312
OBP	.000	.357
At Bats	0	276
Hits	0	86
• Singles	0	61
• Doubles	0	18
• Triples	0	6
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	18
RBI’s	0	37

Rube Benton Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	4	0

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Polo Grounds - July 14, 1913

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Walk

Rube Benton

Tommy Clarke

Dick Hoblitzell

Heinie Groh

John Dodge

Joe Tinker

Bob Bescher

Josh Devore

Armando Marsans

Fred Merkle

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Merkle takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Groh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groh for the out.

Top 2 Tinker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoblitzell for the out.

Top 2 Hoblitzell hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Burns chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Burns.

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

Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second.

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

Bottom 1 Burns takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Dodge hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Marsans is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.

Top 1 Marsans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Devore scores.

Top 1 Bescher hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Devore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snodgrass who is chasing the ball. Devore reaches third base with a triple.

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