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July 31, 1914

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	0	0	0
Giants	2	3	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	0	0	0
Giants	2	3	0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.237
OBP	.000	.311
At Bats	0	266
Hits	0	63
• Singles	0	48
• Doubles	0	8
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	29
RBI’s	0	29

Rube Benton Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	6	1

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Polo Grounds - July 31, 1914

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Out

Rube Benton

Tommy Clarke

Fritz Mollwitz

Heinie Groh

Bert Niehoff

Buck Herzog

George Twombly

Herbie Moran

Bert Daniels

Fred Merkle

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Twombly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 There goes Groh. The throw from Meyers and he is out, Doyle applying the tag.

Top 2 Moran hits a fly ball into right field. Snodgrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Groh takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Niehoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 There goes Fletcher. The throw from Clarke and he is out, Niehoff applying the tag.

Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Moran. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Bescher scores. Snodgrass goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 1 Snodgrass bunts towards the mound. Benton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bescher moves to third.

Bottom 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Groh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bescher moves to second.

Bottom 1 Bescher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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

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

Top 1 Daniels strikes out.

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