Reds @ Giants
August 3, 1914

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Reds	0	1	2
Giants	2	3	0

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Reds	0	1	2
Giants	3	4	0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.236
OBP	.000	.307
At Bats	0	276
Hits	0	65
• Singles	0	49
• Doubles	0	8
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	29
RBI’s	0	30

Red Ames Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
9	8	4

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Polo Grounds - August 3, 1914

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Double

Red Ames

Mike Gonzalez

Fritz Mollwitz

Heinie Groh

Bert Niehoff

Buck Herzog

George Twombly

Herbie Moran

Bert Daniels

Fred Merkle

Art Fletcher

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Merkle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Twombly. Merkle reaches second base with a double. Fletcher scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 The ball gets by Gonzalez for a passed ball. Robertson is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Robertson scores. Fletcher moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz fields the ball and throws to Ames covering. Safe. Robertson moves to third.

Bottom 1 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Niehoff fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doyle scores. That run is unearned.

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

Bottom 1 Doyle bunts towards the mound. Ames picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Ames. Doyle moves to second.

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

Top 1 Niehoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Twombly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second.

Top 1 Herzog takes first base on ball four.

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

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