Cubs @ Giants
August 4, 1914

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

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

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.236
OBP	.000	.306
At Bats	0	280
Hits	0	66
• Singles	0	49
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	29
RBI’s	0	31

Hippo Vaughn Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
14	4	0

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Polo Grounds - August 4, 1914

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Out

Hippo Vaughn

Jimmy Archer

Vic Saier

Bill Sweeney

Heinie Zimmerman

Claud Derrick

Pete Knisely

Tommy Leach

Wilbur Good

Fred Merkle

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Merkle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

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

Top 2 Marquard fires to first and has Sweeney trapped. There's the throw to Fletcher who tags Sweeney for the out.

Top 2 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Saier hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

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

Bottom 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier juggles the ball. That's an error on Saier. Bescher moves to second.

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

Bottom 1 Bescher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Knisely 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 1 Good hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Good for the out.

Top 1 Leach hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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