Cubs @ Giants
August 6, 1914

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

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

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.230
OBP	.000	.300
At Bats	0	287
Hits	0	66
• Singles	0	49
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	29
RBI’s	0	31

Bert Humphries Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	5	1

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Polo Grounds - August 6, 1914

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Single

Bert Humphries

Jimmy Archer

Vic Saier

Bill Sweeney

Heinie Zimmerman

Claud Derrick

Pete Knisely

Tommy Leach

Wilbur Good

Fred Merkle

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

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

Top 2 Saier 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 2 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Archer fires to third and picks off Burns.

Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Knisely settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bescher tags and scores. Burns tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Robertson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 There goes Burns. The throw from Archer and he is safe. Burns steals second.

Bottom 1 Burns takes first base on ball four.

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

Bottom 1 There goes Bescher. The throw from Archer and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.

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

Top 1 Knisely strikes out.

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

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

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