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August 13, 1914

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 11 2
Giants 2 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 11 2
Giants 2 8 2

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .225
OBP .667 .299
At Bats 2 307
Hits 1 69
• Singles 1 52
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 33
RBI’s 0 33

Dick Rudolph Season Stats

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8 6 0
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Polo Grounds - August 13, 1914
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Double
Dick Rudolph
Hank Gowdy
Butch Schmidt
Johnny Evers
Red Smith
Rabbit Maranville
Joe Connolly
Les Mann
Ted Cather
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Merkle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mann. Merkle reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schmidt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out.
Top 9 Connolly strikes out.
Top 9 Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cather hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bescher. Cather reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Rudolph hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robertson hits a popup in front of the plate. Gowdy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burns hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Cather settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Smith trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 8 Mann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maranville scores.
Top 8 Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Eddie Grant now playing third base. Larry McLean now catching. Art Fromme now pitching. Maranville hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bescher who is chasing the ball. Maranville reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Bescher hits a fly ball into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Larry McLean pinch hits for Rube Marquard. McLean hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Merkle scores. Piez moves to third.
Bottom 7 Sandy Piez pinch runs for Chief Meyers. Eddie Grant pinch hits for Milt Stock. Grant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to third. Piez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Meyers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 7 Merkle bunts towards the mound. Rudolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 7 Fletcher hits a line drive into left field. Connolly picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Connolly. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 7 Connolly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Connolly for the out.
Top 7 Evers takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cather hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Robertson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Burns hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Connolly throws the ball in to Smith who relays the ball to Evers who tags Burns trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Doyle moves to third.
Bottom 6 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bescher hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gowdy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gowdy hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Connolly scores. Maranville scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 6 Smith hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Schmidt bunts towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. Connolly moves to third. Maranville moves to second.
Top 6 Maranville bunts towards the mound. Marquard juggles the ball. That's an error on Marquard. Connolly moves to second.
Top 6 Connolly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Marquard strikes out.
Bottom 5 Stock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meyers moves to second.
Bottom 5 Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith.
Bottom 5 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Meyers fires to first and picks off Evers.
Top 5 Evers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cather strikes out.
Top 5 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marquard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Connolly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Doyle hits a popup towards first. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gowdy hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive towards left. Burns chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Burns.
Top 4 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bescher strikes out.
Bottom 3 Marquard hits a popup towards first. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stock hits a popup towards first. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Connolly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Evers bunts towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. Cather moves to second.
Top 3 Cather hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Meyers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Evers catches it and throws to second with Maranville covering, to double up Robertson.
Bottom 2 Merkle takes first base on ball four. Robertson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fletcher strikes out.
Bottom 2 Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rudolph strikes out.
Top 2 Gowdy hits a fly ball into center field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mann hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Burns is chasing the ball. Mann rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Top 2 Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schmidt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out.
Bottom 1 Bescher hits a fly ball into left field. Connolly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Connolly hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cather scores.
Top 1 Evers hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cather hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Cather reaches second base with a double.