Reds @ Giants
September 16, 1914

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

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Reds	0	0	1
Giants	5	2	0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.230
OBP	.000	.304
At Bats	0	408
Hits	0	94
• Singles	0	66
• Doubles	0	17
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	6
Walks	0	43
RBI’s	0	41

Red Ames Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	12	4

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Polo Grounds - September 16, 1914

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Home Run

Red Ames

Mike Gonzalez

Bill Kellogg

Heinie Groh

Fritz Von Kolnitz

Marty Berghammer

George Twombly

Earl Yingling

Red Killefer

Fred Merkle

Dave Robertson

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Merkle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Grant strikes out. There goes Robertson. Here's the throw, and he's safe.

Bottom 1 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Fletcher scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Twombly who is chasing the ball. Fletcher reaches third base with a triple. Doyle scores. Burns goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Doyle moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berghammer fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Snodgrass takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Berghammer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Twombly 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 Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out.

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