Cubs @ Giants
August 31, 1915

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Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .296
OBP .333 .345
At Bats 3 362
Hits 1 107
• Singles 1 90
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 1 49

Karl Adams Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 5 0
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Polo Grounds - August 31, 1915
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Strikeout
Karl Adams
Jimmy Archer
Vic Saier
Heinie Zimmerman
Art Phelan
Bob Fisher
Frank Schulte
Red Murray
Pete Knisely
Fred Merkle
 
Larry Doyle
 
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merkle strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murray. Doyle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Karl Adams now pitching. Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Zimmerman strikes out.
Top 8 Schulte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fisher moves to third. Schulte moves to second.
Top 8 Fisher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brainard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out.
Top 8 Joe Schultz pinch hits for Hippo Vaughn. Schultz hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Grant strikes out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Benton moves to second.
Bottom 7 Burns hits a popup towards first. Saier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Benton strikes out. There goes Meyers. He's safe.
Bottom 7 Meyers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Knisely who is chasing the ball. Meyers reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Brainard hits a popup towards the mound. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Archer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Phelan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Knisely hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Saier hits a fly ball towards center. Merkle catches it and throws to first to double up Zimmerman.
Top 6 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vaughn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Grant hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saier scoops it up and throws to first, with Vaughn covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Burns hits a popup towards third. Phelan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fisher hits a fly ball into center field. Merkle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Murray hits a fly ball towards right. Robertson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Robertson. Murray moves to second.
Top 5 Vaughn strikes out.
Top 5 Archer strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Meyers. The throw from Archer and he is out, Fisher applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Benton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Meyers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brainard scores.
Bottom 4 There goes Brainard. The throw from Archer and he is safe. Brainard steals second.
Bottom 4 Brainard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phelan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Red Murray now playing center field. Pete Knisely now playing right field. Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Knisely settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Phelan strikes out.
Top 4 Pete Knisely pinch hits for Cy Williams. Knisely hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. Fisher scores. Zimmerman moves to third. Saier moves to second.
Top 4 Saier takes first base on ball four. Fisher moves to third. Zimmerman moves to second.
Top 4 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fisher moves to second.
Top 4 Schulte strikes out.
Top 4 Fisher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fisher fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Archer picks up the ball and throws it to Saier who tags the runner out. Doyle scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Grant hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Murray 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 3 Vaughn strikes out.
Top 3 Archer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Benton hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Meyers hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phelan hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Saier hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brainard hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doyle scores. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robertson scores. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 1 Doyle bunts towards the mound. Vaughn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robertson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Grant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fisher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There go the runners. The throw from Meyers to Fletcher covering second. The throw back to home, and Schulte is out at the plate. Zimmerman moves to second.
Top 1 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schulte moves to third.
Top 1 Schulte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.