Dodgers @ Giants
April 29, 1916

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Dodgers 4 11 2
Giants 4 16 4
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Dodgers 4 11 2
Giants 4 16 4

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .600 .219
OBP .600 .324
At Bats 5 32
Hits 3 7
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 3 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 1 5

Larry Cheney Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Polo Grounds - April 29, 1916
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Out
Larry Cheney
Otto Miller
Jake Daubert
George Cutshaw
Mike Mowrey
Ivy Olson
Zack Wheat
Hi Myers
Casey Stengel
Fred Merkle
Benny Kauff
Larry Doyle
Dave Robertson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Fletcher strikes out.
Bottom 11 Kauff is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 Doyle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stengel. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Robertson moves to third.
Bottom 11 Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Burns strikes out.
Top 11 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Cheney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Bill McKechnie now playing third base. Fred Merkle now playing first base. Miller hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 10 Rariden hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Edd Roush pinch hits for High Pockets Kelly. Roush hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merkle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Mowrey moves to second.
Top 10 Mowrey takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Wheat bunts in front of the plate. Rariden fields it and throws to first for the out. Stengel moves to third.
Top 10 Stengel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Stengel reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Larry Cheney now pitching. Merkle strikes out.
Bottom 9 Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wheat. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Doyle scores. Kauff moves to third.
Bottom 9 Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 9 Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Marquard fires to first and picks off Burns.
Bottom 9 Otto Miller now catching. Rube Marquard now pitching. Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Daubert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Myers trying to get to third. Burns throws the ball in to Merkle, who tags Myers for the out.
Top 9 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Mara scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Ollie O'Mara pinch runs for Chief Meyers. Jimmy Johnston pinch hits for Sherry Smith. Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. Olson scores. O'Mara moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Meyers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Meyers reaches second base with a double. Olson moves to third.
Top 9 Olson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Cutshaw 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 8 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rariden is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to third.
Bottom 8 Merkle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wheat. Merkle reaches second base with a double. Fletcher goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wheat for the out.
Top 8 Stengel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Doyle strikes out.
Bottom 7 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Daubert for the out.
Top 7 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merkle fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Merkle. Smith moves to third. Myers moves to second.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meyers for the out.
Top 7 Fred Anderson now pitching. Olson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lew Wendell pinch hits for Sailor Stroud. Wendell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Rariden takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Myers. Merkle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cutshaw hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mowrey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rariden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wheat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. Wheat reaches third base with a triple. Daubert scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stengel for the out. Daubert moves to second.
Top 6 Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly juggles the ball. That's an error on Kelly.
Bottom 5 Kauff hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Burns hits a line drive towards first. Daubert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stroud fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Meyers hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kelly strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Olson. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Doyle applying the tag.
Top 4 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merkle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Cutshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wheat tags and scores.
Top 4 Mowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wheat moves to third.
Top 4 Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merkle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kauff moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson misplays the ball. That's an error on Olson.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith fires to first and picks off Robertson.
Bottom 3 Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Stengel hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Meyers moves to second.
Top 3 Myers strikes out.
Top 3 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Meyers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kelly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Myers who is chasing the ball. Kelly reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Meyers for a passed ball. Fletcher scores. Merkle scores.
Bottom 2 Merkle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stengel. Merkle reaches second base with a double. Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 2 Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mowrey strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kauff strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Doyle. The throw from Meyers and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Robertson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wheat hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stengel strikes out.
Top 1 Daubert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.