Braves @ Giants
May 6, 1916

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 7 12 1
Giants 6 11 2
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Braves 7 12 1
Giants 6 11 2

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .204
OBP .333 .328
At Bats 3 49
Hits 1 10
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 1 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 8

Dick Rudolph Season Stats

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3 1 0
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Polo Grounds - May 6, 1916
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Strikeout
Dick Rudolph
Hank Gowdy
Ed Konetchy
Johnny Evers
Red Smith
Rabbit Maranville
Zip Collins
Pete Compton
Joe Wilhoit
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Merkle strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rudolph 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 9 Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Compton 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 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kauff strikes out.
Bottom 8 Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Evers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Konetchy hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wilhoit bunts in front of the plate. Rariden fields it and throws to first for the out. Evers moves to third. Collins moves to second.
Top 8 Collins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evers moves to second.
Top 8 Fred Anderson now pitching. Evers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Robertson. The throw from Gowdy and he is out, Maranville applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Edd Roush pinch hits for Pol Perritt. Roush hits a fly ball into right field. Wilhoit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maranville strikes out.
Top 7 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to home to get Konetchy. Smith moves to third. Compton moves to second.
Top 7 Gowdy strikes out.
Top 7 Compton is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilhoit scores. Konetchy moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Top 7 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilhoit moves to second.
Top 7 Wilhoit takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Rariden hits a fly ball into center field. Compton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gowdy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Compton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out.
Top 6 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rudolph moves to third.
Top 6 Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Rudolph moves to second.
Top 6 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Robertson hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gowdy for the out.
Top 5 Compton hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher.
Top 5 Konetchy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Burns strikes out.
Bottom 4 Perritt strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Collins strikes out.
Top 4 Evers 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 3 There goes McKechnie. The throw from Gowdy and he is out, Maranville applying the tag.
Bottom 3 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores.
Bottom 3 Merkle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Compton who is chasing the ball. Merkle reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Compton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Maranville strikes out.
Top 3 Rudolph hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Compton tags and scores.
Top 3 Gowdy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Compton moves to third.
Top 3 Compton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 2 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konetchy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out.
Bottom 2 Robertson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Evers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Konetchy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Wilhoit. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Wilhoit steals second.
Top 2 Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Evers moves to third.
Top 2 Pol Perritt now pitching. Collins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evers moves to second.
Top 2 Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maranville scores.
Top 2 Maranville hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. Maranville reaches third base with a triple. Compton scores. Gowdy scores.
Top 2 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. Compton moves to third. Gowdy moves to second.
Top 2 Gowdy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Compton moves to second.
Top 2 Compton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Tesreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merkle scores.
Bottom 1 McKechnie 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.
Bottom 1 Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out. Merkle moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a line drive into left field. Collins picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Collins. Doyle scores. Kauff scores. Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kauff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Compton. Kauff reaches second base with a double. Burns scores. Robertson scores. Doyle moves to third.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. Robertson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to second.
Bottom 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball for a double play. Collins tags and scores.
Top 1 Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to home to get Evers. Collins moves to third. Wilhoit moves to second.
Top 1 Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maranville scores. Evers moves to third. Collins moves to second.
Top 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maranville moves to third. Evers moves to second.
Top 1 Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maranville moves to second.
Top 1 Maranville takes first base on ball four.