Dodgers @ Giants
July 4, 1916

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Dodgers 6 11 1
Giants 2 8 3
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Dodgers 6 11 1
Giants 2 8 3

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .236
OBP 1.000 .318
At Bats 3 229
Hits 3 54
• Singles 2 36
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 6
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 1 26

Sherry Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 1
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Polo Grounds - July 4, 1916
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Out
Sherry Smith
Otto Miller
Jake Daubert
George Cutshaw
Mike Mowrey
Ollie O'Mara
Zack Wheat
Jimmy Johnston
Casey Stengel
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Merkle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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Bottom 8 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Daubert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 The ball gets by Rariden for a passed ball. Johnston moves to second.
Top 8 Johnston takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Robertson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 O'Mara hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 There goes Cutshaw. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Cutshaw steals second.
Top 7 Cutshaw takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Mowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Wheat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Tesreau hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Stengel 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 6 Daubert bunts towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnston moves to second.
Top 6 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie juggles the ball. That's an error on McKechnie. Miller scores.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Fletcher strikes out.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Smith fires to first and picks off Robertson.
Bottom 5 Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kauff moves to third.
Bottom 5 Kauff takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 O'Mara hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Cutshaw. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Cutshaw steals second.
Top 5 Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. Stengel scores. Wheat moves to third.
Top 5 Mowrey is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 5 Mowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Daubert scores. Stengel moves to third. Wheat moves to second.
Top 5 Wheat is walked intentionally.
Top 5 There goes Stengel. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Stengel steals second.
Top 5 Stengel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Daubert moves to third.
Top 5 Daubert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Top 5 Johnston bunts towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnston for the out. Smith moves to second.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tesreau strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Daubert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Miller hits a line drive towards third. McKechnie catches it and throws to first to double up O'Mara.
Top 4 O'Mara hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Tesreau covering. Safe. Cutshaw scores.
Top 4 Cutshaw hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kauff who is chasing the ball. Cutshaw reaches third base with a triple. Mowrey goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Mowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Wheat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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 scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnston moves to second.
Top 3 Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Daubert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kauff for the out.
Bottom 2 Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rariden moves to second.
Bottom 2 Tesreau strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rariden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merkle scores.
Bottom 2 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 2 Merkle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 There goes O'Mara. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. O'Mara steals second.
Top 2 O'Mara hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cutshaw strikes out.
Top 2 Mowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kauff moves to third. Robertson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Mara misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Mara. Kauff moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wheat hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle has Johnston trapped. There's the throw to Rariden and over to McKechnie, who tags Johnston for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnston moves to third.
Top 1 Johnston hits a line drive into center field. Kauff picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kauff. Johnston moves to second.