Pirates @ Giants
August 1, 1916

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Pirates 3 6 2
Giants 3 7 1
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Pirates 3 6 2
Giants 3 7 1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .247
OBP .333 .322
At Bats 3 320
Hits 1 79
• Singles 1 54
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 1 35

Wilbur Cooper Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 0
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Polo Grounds - August 1, 1916
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Out
Wilbur Cooper
Walter Schmidt
Bill Hinchman
Jack Farmer
Doug Baird
Alex McCarthy
Frank Schulte
Max Carey
Joe Schultz
Fred Merkle
Benny Kauff
 
 
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merkle bunts towards the mound. Cooper catches it and throws to first to double up Kauff.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kauff takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Baird takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Cooper bunts towards the mound. Schupp fields it and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to second.
Top 9 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Farmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Farmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. Farmer moves to second.
Top 8 Farmer is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Hinchman hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Schupp strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rariden hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baird settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Baird hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Farmer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kauff hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hinchman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Walter Schmidt now catching. Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cooper strikes out.
Top 6 Walter Schmidt pinch hits for William Fischer. Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 McCarthy takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Herzog hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fischer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns moves to second.
Bottom 5 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy misplays the ball. That's an error on McCarthy.
Bottom 5 Schupp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Farmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rariden strikes out.
Top 5 Farmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Schulte strikes out.
Bottom 4 Fletcher strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Merkle. The throw from Fischer and he is out, Baird applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a line drive into left field. Schulte picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Schulte. Robertson scores. Kauff goes all the way around to score. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Farmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robertson moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Robertson. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Robertson steals second.
Bottom 4 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Herzog takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baird hits a line drive towards third. Herzog reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ferdie Schupp now pitching. Cooper strikes out.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Burns. The throw from Fischer and he is safe. Burns steals second.
Bottom 3 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Hans Lobert pinch hits for Fred Anderson. Lobert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rariden hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 3 McCarthy bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Farmer moves to third. Schultz moves to second.
Top 3 Schultz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schulte scores. Farmer moves to second.
Top 3 Farmer is hit by the pitch. Schulte moves to second.
Top 3 Hinchman hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schulte takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hinchman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baird fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kauff hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Baird. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag.
Top 2 Baird hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Cooper bunts towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out. Fischer moves to second.
Top 2 Fischer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There goes Robertson. The throw from Fischer and he is out, McCarthy applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McCarthy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doyle scores.
Bottom 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Farmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to third.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey. Doyle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Farmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCarthy hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schultz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Farmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hinchman moves to second.
Top 1 Hinchman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. Carey scores.
Top 1 Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Anderson covering. Safe. Baird scores. Carey moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baird moves to third.
Top 1 Baird hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.