Cubs @ Giants
August 5, 1916

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	3	1
Giants	1	2	1

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	3	1
Giants	1	2	1

Art Fletcher Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.283
OBP	.000	.312
At Bats	0	279
Hits	0	79
• Singles	0	62
• Doubles	0	12
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	6
RBI’s	0	46

Claude Hendrix Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	7	1

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Polo Grounds - August 5, 1916

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Claude Hendrix

Art Wilson

Fritz Mollwitz

Otto Knabe

Rollie Zeider

Chuck Wortman

Les Mann

Joe Kelly

Max Flack

Art Fletcher

Fred Merkle

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Fletcher bunts in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Merkle hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Flack. Merkle reaches second base with a double. Kauff goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 2 Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Wortman bunts towards third. Herzog fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Fletcher picks up the ball and throws it to Rariden who tags the runner out. Wortman moves to second.

Top 2 Mollwitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Kelly strikes out.

Bottom 1 There goes Doyle. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Zeider applying the tag.

Bottom 1 Robertson strikes out.

Bottom 1 Herzog bunts towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to third for the out. Doyle moves to second.

Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wortman misplays the ball. That's an error on Wortman. Burns moves to second.

Bottom 1 Burns takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Knabe hits a popup towards third. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Mann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Sallee covering, for the out.

Top 1 Zeider is called out on strikes.

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