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August 9, 1916

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Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .248
OBP .333 .322
At Bats 3 343
Hits 1 85
• Singles 1 57
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 1 38

Bob Steele Season Stats

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3 7 0
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Polo Grounds - August 9, 1916
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Out
Bob Steele
Frank Snyder
Rogers Hornsby
Bruno Betzel
Zinn Beck
Roy Corhan
Bob Bescher
Jack Smith
Chief Wilson
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Hornsby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robertson throws the ball in to Merkle who tags Hornsby trying to return to first, for the out. Corhan scores. Bescher goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Bescher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Corhan moves to third.
Top 8 The ball gets by Kocher for a passed ball. Corhan moves to second.
Top 8 Corhan hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brad Kocher now catching. Steele strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kauff strikes out.
Bottom 7 Robertson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Herzog takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Steele fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Steele. Doyle scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Doyle hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Doyle reaches third base with a triple. Rariden scores. Perritt goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Burns hits a popup towards first. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Perritt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Rariden moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rariden bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Fletcher moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Fletcher reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Betzel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hornsby scores. Beck moves to second.
Top 7 Beck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hornsby moves to third.
Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hornsby moves to second.
Top 7 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bescher hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There go the runners. The throw from Snyder to Betzel covering second. The throw back to home, and Robertson is out at the plate. Kauff moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hornsby juggles the ball. That's an error on Hornsby. Herzog scores. Robertson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 6 Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second.
Bottom 6 Herzog takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Corhan hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith strikes out.
Top 6 Steele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Burns hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Perritt hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rogers Hornsby now playing first base. Zinn Beck now playing third base. Rariden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Betzel strikes out.
Top 5 Snyder hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rariden scoops up the ball and tags Snyder for the out.
Top 5 Zinn Beck pinch hits for Dots Miller. Beck hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fletcher strikes out.
Bottom 4 Merkle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bescher 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 4 Corhan hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robertson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perritt tags and scores. Burns tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Doyle bunts towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. Perritt moves to third. Burns moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rariden scores. Perritt moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Perritt bunts towards the mound. Steele fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Steele. Rariden moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Rariden takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Smith 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 3 Steele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Betzel hits a line drive into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Kauff. The slide. Snyder applies the tag. Kauff is out.
Bottom 2 Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Merkle is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 2 Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robertson scores. Kauff moves to third. Merkle moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robertson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Miller is hit by the pitch. Wilson moves to second.
Top 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corhan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bescher 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 1 Corhan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.