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August 3, 1918

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Cubs 2 5 0
Giants 4 8 0
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Cubs 2 5 0
Giants 4 8 0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .314
OBP .000 .359
At Bats 3 366
Hits 0 115
• Singles 0 85
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 58

Red Causey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 2 2
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Polo Grounds - August 3, 1918
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Out
Red Causey
Lew McCarty
Jay Kirke
Larry Doyle
Heinie Zimmerman
Art Fletcher
Pete Compton
George Burns
Ross Youngs
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 8 Kirke hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Compton hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Paskert strikes out.
Top 8 Mann strikes out.
Top 8 Hollocher 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 7 Doyle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Paul Carter now pitching. Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Youngs for the out.
Top 7 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Turner Barber pinch hits for Phil Douglas. Barber hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirke scoops it up and throws to first, with Causey covering, for the out.
Top 7 Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out. McCarty moves to second.
Bottom 6 McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher can't make a play. That's a base hit. Compton scores. Kirke moves to third.
Bottom 6 Kirke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Compton moves to third.
Bottom 6 Compton hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Merkle 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 Paskert strikes out.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Douglas covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. Youngs moves to third.
Bottom 5 Youngs hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Paskert. Youngs reaches second base with a double. Burns scores.
Bottom 5 Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack who is chasing the ball. Burns reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Causey strikes out.
Top 5 Mann is called out on strikes.
Top 5 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 5 Hollocher takes first base on ball four. Flack moves to second.
Top 5 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Douglas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Killefer hits a line drive into left field. Compton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCarty hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Compton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Deal strikes out.
Top 4 Merkle bunts towards the mound. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns scores. Youngs moves to second.
Bottom 3 Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to home to get Causey. Burns moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Burns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann. Burns reaches second base with a double. Causey moves to third.
Bottom 3 Causey bunts towards the right side of the infield. Zeider fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Paskert strikes out.
Top 3 Mann hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hollocher hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCarty strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doyle scores. Zimmerman moves to third.
Bottom 2 Compton bunts towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Zeider covering, for the out. Doyle moves to third. Zimmerman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Zimmerman takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 2 Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Flack 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 2 Douglas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Killefer moves to second.
Top 2 Killefer takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zeider for the out.
Top 2 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Merkle strikes out.
Top 1 Paskert hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mann tags and scores.
Top 1 Mann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Compton who is chasing the ball. Mann reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Hollocher hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Compton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.