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August 3, 1918

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Top 8 R H E
Cubs 11 14 0
Giants 4 7 1
Top 8 R H E
Cubs 11 14 0
Giants 4 7 1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .316
OBP .500 .360
At Bats 3 370
Hits 2 117
• Singles 2 87
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 4 62

Al Demaree Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 5 1
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Polo Grounds - August 3, 1918
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Out
Al Demaree
Bill Rariden
Jay Kirke
Larry Doyle
Heinie Zimmerman
Ed Sicking
Pete Compton
George Burns
Ross Youngs
Fred Merkle
Les Mann
 
 
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Paskert hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
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.
Top 8 Flack hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Youngs strikes out.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Killefer for a passed ball. Burns moves to second.
Bottom 7 Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sicking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sicking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Zeider 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 6 Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirke for the out.
Bottom 6 Compton hits a popup towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pick hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Merkle hits a fly ball into left field. Compton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hollocher tags and scores.
Top 6 Paskert bunts towards the mound. Demaree fields it and throws to first for the out. Hollocher moves to third. Mann moves to second.
Top 6 Mann takes first base on ball four. Hollocher moves to second.
Top 6 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Speed Martin now pitching. Sicking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Demaree scores. Burns moves to third. Youngs moves to second.
Bottom 5 Youngs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Demaree moves to third. Burns moves to second.
Bottom 5 Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Demaree moves to second.
Bottom 5 Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Rariden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Flack hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hendrix hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Killefer hits a popup in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zeider hits a popup towards short. Sicking settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirke hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Compton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zeider scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman scores.
Bottom 4 Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert who is chasing the ball. Zimmerman reaches third base with a triple. Sicking scores. Doyle goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Doyle takes first base on ball four. Sicking moves to second.
Bottom 4 Sicking hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Youngs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zeider settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pick strikes out.
Top 4 Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Paskert strikes out. There goes Mann. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 4 Ed Sicking now playing shortstop. Mann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Demaree bunts towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. Rariden moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rariden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hollocher hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Flack strikes out.
Top 3 Al Demaree now pitching. Hendrix hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Compton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Doyle hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Killefer 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 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman juggles the ball. That's an error on Zimmerman. Pick scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Pick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burns who is chasing the ball. Pick reaches third base with a triple. Paskert scores. Merkle goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mann scores. Paskert moves to third.
Top 2 Paskert takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Mann. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Mann steals second. Flack scores.
Top 2 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. Hendrix scores. Flack moves to third.
Top 2 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to home to get Killefer. Hendrix moves to third. Flack moves to second.
Top 2 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirke fields the ball and throws to Perritt covering. Safe. Hendrix moves to second.
Top 2 Hendrix bunts towards the mound. Perritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Killefer moves to third.
Top 2 Killefer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Killefer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Youngs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burns strikes out.
Top 1 Zeider hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doyle scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Pick hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Merkle moves to second.
Top 1 Merkle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hollocher scores. Paskert scores.
Top 1 Paskert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Paskert reaches second base with a double. Flack scores. Hollocher moves to third.
Top 1 Mann bunts towards first. Kirke scoops it up and throws to first, with Doyle covering, for the out. Flack moves to third. Hollocher moves to second.
Top 1 Hollocher takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Flack. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Flack steals second.
Top 1 Flack bunts towards the mound. Perritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.