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August 7, 1920

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Giants 2 4 3
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Cubs 5 7 0
Giants 2 4 3

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .294
OBP .500 .344
At Bats 2 194
Hits 1 57
• Singles 0 38
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 1 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 1 23

Jesse Barnes Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 11 0
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Polo Grounds - August 7, 1920
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Jesse Barnes
Earl Smith
High Pockets Kelly
Larry Doyle
Frankie Frisch
Dave Bancroft
George Burns
Vern Spencer
Ross Youngs
Fred Merkle
Zeb Terry
 
Claude Hendrix
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. Hendrix moves to third.
Top 7 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Flack bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Hendrix moves to second.
Top 7 Hendrix hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Frisch strikes out.
Bottom 6 Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Friberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Friberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Killefer hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Friberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Deal hits a line drive towards third. Frisch reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Barnes hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Friberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Paskert hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to home to get Flack. Herzog moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Terry bunts towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to third. Herzog moves to second.
Top 5 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Flack moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack who is chasing the ball. Spencer reaches third base with a triple. Frisch scores.
Bottom 4 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 4 Frisch hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Paskert, who is chasing the ball. Frisch reaches third base with a triple. Youngs goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Bancroft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hendrix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Killefer hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Friberg hits a line drive into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Friberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Barnes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herzog fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Doyle takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Jesse Barnes now pitching. Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bancroft. Merkle scores.
Top 3 Merkle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs who is chasing the ball. Merkle reaches third base with a triple. Herzog scores.
Top 3 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herzog moves to second.
Top 3 Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 2 Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hendrix 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 Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bancroft strikes out.
Bottom 1 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Friberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Merkle scores. Paskert moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Merkle moves to third. Paskert moves to second.
Top 1 Paskert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Terry scores. Merkle moves to second.
Top 1 Merkle bunts towards the mound. Nehf fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Nehf. Terry moves to third.
Top 1 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bancroft. Flack scores. Terry moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flack moves to second.
Top 1 Flack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.