Giants @ Phillies
August 14, 1916

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Top 2	R	H	E
Giants	0	1	2
Phillies	3	2	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Giants	0	1	2
Phillies	3	2	0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.242
OBP	.000	.315
At Bats	0	355
Hits	0	86
• Singles	0	58
• Doubles	0	19
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	0	31
RBI’s	0	38

Pete Alexander Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
21	8	1

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Baker Bowl - August 14, 1916

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Out

Pete Alexander

Bill Killefer

Fred Luderus

Bert Niehoff

Bobby Byrne

Dave Bancroft

Possum Whitted

Dode Paskert

Gavvy Cravath

Fred Merkle

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Luderus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kauff for the out.

Top 2 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Luderus strikes out.

Bottom 1 Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle. Cravath scores. Whitted moves to third. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Cravath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. Byrne scores. Cravath moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Byrne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Byrne reaches second base with a double. Niehoff goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 1 Niehoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Paskert 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 Alexander fires to first and picks off Herzog.

Top 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Niehoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Burns strikes out.

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