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May 6, 1918

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Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .288
OBP .333 .283
At Bats 3 59
Hits 1 17
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 10

Earl Hamilton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 0
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Forbes Field - May 6, 1918
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Double
Earl Hamilton
Jimmy Archer
Fritz Mollwitz
George Cutshaw
Bill McKechnie
Howdy Caton
Lee King
Max Carey
Casey Stengel
Fred Merkle
 
 
 
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Merkle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Merkle reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hamilton for the out.
Bottom 8 Archer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McKechnie moves to second.
Bottom 8 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Mann hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKechnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Flack hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz fields the ball and throws to Hamilton covering. Safe.
Bottom 7 Cutshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There go the runners. The throw from Elliott and Kilduff drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error.
Bottom 7 Stengel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mollwitz moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Mollwitz. The throw from Elliott and he is safe. Mollwitz steals second.
Bottom 7 Mollwitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Caton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Walker strikes out.
Top 7 Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hamilton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Roy Walker now pitching. Archer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McKechnie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack. McKechnie reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 King hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Cutshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kilduff hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Caton.
Bottom 5 Stengel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Carey. The throw from Elliott and he is safe. Carey steals second.
Bottom 5 Carey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mollwitz scores.
Bottom 5 Mollwitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mann who is chasing the ball. Mollwitz reaches third base with a triple. Caton goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Caton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Archer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 5 Flack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Deal scores. Hendrix moves to second.
Top 5 Archer fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Archer. Deal moves to third.
Top 5 Hollocher hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hendrix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton misplays the ball. That's an error on Caton. Deal moves to second.
Top 5 Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Deal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Paskert throws the ball in to Hollocher who tags King trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Cutshaw hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cutshaw fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Paskert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There go the runners. The throw from Elliott to Deal. The throw back to home, and Carey is out at the plate.
Bottom 3 Stengel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Caton scores. Mollwitz scores. Carey moves to third.
Bottom 3 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to home to get Hamilton. Caton moves to third. Mollwitz moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mollwitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hamilton moves to third. Caton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Caton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hamilton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hamilton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Archer strikes out.
Top 3 Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Flack takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Hollocher scores.
Top 3 Hollocher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stengel. Hollocher reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Hendrix hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hendrix fires to first and picks off King.
Bottom 2 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Stengel scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Cutshaw bunts towards the mound. Hendrix fields it and throws to first for the out. Stengel moves to third.
Bottom 2 Stengel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paskert. Stengel reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kilduff hits a popup towards short. Caton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamilton can't make a play. That's a base hit. towards second. Cutshaw picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cutshaw. Merkle moves to second.
Top 2 Paskert strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Caton. The throw from Elliott and he is out, Hollocher applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Carey hits a line drive into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mollwitz hits a fly ball into left field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Caton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mann hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops it up and throws to first, with Hamilton covering, for the out.
Top 1 Hollocher strikes out.