Cubs @ Pirates
September 2, 1918

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Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	0
Pirates	1	0	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	0
Pirates	1	0	1

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.304
OBP	.000	.353
At Bats	0	471
Hits	0	143
• Singles	0	110
• Doubles	0	25
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	35
RBI’s	0	73

Wilbur Cooper Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
18	14	3

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Forbes Field - September 2, 1918

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Strikeout

Wilbur Cooper

Walter Schmidt

Fritz Mollwitz

George Cutshaw

Bill McKechnie

Luke Boone

Carson Bigbee

Max Carey

Billy Southworth

Fred Merkle

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Merkle strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Bigbee scores. Southworth moves to third.

Bottom 1 Southworth takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 There goes Bigbee. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Bigbee steals second.

Bottom 1 Bigbee takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Paskert for the out.

Top 1 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boone.

Top 1 Hollocher hits a line drive towards the mound. Cooper reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Barber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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