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September 6, 1920

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 5 3
Pirates 12 15 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 5 3
Pirates 12 15 0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .270
OBP .000 .314
At Bats 3 285
Hits 0 77
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 32

Earl Hamilton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 11 2
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Forbes Field - September 6, 1920
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Out
Earl Hamilton
Walter Schmidt
Charlie Grimm
George Cutshaw
Possum Whitted
Bill McKechnie
Carson Bigbee
Fred Nicholson
Billy Southworth
Fred Merkle
 
 
 

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 5 3 3
Pittsburgh Pirates 12 15 0 8
Winning Pitcher Earl Hamilton
Losing Pitcher Sweetbread Bailey
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Possum Whitted
Attendance 19,000
Time of Game 1 hour 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. McKechnie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McKechnie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Merkle picks up the ball and throws it to Friberg who tags the runner out.
Bottom 8 Jaeger fires over to first and Merkle drops the ball. That's an error on Merkle. Grimm scores. McKechnie goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 8 McKechnie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Grimm. The throw from Daly and he is safe. Grimm steals second.
Bottom 8 Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle fields the ball and throws to Jaeger covering. Safe.
Bottom 8 Whitted hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Daly settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robertson. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Robertson throws the ball in to Friberg who tags Nicholson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 8 Flack hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jaeger strikes out.
Top 8 Daly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Southworth hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robertson who is chasing the ball. Cutshaw reaches third base with a triple. Hamilton scores.
Bottom 7 Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schmidt scores. Hamilton moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hamilton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Schmidt. The throw from Daly and he is safe. Schmidt steals third.
Bottom 7 There goes Schmidt. The throw from Daly and he is safe. Schmidt steals second.
Bottom 7 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Joe Jaeger now pitching. McKechnie hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Friberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops it up and throws to first, with Hamilton covering, for the out.
Top 7 Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Grimm hits a line drive towards short. Terry reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cutshaw scores. Nicholson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Southworth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Friberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robertson who is chasing the ball. Cutshaw reaches third base with a triple. Bigbee scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Bigbee. The throw from Daly and he is safe. Bigbee steals second.
Bottom 6 Bigbee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Tom Daly now catching. Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Merkle strikes out.
Top 6 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McKechnie fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flack for the out.
Bottom 5 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grimm moves to second.
Bottom 5 Grimm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores.
Bottom 5 Whitted strikes out.
Bottom 5 Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robertson who is chasing the ball. Nicholson reaches third base with a triple. Cutshaw goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Southworth hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cutshaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 O'Farrell hits a fly ball into center field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Friberg 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 4 There go the runners. The throw from O'Farrell to Terry covering second. The throw back to home, and McKechnie is out at the plate.
Bottom 4 Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out. McKechnie moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hamilton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Paul Carter now pitching. Schmidt is hit by the pitch. McKechnie moves to second.
Bottom 4 McKechnie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grimm scores.
Bottom 4 Grimm hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack who is chasing the ball. Grimm reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 There goes Paskert. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, McKechnie applying the tag.
Top 4 Deal hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Paskert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Merkle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Whitted hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robertson who is chasing the ball. Whitted reaches third base with a triple. Robertson throws the ball in to O'Farrell who tags Whitted trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cutshaw scores. Southworth scores. Nicholson goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 3 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bailey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cutshaw moves to third. Southworth moves to second.
Bottom 3 Southworth hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Cutshaw moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cutshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out.
Top 3 Terry hits a line drive towards third. Whitted reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Flack 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 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McKechnie hits a popup towards short. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grimm bunts towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitted moves to second.
Bottom 2 Whitted hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bailey strikes out.
Top 2 O'Farrell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth. O'Farrell reaches second base with a double. Friberg scores.
Top 2 Friberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Friberg reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Deal hits a fly ball into center field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Paskert 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 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Southworth hits a line drive into left field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cutshaw bunts towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cutshaw for the out. Bigbee moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bigbee takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Merkle hits a ball on the ground towards short. McKechnie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robertson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth. Robertson reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. McKechnie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out.