Giants @ Cardinals
August 21, 1916

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Top 2	R	H	E
Giants	0	1	0
Cardinals	1	2	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Giants	0	1	0
Cardinals	1	2	0

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.245
OBP	.000	.318
At Bats	0	380
Hits	0	93
• Singles	0	64
• Doubles	0	19
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	0	33
RBI’s	0	41

Milt Watson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	2	0

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Robison Field - August 21, 1916

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Out

Milt Watson

Mike Gonzalez

Frank Snyder

Dots Miller

Bruno Betzel

Rogers Hornsby

Bob Bescher

Chief Wilson

Tom Long

Fred Merkle

George Burns

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Fletcher strikes out.

Top 2 Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Betzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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

Bottom 1 Hornsby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson who is chasing the ball. Hornsby reaches third base with a triple. Bescher scores.

Bottom 1 Bescher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Bescher reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Long hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herzog fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 There goes Herzog. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, Hornsby applying the tag.

Top 1 Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Bescher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Kauff takes first base on ball four.

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