Reds @ Giants
July 26, 1916

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Reds	4	9	0
Giants	2	5	3

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Reds	4	9	0
Giants	2	5	3

Fred Merkle Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.241
OBP	.667	.317
At Bats	2	294
Hits	1	71
• Singles	1	49
• Doubles	0	14
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	6
Walks	1	28
RBI’s	0	32

Pete Schneider Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	12	1

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Polo Grounds - July 26, 1916

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Strikeout

Pete Schneider

Ivey Wingo

Hal Chase

Baldy Louden

Bill McKechnie

Heinie Groh

Greasy Neale

Edd Roush

Tommy Griffith

Fred Merkle

Buck Herzog

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Cincinnati Reds	4	9	0	5
New York Giants	2	5	3	4
Winning Pitcher	Pete Schneider
Losing Pitcher	Slim Sallee
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Ivey Wingo
Attendance	12,000
Time of Game	1 hour 42 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merkle strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Kauff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Louden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Herzog takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Schneider strikes out.

Top 9 There goes McKechnie. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. McKechnie steals second.

Top 9 Wingo hits a popup towards third. Lobert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 McKechnie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 9 Pol Perritt now pitching. Louden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schneider fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Herb Hunter pinch hits for Slim Sallee. Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Louden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Neale hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Chase hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schneider scores. Roush moves to third. Chase moves to second.

Top 8 Griffith hits a popup towards third. Lobert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Roush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schneider moves to second.

Top 8 Groh hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Schneider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 7 Lobert hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Merkle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kauff moves to second.

Bottom 7 Kauff takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Wingo hits a fly ball for a double play. Louden tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 7 McKechnie takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 There goes Louden. The throw from Rariden and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.

Top 7 Louden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 7 Neale hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out.

Bottom 6 Herzog is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Louden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Chase strikes out.

Top 6 There goes Griffith. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Doyle applying the tag.

Top 6 Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 6 Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Burns hits a line drive into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Sallee strikes out.

Bottom 5 Rariden hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Groh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groh for the out.

Top 5 Schneider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 5 Wingo strikes out.

Top 5 McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog misplays the ball. That's an error on Herzog.

Bottom 4 Lobert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Merkle is called out on strikes.

Bottom 4 Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Louden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Louden hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Neale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sallee fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Chase hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 There goes Robertson. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Groh applying the tag.

Bottom 3 Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Burns scores.

Bottom 3 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to third.

Bottom 3 Burns takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Griffith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schneider scores. There goes Groh trying to get to third. Rariden throws to Lobert who tags Groh for the out.

Top 3 Roush hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Groh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wingo scores. Schneider moves to second.

Top 3 Schneider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wingo moves to third.

Top 3 Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lobert fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 McKechnie takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Sallee hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Rariden hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robertson tags and scores.

Bottom 2 Lobert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robertson moves to third. Merkle moves to second.

Bottom 2 Merkle takes first base on ball four. Robertson moves to second.

Bottom 2 Kauff hits a popup towards first. Chase settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 2 Louden hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Neale hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Chase hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 1 Griffith hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Roush 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 Groh hits a line drive towards third. Lobert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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