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Tag Archives: Fred Merkle
This Day in Giants History, September 23, 1908: Merkle’s Boner
Today is the 107th anniversary of Merkle’s Boner, which cost the New York Giants the 1908 National League pennant. In the aftermath of the game and umpire Hank O’Day‘s controversial ruling, Giants hurler Christy Mathewson, the pitcher of record that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1908 Giants, Christy Mathewson, Fred Merkle
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The 100: Fred Merkle (95)
It was nearly 30 years after the game and, Marianne Merkle remembered, even church wasn’t a safe haven. One Sunday morning in the 1930s, Merkle and her family were attending services in Florida, when a visiting minister introduced himself. “You … Continue reading
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Tagged 1908 Giants, Al Bridwell, Chief Meyers, Christy Mathewson, Fred Merkle, Harry Pulliam, John McGraw, umpires
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1909 in a Box
Giants Checking In: Harry Gumbert, Elizabeth, PA Mel Ott, Gretna, LA Jimmy Ripple, Export, PA Giants Checking Out: Mike Dorgan, Hartford, CT Record: 92-61, 3rd in the National League, 18.5 games behind Pittsburgh Pythagorean Record: 86-67, (624 runs scored, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1909 Giants, Al Bridwell, Al Klawitter, Art Fletcher, Bugs Raymond, Chief Meyers, Christy Mathewson, Fred Merkle, Fred Snodgrass, Fred Tenney, Harry Gumbert, Jimmy Ripple, John McGraw, Larry Doyle, Mel Ott, Mike Dorgan, Red Ames, Red Murray, Roger Bresnahan, Rube-Marquard, Tillie Shafer
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The 100: Fred Snodgrass (97)
“Hardly a day in my life, hardly an hour, that in some manner or other the dropping of that fly doesn’t come up, even after 30 years,” Snodgrass said in a 1940 interview. “On the street, in my store, at … Continue reading
We Know So Little About How to Measure Defense
The Polo Grounds, where the Giants played from 1911 to 1957, was a horseshoe-shaped stadium, which caused the fences to pinch the first base line. As a consequence of this, New York Giant first basemen often played 20 or 30 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Terry, Fred Merkle, Kelly, Mize, park effects, Polo Grounds, White
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