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[Fred Merkle, Brooklyn NL (baseball)] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2014
[Fred Merkle, New York NL (baseball)] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2010
[Fred Merkle, New York NL (baseball)] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2008
[New York Giants. Top row (left to right): (partially obscured) Art Fletcher, George Burns, Art Wilson, Red Ames, Art Devlin, Christy Mathewson, Hooks Wiltse, Grover Hartley. Bottom row: Beals Becker, John McGraw, Buck Herzog, Fred Merkle, Bert Maxwell, D from The Library of Congress uploaded April 2008
[New York Giants. Top row (left to right): Rube Marquard, Larry Doyle, Josh Devore, Art Fletcher, George Burns, Art Wilson, Red Ames. Bottom row: Chief Meyers, Fred Snodgrass, Red Murray, Arlie Latham, Beals Becker, John McGraw, Buck Herzog, Fred Merkle ( from The Library of Congress uploaded April 2008
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[Fred Merkle (New York NL) at bat, Red Murray (New York NL) walking in background, and unidentified catcher at the Polo Grounds, NY, 1911 World Series (baseball)] (LOC)
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-Jarrett- said:
Fred Merkle of what might be baseball's most infamous play, Merkle's Boner - which the poor lad was never able to live down, despite a long and successful career otherwise.
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aware health said:
If that's really the World Series, it's probably Philadelphia catcher Ira Thomas. (Their other catcher at the time, Jack Lapp, was a smaller man.) But that's a pretty light crowd for a World Series game, wouldn't you say?
[New York Giants Opening Day line-up at the Polo Grounds [New York]. Left to right: Fred Snodgrass, Tillie Shafer, George Burns, Larry Doyle, Red Murray, Fred Merkle, Buck Herzog, Chief Meyers (baseball)] (LOC)
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In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
Fred Merkle was famous for his "boner." Merkle's Boner was when he neglected to touch second base in the last game of 1908, and thus the Giants lost to the Cubs, had to play a playoff game and the Cubs won and then won the World Series....and THAT was the last time the Cubs won the World Series. Had it not been for Merkle's Boner, the Cubs would not have gone to the Series in 1908. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Merkle
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Tacit Cake said:
fabulous picture.
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Mark in NOVA said:
This is from April 10, 1913 according to the picture.
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In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
Merkle was playing in 1913. He played quite a few years in the majors. I was just talking about his boner in 1908.
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In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
Chief Meyers was a very good catcher, one of the best of his time. He lived a long life, I think he was nearly 90 when he died.