The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-07
Fletcher

typical McGraw baseball. Fletcher
flies to Murphy in right.
One run; two hits; no errors.
The Giants worked over their frs.
run In this inning.
Fourth Inning.
Athletics: Collins tripled to deep
right on the first ball pitched. Baker
singled, scoring Collins. 1t was a
scratch hit off Doyle's glove. McInnes
sacrificed, Marquord to Merkle. Meyers
went to the pitchers box for confer
ence with Marquard. Baker out, Mar.
guard to Herzog on Strunk's hard rap
to pitchers box.
4 Strunk went to first on felder's
choice. Barry doubled to left, but
Strunk was stopped at third by Davis,
who was coaching. Schang tripled to
center scoring Strunk and Barry. 1t
was almost line drive that Shafer
jumped high in an attempt to get but
missed. Bender out; Marquard to
Merkle.
Three runs; hits; no errors.
The Athletics got to Marquard's low
fast ball with deadly effect in this
inning. This appeared to be his main
dependence in the earlier part of the
game. Collins triple, as we'll as Bak-
er, Barry and Schangs hits were hard
shots.
4 Giants: Burns opened the Giants
half Of tho fourth with smashing
double down the left foul line. Burns
! was tagged out on the base line by
Baker, when Herzog's easy tap to Ben.
der was relayed to the third baseman.
Bender got an assist, together Collinr
and Baker with put out. Herzog took
second on the play. Murphy famed.
Myers flied to Oldring.
No runs; one hit; no errors.
The fourth inning produced some
thrills, the Athletics getting Marquard
with their heavy sluggers and in theii
= half OF the session the Giants made g
desperate effort to catch the hot pace
Burns caught one in the groove but his
get away with two Dagger came tt
naught when Herzog, Murray and My
ers failed to add anything to the
score.
:, Fifth Inning.
: Athletics-Murphy out, Marquart
to Merkle on tap to the box.
Oldring out, Vanguard to Merkle
:. The. rube ran over to third base an,
felded the ball clearly.
; Collins waited and walked, the frs
! base on balls issued SO far in tn
game.
Collins stole second, beating Myers
throw by an eyelash on a quick slide
g This was the first stolen base OF tn
3. game.
g Baker hit for home run into tn
l. right field stands, scoring Collin
l. ahead of him. The crowd went will
e when Baker made the knock tina
1t made good his title of Home Run
Baker.
1T Marquard's low fast ball was sti
sr working badly. A couple Of his shoe,
hit in front of the plate and ssye1
took them on the bounce.
McInnis popped to Fletcher an
~ ended the agony.
Two runs, two hits, no errors.
With two out, the Athletics got
lg Vanguard with the most destructiy
lie hit Of the game. Bakers home ru
went high and true into the rigl
10 field stand, and it was plain 1t wa
ticketed for four bases before 1t ha
"a cleared the diamond.
a Giants Merkle singled to RICH
n Mccormick bats for Marquard Tt
n appearance of the pinch hitter beir
ts greeted with roar to which he r
in sponded with a single directly owe
: the second sack on the first ba
:, pitched Shafer out, Collins to M
~ Innes, Merkle and Mccormick, advan
y ing base each. Doyle safe at fir.
! on Barry's low throw to McInne
Merkle scoring. This was the fir!
error OF the game. Mccormick too
- third. Fletcher singled to right SEQ
ing Mccormick and putting Doyle c
third. The ball hit Chief Bender @
:. the leg and rolled out of Collin
= reach. Burns forced Fletcher, Bake
= to Collins, Doyle scoring. Burns q
first on fielders' choice. Herzog file
to Collins. Three runs, three hit
~ one error.
~ Crandall relieved Marquard In til
= box. The Giants had gotten to Ben
III er with better effect in this innin
'e than any other and Barry's costly e
'p ror left the way open for the exec
20 ton that followed.
II Sixth Inning.
" Athletics-Strunk lined to Shafe
lie II was a looping drive. which locke
ne good for safety, but snafer rushe
re over and made the catch
Barry drove to Shafer, "Tilly" nj
having to move from his position
catch the ball. Schang flied to Burn
lg No runs, no hits, no errors,
The Athletics figured Crandall migl