Player

Fred Merkle

3 entries · 1908–1917

Spectators above the Polo Grounds during the Merkle game, September 23, 1908.

Baserunning Blunders1908

Merkle's Boner

Fred Merkle, nineteen and starting in place of an injured regular, failed to touch second on a game-winning single. The league made the teams replay it, and the Cubs won the pennant.

New York Giants · Chicago Cubs

Fred Snodgrass of the New York Giants in 1911, the year before the dropped fly. The negative is labeled with his name.

Fielding Fiascos1912

Snodgrass's Muff

With the Giants one win from a title, Fred Snodgrass dropped a routine fly to open the tenth. He then made a fine catch that the nickname forgot.

New York Giants · Boston Red Sox

No. 1917.05.02

1917

May 2

Pitching Disasters1917

The Double No-Hitter Breaks

Hippo Vaughn and Fred Toney both pitched nine no-hit innings. In the tenth, a single, a dropped fly, and a throw home the catcher was not looking for ended it.

Chicago Cubs · Cincinnati Reds