Hank O'Day

1 entry · 1908

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