Fred Merkle 1917 Game by Game Batting Logs

Fred Merkle 1917 Game by Game Batting Logs

Fred Merkle appeared in 149 Major League games during the 1917 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Merkle appeared in, specifically relating to his 1917 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Merkle started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"Considered by John McGraw, manager of the (New York) Giants, as a shrewd and aggressive player, (Fred) Merkle also packed a wallop at the plate in the days of the 'dead' ball." - New York Times Obituary (March 3, 1956)

Fred Merkle 1917 Game by Game Batting Logs In Chronological Order / Fred Merkle Stats
Date / Box	Opponent	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
04-14-1917 *	vs Phillies	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	1b
04-16-1917 *	vs Giants	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	1b
04-22-1917 *	at Reds	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	.273	.273	.455	1b
04-23-1917 *	at Reds	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	.333	.375	.533	1b
04-24-1917 *	at Reds	4	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	0	0	0	.421	.450	.579	1b
04-25-1917 *	at Reds	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.391	.417	.522	1b
04-26-1917 *	at Reds	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.370	.393	.481	1b
04-29-1917 *	at Cardinals	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	0	0	0	.323	.344	.419	1b
April 1917 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
April 1917 Totals		31	6	10	3	0	0	4	1	0	44	0	0	0	.323	.344	.419	-
05-01-1917 *	at Cardinals	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.286	.324	.371	1b
05-02-1917 *	vs Reds	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.293	.333	1b
05-03-1917 *	vs Reds	4	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	.279	.311	.349	1b
05-04-1917 *	vs Reds	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	.298	.327	.362	1b
05-05-1917 *	vs Reds	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	13	1	0	0	.280	.333	.340	1b
05-06-1917 *	vs Pirates	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.264	.316	.321	1b
05-07-1917 *	vs Pirates	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.317	.321	1b
05-09-1917 *	at Robins	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.283	.338	.333	1b
05-10-1917 *	at Robins	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.266	.319	.313	1b
05-11-1917 *	at Robins	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	.275	.324	.319	1b
05-12-1917 *	at Robins	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.308	.301	1b
05-14-1917 *	at Braves	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	.260	.305	.325	1b
05-15-1917 *	at Braves	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.322	.354	1b
05-16-1917 *	at Braves	3	2	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.337	.376	1b
05-17-1917 *	at Braves	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.364	1b
05-18-1917 *	at Phillies	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	.272	.343	.359	1b
05-19-1917 *	at Phillies	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	.281	.349	.365	1b
05-21-1917 *	at Phillies	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	.273	.339	.354	1b
05-22-1917 *	at Phillies	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	.279	.342	.365	1b
05-23-1917 *	at Giants	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.278	.339	.361	1b
05-24-1917 *	at Giants	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.270	.336	.351	1b
05-25-1917 *	at Giants	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.272	.341	.360	1b
05-26-1917 *	at Giants	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.271	.338	.364	1b
05-30-1917 *	at Pirates	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.336	.355	1b
05-30-1917 *	at Pirates	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.264	.333	.352	1b
May 1917 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
May 1917 Totals		94	16	23	4	2	0	10	10	0	79	2	3	0	.245	.330	.330	-
06-01-1917 *	vs Robins	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.262	.329	.346	1b
06-02-1917 *	vs Robins	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.261	.327	.343	1b
06-03-1917 *	vs Robins	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.318	.333	1b
06-04-1917 *	vs Robins	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.248	.316	.326	1b
06-06-1917 *	vs Phillies	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.308	.317	1b
06-08-1917 *	vs Phillies	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.242	.307	.315	1b
06-09-1917 *	vs Giants	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.311	.329	1b
06-10-1917 *	vs Giants	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.244	.310	.327	1b
06-11-1917 *	vs Giants	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.303	.319	1b
06-12-1917 *	vs Giants	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.239	.303	.319	1b
06-14-1917 *	vs Braves	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.248	.315	.327	1b
06-15-1917 *	vs Braves	3	1	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.330	.351	1b
06-16-1917 *	vs Braves	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.328	.349	1b
06-17-1917 *	vs Braves	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.266	.330	.356	1b
06-18-1917 *	at Reds	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.333	.359	1b
06-19-1917 *	at Reds	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.272	.337	.359	1b
06-19-1917 *	at Reds	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	.273	.337	.358	1b
06-20-1917 *	at Reds	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.330	.351	1b
06-21-1917 *	at Pirates	3	1	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.278	.340	.371	1b
06-22-1917 *	at Pirates	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.343	.381	1b
06-23-1917 *	at Pirates	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.286	.349	.387	1b
06-23-1917 *	at Pirates	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.345	.382	1b
06-24-1917 *	vs Pirates	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.283	.350	.380	1b
06-26-1917 *	at Cardinals	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.341	.370	1b
06-26-1917 *	at Cardinals	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	0	0	.276	.340	.369	1b
06-27-1917 *	at Cardinals	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.342	.374	1b
06-27-1917 *	at Cardinals	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.278	.340	.386	1b
06-28-1917 *	at Cardinals	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.343	.385	1b
06-29-1917 *	vs Cardinals	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.274	.337	.378	1b
06-30-1917 *	vs Cardinals	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.269	.332	.372	1b
June 1917 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
June 1917 Totals		109	13	30	4	3	1	18	9	0	27	0	7	0	.275	.331	.394	-
07-01-1917 *	vs Cardinals	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.331	.370	1b
07-02-1917 *	vs Reds	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.332	.380	1b
07-03-1917 *	vs Reds	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.268	.331	.382	1b
07-04-1917 *	vs Reds	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.330	.380	1b
07-04-1917 *	vs Reds	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	.275	.335	.388	1b
07-06-1917 *	at Robins	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.337	.388	1b
07-07-1917 *	at Robins	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.336	.385	1b
07-10-1917 *	at Robins	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.272	.332	.381	1b
07-10-1917 *	at Robins	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	.268	.328	.375	1b
07-13-1917 *	at Phillies	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.264	.323	.370	1b
07-13-1917 *	at Phillies	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.322	.372	1b
07-14-1917 *	at Phillies	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.263	.324	.370	1b
07-14-1917 *	at Phillies	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263	.323	.368	1b
07-16-1917 *	at Giants	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.318	.363	1b,cf
07-17-1917 *	at Giants	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263	.321	.365	1b
07-18-1917 *	at Giants	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.317	.360	1b
07-20-1917 *	at Braves	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.313	.355	1b
07-21-1917 *	at Braves	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.312	.354	1b
07-23-1917 *	at Braves	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.255	.310	.358	1b
07-24-1917 *	at Braves	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.310	.355	1b
07-26-1917 *	vs Giants	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.306	.350	1b
07-27-1917 *	vs Giants	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.305	.349	1b
07-28-1917 *	vs Giants	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.307	.348	1b
07-29-1917 *	vs Giants	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	.245	.303	.342	1b
07-30-1917 *	vs Braves	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.246	.305	.342	1b
07-31-1917 *	vs Braves	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	.250	.310	.348	1b
07-31-1917 *	vs Braves	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.309	.347	1b
July 1917 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
July 1917 Totals		106	8	22	4	1	1	3	6	0	46	1	1	0	.208	.257	.292	-
08-02-1917 *	vs Braves	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	.253	.311	.355	1b
08-02-1917 *	vs Braves	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.310	.352	1b
08-03-1917 *	vs Phillies	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.252	.309	.351	1b
08-04-1917 *	vs Phillies	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.348	1b
08-05-1917 *	vs Phillies	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.251	.310	.351	1b
08-06-1917 *	vs Phillies	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.248	.307	.347	1b
08-08-1917 *	vs Robins	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.305	.344	1b
08-09-1917 *	vs Robins	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.246	.304	.346	1b
08-10-1917 *	vs Robins	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	.243	.301	.342	1b
08-11-1917 *	vs Robins	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	.248	.307	.348	1b
08-12-1917 *	vs Pirates	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.308	.348	1b
08-13-1917 *	vs Pirates	4	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.251	.310	.355	1b
08-14-1917 *	vs Pirates	5	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.311	.361	1b
08-16-1917 *	at Braves	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.311	.359	1b
08-18-1917 *	at Braves	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.307	.355	1b
08-18-1917 *	at Braves	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.307	.352	1b
08-20-1917 *	at Phillies	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.308	.354	1b
08-21-1917 *	at Phillies	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.306	.351	1b
08-21-1917 *	at Phillies	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.249	.306	.350	1b
08-22-1917 *	at Phillies	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.249	.305	.349	1b
08-23-1917 *	at Giants	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.248	.304	.348	1b
08-24-1917 *	at Giants	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.301	.344	1b
08-24-1917 *	at Giants	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	.249	.305	.347	1b
08-25-1917 *	at Giants	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.302	.344	1b
08-25-1917 *	at Giants	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.247	.301	.346	1b
08-27-1917 *	at Robins	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.301	.345	1b
08-28-1917 *	at Robins	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.245	.299	.342	1b
08-29-1917 *	at Robins	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.300	.342	1b
08-31-1917 *	at Reds	6	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	0	0	0	.247	.302	.344	1b
August 1917 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
August 1917 Totals		114	13	27	9	1	0	9	6	0	61	1	1	0	.237	.281	.333	-
09-01-1917 *	at Reds	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.245	.300	.341	1b
09-01-1917 *	at Reds	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.245	.299	.342	1b
09-02-1917 *	at Cardinals	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.301	.343	1b
09-02-1917 *	at Cardinals	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.300	.343	1b
09-03-1917 *	at Cardinals	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.300	.340	1b
09-03-1917 *	at Cardinals	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.245	.300	.340	1b
09-04-1917 *	vs Cardinals	5	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	.251	.304	.351	1b
09-05-1917 *	vs Cardinals	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	.249	.302	.348	1b
09-06-1917	vs Cardinals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.302	.347	ph
09-07-1917 *	at Pirates	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.301	.346	1b
09-08-1917 *	at Pirates	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.301	.344	1b
09-09-1917 *	vs Pirates	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.247	.301	.346	1b
09-11-1917 *	vs Reds	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	.253	.306	.351	1b
09-11-1917 *	vs Reds	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	.256	.308	.353	1b
09-12-1917 *	vs Reds	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.308	.352	1b
09-15-1917 *	vs Cardinals	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.307	.350	1b
09-16-1917 *	vs Cardinals	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.255	.308	.353	1b
09-17-1917 *	vs Giants	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.308	.353	1b
09-18-1917 *	vs Giants	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.309	.354	1b
09-19-1917 *	vs Giants	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.258	.311	.359	1b
09-21-1917 *	vs Phillies	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.310	.359	1b
09-22-1917 *	vs Phillies	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.311	.358	1b
09-22-1917 *	vs Phillies	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.312	.360	1b
09-23-1917 *	vs Phillies	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.311	.359	1b
09-23-1917 *	vs Phillies	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.260	.312	.360	1b
09-24-1917 *	vs Robins	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.314	.363	lf
09-25-1917 *	vs Robins	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.314	.365	lf
09-26-1917 *	vs Robins	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.264	.315	.370	lf
09-29-1917 *	vs Braves	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	.266	.316	.371	lf
09-30-1917 *	vs Braves	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.314	.368	lf
September 1917 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
September 1917 Totals		103	10	35	7	2	1	5	5	0	58	0	1	0	.340	.370	.476	-
Date		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
1917 Yearly Totals		557	66	147	31	9	3	49	37	0	315	4	13	0	.264	.314	.368	-
Fred Merkle 1917 Game by Game Batting Logs

Did you know that Fred Merkle appeared in 72 games at home, had 262 at-bats, drove in 20 runs, scored 31 times, had 76 hits (20 doubles / 4 triples / 2 home runs), walked 16 times (0 intentional), struck out 159 times, was hit by a pitcher 3 times, sacrificed 6 times (6 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .290 batting average, .338 on base percentage and .419 slugging average?

On the road, Fred Merkle appeared in 77 games, had 295 at-bats, drove in 29 runs, scored 35 times, had 71 hits (11 doubles / 5 triples / 1 home runs), walked 21 times (0 intentional), struck out 156 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 7 times (7 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .240 batting average, .293 on base percentage and .322 slugging average?

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