Fred Merkle 1920 Game by Game Batting Logs

Fred Merkle appeared in 92 Major League games during the 1920 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Merkle appeared in, specifically relating to his 1920 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 1920 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Fred Merkle Stats

04-28-1920 *vs Pirates5110001000000.200.200.2001b
 April 1920 Totals
5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 -
05-05-1920 *at Pirates3000000000000.125.125.1251b
05-06-1920 *at Pirates3000000000000.091.091.0911b
05-18-1920vs Giants1000000000000.083.083.083ph
05-31-1920 *vs Reds3000000100000.067.125.0671b
05-31-1920 *vs Reds2110001100010.118.211.1181b
 May 1920 Totals
12 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .083 .214 .083 -
06-01-1920 *vs Reds4000000000000.095.174.0951b,lf
06-02-1920 *vs Reds3020000100000.167.259.1671b
06-04-1920 *at Cardinals4020000000000.214.290.2141b
06-05-1920 *at Cardinals4000000000010.188.257.1881b
06-06-1920 *at Cardinals4010001000000.194.256.1941b
06-08-1920 *at Phillies4110000000000.200.256.2001b
06-09-1920 *at Phillies3000000000000.186.239.1861b
06-10-1920 *at Phillies5000000101000.167.231.1671b
06-11-1920 *at Phillies5020000000000.189.246.1891b
06-12-1920 *at Braves4120000000000.211.262.2111b
06-14-1920 *at Braves5010000000000.210.258.2101b
06-16-1920 *at Braves3020100100000.231.286.2621b
06-19-1920 *at Robins5121001000000.243.293.2861b
06-20-1920 *at Robins4010001000000.243.291.2841b
06-22-1920 *at Giants5230011000000.266.310.3421b
06-23-1920 *at Giants4141000000000.301.341.3861b
06-24-1920 *at Giants3011000100000.302.348.3951b
06-25-1920 *at Pirates3020001000010.315.358.4041b
06-26-1920 *at Pirates5021001000000.319.360.4151b
06-27-1920 *vs Pirates3000000100000.309.356.4021b
06-28-1920 *vs Pirates3110012000000.310.355.4301b
06-28-1920 *vs Pirates4110000001000.308.351.4231b
06-29-1920 *vs Pirates5000000002000.294.336.4041b
06-29-1920 *vs Pirates5111000000000.289.331.4041b
06-30-1920 *vs Pirates3010001000000.291.331.4021b
 June 1920 Totals
100 9 32 5 1 2 9 5 0 4 0 2 0 .320 .352 .450 -
07-01-1920 *at Reds3010000000000.292.331.4001b
07-02-1920 *at Reds4111000101000.290.333.4031b
07-03-1920 *at Reds4110000000000.289.331.3981b
07-10-1920 *vs Giants4000000001000.280.321.3861b
07-11-1920 *vs Giants4011002000000.279.319.3901b
07-12-1920 *vs Robins4020000101000.286.329.3931b
07-12-1920 *vs Robins4011000001000.285.327.3961b
07-13-1920 *vs Robins4010000001000.284.325.3921b
07-14-1920vs Robins1000000000000.282.323.389ph
07-15-1920 *vs Robins5232000000000.292.331.4091b
07-16-1920 *vs Braves5011000001000.289.327.4091b
07-17-1920 *vs Braves2000000200000.286.331.4041b
07-18-1920 *vs Braves3110013100000.287.335.4211b
07-19-1920 *vs Braves3210002100000.287.339.4191b
07-20-1920 *vs Braves4020003001010.292.342.4211b
07-21-1920 *vs Phillies3010000100000.293.346.4201b
07-22-1920 *vs Phillies3100000002010.288.340.4121b
07-25-1920 *vs Phillies4231001000000.298.349.4251b
07-28-1920at Braves0000000100000.298.352.425ph
07-30-1920at Braves1000000000000.297.350.423ph
 July 1920 Totals
65 10 20 7 0 1 11 8 0 9 0 2 0 .308 .384 .462 -
08-03-1920 *at Phillies5011000001000.294.347.4221b
08-05-1920at Giants1000000000000.293.345.420ph
08-06-1920 *at Giants3110000100000.293.348.4191b
08-06-1920at Giants1000000000000.292.346.417ph
08-07-1920 *at Giants3210101000010.292.346.4261b
08-08-1920at Giants1000000000000.291.344.423ph
08-09-1920 *at Robins4010001001010.290.343.4201b
08-11-1920 *at Robins4000000000000.284.336.4121b
08-11-1920 *at Robins4020000000000.288.339.4131b
08-12-1920 *at Robins5130001001000.296.345.4181b
08-14-1920 *vs Reds3111001100000.296.348.4211b
08-15-1920 *vs Reds3000000001010.292.343.4161b
08-16-1920 *vs Reds4010000000000.291.342.4131b
08-17-1920 *vs Reds3000000101000.288.340.4071b
08-20-1920 *vs Giants4000000000000.283.335.4001b
08-21-1920 *vs Giants3100001000010.279.331.3951b
08-22-1920 *vs Giants4011000001000.278.329.3971b
08-23-1920 *vs Braves4000000000000.274.324.3901b
08-24-1920 *vs Braves3010000001010.275.324.3891b
08-25-1920 *vs Braves4121001000000.278.327.3951b
08-26-1920 *vs Robins4000000000000.274.322.3891b
08-27-1920 *vs Robins4031000000000.281.328.3981b
08-28-1920 *vs Robins3000000000000.278.325.3941b
08-29-1920 *vs Robins4000000000000.274.320.3881b
08-30-1920 *vs Phillies3110101101000.274.323.3951b
 August 1920 Totals
84 8 19 5 2 0 7 4 0 8 0 5 0 .226 .261 .333 -
09-03-1920 *at Pirates4000001103010.270.321.3891b
09-04-1920 *at Pirates4010000001000.270.320.3871b
09-05-1920 *vs Pirates4010000000000.270.319.3851b
09-06-1920 *at Pirates4020002001000.273.321.3871b
09-06-1920 *at Pirates4000000001000.269.317.3811b
09-11-1920 *at Giants3010001000010.270.317.3811b
09-12-1920 *at Robins3000000000000.267.314.3771b
09-13-1920 *at Robins4030101000000.274.320.3891b
09-13-1920 *at Robins3121000200000.278.327.3951b
09-14-1920 *at Robins5231001001000.283.331.4011b
09-15-1920 *at Robins3010000100000.283.333.4011b
09-16-1920 *at Phillies5030003001000.288.337.4041b
09-17-1920 *at Phillies4000000001000.285.333.3991b
09-18-1920 *at Phillies5010001001000.283.331.3961b
 September 1920 Totals
55 3 18 2 1 0 10 4 0 10 0 2 0 .327 .373 .400 -
10-01-1920 *vs Cardinals5121000101100.285.336.3991b
10-02-1920 *vs Cardinals4010000000000.285.335.3971b
 October 1920 Totals
9 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .455 .444 -
 1920 Yearly Totals 330 33 94 20 4 3 39 24 0 32 1 12 0 .285 .335 .397 -

Fred Merkle 1920 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Fred Merkle appeared in 45 games at home, had 160 at-bats, drove in 20 runs, scored 18 times, had 39 hits (12 doubles / 1 triples / 2 home runs), walked 14 times (0 intentional), struck out 17 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 6 times (6 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .243 batting average, .308 on base percentage and .368 slugging average?

On the road, Fred Merkle appeared in 47 games, had 170 at-bats, drove in 19 runs, scored 15 times, had 55 hits (8 doubles / 3 triples / 1 home runs), walked 10 times (0 intentional), struck out 15 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 6 times (6 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .323 batting average, .361 on base percentage and .423 slugging average?

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