Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 574
red Merkle, the first baseman ofthe New York Giants, who is really a sterling player. In igo8, hisfailure to touch second in a game with the Cubs cost his team thepennant, each player about $2500, and his club probably $75,000. In1912, he failed to get a little pop fly in the tenth inning of the… … FR.ANK. BAKEU, THE HOME-RUN HERO.No player since the start of the Worlds Series has done as destruc-tive work with his bat as Frank Baker of the Athletics. In threegames he has broken up the proceedings with a home-run drive. Hehas been a thorn in the side of the New York Giants, all his…
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