A New York View of the 1913 Merkle Play

December 9, 2011 by Dennis Pajot · Leave a Comment

For those who read the accounts of Fred Merkle’s handling the ball hit to him in the third inning of the final game of the 1913 World Series—from the Philadelphia sport writers’ view—I have some follow up that presents the play from the New York writers’ view. One major difference is the Philadelphia writers all […]

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