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Merkle's Boner
Merkle's Boner refers to the notorious baserunning mistake committed by rookie Fred Merkle of the New York Giants in a game against the Chicago Cubs in 1908. Merkle's failure to advance to second base on what should have been a game-winning hit led instead to a forceout at second and a tied game. The Cubs later won the makeup game, which proved decisive as they beat the Giants by one game to win the National League pennant in 1908. It has been described as "the most controversial game in baseball history."〔Murphy, p. 421〕
== Situation ==
The NL pennant race of 1908 was a three-team fight among the teams that dominated the league in the first decade of the modern era: the Pittsburgh Pirates (pennant winners in 1901, 1902 and 1903), the Giants (winners in 1904 and 1905), and the Cubs (winners in 1906 and 1907).〔(Baseball Reference all-time NL win table )〕 The teams were clustered close together in the standings all year, with Pittsburgh never more than 2.5 games up or 5 back,〔(1908 Pirates page )〕 the Giants never more than 4.5 up or 6.5 back,〔(1908 Giants page )〕 and the Cubs never more than 4 games up or 6 games back.〔(1908 Cubs )〕 When play began on September 23, 1908, the Cubs and Giants were tied for first place (although the Giants had six more games to play, with an 87–50 record as opposed to the Cubs' 90–53), and the Pirates were 1.5 games back with an 88–54 record.〔(NL Standings after Sept. 22, 1908 )〕
Merkle was 19 years old in 1908, the youngest player in the National League. He played in only 38 games all year,〔(1908 Giants stats page )〕 11 of which were at first base as the backup for regular Giants first baseman Fred Tenney.〔(1908 Giants fielding stats )〕 He was recovering from two foot surgeries in July following a bad blood infection that nearly caused his foot to be amputated, he was unable to play for most of July and August. On the morning of September 23, Tenney woke up with a case of lumbago, and Giants manager John McGraw penciled Merkle in at first base. It was the first big-league game Merkle had ever started.〔Murphy, p. 431〕
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
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