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Fred Merkle
Merkle in 1908
First baseman
Born: (1888-12-20)December 20, 1888
Watertown, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died: March 2, 1956(1956-03-02) (aged 67)
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 21, 1907, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1926, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average.273
Home runs61
Runs batted in740
Teams
  • New York Giants (1907–1916)
  • Brooklyn Robins (1916–1917)
  • Chicago Cubs (1917–1920)
  • New York Yankees (1925–1926)

Carl Frederick Rudolf Merkle (also sometimes documented as Frederick Charles Merkle;[1] December 20, 1888 – March 2, 1956), nicknamed "Bonehead",[2] was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1926. Although he had a lengthy career, he is best remembered for a controversial base-running mistake he made as a rookie while still a teenager.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ralph Merkle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Fred Merkle Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012.

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