Fred Merkle
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Carl Frederick Rudolf Merkle, nicknamed "Bonehead", 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 controversia
Merkle in 1908
Merkle's baseball card
Johnny Evers
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John Joseph Evers was an American professional baseball second baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball from 1902 through 1917 for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia Phil
Fred Merkle
…Meanwhile, Merkle ran to the Giants' clubhouse without touching second base. Cubs second baseman Johnny Evers noticed this, and after retrieving a ball and touching second base, he appealed to umpire Hank O'Day, who later managed the Cubs, to call Merkle out…
Evers with the Chicago Cubs in 1910
Johnny Evers boyhood home in Troy, New York.
Evers with the Cubs, circa 1910
A 1911 Johnny Evers T205 Tobacco Card