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Posted By: barrysloate

Keep in mind that as soon as the apparent winning run crossed the plate, fans began to storm the field. While the play was ensuing, there was a level of chaos. A few of the Giants, McGinnity in particular, saw immediately that Merkle was out, but he was already lost in the crowd by the time Evers asked for the ball. It seems that several things went wrong at once.