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Posted By: <b>Giants Fan</b><p>Ninety-eight years ago today. Show us your Merkle.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.baseball-almanac.com/deaths/fred_merkle_obituary.shtml" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.baseball-almanac.com/deaths/fred_merkle_obituary.shtml</a> (good account)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Merkle/T3_Merkle.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Merkle/T3_Merkle.JPG"></a> <br /><a href="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Merkle/NYT_14Giants.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Merkle/NYT_14Giants.JPG"></a><br />(First row, sixth from left) <br /><a href="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Merkle/T205_Merkle.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Merkle/T205_Merkle.JPG"></a> <a href="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Merkle/T206_Merkle.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Merkle/T206_Merkle.JPG"></a> <br><br>Good pitching will always beat good hitting and vice versa.

Merkle's "Bonehead" Play
 

Posted By: <b>Frank Evanov</b><p><img src="http://www.marys-corner.com/ebay/16Merkle.jpg"><br><br>Frank

Merkle's "Bonehead" Play
 

Posted By: <b>Greg Ecklund</b><p><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/gecklund311/setsinprogress/1916bf2feltpennants/websize/1916%20BF2%20Merkle.jpg">

Merkle's "Bonehead" Play
 

Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1159010611.JPG">

Merkle's "Bonehead" Play
 

Posted By: <b>Steve M.</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1159012932.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1159013093.JPG">

Merkle's "Bonehead" Play
 

Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>That had to hurt... <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1159020739.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>John S</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1159023220.JPG">

Merkle's "Bonehead" Play
 

Posted By: <b>Griffin's</b><p><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/crackerjacks/CJ078.jpg"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/1913t200fatimateamcards/NYNL%20copy.jpg"><br />bottom row, far right

Merkle's "Bonehead" Play
 

Posted By: <b>Rhys</b><p>How about the only known single signed baseball of the umpire who was working the bases that day, Bob Emslie.<img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1159026421.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>Bruce Babcock</b><p><img src="http://homepage.mac.com/thurber51/.Pictures/E95%201909%20Philly%20Caramel/E95%20Merkle.JPG"> <img src="http://homepage.mac.com/thurber51/.Pictures/D304%207-12/Merkle.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>Scott Gross</b><p>It's kinda' funny, I only own one t3 and only one e95 (I guess it's the profile):<br /><br /><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a296/mybuddyinc/x%20-%20etc/t3merkle.jpg"> <img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a296/mybuddyinc/e%20type%20cards/e95merkle.jpg"><br /><br /><br />"When I see what happened to Fred, I wish I had never gotten that hit." -- Al Bridwell

Merkle's "Bonehead" Play
 

Posted By: <b>joe brennan</b><p>David, Love that T206 potrait. Is that the famous police line up portrait?<br><br>People said it was a million dollar wound. But the government must keep that money, cause I ain't never seen a penny of it.

Merkle's "Bonehead" Play
 

Posted By: <b>Brian H (misunderestimated)</b><p>Worth noting that 1908 was also the last time the Cubs won the Series -- perhaps the Merkle incident is actually the curse that has hung over the Cubbies for 98 years (and counting).<br /><br />Also, I think some of the "credit" for the Merkle incident must go to the heady play of Johnny Evers who convinced home plate ump Hank O'Day (another guy who "slept with the rule book") to call poor Merkle out at second after the Giants had seemingly won the contest.<br /><br />