Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-09-22 | Page 39 | [Illegible] Merkle Hangs up Two Records in 1918 World's Series

D MERKLE HANGS UP TWO RECORDS IN i 1 9 1 8 WORLD'S SERIES .i:EN Fred Merkle participated in y, ':he sixth and final game of this he-year's world's series classic he ir. .lung up a double record, which ha; probably will stand for all time finals of the national pastime. fcthe man who was made the t0 Ithe diamond for so many years "''tO'icbins second" is the only tjh.is en eased in the blue ribbon three clubs. As a member of ' "fTor;i Giants he took part in the V jerks Of 1011, 1912 and 1913. .vini,' been released to Brooklyn, .-' nzainst the Boston Red Sox " Frfxiklyn sold him to Chicago if'1 rind once more has he par- t'.'!t!iis time with the Cubs, in the ' V with the Red Sox. ifcondly, with the sixth game of vv peonies the making of another Ireland the shattering of the old by Eddie Collins, of playing -:. ' even games in the title contest. iltrkle took part in all the six 'flayed that year, and the follow-''.;i3 follow-''.;i3 in the eight games between I" is and the Red Sox. In the first 1913 between the Athletics and ! twisted an ankle and did not he sprond contest, but was in the z three. In 1918, with Brooklyn, yed three games. Daubert play-e play-e others. Thus, with these twen-v.rjL'amM twen-v.rjL'amM and six of the present r.he has played in twenty-seven or one more than played in by Llollins. r:i held the record of taking part world's series games only by an ir'iate accident whu-h befell his for-m-ftimate. Jack Barry, just prior to n:ning of the series in 1916, when ner Mack shortstop injured his Ei severely that he did not get in fc:" the contests against Brooklyn. :h Red Snx vanquished the Phil-.1915, Phil-.1915, Barry was credited with iiiplayed In twenty-five games, and l t' hat year held the record, Collins ji: It by one game last year as a :o:'of the Chicago White Sox. Had eUot been incapacitated for the lc'-i 1916, however, he would have - had a record of thirty games to his credit. 1 There have been numerous instances where players have been in world's series with two different clubs. In the 19 IS games, for instance, Mclnnes, Bush, Strunk and Schang all got their first title games' -experience with the Athletics, Ath-letics, while Killefer, Mann, Tyler, Pas-kert Pas-kert and Deal, all of the Chicago Cubs, played in former series with the Phillies and Boston. Jack Coombs is the only man who has played on pennant winners of both leagues. The former "Iron Man" and veteran pitcher was with the Athletics when they won pennants between the years of 1010 and 1914, and, after leaving the Mack team, signed with Brooklyn and took part in the series against Boston Bos-ton in 1916. '