| Fred Merkle | |
|---|---|
 Merkle in 1908 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: December 20, 1888 Watertown, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| Died: March 2, 1956 (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 runs | 61 |
| Runs batted in | 740 |
| Teams | |
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.
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Ralph Merklewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Fred Merkle Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012.