Bates/Parker: This Week in Baseball History podcast: Fred Merkle has a boner
From SABR members Mike Bates and Bill Parker at This Week in Baseball History podcast on October 11, 2017:
On the 109th anniversary of the makeup game played between the Cubs and Giants, necessitated by one of the most infamous baserunning blunders of all time, Mike and Bill chart the 1908 season, recap both the fateful day Fred Merkle’s life changed and the makeup contest, and remember Merkle’s overshadowed, but otherwise excellent career.
Listen to the full podcast here: http://thisweekinbaseballhistory.libsyn.com/episode-19-fred-merkle-has-a-boner
- Related link: Read the 100th anniversary edition of SABR Deadball Era Committee newsletter commemorating the Fred Merkle Game
Originally published: August 4, 2017. Last Updated: August 4, 2017.