| Trivia Question 1908 | Level of difficulty: moderate to semi-tough | |
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Fred Merkle's 1908 baserunning blunder cost his New York Giants | ||
| A. | Failure to run out a pop up | Support Our Sponsor |
| B. | Legging it to third base with the base occupied by a teammate | |
| C. | Failing to run to second on a base hit to the outfield | |
| D. | Striking out on a wild pitch and not running to first base | |
| C. Correct. He was on first with two outs, and a runner on third. The batter got a hit to drive in the winning run. Merkle started for second, but then ran to the dugout as the New York fans poured onto the field. The alert Johnny Evers retrieved the ball and stepped on second. Cubs went on to win game and pennant. | ||
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