Fred Merkle’s 10th-inning sacrifice fly scores Larry Doyle to give the New York Giants a 4 – 3 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in game 5 of the World Series
1911 – Fred Merkle’s 10th-inning sacrifice fly scores Larry Doyle to give the New York Giants a 4 – 3 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. The victory cuts the Athletics’ lead in the Series to 3-2.