Fred Merkle
First baseman, Baseball Player
1888 – 1956
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Who was Fred Merkle?
Carl Frederick Rudolf Merkle, nicknamed "Bonehead", 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 baserunning mistake he made while still a teenager. Bleacher Report ranked him the 81st worst athlete of all time.
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- Born
- Dec 20, 1888
Watertown - Profession
- Lived in
- Watertown
- Died
- Mar 2, 1956
Daytona Beach
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on July 23, 2013
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