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Old 08-18-2018, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by RUKen View Post
On the front of the postcard is the statement, "The Famous Post Season Game deciding the Pennant between Chicago and New York. Polo Grounds, October 8, 1908. Witnessed by 80,000 people." This is an image of the replay game, not the Merkle game. (It's still an interesting postcard.)
Card says 50,000 people and its the "play in" or the "make up game" cause of the Bonehead Merkle play from the earlier game.
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