Floyd Myron "Rube" Kroh (August 25, 1886 in Friendship, New York – March 17, 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana), was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1906 to 1912. He played for the Boston Braves, Boston Americans, and Chicago Cubs. He is generally credited as the player who got the ball into the hands of Johnny Evers in the famous Merkle's Boner game. External links 1886 births 1944 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from New York (state) Boston Red Sox players Boston Braves players Chicago Cubs players Coudersport Giants players Albany Senators players Johnstown Johnnies players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Chattanooga Lookouts players Memphis Chickasaws players Nashville Vols players Dayton Veterans players Galveston Pirates players Houston Buffaloes players Shreveport Gassers players Wichita Falls Spudders players Evansville Evas players People from Friendship, New York