Pirates @ Braves
July 21, 1951

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Pirates 6 11 1
Braves 11 13 0
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Pirates 6 11 1
Braves 11 13 0

Bill Howerton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .282
OBP .500 .367
At Bats 2 149
Hits 0 42
• Singles 0 25
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 2 20
RBI’s 0 16

Vern Bickford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 7 0
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Braves Field - July 21, 1951
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Out
Vern Bickford
Ebba St. Claire
Earl Torgeson
Sibby Sisti
Bob Elliott
Johnny Logan
Sid Gordon
Sam Jethroe
Willard Marshall
Bill Howerton
Ralph Kiner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sisti hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Danny Murtaugh now playing second base. Ted Wilks now pitching. Jethroe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Jethroe reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Bell hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to second.
Top 8 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and has Nelson trapped. There's the throw to Elliott and over to Sisti, who tags Nelson for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Pete Reiser pinch hits for Vern Law. Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second.
Top 8 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Monty Basgall. Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Bickford takes first base on ball four. Elliott scores. Marshall moves to third. Sisti moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sisti takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to third. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 7 St. Claire hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to second.
Bottom 7 Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Garagiola hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howerton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Jethroe. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Jethroe steals second.
Bottom 6 Jethroe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Bell reaches second base with a double. Metkovich moves to third.
Top 6 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Law hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sisti hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Elliott reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Basgall hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Strickland is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Jethroe is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Vern Law now pitching. Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howerton strikes out.
Top 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Metkovich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Metkovich reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Castiglione is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Bickford strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sisti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats St. Claire for the out. Marshall moves to third.
Bottom 3 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich throws to second for one, and Strickland throws to first, and Metkovich drops the ball. Elliott scores. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Elliott moves to second.
Bottom 3 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Howerton. Torgeson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Friend strikes out.
Top 3 Basgall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Basgall reaches second base with a double. Garagiola scores. Strickland moves to third.
Top 3 Strickland takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 3 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Howerton moves to third.
Top 3 Howerton takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe who is chasing the ball. Kiner reaches third base with a triple. Metkovich goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Metkovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Castiglione hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sisti reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jethroe hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Strickland scores. There goes Basgall trying to get to third. Jethroe throws the ball in to Elliott, who tags Basgall for the out.
Top 2 Basgall takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 The ball gets by St. Claire for a passed ball. Strickland moves to second.
Top 2 Strickland takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Garagiola hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howerton for the out.
Bottom 1 Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 St. Claire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Howerton who is chasing the ball. Marshall reaches third base with a triple. Gordon scores.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Howerton. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Elliott goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jethroe scores.
Bottom 1 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. Jethroe moves to third.
Bottom 1 Jethroe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Howerton. Jethroe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kiner strikes out.
Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jethroe throws the ball in to Logan who tags Bell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Castiglione scores.
Top 1 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castiglione moves to third.
Top 1 The ball gets by St. Claire for a passed ball. Castiglione moves to second.
Top 1 Castiglione takes first base on ball four.