Pirates @ Braves
July 27, 1952

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Pirates 3 10 1
Braves 3 6 0
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Pirates 3 10 1
Braves 3 6 0

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .289
OBP .750 .367
At Bats 3 218
Hits 2 63
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 1 25
RBI’s 2 25

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 11 2
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Braves Field - July 27, 1952
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Out
Warren Spahn
Ebba St. Claire
George Crowe
Jack Dittmer
Jack Cusick
Johnny Logan
Sibby Sisti
Sam Jethroe
Jack Daniels
George Metkovich
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Sisti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Jack Cusick now playing third base. Sibby Sisti now playing left field. Warren Spahn now pitching. Groat hits a line drive into right field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jethroe hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Lew Burdette. Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich fields it and throws to home to get Gordon. Sisti moves to third. Daniels moves to second.
Bottom 9 Daniels is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Dittmer bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. Sisti moves to second.
Bottom 9 Ted Wilks now pitching. Bob Friend now pitching. Sisti takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 9 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 There goes Koshorek. The throw from St. Claire and he is out, Logan applying the tag.
Top 9 Koshorek takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Main hits a fly ball into right field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Del Greco hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Crowe hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Strickland strikes out.
Top 8 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out.
Top 8 Lew Burdette now pitching. Bell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jethroe hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Walker Cooper pinch hits for Sheldon Jones. Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Daniels hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 George Strickland now playing second base. Sisti hits a popup towards third. Koshorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kiner strikes out.
Top 7 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Groat bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Dittmer covering - double play.
Top 7 Koshorek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 St. Claire hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Main hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Del Greco strikes out.
Top 6 Merson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Garagiola hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Garagiola reaches second base with a double. Bell scores.
Top 6 Sheldon Jones now pitching. Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Bell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dittmer scores.
Bottom 5 Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Max Surkont. Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dittmer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Metkovich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Main hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sisti strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 St. Claire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Crowe hits a popup in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Merson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a line drive into right field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koshorek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Jethroe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Surkont bunts towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Merson covering, for the out. Daniels moves to second.
Bottom 3 Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Top 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Main covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Sisti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gordon strikes out.
Bottom 2 St. Claire hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koshorek for the out.
Top 2 Main hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to second.
Top 2 Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Merson hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out.
Bottom 1 Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metkovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Koshorek moves to second.
Top 1 Koshorek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.