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May 18, 1951

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 12 15 1
Pirates 3 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 12 15 1
Pirates 3 10 0

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .333
OBP .500 .462
At Bats 3 84
Hits 1 28
• Singles 0 15
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 7
Walks 1 20
RBI’s 1 19

Max Surkont Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 0
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Forbes Field - May 18, 1951
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Max Surkont
Walker Cooper
Earl Torgeson
Roy Hartsfield
Bob Elliott
Buddy Kerr
Bob Addis
Luis Marquez
Sid Gordon
Ralph Kiner
George Metkovich

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 12 15 1 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 10 0 10
Winning Pitcher Max Surkont
Losing Pitcher Mel Queen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Earl Torgeson
Attendance 30,890
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metkovich moves to second.
Bottom 9 Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Castiglione hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. Cooper moves to second.
Top 9 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores.
Top 9 Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third.
Top 9 Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Restelli. Elliott reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Friend is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Strickland hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Restelli hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Westlake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Addis hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Marquez. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Marquez steals second.
Top 8 Marquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores.
Top 8 Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Surkont bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second.
Top 8 Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Metkovich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Torgeson 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 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to second.
Top 7 Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Strickland is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Restelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Addis hits a line drive towards short. Castiglione catches it and throws to first to double up Marquez.
Top 6 Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to second.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bob Addis now playing left field. Sid Gordon now playing right field. Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Surkont strikes out.
Top 5 Kerr 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 5 Bob Friend now pitching. Torgeson hits a popup towards the mound. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pete Reiser pinch hits for Bill Werle. Reiser hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Westlake moves to second.
Bottom 4 Strickland hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Restelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gordon strikes out.
Top 4 Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on Werle Hartsfield moves to third. Elliott moves to second.
Top 4 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. Hartsfield moves to second.
Top 4 Marquez hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ed Fitz Gerald now catching. Hartsfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metkovich for the out. Werle moves to third. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 3 Castiglione takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Werle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Werle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Hank Schenz pinch hits for Clyde McCullough. Schenz hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Surkont hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Restelli hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bill Werle now pitching. Gordon hits a fly ball towards left. Restelli catches it and throws to home to double up Elliott.
Top 2 Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third.
Top 2 Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marquez scores.
Top 2 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. Hartsfield scores. Marquez moves to third.
Top 2 Marquez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Marquez reaches second base with a double. Kerr scores. Surkont scores. Hartsfield moves to third.
Top 2 Junior Walsh now pitching. Hartsfield takes first base on ball four. Torgeson scores. Kerr moves to third. Surkont moves to second.
Top 2 Surkont hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Torgeson moves to third. Kerr moves to second.
Top 2 Kerr takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to third. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 2 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Gordon moves to second.
Top 2 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Marquez is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out.