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May 22, 1951

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Bottom 8 R H E
Dodgers 12 15 0
Pirates 4 9 2
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Dodgers 12 15 0
Pirates 4 10 2

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .282
OBP .333 .339
At Bats 3 103
Hits 1 29
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 1 9

Carl Erskine Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 1
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Forbes Field - May 22, 1951
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Single
Carl Erskine
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Billy Cox
Pee Wee Reese
Cal Abrams
Don Thompson
Carl Furillo
George Metkovich
Rocky Nelson
Pete Castiglione
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to third. Nelson moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Nelson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 8 Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione misplays the ball. That's an error on Castiglione.
Top 8 Ed Fitz Gerald now catching. Bill Koski now pitching. Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dale Long pinch hits for Bill Werle. Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pete Reiser pinch hits for Clyde McCullough. Reiser hits a line drive into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Murtaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Don Thompson now playing center field. Westlake hits a line drive into left field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Westlake settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bill Werle now pitching. Bruce Edwards pinch hits for Duke Snider. Edwards hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cox scores. Erskine scores. Abrams moves to second.
Top 7 Abrams takes first base on ball four. Cox moves to third. Erskine moves to second.
Top 7 Erskine bunts towards the mound. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cox moves to second.
Top 7 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Furillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and throws to Erskine covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Metkovich hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Abrams moves to second.
Top 6 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Friend hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hodges strikes out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Westlake strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Abrams strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Castiglione hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Erskine hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCullough fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cox hits a popup towards short. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Campanella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Campanella reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carl Erskine now pitching. Westlake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nelson. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Snider moves to third.
Top 2 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. Abrams scores.
Top 2 Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Abrams moves to third.
Top 2 Abrams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nelson. Abrams reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Tommy Brown pinch hits for Erv Palica. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Metkovich hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nelson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. Furillo moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Snider scores. Robinson scores. Hodges moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 1 Hodges takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider moves to second.
Top 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner juggles the ball. That's an error on Kiner.
Top 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.