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August 24, 1949

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Athletics 5 11 0
White Sox 0 5 2
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Athletics 5 11 0
White Sox 0 5 2

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .246
OBP .333 .325
At Bats 3 171
Hits 1 42
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 24

Dick Fowler Season Stats

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11 7 0
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Comiskey Park - August 24, 1949
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Walk
Dick Fowler
Joe Astroth
Ferris Fain
Nellie Fox
Pete Suder
Eddie Joost
Elmer Valo
Sam Chapman
Wally Moses
George Metkovich
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Metkovich takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Appling hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fowler scores.
Top 9 Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Joost reaches second base with a double. Fowler moves to third.
Top 9 Fowler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Max Surkont now pitching. Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnny Ostrowski pinch hits for Randy Gumpert. Ostrowski hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling has Fain trapped. There's the throw to Malone and over to Baker, who tags Fain for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Fain hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Fain reaches third base with a triple. Joost scores. Valo goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Moses bunts towards the mound. Gumpert fields it and throws to first for the out. Joost moves to third.
Top 8 Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Joost reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Fowler covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Malone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Philley bunts in front of the plate. Astroth fields it and throws to first for the out. Michaels moves to second.
Bottom 7 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Fowler strikes out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Malone for a passed ball. Fox moves to second.
Top 7 Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Astroth hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Appling hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kress hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gumpert hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumpert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Joost takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Fowler is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards second. Michaels picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Michaels. Fox moves to second.
Top 5 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Malone hits a line drive into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Philley. The throw from Astroth and he is out, Joost applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fain moves to second.
Top 4 Fain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moses scores.
Top 4 Valo bunts towards the mound. Gumpert fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third.
Top 4 Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Moses reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Appling. The throw from Astroth and he is out, Fox applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Appling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Joost hits a popup, foul, towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Gumpert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Philley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Malone strikes out.
Bottom 2 Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumpert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling misplays the ball. That's an error on Appling.
Top 2 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Metkovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kress moves to third.
Bottom 1 Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kress moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Adams hits a line drive towards short. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Valo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.