Pirates @ Reds
April 27, 1952

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Pirates 2 9 1
Reds 8 10 0
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Pirates 2 9 1
Reds 8 10 0

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .286
OBP .000 .394
At Bats 4 28
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 4

Ken Raffensberger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Crosley Field - April 27, 1952
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Out
Ken Raffensberger
Andy Seminick
Ted Kluszewski
Grady Hatton
Bobby Adams
Roy McMillan
Joe Adcock
Johnny Wyrostek
Hank Edwards
George Metkovich
Dick Smith
Clyde McCullough

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 9 1 9
Cincinnati Reds 8 10 0 7
Winning Pitcher Ken Raffensberger
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Wyrostek
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Jim Mangan pinch hits for Jim Suchecki. Mangan hits a popup in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McCullough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. McCullough reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Koshorek hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wyrostek hits a line drive towards first. Metkovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores.
Bottom 8 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to third.
Bottom 8 Raffensberger bunts towards the mound. Suchecki fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 8 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Strickland hits a fly ball towards center. Wyrostek catches it and throws to second to double up Del Greco.
Top 8 Dusak strikes out.
Top 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to second.
Top 8 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Edwards strikes out. There goes Kluszewski. The throw from McCullough and Kluszewski is out. There goes Adcock. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek scores. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jim Suchecki now pitching. Wyrostek takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Brandy Davis pinch hits for Ron Kline. Davis strikes out.
Bottom 6 Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. McMillan moves to third.
Bottom 6 Raffensberger bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich juggles the ball. That's an error on Metkovich.
Top 6 McCullough strikes out.
Top 6 Koshorek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Koshorek reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dusak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out.
Bottom 4 The umpire calls a balk on Kline Wyrostek moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kline spins and fires to second, with Koshorek covering, and Hatton is picked off.
Bottom 4 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hatton moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ron Kline now pitching. Hatton is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Strickland scores. There goes McCullough trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 4 Lee Walls pinch hits for Bill Werle. Walls strikes out.
Top 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Strickland moves to second.
Top 4 Koshorek strikes out.
Top 4 Strickland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Raffensberger strikes out.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Adcock scores. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bill Werle now pitching. Edwards takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek scores.
Bottom 3 Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. Wyrostek reaches third base with a triple. Raffensberger scores. Hatton scores. Adams goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Adams takes first base on ball four. Raffensberger moves to third. Hatton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to third for the out. Raffensberger moves to second.
Bottom 3 Raffensberger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 3 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Dusak hits a popup in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Del Greco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Del Greco reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kluszewski strikes out.
Top 2 Friend hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McCullough takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Koshorek bunts towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Dusak moves to second.
Top 2 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner scores.
Top 2 Dusak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner moves to third.
Top 2 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Top 1 Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metkovich strikes out.
Top 1 Smith strikes out.