Pirates @ Giants
August 15, 1945

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	11	15	2
Giants	7	16	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	11	15	2
Giants	7	16	1

Buddy Kerr Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.239
OBP	.000	.295
At Bats	4	402
Hits	0	96
• Singles	0	77
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	31
RBI’s	0	32

Al Gerheauser Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	7	0

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Polo Grounds - August 15, 1945

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Out

Al Gerheauser

Al Lopez

Babe Dahlgren

Pete Coscarart

Bob Elliott

Frankie Gustine

Jim Russell

Al Gionfriddo

Johnny Barrett

Buddy Kerr

Clyde Kluttz

Danny Gardella

Mel Ott

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Kerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Schemer hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Clyde Kluttz pinch hits for Ray Berres. Kluttz takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to third. Gardella moves to second.

Bottom 9 Gardella takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second.

Bottom 9 Frankie Gustine now playing shortstop. Pete Coscarart now playing second base. Al Gerheauser now pitching. Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 9 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schemer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out.

Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Russell moves to second.

Top 9 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it and throws to second for the out. Gustine scores.

Top 9 Jack Brewer now pitching. Gionfriddo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Gustine moves to third.

Top 9 Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Saltzgaver scores. Waner moves to second.

Top 9 Lloyd Waner pinch hits for Ken Gables. Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dahlgren scores. Saltzgaver moves to second.

Top 9 Jack Saltzgaver pinch hits for Vic Barnhart. Saltzgaver takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to second.

Top 9 Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 9 Harry Feldman now pitching. Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Nap Reyes pinch hits for Rube Fischer. Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Barrett is walked intentionally.

Top 8 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gustine moves to third.

Top 8 Gionfriddo bunts towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. Gustine moves to second.

Top 8 Ray Berres now catching. Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 There goes Schemer. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Schemer steals second.

Bottom 7 Kerr hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Jim Mallory pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi. Schemer bunts towards the mound. Gables fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Ken Gables now pitching. Al Lopez now catching. Gardella hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 7 Frank Colman pinch hits for Xavier Rescigno. Colman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 7 Barnhart is walked intentionally.

Top 7 Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott moves to second.

Top 7 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 7 Rube Fischer now pitching. Salkeld hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Ott is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Xavier Rescigno now pitching. Rucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jurges scores. Treadway scores.

Bottom 6 Red Treadway pinch hits for Slim Emmerich. Treadway hits a line drive into right field. Barrett picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Barrett. Jurges moves to third. Treadway moves to second.

Bottom 6 Jurges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Barrett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Emmerich fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges juggles the ball. That's an error on Jurges. Butcher moves to third. Gustine moves to second.

Top 6 Butcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Schemer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Gardella hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 5 Ott hits a line drive towards short. Barnhart catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Rucker scores. Hausmann moves to second.

Bottom 5 Hausmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rucker moves to third.

Bottom 5 Rucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Emmerich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Barnhart hits a popup towards third. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 There goes Dahlgren. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Hausmann applying the tag.

Top 5 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Jurges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 4 Schemer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Salkeld hits a line drive into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Barrett takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to third. Russell moves to second.

Top 4 Russell takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second.

Top 4 Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Gustine bunts towards first. Schemer fields the ball and throws to Emmerich covering. Safe. Barnhart scores.

Top 4 Butcher bunts towards first. Schemer scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausmann covering, for the out. Barnhart moves to third.

Top 4 The ball gets by Lombardi for a passed ball. Barnhart moves to second.

Top 4 Barnhart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 3 Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to second.

Bottom 3 Hausmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Salkeld hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Emmerich strikes out.

Bottom 2 Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kerr moves to second.

Bottom 2 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 2 Schemer hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Lombardi bunts towards the mound. Butcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 2 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schemer fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Russell for the double play.

Top 2 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Gardella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kerr fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Top 1 Butcher hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Barnhart hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Dahlgren scores.

Top 1 Slim Emmerich now pitching. Dahlgren hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rucker, who is chasing the ball. Dahlgren reaches third base with a triple. Russell scores. Salkeld scores. Elliott goes all the way around to score.

Top 1 Elliott takes first base on ball four. Gionfriddo scores. Russell moves to third. Salkeld moves to second.

Top 1 Salkeld is walked intentionally.

Top 1 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schemer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. Gustine scores. Gionfriddo moves to third. Russell moves to second.

Top 1 Russell takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Gustine moves to third. Gionfriddo moves to second.

Top 1 Gionfriddo bunts towards the mound. Voiselle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gustine moves to second.

Top 1 Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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Kerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Pirates @ Giants
August 15, 1945