Pirates @ Phillies
June 16, 1952

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Pirates 4 6 1
Phillies 5 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 4 6 1
Phillies 5 8 1

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .255
OBP .000 .350
At Bats 0 102
Hits 0 26
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 11

Jim Konstanty Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 2
Close
Shibe Park - June 16, 1952
Out
Jim Konstanty
Smoky Burgess
Eddie Waitkus
Connie Ryan
Putsy Caballero
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Johnny Wyrostek
George Metkovich
George Strickland

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 6 1 5
Philadelphia Phillies 5 8 1 7
Winning Pitcher Jim Konstanty
Losing Pitcher Paul LaPalme
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Granny Hamner
Attendance 2,210
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

George Metkovich pinch hits for Paul LaPalme. Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Konstanty covering, for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Merson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Konstanty covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Konstanty strikes out.
Bottom 8 Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ryan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Konstanty covering, for the out.
Top 8 Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Del Greco hits a popup towards the mound. Konstanty settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Castiglione hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Castiglione reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Ennis strikes out. Garagiola drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ennis out.
Bottom 7 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn scores.
Bottom 7 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Ashburn reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Bartirome hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 LaPalme is called out on strikes.
Top 7 There goes Strickland. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Strickland steals second.
Top 7 Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jim Konstanty now pitching. Merson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman. Paul LaPalme now pitching. Nicholson hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wyrostek scores.
Bottom 6 Caballero takes first base on ball four. Wyrostek moves to third. Ryan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Wyrostek moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 6 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out.
Top 6 Ken Heintzelman now pitching. Bell hits a line drive towards right. Wyrostek catches it and throws to second to double up Del Greco.
Top 6 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Del Greco moves to second.
Top 6 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Hamner hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 5 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome fields the ball and throws to Kline covering. Safe. Ridzik scores.
Bottom 5 Ridzik hits a line drive into right field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Ridzik moves to third.
Bottom 5 Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Castiglione. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Ryan applying the tag.
Top 5 Castiglione takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kline strikes out.
Top 5 Strickland hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Burgess hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Merson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Merson hits a line drive towards third. Caballero reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Merson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Ridzik scores.
Bottom 3 Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ridzik moves to third.
Bottom 3 Ridzik takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Del Greco strikes out.
Top 3 Castiglione takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bartirome hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Ryan hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wyrostek is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Merson hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third.
Top 2 Bell hits a line drive into right field. Wyrostek picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wyrostek. Kiner goes all the way around to score. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hamner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Castiglione hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bartirome hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.