Phillies @ Pirates
August 26, 1948

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Top 9 R H E
Phillies 4 12 2
Pirates 11 10 2
Top 9 R H E
Phillies 4 12 2
Pirates 11 10 2

Eddie Miller Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .270
OBP .250 .309
At Bats 4 307
Hits 1 83
• Singles 1 56
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 42

Kirby Higbe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 5
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Forbes Field - August 26, 1948
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Kirby Higbe
Ed Fitz Gerald
Ed Stevens
Monty Basgall
Frankie Gustine
Stan Rojek
Johnny Hopp
Wally Westlake
Dixie Walker
Eddie Miller
Harry Walker

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 4 12 2 10
Pittsburgh Pirates 11 10 2 3
Winning Pitcher Rip Sewell
Losing Pitcher Ken Heintzelman
Save Kirby Higbe
Game Winning RBI Wally Westlake
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Blatnik strikes out.
Top 9 Monty Basgall now playing second base. Johnny Hopp now playing left field. Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero juggles the ball. That's an error on Caballero. Fitz Gerald scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis who is chasing the ball. Fitz Gerald reaches third base with a triple. Gustine scores. Higbe goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Higbe hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Seminick fields it and throws to third for the out. Gustine moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westlake scores. Stevens moves to second.
Bottom 8 Stevens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westlake moves to second.
Bottom 8 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Sam Nahem now pitching. Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bama Rowell pinch hits for Monk Dubiel. Rowell strikes out.
Top 8 Seminick takes first base on ball four. Hamner moves to second.
Top 8 Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Caballero strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald scores.
Bottom 7 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to second.
Bottom 7 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Miller 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 7 Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third.
Top 7 There goes Walker. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Walker steals second.
Top 7 Blatnik strikes out.
Top 7 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores.
Top 7 Kirby Higbe now pitching. Ed Fitz Gerald now catching. Ashburn hits a line drive into center field. Westlake picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Westlake. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gustine hits a line drive towards the mound. Dubiel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 6 Walker is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Monk Dubiel now pitching. Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murtaugh hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Murtaugh reaches second base with a double. Riddle scores. Fitz Gerald scores. Rojek moves to third.
Bottom 6 Elmer Riddle pinch runs for Clyde Kluttz. Rojek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Riddle moves to third. Fitz Gerald moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Rip Sewell. Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. Kluttz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kluttz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Seminick is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Caballero moves to second.
Top 6 Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Sewell drops the ball.
Top 6 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ennis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Gustine hits a popup towards third. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stevens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Westlake hits a popup, foul, towards third. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blatnik strikes out. There goes Walker. The throw from Kluttz to second, and Walker is out.
Top 5 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Blatnik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murtaugh takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rojek hits a line drive into left field. Blatnik picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blatnik. Rojek moves to second.
Top 4 Heintzelman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hamner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Caballero hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Westlake. Caballero reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Sewell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Kluttz hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gustine strikes out.
Top 3 Miller strikes out.
Top 3 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blatnik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stevens hits a popup towards third. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Westlake strikes out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Blatnik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Walker 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 2 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Seminick scores.
Top 2 Heintzelman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Heintzelman reaches second base with a double. Seminick moves to third.
Top 2 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. Blatnik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Miller. The throw from Kluttz and he is safe. Miller steals second.
Top 1 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blatnik moves to third.
Top 1 Ennis hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blatnik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn scores.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Ashburn reaches third base with a triple.