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April 29, 1951

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Bottom 13 R H E
Reds 8 14 0
Pirates 8 15 2
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Reds 8 14 0
Pirates 9 16 2

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .216
OBP .000 .275
At Bats 6 37
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 1

Frank Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Forbes Field - April 29, 1951
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Double
Frank Smith
Bob Scheffing
Ted Kluszewski
Bobby Adams
Grady Hatton
Virgil Stallcup
Joe Adcock
Bob Usher
Johnny Wyrostek
George Metkovich
Pete Castiglione

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 8 14 0 11
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 16 2 9
Winning Pitcher Murry Dickson
Losing Pitcher Frank Smith
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI George Metkovich
Attendance
Time of Game 3 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Metkovich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Usher. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. Castiglione scores.

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Bottom 13 Castiglione hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Usher. Castiglione reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 13 Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Smith, and towards Adams, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 13 Fitz Gerald hits a popup in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out.
Top 13 Adcock hits a popup in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Beard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 There goes Adams. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Strickland applying the tag.
Top 12 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Basgall fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 12 Smith hits a popup in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Scheffing takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 11 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Metkovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Stallcup hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Usher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Frank Smith now pitching. Dickson hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Basgall bunts towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 10 Strickland is hit by the pitch.
Top 10 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Adcock strikes out.
Top 10 Hatton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Beard hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byerly fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Byerly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basgall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Ed Fitz Gerald now catching. Murry Dickson now pitching. Usher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Wally Westlake pinch hits for Bill Werle. Westlake strikes out.
Bottom 8 Pete Reiser pinch hits for Clyde McCullough. Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Basgall moves to second.
Bottom 8 Basgall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Strickland scores.
Bottom 8 Strickland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Usher. Strickland reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Beard hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. Adcock scores.
Top 8 Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich who is chasing the ball. Adcock reaches third base with a triple. Hatton goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Hatton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Byerly hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metkovich for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Usher now playing center field. Virgil Stallcup now playing shortstop. Bob Scheffing now catching. Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bob Scheffing pinch hits for Roy McMillan. Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Herm Wehmeier pinch runs for Johnny Pramesa. Connie Ryan pinch hits for Lloyd Merriman. Ryan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek scores. Wehmeier moves to second.
Top 7 Pramesa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to second.
Top 7 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bill Werle now pitching. Ted Beard now playing left field. Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dale Long pinch hits for Junior Walsh. Long strikes out.
Bottom 6 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Bud Byerly now pitching. Basgall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Strickland hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Restelli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Adams takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Raffensberger hits a fly ball into left field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Junior Walsh now pitching. McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basgall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murtaugh scores. Castiglione scores.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Castiglione hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Merriman. Castiglione reaches second base with a double. McCullough scores. Murtaugh moves to third.
Bottom 5 Danny Murtaugh pinch hits for Joe Muir. Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Basgall scores. McCullough moves to second.
Bottom 5 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Basgall moves to third.
Bottom 5 Basgall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Merriman. Basgall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops it up and throws to first, with Muir covering, for the out.
Top 5 Pramesa hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Pramesa reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Restelli hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muir fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adams bunts towards the mound. Muir fields it and throws to first for the out. Raffensberger moves to second.
Top 4 Joe Muir now pitching. Raffensberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione juggles the ball. That's an error on Castiglione.
Bottom 3 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Jack Phillips pinch hits for Vern Law. Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McCullough takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Merriman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCullough scoops up the ball and tags Merriman for the out.
Top 3 Pramesa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adcock scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatton scores. Adcock moves to third.
Top 3 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. Hatton moves to second.
Top 3 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Basgall hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Restelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Raffensberger hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pramesa hits a popup towards first. Kiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wyrostek takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hatton scores. Adcock moves to second.
Top 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatton moves to third.
Top 1 Hatton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Adams strikes out.