Phillies @ Pirates
June 20, 1951

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 1 4 1
Pirates 0 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 1 4 1
Pirates 0 9 0

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .266
OBP .250 .318
At Bats 4 184
Hits 1 49
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 18

Bubba Church Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 0
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Forbes Field - June 20, 1951
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Out
Bubba Church
Andy Seminick
Eddie Waitkus
Putsy Caballero
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Bill Nicholson
George Metkovich
Jack Maguire
George Strickland

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 1 4 1 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 9 0 11
Winning Pitcher Bubba Church
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Nicholson
Attendance 12,751
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Castiglione hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jack Maguire pinch hits for Ted Wilks. Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Church fields it and throws to third for the out. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 9 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reiser moves to second.
Bottom 9 Putsy Caballero now playing second base. Pete Reiser pinch hits for Danny Murtaugh. Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Seminick hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Brown hits a popup towards first. Kiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ennis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Howerton hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hamner strikes out.
Top 8 Ted Wilks now pitching. Jones strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields the ball and throws to Church covering. Safe. Strickland moves to third. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 7 Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Friend. Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Strickland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Church hits a fly ball into left field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Howerton hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Top 6 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Ennis is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn scores. Hamner moves to second.
Top 6 Hamner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to third.
Top 6 Jones bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner fields the ball and throws to Friend covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Castiglione hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Friend moves to third.
Bottom 5 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Church fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Strickland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Murtaugh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out.
Top 5 Church bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 5 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Garagiola hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Howerton hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards second. Strickland fields it and tags Seminick, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Church bunts towards first. Kiner scoops it up and throws to first, with Murtaugh covering, for the out. Seminick moves to second.
Top 3 Seminick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 2 Strickland takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Howerton moves to third.
Bottom 2 Garagiola takes first base on ball four. Howerton moves to second.
Bottom 2 Howerton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Brown hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ennis for the out.
Top 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Metkovich hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Castiglione hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.