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April 30, 1952

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Braves 1 2 1
Pirates 2 2 0
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Braves 1 2 1
Pirates 3 2 0

Jack Merson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .222
OBP .000 .282
At Bats 2 36
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 4

Ernie Johnson Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Forbes Field - April 30, 1952
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Walk
Ernie Johnson
Ebba St. Claire
Earl Torgeson
Roy Hartsfield
Eddie Mathews
Jack Cusick
Sid Gordon
Sam Jethroe
Bob Thorpe
Jack Merson
Joe Garagiola
Ralph Kiner
George Metkovich
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Merson takes first base on ball four. Metkovich scores. Kiner moves to third. Garagiola moves to second. That run is unearned.

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Bottom 5 Garagiola is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Howerton strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thorpe. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Metkovich moves to third.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick misplays the ball. That's an error on Cusick.
Top 5 Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 St. Claire takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Beard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beard for the out.
Bottom 4 Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Dickson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Garagiola fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Garagiola. The throw from St. Claire to Hartsfield and they have Garagiola trapped. The throw over to Torgeson, who applies the tag for the out.
Bottom 3 Merson hits a popup towards short. Cusick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ernie Johnson now pitching. Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick fields it and throws to second for the out. Metkovich scores. Kiner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Howerton takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to third. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to second.
Bottom 3 Metkovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cusick strikes out.
Top 3 St. Claire strikes out.
Bottom 2 Beard is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Koshorek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Strickland. The throw from St. Claire and he is safe. Strickland steals second.
Bottom 2 Dickson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Strickland takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Merson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Howerton hits a popup in front of the plate. St. Claire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Koshorek scores. Beard moves to third.
Bottom 1 Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Koshorek moves to third. Beard moves to second.
Bottom 1 Beard takes first base on ball four. Koshorek moves to second.
Bottom 1 Koshorek takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jethroe strikes out.
Top 1 Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.