Pirates @ Giants
August 7, 1948

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Bottom 11 R H E
Pirates 5 12 1
Giants 4 9 0
Bottom 11 R H E
Pirates 5 12 1
Giants 4 9 0

Sid Gordon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .315
OBP .200 .397
At Bats 5 302
Hits 1 95
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 1 65

Kirby Higbe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 5
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Polo Grounds - August 7, 1948
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Out
Kirby Higbe
Ed Fitz Gerald
Ed Stevens
Danny Murtaugh
Frankie Gustine
Stan Rojek
Ralph Kiner
Wally Westlake
Dixie Walker
Sid Gordon
Willard Marshall

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 12 1 13
New York Giants 4 9 0 13
Winning Pitcher Kirby Higbe
Losing Pitcher Ray Poat
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frankie Gustine
Attendance 20,408
Time of Game 3 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 11 Mize hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Stevens strikes out.
Top 11 Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Ray Poat now pitching. Gustine hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 10 Rigney hits a popup in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Don Mueller pinch hits for Alex Konikowski. Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to third. Kerr moves to second.
Bottom 10 Kerr takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 There goes Thomson. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Thomson steals second.
Bottom 10 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Westrum is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Marshall strikes out.
Bottom 9 The ball gets by Fitz Gerald for a passed ball. Mize moves to second.
Bottom 9 Mize takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alex Konikowski now pitching. Wes Westrum now catching. Stevens strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rigney is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Sheldon Jones. McCarthy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kerr takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Thomson bunts towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gustine hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gordon strikes out.
Bottom 7 Marshall is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Fitz Gerald for a passed ball. Mize moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mize takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Ed Fitz Gerald now catching. Kirby Higbe now pitching. Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rojek hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Max West pinch hits for Tiny Bonham. West takes first base on ball four. Murtaugh moves to third. Kluttz moves to second.
Top 7 Kluttz takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman. Murtaugh reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Stevens hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sheldon Jones now pitching. Westlake hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lonny Frey pinch hits for Ken Trinkle. Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Thomson. The throw from Kluttz and he is safe. Thomson steals second.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojek.
Top 6 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Walker hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rojek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mize scores.
Bottom 5 Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mize moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out.
Top 5 Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Murtaugh takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Stevens hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rigney hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Trinkle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kerr hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kluttz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trinkle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Ken Trinkle now pitching. Gustine hits a popup towards first. Mize catches it and throws to home to double up Rojek, who tagged and tried to score. Walker moves to second.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojek moves to third.
Top 4 Rojek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 3 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Lockman reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. Stevens moves to third.
Top 3 Andy Hansen now pitching. Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westlake scores. Stevens moves to second.
Top 3 Stevens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Westlake moves to second.
Top 3 Westlake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Kiner moves to second.
Top 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second.
Top 3 Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rojek scores.
Top 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojek moves to third.
Top 3 Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Koslo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Thomson scores. Kerr moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kerr takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to third. Thomson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bonham hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kluttz hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Murtaugh. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Rigney applying the tag.
Top 2 Murtaugh takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rigney strikes out.
Top 1 Stevens hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Westlake takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. Gustine moves to second.
Top 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to second.
Top 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rojek for the out.