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August 11, 1946

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Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .224
OBP 1.000 .313
At Bats 1 147
Hits 1 33
• Singles 1 23
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 1 16

Johnny Lanning Season Stats

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3 3 1
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Forbes Field - August 11, 1946
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Home Run
Johnny Lanning
Bill Salkeld
Elbie Fletcher
Frankie Gustine
Bob Elliott
Jimmy Brown
Al Gionfriddo
Jim Russell
Chuck Workman
Bill Nicholson
Andy Pafko
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Nicholson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Pafko takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gustine hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third.
Top 4 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Ostrowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Johnny Lanning now pitching. Wyse is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Workman hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lee Handley pinch hits for Rip Sewell. Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCullough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. McCullough reaches third base with a triple. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Salkeld takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown.
Top 2 Wyse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into left field. Lowrey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lowrey. Gionfriddo scores. Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 1 Workman hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gionfriddo moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lowrey scores.
Top 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson scores.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cavarretta for the out. Johnson moves to third. Lowrey moves to second.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ostrowski scores. Johnson moves to second.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ostrowski moves to second.
Top 1 Ostrowski takes first base on ball four.