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August 23, 1950

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Bottom 8 R H E
Giants 5 10 0
Cubs 1 9 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Giants 5 10 0
Cubs 4 10 0

Bill Serena Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .231
OBP .000 .321
At Bats 3 333
Hits 0 77
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 43
RBI’s 0 46

Sheldon Jones Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 12 2
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Wrigley Field - August 23, 1950
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Home Run
Sheldon Jones
Sam Calderone
Monte Irvin
Eddie Stanky
Hank Thompson
Al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Bobby Thomson
Don Mueller
Bill Serena
Andy Pafko
Hank Sauer
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Calderone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomson is hit by the pitch. Irvin moves to third. Dark moves to second.
Top 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second.
Top 8 Johnny Schmitz now pitching. Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mauro hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein. Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman scores.
Top 7 Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Lockman reaches third base with a triple. Stanky goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 6 Sawatski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Serena hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Calderone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson scores.
Top 6 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third.
Top 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Sauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ward takes first base on ball four. Klippstein moves to third. Mauro moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mauro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Terwilliger hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Klippstein hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Klippstein reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Sawatski strikes out.
Top 5 Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lockman is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Stanky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Stanky reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Calderone hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Smalley hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Serena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sauer strikes out.
Top 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Irvin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mauro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Mauro reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lockman strikes out.
Top 3 Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sawatski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Serena strikes out.
Top 2 Calderone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Irvin strikes out.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Terwilliger. The throw from Calderone and he is safe. Terwilliger steals second.
Bottom 1 Mauro hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stanky strikes out.