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September 18, 1951

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Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 3 5 2
Pirates 6 11 2
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Braves 3 5 2
Pirates 6 11 2

Jack Merson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .611
OBP 1.000 .611
At Bats 3 18
Hits 3 11
• Singles 3 7
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 1 10

Phil Paine Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Forbes Field - September 18, 1951
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Walk
Phil Paine
Walker Cooper
Earl Torgeson
Roy Hartsfield
Sid Gordon
Sibby Sisti
Luis Marquez
Sam Jethroe
Willard Marshall
Jack Merson
Clyde McCullough
Gus Bell
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Merson takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. McCullough moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Phil Paine now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cooper takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merson scores.
Bottom 6 Yochim bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Merson moves to third. Cole moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCullough scores. Merson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Merson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCullough moves to third.
Bottom 6 McCullough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Bell scores.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to second.
Top 6 Sisti takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hartsfield hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Marquez hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Torgeson moves to third.
Top 5 Dick Cole now playing shortstop. Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Yochim hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Bill Howerton pinch hits for George Strickland. Howerton hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCullough scores.
Bottom 4 Merson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. McCullough moves to third.
Bottom 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Jethroe strikes out.
Top 4 Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Strickland. Marquez scores. Hartsfield moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marquez moves to third.
Top 4 Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Marshall is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jethroe strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 2 Yochim hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yochim for the out. Merson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Strickland strikes out.
Bottom 2 Merson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 That's a pickoff. Marquez moves to second.
Top 2 Wilson strikes out.
Top 2 Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Marquez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McCullough hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti misplays the ball. That's an error on Sisti. Metkovich moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hartsfield. Metkovich moves to second.
Bottom 1 Metkovich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cooper strikes out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Gordon moves to second.
Top 1 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jethroe scores.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Sisti scores. Jethroe moves to third.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Yochim covering, for the out. Sisti moves to third. Jethroe moves to second.
Top 1 Jethroe takes first base on ball four. Sisti moves to second.
Top 1 Sisti takes first base on ball four.