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August 5, 1951

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 5 9 0
Pirates 1 1 4
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 5 9 0
Pirates 1 1 4

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .328
OBP 1.000 .455
At Bats 1 296
Hits 1 97
• Singles 0 52
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 24
Walks 2 68
RBI’s 1 66

Bubba Church Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 6 0
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Forbes Field - August 5, 1951
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Out
Bubba Church
Andy Seminick
Eddie Waitkus
Putsy Caballero
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Tommy Brown
Richie Ashburn
Del Ennis
Ralph Kiner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 5 9 0 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 1 4 3
Winning Pitcher Bubba Church
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Eddie Waitkus
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Tommy Brown now playing left field. Saffell hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ennis hits a popup towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jones hits a popup towards third. Reiser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ashburn bunts towards third. Reiser juggles the ball. That's an error on Reiser. Waitkus moves to second.
Top 9 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Seminick scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Church bunts towards the mound. Law throws to first for one, and Phillips throws to second, and Murtaugh drops the ball. Seminick moves to third.
Top 9 Vern Law now pitching. Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law juggles the ball. That's an error on Law.
Bottom 8 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Caballero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Bill Werle. Castiglione takes first base on ball four. Murtaugh moves to second.
Bottom 8 Murtaugh takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Strickland hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hamner strikes out.
Top 8 Sisler 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 7 Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Saffell strikes out.
Top 7 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reiser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Danny Murtaugh now playing second base. Bill Werle now pitching. Ashburn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Junior Walsh. Nelson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 George Metkovich pinch hits for Monty Basgall. Metkovich strikes out.
Top 6 Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Church hits a popup towards the mound. Walsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Seminick takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Caballero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basgall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Strickland is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Caballero reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hamner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Junior Walsh now pitching. Sisler hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ennis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Ashburn scores.
Top 5 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Church scores. Waitkus moves to third. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Church moves to third. Waitkus moves to second.
Top 5 Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seminick scores. Church moves to second.
Top 5 Church bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Seminick moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Caballero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Saffell hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reiser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reiser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reiser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Basgall strikes out.
Bottom 3 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Friend fires to first and picks off Jones.
Top 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to home to get Waitkus. Ashburn moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Ashburn steals second.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to third.
Top 3 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Caballero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Church strikes out.
Top 2 Seminick strikes out.
Top 2 Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. Sisler moves to third.
Top 2 Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sisler moves to second.
Top 2 Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Saffell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Reiser hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend juggles the ball. That's an error on Friend.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reiser fields it and throws to first for the out.