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September 2, 1944

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Athletics 5 10 1
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George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .271
OBP .250 .320
At Bats 4 288
Hits 1 78
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 28

Russ Christopher Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 1
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Fenway Park - September 2, 1944
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Out
Russ Christopher
Bob Garbark
Bill McGhee
Irv Hall
George Kell
Ed Busch
Larry Rosenthal
Bobby Estalella
Hal Epps
George Metkovich
Lou Finney
Roy Partee
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGhee scoops it up and throws to first, with Christopher covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Finney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Ryba hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lake bunts towards the mound. Christopher fields it and throws to first for the out. Partee moves to second.
Bottom 8 Partee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 McGhee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Partee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rosenthal strikes out.
Top 8 Mike Ryba now pitching. Garbark bunts towards first. Finney scoops it up and throws to first, with Doerr covering, for the out. Estalella moves to second.
Top 8 Estalella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Epps scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Epps hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lake. Epps moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tabor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Doerr strikes out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hall hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Christopher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Busch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McBride is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christopher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Finney takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McGhee hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rosenthal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Rosenthal reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Estalella strikes out.
Bottom 5 Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christopher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lake hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGhee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Partee bunts towards the mound. Christopher fields it and throws to first for the out. Tabor moves to third.
Bottom 5 Tabor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Tabor reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 There goes Epps. The throw from Partee and he is out, Doerr applying the tag.
Top 5 Epps hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Busch scores.
Top 5 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Busch moves to third.
Top 5 Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 The umpire calls a balk on Woods Busch moves to second.
Top 5 Busch takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Doerr strikes out.
Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Epps settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Larry Rosenthal now playing left field. Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Garbark scores.
Top 4 Siebert hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Garbark moves to third.
Top 4 Garbark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Garbark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Finney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Woods strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lake hits a fly ball into right field. Epps settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Partee takes first base on ball four. Tabor moves to second.
Bottom 3 Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kell.
Top 3 Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Epps hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Metkovich who is chasing the ball. Epps reaches third base with a triple. Hall goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Christopher hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Busch takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Doerr strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes McBride. The throw from Garbark and he is safe. McBride steals second.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Bob Garbark now catching. Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops it up and throws to first, with Woods covering, for the out.
Top 2 Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Woods takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lake hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Lake reaches second base with a double. Tabor scores.
Bottom 1 Partee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doerr scores. Tabor moves to second.
Bottom 1 Tabor is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Doerr hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Estalella, who is chasing the ball. Doerr reaches third base with a triple. Johnson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Metkovich scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Christopher Metkovich moves to third.
Bottom 1 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Finney scores. Metkovich moves to second.
Bottom 1 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Finney moves to third.
Bottom 1 Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Estalella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Epps hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woods fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hall is called out on strikes.