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May 3, 1952

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 3 5 0
Pirates 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 3 5 0
Pirates 2 7 1

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .250
OBP .500 .377
At Bats 3 44
Hits 1 11
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 0 8

Sal Maglie Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 0 0
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Forbes Field - May 3, 1952
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Strikeout
Sal Maglie
Wes Westrum
Whitey Lockman
Davey Williams
Bobby Thomson
Al Dark
Hank Thompson
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
George Metkovich

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 3 5 0 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 7 1 10
Winning Pitcher Sal Maglie
Losing Pitcher Ron Kline
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Davey Williams
Attendance 7,451
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metkovich strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Beard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 9 Koshorek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Williams strikes out.
Top 9 Maglie hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Westrum hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Pete Castiglione now playing third base. Woody Main now pitching. Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dick Hall pinch runs for Bill Howerton. Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Bob Friend. Castiglione strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bill Howerton pinch hits for Dick Smith. Howerton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Del Greco. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Del Greco steals second.
Bottom 8 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McCullough strikes out.
Bottom 8 Merson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Mueller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Mays strikes out.
Top 8 Thompson bunts for an out with unknown description. Thomson moves to second.
Top 8 Bob Friend now pitching. Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Koshorek moves to second.
Bottom 7 Beard hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Koshorek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Ron Kline. Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lockman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maglie scores.
Top 7 The umpire calls a balk on Kline Maglie moves to second.
Top 7 Maglie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Merson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Kiner strikes out.
Top 6 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mays hits a line drive into left field. Kiner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kiner. Lockman scores. Thompson goes all the way around to score. Mays moves to second.
Top 6 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second.
Top 6 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Beard hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Koshorek strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Koshorek out.
Top 5 Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Westrum hits a popup towards short. Koshorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Dick Smith now playing third base. Jack Merson now playing second base. Mueller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Dick Smith pinch runs for George Strickland. Kline hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dark fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Strickland is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Del Greco hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mays hits a popup towards third. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Merson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. Beard moves to second.
Bottom 3 Beard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Koshorek hits a line drive into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Maglie strikes out.
Top 3 Westrum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kline hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merson scores.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Merson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Merson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Mueller hits a popup towards third. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Metkovich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Beard bunts towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Koshorek hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive towards first. Metkovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out.