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August 26, 1948

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Johnny Blatnik Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .291
OBP .250 .331
At Bats 4 265
Hits 1 77
• Singles 1 50
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 34

Kirby Higbe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 5
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Forbes Field - August 26, 1948
Kirby Higbe
Ed Fitz Gerald
Ed Stevens
Monty Basgall
Frankie Gustine
Stan Rojek
Johnny Hopp
Wally Westlake
Dixie Walker
Johnny Blatnik
Harry Walker
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Blatnik strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Monty Basgall now playing second base. Johnny Hopp now playing left field. Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero juggles the ball. That's an error on Caballero. Fitz Gerald scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis who is chasing the ball. Fitz Gerald reaches third base with a triple. Gustine scores. Higbe goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Higbe hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Seminick fields it and throws to third for the out. Gustine moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westlake scores. Stevens moves to second.
Bottom 8 Stevens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westlake moves to second.
Bottom 8 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Sam Nahem now pitching. Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bama Rowell pinch hits for Monk Dubiel. Rowell strikes out.
Top 8 Seminick takes first base on ball four. Hamner moves to second.
Top 8 Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Caballero strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald scores.
Bottom 7 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to second.
Bottom 7 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third.
Top 7 There goes Walker. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Walker steals second.
Top 7 Blatnik strikes out.
Top 7 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores.
Top 7 Kirby Higbe now pitching. Ed Fitz Gerald now catching. Ashburn hits a line drive into center field. Westlake picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Westlake. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gustine hits a line drive towards the mound. Dubiel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 6 Walker is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Monk Dubiel now pitching. Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murtaugh hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Murtaugh reaches second base with a double. Riddle scores. Fitz Gerald scores. Rojek moves to third.
Bottom 6 Elmer Riddle pinch runs for Clyde Kluttz. Rojek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Riddle moves to third. Fitz Gerald moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Rip Sewell. Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. Kluttz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kluttz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Seminick is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Caballero moves to second.
Top 6 Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Sewell drops the ball.
Top 6 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ennis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Gustine hits a popup towards third. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stevens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Westlake hits a popup, foul, towards third. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blatnik strikes out. There goes Walker. The throw from Kluttz to second, and Walker is out.
Top 5 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Blatnik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murtaugh takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rojek hits a line drive into left field. Blatnik picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blatnik. Rojek moves to second.
Top 4 Heintzelman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hamner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Caballero hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Westlake. Caballero reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Sewell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Kluttz hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gustine strikes out.
Top 3 Miller strikes out.
Top 3 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blatnik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stevens hits a popup towards third. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Westlake strikes out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Blatnik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Walker 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 2 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Seminick scores.
Top 2 Heintzelman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Heintzelman reaches second base with a double. Seminick moves to third.
Top 2 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. Blatnik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Miller. The throw from Kluttz and he is safe. Miller steals second.
Top 1 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blatnik moves to third.
Top 1 Ennis hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blatnik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn scores.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Ashburn reaches third base with a triple.