Pirates @ Braves
June 23, 1946

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Braves 4 8 1
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Jim Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .250 .347
At Bats 3 125
Hits 0 31
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 0 14

Bill Posedel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 2
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Braves Field - June 23, 1946
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Double
Bill Posedel
Phil Masi
Johnny Hopp
Billy Herman
Connie Ryan
Dick Culler
Carden Gillenwater
Mike McCormick
Tommy Holmes
Jim Russell
Billy Cox
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. Russell reaches second base with a double. Cox scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick who is chasing the ball. Cox reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Jimmy Brown pinch hits for Al Gerheauser. Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gillenwater hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hopp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Herman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hank Camelli now catching. Posedel hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Maurice Van Robays pinch hits for Al Lopez. Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second.
Top 8 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCormick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hopp moves to third. Masi moves to second.
Bottom 7 Masi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gillenwater bunts towards the mound. Gerheauser fields it and throws to first for the out. Hopp moves to second.
Bottom 7 Al Gerheauser now pitching. Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bill Posedel now pitching. Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Handley moves to second.
Top 7 Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Lopez scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 7 Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Ed Albosta. Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second.
Top 7 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner moves to third.
Top 7 Carden Gillenwater now playing left field. Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ryan. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox misplays the ball. That's an error on Cox.
Bottom 6 Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Culler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Gustine takes first base on ball four. Cox moves to third. Russell moves to second.
Top 6 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rowell. Cox reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Masi scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Masi. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Masi steals second.
Bottom 5 Masi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ed Albosta now pitching. Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Al Gionfriddo pinch hits for Ken Gables. Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gables fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lee strikes out.
Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bama Rowell now playing left field. Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Culler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Culler for the out.
Bottom 3 McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Holmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gables hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ken Gables now pitching. Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Hopp takes first base on ball four. McCormick scores. Culler moves to third. Herman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Herman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to third. Culler moves to second.
Bottom 2 Culler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holmes scores. McCormick moves to second.
Bottom 2 McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Masi scores. Holmes moves to second.
Bottom 2 Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Masi moves to second.
Bottom 2 Masi takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to third.
Top 2 Kiner strikes out.
Top 2 Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. Elliott reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Litwhiler hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hopp strikes out.
Bottom 1 Herman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ryan hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out.
Top 1 Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. Cox reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.