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August 18, 1951

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 11 15 0
Pirates 5 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 11 15 0
Pirates 5 10 0

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .301
OBP .250 .347
At Bats 4 269
Hits 1 81
• Singles 1 60
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 30

Dutch Leonard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 3 2
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Forbes Field - August 18, 1951
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Strikeout
Dutch Leonard
Mickey Owen
Phil Cavarretta
Eddie Miksis
Randy Jackson
Bob Ramazzotti
Hank Sauer
Frank Baumholtz
Hal Jeffcoat
George Metkovich
Dick Cole

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 11 15 0 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 10 0 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Kelly
Losing Pitcher Howie Pollet
Save Dutch Leonard
Game Winning RBI Randy Jackson
Attendance 6,212
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metkovich strikes out. Owen drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Metkovich out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 The ball gets by Owen for a passed ball. Cole moves to third.
Bottom 9 Castiglione bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Cole moves to second.
Bottom 9 Gus Bell pinch hits for Ted Wilks. Bell hits a popup towards short. Ramazzotti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Leonard strikes out.
Top 9 Owen hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cavarretta 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 9 Jeffcoat hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Murtaugh strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dutch Leonard now pitching. The ball gets by Owen for a passed ball. Garagiola moves to second.
Bottom 8 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first, with Kelly covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ted Wilks now pitching. Baumholtz 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 Metkovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Castiglione takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Tom Saffell pinch hits for Bill Werle. Saffell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kelly strikes out. Garagiola drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kelly out.
Bottom 6 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Garagiola hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Howerton hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Jeffcoat reaches second base with a double. Baumholtz scores. Jackson moves to third.
Top 6 Jackson bunts towards the mound. Werle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 6 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ramazzotti strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cole scores. Werle scores.
Bottom 5 Werle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Werle reaches second base with a double. Garagiola scores. Murtaugh scores. Cole moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cole takes first base on ball four. Garagiola moves to third. Murtaugh moves to second.
Bottom 5 Murtaugh takes first base on ball four. Garagiola moves to second.
Bottom 5 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen moves to second.
Top 5 Owen takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Howerton hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Metkovich trying to get to third. Baumholtz throws the ball in to Jackson, who tags Metkovich for the out.
Bottom 4 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first, with Kelly covering, for the out.
Top 4 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bill Werle now pitching. Sauer hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Junior Walsh. Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cole hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murtaugh strikes out.
Top 3 Baumholtz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ramazzotti strikes out.
Top 3 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walsh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Owen scores. Kelly moves to second.
Top 3 Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen moves to third.
Top 3 Owen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Owen reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Jeffcoat goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sauer scores.
Top 3 Junior Walsh now pitching. Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. Sauer moves to second.
Top 3 Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Miksis takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Owen strikes out.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 1 Sauer takes first base on ball four. Ramazzotti moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ramazzotti moves to second.
Top 1 Ramazzotti bunts towards the mound. Pollet fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Miksis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.