Pirates @ Giants
September 1, 1949

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 5 6 0
Giants 9 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 5 6 0
Giants 9 11 0

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .312
OBP 1.000 .432
At Bats 1 369
Hits 1 115
• Singles 0 66
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 34
Walks 3 77
RBI’s 4 82

Kirby Higbe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 1
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Polo Grounds - September 1, 1949
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Out
Kirby Higbe
Wes Westrum
Joe Lafata
Hank Thompson
Bill Rigney
Buddy Kerr
Whitey Lockman
Bobby Thomson
Willard Marshall
Ralph Kiner
Johnny Hopp
Stan Rojek

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 6 0 8
New York Giants 9 11 0 11
Winning Pitcher Andy Hansen
Losing Pitcher Vic Lombardi
Save Kirby Higbe
Game Winning RBI Bert Haas
Attendance 3,973
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Saffell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hopp takes first base on ball four. Rojek moves to second.
Top 9 Rojek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lafata hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Danny Murtaugh now playing second base. Phil Masi now catching. Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lafata scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickson for the out.
Top 8 Jack Phillips pinch hits for Clyde McCullough. Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Eddie Bockman pinch hits for Monty Basgall. Bockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Marshall hits a popup in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Murry Dickson now pitching. Lockman takes first base on ball four. Higbe moves to third. Rigney moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westrum scores. Higbe moves to second.
Bottom 7 Higbe takes first base on ball four. Westrum moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Castiglione hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Westlake strikes out.
Top 7 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Saffell moves to second.
Top 7 Saffell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kirby Higbe now pitching. Hopp hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lafata hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Harry Gumbert now pitching. Thomson takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to third. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Rigney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Bert Haas pinch hits for Andy Hansen. Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westrum scores.
Bottom 6 Kerr bunts towards the mound. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wally Westlake now playing right field. Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lombardi takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McCullough strikes out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Castiglione moves to third. Basgall moves to second.
Top 6 Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Castiglione moves to second.
Top 6 Andy Hansen now pitching. Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Kiner scores.
Top 6 Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kiner moves to third.
Top 6 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lafata hits a popup towards short. Rojek catches it and throws to second to double up Marshall.
Bottom 5 Thomson takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 5 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Saffell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out.
Bottom 4 Rigney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Behrman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Behrman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vic Lombardi now pitching. Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Chesnes hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McCullough takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Basgall hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bob Chesnes now pitching. Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to second for the out. Thompson scores.
Bottom 3 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. Rigney scores.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rigney moves to third.
Bottom 3 Rigney takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Walker hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Saffell takes first base on ball four. Rojek moves to third. Hopp moves to second.
Top 3 Hopp takes first base on ball four. Rojek moves to second.
Top 3 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Walsh strikes out.
Top 3 McCullough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Behrman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kerr strikes out.
Bottom 2 Westrum strikes out.
Top 2 Basgall hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kiner moves to second.
Top 2 Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lafata strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Marshall strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rigney takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Saffell strikes out.
Top 1 Hopp strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Rojek. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Kerr applying the tag.
Top 1 Rojek takes first base on ball four.