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July 16, 1952

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 8 16 0
Pirates 7 15 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 8 16 0
Pirates 7 15 3

Jack Merson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .262
OBP .250 .305
At Bats 4 225
Hits 1 59
• Singles 1 39
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 21

Andy Hansen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 2
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Forbes Field - July 16, 1952
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Andy Hansen
Smoky Burgess
Eddie Waitkus
Connie Ryan
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Johnny Wyrostek
Jack Merson
Clyde McCullough
Clem Koshorek

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 8 16 0 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 15 3 9
Winning Pitcher Robin Roberts
Losing Pitcher Murry Dickson
Save Andy Hansen
Game Winning RBI Smoky Burgess
Attendance 2,569
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 McCullough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Koshorek moves to second.
Bottom 9 Clem Koshorek pinch runs for Ralph Kiner. Bell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 9 Andy Hansen now pitching. Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Metkovich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Burgess hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hamner moves to second.
Top 9 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Strickland throws towards short. Groat fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Groat. Wyrostek scores.
Top 9 Ennis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. Ryan scores.
Top 9 Ashburn bunts for an out with unknown description. Ryan moves to second.
Top 9 Ted Wilks now pitching. Ryan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Murry Dickson. Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Strickland hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Merson strikes out.
Top 8 Roberts strikes out.
Top 8 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Burgess hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Wyrostek scores. Hamner goes all the way around to score. Burgess moves to third.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ennis strikes out.
Top 8 Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. Groat scores. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Del Greco scores. Groat moves to third.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Groat reaches second base with a double. Del Greco moves to third.
Bottom 7 Del Greco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ryan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Clyde McCullough now catching. Waitkus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dickson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Merson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Joe Garagiola. McCullough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 There go the runners. The throw from Garagiola to Strickland covering second. The throw back to home, and Ennis is out at the plate.
Top 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. Ennis moves to third.
Top 6 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ennis moves to second.
Top 6 Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ennis hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Wyrostek scores.
Top 6 Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Wyrostek reaches third base with a triple. Ashburn scores.
Top 6 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Garagiola and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 6 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ryan strikes out.
Top 5 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland.
Top 5 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out.
Top 5 Burgess hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dickson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merson scores. Strickland moves to third.
Bottom 4 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Merson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Merson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Garagiola hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ennis hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Del Greco hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wyrostek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Ryan goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out.
Top 3 Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dickson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Merson hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a fly ball towards center. Del Greco catches it and throws to second to double up Hamner.
Top 2 Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to third.
Bottom 1 Metkovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Del Greco is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to third.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to second.
Top 1 Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.