Pirates @ Giants
June 4, 1944

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Johnny Rucker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .287
OBP .250 .312
At Bats 4 167
Hits 1 48
• Singles 1 39
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 12

Fritz Ostermueller Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 1
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Polo Grounds - June 4, 1944
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Single
Fritz Ostermueller
Al Lopez
Babe Dahlgren
Frankie Gustine
Bob Elliott
Frankie Zak
Jim Russell
Vince DiMaggio
Johnny Barrett
Johnny Rucker
Harry Feldman
Buddy Kerr
Nap Reyes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Harry Feldman pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi. Rucker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reyes scores. Kerr moves to third. Feldman moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Bill Voiselle. Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Reyes moves to third. Kerr moves to second.
Bottom 9 Kerr takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Reyes hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Reyes reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Weintraub hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Ott hits a fly ball towards right. Barrett settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Barrett. Ott moves to second.
Top 9 Elliott hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Russell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Gustine takes first base on ball four. Ostermueller moves to second.
Top 9 Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Hal Luby now playing second base. Zak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub fields the ball and throws to Voiselle covering. Safe.
Bottom 8 Gardella is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Joe Medwick pinch hits for George Hausmann. Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rucker hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Dahlgren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Elliott strikes out.
Top 8 Russell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Voiselle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kerr strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mancuso hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out.
Top 7 Ostermueller hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Zak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 DiMaggio strikes out.
Top 6 Dahlgren hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 There goes Russell. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Russell steals second.
Top 6 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gardella hits a line drive into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rucker 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 Gustine strikes out.
Top 5 Barrett hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Zak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Voiselle hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Kerr trying to get to home. Barrett throws the ball in to Lopez who tags Kerr who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 4 Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Kerr reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lopez is called out on strikes.
Top 4 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into left field. Gardella picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gardella. Dahlgren goes all the way around to score. DiMaggio moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Weintraub is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Ott 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 3 Gardella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Zak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Voiselle moves to second.
Bottom 2 Voiselle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lopez is called out on strikes.
Top 2 DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dahlgren hits a popup into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Weintraub takes first base on ball four. Hausmann moves to third. Ott moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gardella strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hausmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Hausmann reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Rucker 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 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gustine hits a popup into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.