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May 8, 1949

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Bottom 4 R H E
Reds 0 4 0
Phillies 4 7 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Reds 0 4 0
Phillies 7 8 0

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .236
OBP 1.000 .333
At Bats 2 55
Hits 2 13
• Singles 2 8
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 2 12

Dixie Howell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Shibe Park - May 8, 1949
Dixie Howell
Dixie Howell
Ted Kluszewski
Jimmy Bloodworth
Grady Hatton
Virgil Stallcup
Hank Sauer
Lloyd Merriman
Johnny Wyrostek
Bill Nicholson
Del Ennis
Eddie Waitkus
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Nicholson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Ennis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 4 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sauer hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Merriman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lopata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Dixie Howell now pitching. Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dixie Howell pinch hits for Ken Burkhart. Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Howell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Waitkus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. Roberts scores.
Bottom 2 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashburn bunts towards the mound. Burkhart fields it and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Stallcup hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sauer moves to third.
Top 2 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second.
Top 2 Sauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ken Burkhart now pitching. Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamner scores. Waitkus scores. Ennis moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hamner moves to third. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 1 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hamner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Merriman. Hamner reaches second base with a double. Ashburn goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields the ball and throws to Roberts covering. Safe.
Top 1 Hatton strikes out.