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June 1, 1944

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Bottom 8 R H E
Cubs 3 9 0
Giants 5 7 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Cubs 3 9 0
Giants 5 7 0

Johnny Rucker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .288
OBP 1.000 .314
At Bats 2 153
Hits 2 44
• Singles 1 35
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 1 11

Paul Erickson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Polo Grounds - June 1, 1944
Out
Paul Erickson
Billy Holm
Phil Cavarretta
Don Johnson
Roy Hughes
Bill Schuster
Dom Dallessandro
Andy Pafko
Bill Nicholson
Johnny Rucker
Bill Voiselle
Buddy Kerr
Gus Mancuso
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Voiselle takes first base on ball four. Mancuso moves to third. Kerr moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kerr is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Mancuso moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mancuso takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Weintraub hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Nicholson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gardella hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Hausmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rucker bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Voiselle moves to second.
Bottom 7 Voiselle takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Voiselle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Schuster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Reyes hits a popup towards the mound. Erickson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weintraub for the out.
Top 6 Erickson strikes out.
Top 6 Holm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Dallessandro moves to third.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dallessandro moves to second.
Top 6 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardella for the out. Rucker moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hausmann bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Rucker moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rucker takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Pafko strikes out.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Voiselle covering, for the out.
Top 5 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Voiselle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schuster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mancuso bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Reyes moves to second.
Bottom 4 Reyes hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Schuster hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Erickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Holm hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella 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 into right field for a base hit. Voiselle scores. Rucker scores. Gardella moves to third.
Bottom 3 Gardella takes first base on ball four. Voiselle moves to third. Rucker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rucker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Voiselle moves to second.
Bottom 3 Voiselle hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schuster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Dallessandro reaches third base with a triple. Nicholson goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hughes scores.
Top 3 Nicholson is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hughes moves to third.
Top 3 Hughes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Hughes reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Mancuso strikes out.
Bottom 2 Reyes strikes out.
Bottom 2 Weintraub strikes out.
Top 2 Schuster hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Erickson takes first base on ball four. Holm moves to second.
Top 2 Holm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Dallessandro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ott strikes out. Holm drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ott out.
Bottom 1 Gardella hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hausmann hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rucker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Pafko strikes out.
Top 1 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Hughes scores.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mancuso fields it and throws to first for the out. Hughes moves to second.
Top 1 Hughes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Schuster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.