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July 16, 1952

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 8 16 0
Pirates 5 12 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 8 16 0
Pirates 7 13 3

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .289
OBP .250 .373
At Bats 4 180
Hits 1 52
• Singles 1 39
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 1 18

Robin Roberts Season Stats

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9 6 0
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Forbes Field - July 16, 1952
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Home Run
Robin Roberts
Smoky Burgess
Eddie Waitkus
Connie Ryan
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Johnny Wyrostek
George Metkovich
Dick Groat
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.