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August 6, 1944

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 8 13 0
Dodgers 5 9 2
Top 9 R H E
Braves 8 13 0
Dodgers 5 9 2

Whitey Wietelmann Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .183
OBP .500 .254
At Bats 4 169
Hits 2 31
• Singles 2 24
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 3 11

Rube Melton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 8 0
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Ebbets Field - August 6, 1944
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Out
Rube Melton
Mickey Owen
Jack Bolling
Barney Koch
Luis Olmo
Eddie Stanky
Augie Galan
Goody Rosen
Dixie Walker
Whitey Wietelmann
Dee Phillips
Butch Nieman
Chuck Workman
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Olmo juggles the ball. That's an error on Olmo. Holmes scores. Workman moves to third. Nieman moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Etchison strikes out.
Top 9 Kluttz is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Nieman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holmes moves to third. Workman moves to second.
Top 9 Workman takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Barney Koch now playing second base. Eddie Stanky now playing shortstop. Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Holmes reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Red Barrett now pitching. Frenchy Bordagaray pinch hits for Bobby Bragan. Bordagaray hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Olmo scores.
Bottom 8 Owen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Owen reaches second base with a double. Olmo moves to third.
Bottom 8 Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Macon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Andrews strikes out.
Top 8 Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluttz scores. Phillips moves to second.
Top 8 Phillips takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Etchison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first, with Melton covering, for the out. Kluttz moves to third.
Top 8 Rube Melton now pitching. Kluttz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Kluttz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etchison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Galan for the out.
Bottom 7 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etchison fields it and throws to second for the out. Waner moves to third.
Bottom 7 Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Waner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third.
Bottom 7 Paul Waner pinch hits for Hal Gregg. There's a wild pitch. Stanky moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bragan hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nieman hits a ball on the ground Holmes moves to third.
Top 7 Workman bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Macon moves to third. Holmes moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Macon moves to second.
Top 7 Macon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to second for the out. Galan scores.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Galan moves to third.
Bottom 6 Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosen moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gregg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Andrews strikes out.
Top 6 Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Bragan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bragan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Etchison hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Macon scores. Holmes scores. Nieman moves to second.
Top 5 Nieman takes first base on ball four. Macon moves to third. Holmes moves to second.
Top 5 Hal Gregg now pitching. Workman hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wietelmann scores. Macon moves to second.
Top 5 Macon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wietelmann moves to third.
Top 5 Andrews strikes out.
Top 5 Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground into right field. Walker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Etchison scores. Phillips scores. Wietelmann moves to second.
Top 5 Phillips hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Phillips reaches second base with a double. Etchison moves to third.
Top 5 Etchison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Olmo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Olmo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nieman hits a popup towards first. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Workman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McLish strikes out.
Bottom 3 Stanky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Macon hits a line drive towards short. Bragan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wietelmann hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bragan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Macon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Olmo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bragan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Etchison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Nieman hits a line drive towards short. Bragan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Macon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Workman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bragan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Macon hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.