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September 17, 1944

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Dodgers	3	8	0
Braves	2	5	2

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Dodgers	3	8	0
Braves	2	5	2

Buck Etchison Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.197
OBP	.000	.281
At Bats	0	188
Hits	0	37
• Singles	0	23
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	22
RBI’s	0	16

Art Herring Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	3	0

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Braves Field - September 17, 1944

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Out

Art Herring

Stan Andrews

Howie Schultz

Eddie Basinski

Eddie Miksis

Tommy Brown

Morrie Aderholt

Red Durrett

Dixie Walker

Buck Etchison

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers	3	8	0	11
Boston Braves	2	5	2	7
Winning Pitcher	Rube Melton
Losing Pitcher	Al Javery
Save	Art Herring
Game Winning RBI	Morrie Aderholt
Attendance	8,248
Time of Game	2 hours 4 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Buck Etchison pinch hits for Ira Hutchinson. Etchison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Drews hits a fly ball into center field. Durrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Durrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hutchinson, and towards Wietelmann, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Durrett moves to second.

Top 9 Durrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 9 Ira Hutchinson now pitching. Phil Masi now catching. Aderholt hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Ab Wright pinch hits for Hugh Poland. Wright strikes out.

Bottom 8 Workman strikes out.

Bottom 8 Nieman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wietelmann scores. Holmes moves to second.

Bottom 8 Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cardoni scores. Wietelmann moves to second.

Bottom 8 Art Herring now pitching. Macon hits a fly ball into center field. Durrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Ben Cardoni pinch runs for Clyde Kluttz. Wietelmann takes first base on ball four. Cardoni moves to second.

Bottom 8 Clyde Kluttz pinch hits for Al Javery. Kluttz takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Miksis strikes out.

Top 8 Melton strikes out.

Top 8 Basinski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Andrews scores.

Top 8 Brown bunts towards first. Macon scoops it up and throws to first, with Drews covering, for the out. Andrews moves to second.

Top 8 Andrews takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Drews hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Poland hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Workman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Durrett hits a popup towards short. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Aderholt hits a popup towards first. Macon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Durrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Holmes takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Macon hits a fly ball into left field. Aderholt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Miksis strikes out.

Top 6 Melton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Schultz moves to third. Basinski moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 6 Basinski takes first base on ball four. Schultz moves to second.

Top 6 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Andrews strikes out.

Top 6 Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Phillips. Walker moves to third.

Top 6 Walker bunts towards the mound. Javery fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 5 Javery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Drews hits a fly ball into left field. Aderholt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Durrett strikes out.

Top 5 There goes Miksis. The throw from Poland and he is safe. Miksis steals second.

Top 5 Aderholt hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Basinski scores. That run is unearned.

Top 5 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wietelmann. Basinski moves to third.

Top 5 Melton bunts towards the mound. Javery fields it and throws to first for the out. Basinski moves to second.

Top 5 Basinski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Poland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Workman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Durrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Brown strikes out.

Top 4 Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Schultz bunts towards first. Macon scoops it up and throws to first, with Drews covering, for the out. Durrett moves to third. Walker moves to second.

Top 4 Walker takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Durrett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Durrett reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Durrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Macon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Wietelmann hits a popup towards the mound. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Aderholt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Macon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aderholt for the out.

Top 3 Miksis takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Javery, and towards Drews, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Basinski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Javery fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Javery strikes out.

Bottom 2 Drews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Brown hits a line drive towards short. Wietelmann reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Andrews strikes out.

Top 2 Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Macon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schultz for the out. Walker moves to third.

Top 2 Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Walker reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Poland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Workman strikes out.

Bottom 1 Nieman is walked intentionally.

Bottom 1 Holmes bunts in front of the plate. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. Wietelmann moves to third. Macon moves to second.

Bottom 1 Macon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wietelmann moves to second.

Bottom 1 Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Durrett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Aderholt hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Miksis strikes out.

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