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September 15, 1948

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Emil Verban Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .253
OBP .333 .273
At Bats 3 292
Hits 1 74
• Singles 1 61
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 21

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 10 1
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Braves Field - September 15, 1948
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Out
Warren Spahn
Phil Masi
Earl Torgeson
Connie Ryan
Bob Elliott
Al Dark
Jeff Heath
Mike McCormick
Tommy Holmes
Emil Verban
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Phil Masi now catching. Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torgeson scores. Elliott moves to third. Masi moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jess Dobernic now pitching. Phil Masi pinch hits for Bill Salkeld. Masi is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Heath bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Verban covering, for the out. Torgeson moves to third. Elliott moves to second.
Bottom 7 Elliott takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bob Chipman now pitching. Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hal Jeffcoat pinch hits for Doyle Lade. Jeffcoat strikes out.
Top 7 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCullough scores.
Top 7 Connie Ryan now playing second base. McCullough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. McCullough reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holmes for the out. McCormick scores. Sanders moves to third. Spahn moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields it and throws to home to get Salkeld. McCormick moves to third. Sanders moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ray Sanders pinch hits for Sibby Sisti. Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta juggles the ball. That's an error on Cavarretta. Heath scores. Salkeld moves to third. McCormick moves to second.
Bottom 6 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban misplays the ball. That's an error on Verban. Heath moves to third. Salkeld moves to second.
Bottom 6 Salkeld takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Heath hits a line drive into center field. Lowrey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lowrey. Heath moves to second.
Top 6 Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Torgeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Waitkus. Torgeson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out.
Top 5 Verban hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lade hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sisti hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Salkeld scores.
Bottom 4 Salkeld hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Waitkus. Salkeld reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Heath strikes out.
Top 4 Nicholson strikes out. There goes McCullough. The throw from Salkeld to Dark, and McCullough is out.
Top 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores.
Top 4 Pafko hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of McCormick. Pafko reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Elliott hits a line drive towards short. Smalley catches it and throws to first to double up Torgeson.
Bottom 3 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowrey for the out.
Top 3 Waitkus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Verban hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lade hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Spahn bunts in front of the plate. McCullough juggles the ball. That's an error on McCullough. Sisti moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sisti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nicholson is called out on strikes.
Top 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 2 Cavarretta bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Salkeld for the out.
Bottom 1 Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Elliott moves to third.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torgeson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of McCormick. Lowrey reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Verban hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.