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May 5, 1942

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Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .281
OBP .250 .313
At Bats 4 64
Hits 1 18
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 4

Johnny Podgajny Season Stats

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0 2 0
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Wrigley Field - May 5, 1942
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Single
Johnny Podgajny
Bennie Warren
Nick Etten
Al Glossop
Pinky May
Danny Murtaugh
Danny Litwhiler
Ernie Koy
Stan Benjamin
Lennie Merullo
Dom Dallessandro
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dallessandro moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 9 Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Claude Passeau. Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Koy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Glossop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murtaugh scores.
Top 9 Murtaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff who is chasing the ball. Murtaugh reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Stringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Novikoff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Podgajny hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Benjamin. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Benjamin steals third.
Top 8 Warren hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 There goes Benjamin. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Benjamin steals second.
Top 8 Benjamin takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Etten hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Hack strikes out.
Bottom 7 Merullo strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gilbert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Passeau bunts for an out with unknown description. McCullough moves to second.
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Koy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Glossop bunts for an out with unknown description. Murtaugh moves to second.
Top 7 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cavarretta strikes out.
Bottom 6 Podgajny spins and fires to second and Murtaugh drops the ball. That's an error on Murtaugh. Novikoff moves to third.
Bottom 6 Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podgajny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Novikoff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. Novikoff reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out.
Top 6 Podgajny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 May hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Warren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Etten scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Benjamin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Etten. The throw from McCullough and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 6 Etten hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hack strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Merullo. The throw from Warren and he is safe. Merullo steals second.
Bottom 5 Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCullough scores.
Bottom 5 Gilbert hits a popup towards short. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Passeau bunts towards the mound. Podgajny fields it and throws to first for the out. McCullough moves to second.
Bottom 5 McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Koy hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Glossop hits a popup beyond third. Hack can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Top 5 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Merullo. Murtaugh moves to second.
Top 5 Podgajny strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Glossop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stringer bunts towards the mound. Podgajny fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Murtaugh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hack scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Glossop fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hack moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Murtaugh fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Murtaugh. Hack moves to second.
Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Warren hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Benjamin bunts towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Etten takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Litwhiler moves to second.
Top 4 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Merullo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Glossop settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gilbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Koy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Glossop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Murtaugh strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podgajny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stringer hits a fly ball into right field. Benjamin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Novikoff hits a fly ball into center field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Podgajny strikes out.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Warren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Passeau covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podgajny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Benjamin hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There go the runners. The throw from McCullough and Stringer drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error.
Top 1 Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields it and throws to second for the out. Murtaugh scores. Glossop moves to third.
Top 1 Litwhiler hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Koy takes first base on ball four. Murtaugh moves to third. Glossop moves to second.
Top 1 Glossop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murtaugh moves to second.
Top 1 Murtaugh takes first base on ball four.