Pirates @ Cubs
July 2, 1946

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 7 12 0
Cubs 0 2 3
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 9 13 0
Cubs 0 2 3

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .256
OBP .500 .352
At Bats 4 168
Hits 2 43
• Singles 0 25
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 8
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 2 29

Bill Fleming Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - July 2, 1946
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Home Run
Bill Fleming
Clyde McCullough
Eddie Waitkus
Lou Stringer
Johnny Ostrowski
Lennie Merullo
Dom Dallessandro
Marv Rickert
Bill Nicholson
Ralph Kiner
Maurice Van Robays
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Kiner 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:
Top 9 Workman bunts towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Van Robays moves to second.
Top 9 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Heintzelman bunts towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 8 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnny Ostrowski now playing third base. Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Chuck Workman now playing right field. Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gustine hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kiner strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Elliott. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Elliott steals second.
Top 7 Elliott is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Van Robays hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Waitkus hits a line drive into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stringer hits a line drive towards short. Cox reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fleming fields it and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to second.
Top 6 Baker hits a popup in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Fleming hits a popup towards the mound. Heintzelman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gustine strikes out.
Top 5 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. Rickert moves to third.
Bottom 4 Rickert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kiner. Rickert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Hack takes first base on ball four. Dallessandro moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fleming hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Merullo hits a popup in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Heintzelman strikes out.
Top 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gustine scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Cox hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fletcher hits a popup in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bill Fleming now pitching. Gustine is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Gustine moves to second.
Top 3 Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Kiner scores.
Top 3 Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rickert. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Van Robays scores. Elliott moves to third.
Top 3 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heintzelman scores. Handley scores. Van Robays moves to third.
Top 3 Red Adams now pitching. Van Robays is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Handley hits a ball on the ground into left field. Dallessandro picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Dallessandro. Heintzelman moves to third. Handley moves to second.
Top 3 Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rickert is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Baker hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gustine hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stringer hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hack is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Van Robays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rickert. Van Robays reaches second base with a double. Van Robays is thrown out after the base hit.
Top 1 Handley hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.