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July 31, 1947

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Phillies 2 6 1
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Johnny Wyrostek Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .278
OBP .667 .360
At Bats 2 266
Hits 1 74
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 1 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 33
RBI’s 0 33

Paul Erickson Season Stats

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5 3 0
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Wrigley Field - July 31, 1947
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Home Run
Paul Erickson
Bob Scheffing
Eddie Waitkus
Don Johnson
Peanuts Lowrey
Lennie Merullo
Cliff Aberson
Andy Pafko
Phil Cavarretta
Johnny Wyrostek
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Wyrostek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Erickson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Walker is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Newsome hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Leonard moves to second.
Top 7 Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Aberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aberson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Scheffing hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome misplays the ball. That's an error on Newsome. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 6 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Handley for the out.
Top 6 Schultz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lakeman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wyrostek hits a popup towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lowrey strikes out.
Bottom 5 Erickson hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Merullo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Walker hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Newsome takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Leonard hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aberson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Scheffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pafko strikes out.
Top 4 Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Handley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Waitkus 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 3 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Erickson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Erickson bunts towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Merullo hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lakeman hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wyrostek takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Ennis. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Ennis steals second.
Top 3 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Newsome hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aberson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Leonard strikes out.
Top 2 Verban hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schultz scores.
Top 2 Handley bunts towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. Schultz moves to second.
Top 2 Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Wyrostek scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Lakeman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Wyrostek moves to third.
Top 2 Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Waitkus 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 1 Lowrey strikes out.
Top 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Newsome hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.