Pirates @ Cubs
July 2, 1952

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Pirates 3 12 1
Cubs 8 14 3
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Pirates 3 12 1
Cubs 8 14 3

Hank Sauer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .304
OBP .250 .380
At Bats 3 230
Hits 0 70
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 1 27
RBI’s 0 49

Paul LaPalme Season Stats

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0 1 0
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Wrigley Field - July 2, 1952
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Paul LaPalme
Clyde McCullough
George Strickland
Jack Merson
Pete Castiglione
Dick Groat
Ralph Kiner
George Metkovich
Gus Bell
Hank Sauer
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metkovich throws the ball in to Merson who tags Jackson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Serena scores.
Bottom 8 Bill Serena pinch hits for Bob Addis. Serena hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Metkovich who is chasing the ball. Serena reaches third base with a triple. Smalley scores. Minner scores. Miksis goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Miksis bunts towards the mound. LaPalme fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smalley moves to third. Minner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Minner bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Smalley moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Pete Castiglione now playing third base. Jack Merson now playing second base. George Strickland now playing first base. Paul LaPalme now pitching.Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Ted Wilks. Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Strickland moves to second.
Top 8 Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Tony Bartirome. Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Strickland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jeffcoat hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cavarretta is walked intentionally. Atwell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Atwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Addis scores. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Sauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ted Wilks now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilks fields it and throws to third for the out. Addis moves to second.
Bottom 7 Addis bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Miksis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 George Metkovich now playing center field. Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Minner scores.
Bottom 7 Minner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. Minner reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Merson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 7 Kiner is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Groat bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Miksis covering, for the out. Dickson moves to third. Del Greco moves to second.
Top 7 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Dickson moves to second.
Top 7 Dickson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome throws to second for one, and Groat throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Atwell scores. Jeffcoat moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Atwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner who is chasing the ball. Atwell reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bartirome hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Addis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merson goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Merson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores.
Top 6 Kiner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Addis who is chasing the ball. Kiner reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Addis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miksis moves to third.
Bottom 5 Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Minner hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Atwell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merson moves to second.
Top 4 Merson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Addis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 There goes Del Greco. The throw from Atwell and he is out, Miksis applying the tag.
Top 3 Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis misplays the ball. That's an error on Miksis.
Top 3 Dickson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Minner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Atwell scores. Cavarretta moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Atwell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Dickson spins and fires to second, with Groat covering, and Sauer is picked off.
Bottom 2 Atwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bartirome hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Minner's glove, towards Miksis, who fields it, throws to second, with Smalley covering, for one, and over to first - double play. Merson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Merson moves to third.
Top 2 Merson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Jeffcoat. Merson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Addis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields the ball and throws to Minner covering. Safe.
Top 1 Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.