Pirates @ Cubs
August 16, 1952

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Pirates 2 6 0
Cubs 1 5 0
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Pirates 2 6 0
Cubs 1 5 1

Jack Merson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .253
OBP .667 .300
At Bats 2 297
Hits 1 75
• Singles 1 52
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 20
RBI’s 0 30

Dutch Leonard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 6
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Wrigley Field - August 16, 1952
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Dutch Leonard
Harry Chiti
Dee Fondy
Bill Serena
Randy Jackson
Tommy Brown
Hank Sauer
Hal Jeffcoat
Frank Baumholtz
Jack Merson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Merson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Chiti fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Chiti.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Dutch Leonard now pitching. Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Brown. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Groat applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Bruce Edwards pinch hits for Paul Minner. Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gus Bell now playing right field. Brandy Davis now playing left field. Chiti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. Serena moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Serena moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Serena takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pollet hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 6 Minner strikes out.
Top 6 Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Merson is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Top 6 Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Davis moves to third.
Top 6 Davis bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Groat moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Chiti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Pollet moves to second.
Top 5 Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Bartirome hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Merson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Serena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Baumholtz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. Kiner moves to third.
Top 4 Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Davis goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Minner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Koshorek hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pollet strikes out.
Top 3 Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Merson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walls strikes out.
Top 2 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Serena hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koshorek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Davis. The throw from Chiti and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.