Pirates @ Reds
July 4, 1952

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	5	8	0
Reds	2	6	2

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	5	8	0
Reds	2	7	2

Grady Hatton Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.234
OBP	.333	.335
At Bats	2	274
Hits	0	64
• Singles	0	46
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	1	41
RBI’s	0	43

Ted Wilks Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	2	2

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Crosley Field - July 4, 1952

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Single

Ted Wilks

Joe Garagiola

Tony Bartirome

George Strickland

Jack Merson

Dick Groat

Ralph Kiner

George Metkovich

Gus Bell

Grady Hatton

Count: - , 1 Out

Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Merson strikes out.

Top 9 Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out.

Bottom 8 Marshall hits a popup in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Adams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Bell hits a fly ball towards center. Borkowski catches it and throws to second to double up Metkovich. Groat scores.

Top 8 Kiner strikes out.

Top 8 Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartirome scores. Groat moves to third.

Top 8 Groat takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Rossi fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rossi. Bartirome moves to third.

Top 8 Frank Smith now pitching. Bartirome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Borkowski hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Hank Edwards pinch hits for Joe Nuxhall. Edwards hits a popup towards third. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilks fields it and throws to third for the out. Rossi moves to second.

Bottom 7 Ted Wilks now pitching. Rossi bunts towards third. Merson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hatton moves to second.

Bottom 7 Hatton takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Strickland hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Merson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Adams.

Top 7 Garagiola strikes out.

Bottom 6 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Adams moves to third. Marshall moves to second.

Bottom 6 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adams moves to second.

Bottom 6 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Borkowski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Bell strikes out.

Top 6 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Groat scores. Metkovich moves to second.

Top 6 Metkovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to third.

Top 6 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Nuxhall hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Rossi hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Fisher attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play.

Top 5 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Strickland strikes out.

Top 5 Merson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Borkowski. Merson reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Garagiola goes all the way around to score.

Top 5 Garagiola hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third.

Top 5 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Hatton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Adcock hits a line drive towards third. Merson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Kluszewski strikes out.

Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Groat bunts towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. Bartirome moves to second.

Top 4 Bartirome bunts towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 Marshall hits a popup towards first. Bartirome settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Borkowski hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Fisher strikes out.

Top 3 Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Merson hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hiller hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Rossi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 2 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Garagiola hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rossi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rossi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Borkowski scores.

Bottom 1 Marshall hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Borkowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Borkowski reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Bartirome hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Pirates @ Reds
July 4, 1952